Clinical trials: Social Networks
Weight Loss
Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks
The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.
- Trial name
- NCT05136339
- Testing
- Community-based mentoring and education sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry
Network Intervention to Prevent Vaping
Rates of adolescent vaping are increasing rapidly. Current high school student use of electronic vaping products (EVPs) rose from 1.5% in 2011 to 20.8% in 2018 - an increase from 220,000 to 3.05 million adolescent users.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Preventive Psychiatry, Social Networking
- Trial name
- NCT04678245
- Testing
- Above the Influence-Vaping (ATI-V)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
COPD, Emphysema
Implementing and Evaluating the Genie Tool in COPD
The Generating Engagement in Network Involvement (GENIE) Tool is designed to support people to find and join social activities in their own neighbourhoods.
- Trial name
- GeCop (NCT02935452)
- Testing
- GENIE - social networking tool
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Brain Cancer
Electronic Social Network Assessment Program (eSNAP) + Caregiver Navigator
The purpose of the study is to determine if family caregivers of neuro-oncology patients feel less burdened by utilizing the Electronic Social Network Assessment Program (eSNAP) + the Caregiver Navigator.
- Trial name
- NCT04268979
- Testing
- eSNAP, Caregiver Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Traumatic Brain Injury
Buspirone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Irritability and Aggression
The purpose of this study is to improve behavior control displayed by persons with traumatic brain injury by assessing effectiveness of treatments for post-TBI irritability and aggression.
- Trial name
- NCT01821690
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
HIV
Online Social Networking for HIV Prevention
In this randomized controlled trial, we will identify social networks on Facebook, an randomly assign each network to control or intervention status.
- Trial name
- NCT00725959
- Testing
- Online social networking HIV prevention
- Volunteers
- 1,578 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado School of Public Health
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Increasing Engagement and Improving HIV Outcomes Via HealthMPowerment
The overall goal of this 3-arm randomized trial is to test whether a network-driven online intervention tailored for intersectional stigma amelioration can elicit online social support, promote intervention engagement, and…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT03678181
- Testing
- Information Resources, Social Support, HIV Testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Kidney Transplant
Pilot Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates
Feasibility pilot social support counseling intervention for kidney transplant candidates
- Trial name
- NCT04363515
- Testing
- Social support network counseling intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allyson Hart
Smoking
Relapse Prevention Through Social Networking Groups
According to the Census \& Statistics Department, there are still 659,300 daily smokers (11.1%) in Hong Kong. Smoking is addictive, and it is difficult for some motivated smokers to quit without assistance.
- Trial name
- NCT02007369
- Testing
- WhatsApp, Facebook
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong