Clinical trials: Support Groups
Neuroblastoma
Nurse Case Manager Model on Neuroblastoma Caregiver's Uncertainty
Clinical Problem and Significance: The incidence of neuroblastoma is about 30 cases a year in Taiwan. The five-year survival rate of neuroblastom is near 50% in Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCMM (NCT01525251)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
AI-Guided First-Line Immunotherapy Selection in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This pragmatic, multicenter, cluster-randomized trial will evaluate whether a locked artificial intelligence (AI) clinical decision-support system can improve outcomes by helping multidisciplinary teams select first-line immune…
- Trial name
- HCC-AI-SELECT (NCT07729618)
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Clinical Decision Support Strategy, Usual-Care Multidisciplinary Treatment-Selection Strategy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Vaping, Vaping Cessation
Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Vaping Cessation, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT07540780
- Testing
- Social Media Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Psychotic Disorders, Hallucinations, Auditory
Testing a Peer-Support Group for Veterans Who Hear Voices
Veterans with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who experience psychosis struggle with social integration- e.g., participation in work, housing, and citizenship-due to symptoms, stigma, and psychosocial functioning deficits.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, Hallucinations, Auditory, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- VVV RCT (NCT07555275)
- Testing
- Veteran Voices and Visions (VVV), Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes, Peer Group
Multi-centre Peer Support Program in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Hong Kong
This is a pre-and-post study with a study duration of one year involving 7 diabetes centres in Hong Kong. A group of motivated patients with type 2 diabetes will be trained as peer supporters in two training workshops.
- Trial name
- NCT02486172
- Testing
- Peer support program
- Volunteers
- 434 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia
The current study aims to examine the benefits of an education/support group program for individuals with progressive aphasia (caused by various etiologies, diagnoses) and their carepartners.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06511752
- Testing
- Psychosocial educational, support group and implementation of strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Mental Health Impairment, Peer Group
Paths to Everyday Life (PEER) - a Community-based Peer Support Intervention
The aim of this randomized, two-arm, investigator initiated, multi municipal, parallel-group superiority trial is to compare the effect on self-reported personal recovery of the following interventions: (1) 10-week group-based…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Impairment, Peer Group, Mental Health Disorder, Problems Psychosocial
- Trial name
- PEER (NCT04639167)
- Testing
- Paths to everyday life (PEER)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital
Eating Disorders
Implementing Virtual Parent Support Groups for Eating Disorders Across Canada
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has experienced a surge in new pediatric eating disorder cases and hospitalizations and long treatment waitlists, with parents experiencing anxiety due to a lack of support.
- Trial name
- vPLPSG (NCT05151900)
- Testing
- Support Group for Caregivers
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1
APOL1 Genetic Testing Program for Living Donors
Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, LDs take on a higher risk of future ESKD themselves.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1, Kidney Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT04910867
- Testing
- Components of Genetic Counseling, APOL1 genetic testing, EHR integration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Pain
The Facing Pain Study
This randomized trial will create and compare two private Facebook conditions for patients with chronic pain. The control condition will be comprised of groups of patients who communicate without much clinician / moderator input…
- Trial name
- NCT04010019
- Testing
- Enhanced Facebook Condition, Control Facebook Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Eating Disorders
A Virtual Parent-led Support Group for Parents of Children and Youth With Eating Disorders: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Examining Acceptability, Cost and Parent Outcomes
There is a gap in the literature about the feasibility and implementation of parent-led support groups for parents who have children or adolescents with eating disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04686864
- Testing
- Support Group for Caregivers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Resilience,Psychological, Well-Being, Psychological
Developing Resilience in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals - Exploring the Impact of Social Challenges in the Metaverse
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of conducting a support group in the Metaverse designed to develop and/or improve resilience in gender diverse people.
- Conditions
- Resilience,Psychological, Well-Being, Psychological, Self-Compassion
- Trial name
- RESILIDENT (NCT06959992)
- Testing
- Metaverse group, Online asynchronously
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bucharest
COVID-19
Study to Assess the Effect of ONS Nutridrink® 200 ml on the Recovery of Patients With COVID-19 and Respiratory Support
The goal of this low-interventional study was to learn about the effect a nutritional supplement in patients with COVID-19 and respiratory support.
- Trial name
- NCT05579028
- Testing
- Nutridrink ONS 200 ml
- Where
- 6 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Enrollme.ru, LLC
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Medical Care, Education, Social Support, And Goal-setting to Empower Self-management for Diabetes
Diabetes group visits, shared appointments where patients receive self-management education in a group setting and have a medical visit, are a promising way to deliver high quality diabetes care.
- Trial name
- MESSAGES (NCT03487692)
- Testing
- Diabetes MESSAGES Program, Diabetes MESSAGES Program (second trial)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
HIV, Hepatitis Virus
Feasibility of Interventions on People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
This study aims at assessing the feasibility of implementing an interventional cohort of people who inject drugs in Haiphong, Viet Nam.
- Conditions
- HIV, Hepatitis Virus, Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- DRIVE-IN (NCT02573948)
- Testing
- no intervention is assessed
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 603 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain
Interdisciplinary Group Care for the Treatment of Endometriosis-associated Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if Peer Empowered Endometriosis Pain Support (PEEPS), an 8-week interdisciplinary, integrative group care program, decreases pain interference in participants with…
- Trial name
- PEEPS RCT (NCT06549985)
- Testing
- PEEPS, Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Military Spouses, Support Groups
Reintegration: The Role of Spouse Telephone BATTLEMIND Pilot Study
This study will expand the Department of Defense (DoD) one time, face-to-face post deployment BATTLEMIND training for spouses of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Guard/Reserve service members into…
- Conditions
- Military Spouses, Support Groups, Stress Disorders, Combat Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00870545
- Testing
- Telephone support groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Memphis VA Medical Center
Psychological Support to Caregivers of Azlheimer's Patients
Experimental Study of the Impact of a Group Therapy Psychological Intervention for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
A randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of a psychological intervention based on group therapy for the caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients.
- Trial name
- EMOCUIDA (NCT01762618)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Scleroderma, Systemic
The SPIN - Scleroderma Support Group Leader EDucation Program Trial (SPIN-SSLED)
Many people living with scleroderma, a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease, attend support groups to help them cope with the disease.
- Trial name
- SPIN-SSLED (NCT03965780)
- Testing
- SPIN-SSLED Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa
Evaluation of the Communities of Healing Mentorship/Support Group Program: Assessment of Preliminary Efficacy
The goal of the study is to evaluate two 6-month adjunct interventions (peer mentorship and social support mentorship) for individuals with eating disorders.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03317379
- Testing
- Peer mentorship, Social support mentorship, Recovery Record use with mentor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute