Clinical trials: Support Groups
Professional Fulfillment, Professional Identity Formation
A Professional Development Programme (ProDeveloP) for Newly Graduated Nurses
This clinical study aims to implement and evaluate a professional development programme (ProDeveloP) designed to facilitate the transition of newly graduated nurses (NGNs) into their new roles.
- Conditions
- Professional Fulfillment, Professional Identity Formation, Professional Quality of Life, Support Program
- Trial name
- NCT06742047
- Testing
- Professional development programme
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mälardalen University
Breast Cancer, Physical Activity
Pink Warrior 2: Teleconference-based Gaming Support
Breast cancer survivors, from diagnosis until the end of life, go through many transitions. One major transition is the significant decrease of physical activity immediately after diagnosis.
- Trial name
- PW2 (NCT04259905)
- Testing
- Active video game teleconference support group, Standard support group + pedometer
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
History of Suicide Attempt
To Share Or Not To Share
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the group-based intervention "To Share Or Not To Share" in a German clinical setting. Feasibility and efficacy of the program will be tested in a pilot randomized-controlled trial.
- Trial name
- 2Share (NCT03943862)
- Testing
- 2Share
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Coping Strategies, Anxiety
Psychological Support Group and Its Effects on Mood, Anxiety and Coping
The aim of this study is to verify the influence that participation in a Psychological Support Group has on anxiety, depression and coping skills in patients admitted to the IRCCS San Camillo Hospital.
- Conditions
- Coping Strategies, Anxiety, Nurse-Patient Relations, Psychological
- Trial name
- SUPPORT (NCT06264050)
- Testing
- evalutaion scales
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Education, Virtual Reality
An Evaluation of Virtual Reality and Traditional Training in Basic Life Support Training
type of study:A parallel-group trial design was used. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: 1. HI; The "Basic Life Support Knowledge Assessment Form" score average of the students in the intervention group participating in…
- Conditions
- Education, Virtual Reality, Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Trial name
- VR-BLS (NCT05798832)
- Testing
- Virtually reality training group, Traditional training group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Tobacco Dependence, Tobacco Use Disorder
Chatbot for Online Support Groups to Treat Tobacco Addiction
Investigators will conduct a pilot RCT to test the efficacy of an intelligent chatbot to aid small, private, quit-smoking peer support groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06952725
- Testing
- online quit-smoking support group with intelligent chatbot, online quit-smoking support group with unintelligent bot
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Health Literacy, Computer Literacy
Designing a Digital Tool to Support Healthy Lifestyle in Men With Prostate Cancer
The emil project aims to design, develop, implement and evaluate a digital service to support a healthy lifestyle among men with prostate cancer.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Computer Literacy, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- Emil2 (NCT03692000)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Cancer Society
Prevention, Overweight and Obesity
The Healthy School Start Plus Intervention Study
The proposed study is a cluster randomized trial to test the effectiveness of a parental support programme in pre-school class to promote healthy dietary habits and physical activity and prevent obesity, delivered by teachers and…
- Conditions
- Prevention, Overweight and Obesity, Dietary Habits, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03390725
- Testing
- A Healthy School Start Plus intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
First-time Mothers and Their Partners
Understanding Your Baby: A Parallel Group Study of a Universal Parenting Support Program
In Understanding Your Baby first-time parents receive research-based knowledge on how to interpret their infants' socioemotional needs based on their behavior, and how to meet their infants' socioemotional needs in accordance…
- Trial name
- NCT03991416
- Testing
- Understanding Your Baby, Postnatal care as usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,737 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Caregiver Burden
Decrease Caregiving Fatigue in Group Leaders of a Support Group for Women After Cancer
This exploratory study aims to evaluate the effect of a self-compassion training developed for health professionals on leaders of self-help groups.
- Trial name
- GLOW (NCT06937606)
- Testing
- Self-compassion training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
Social Emotional Competence, Language Development
SAGA for Toddlers. Supporting Children's Linguistic and Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care
The goal of this study is to investigate whether a shared reading intervention including emotion and mind-related dialogues (SAGA for Toddlers) supports the development of 11 to 36 moth-old-children in early childhood education…
- Trial name
- SAGA-T (NCT07189104)
- Testing
- SAGA for Toddlers
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
HIV Disease Progression
Acceptability, Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Peer Support Group for ART Adherence Among Youth
In Uganda, Youth living with HIV/AIDS (YLHIVA) enrolled in HIV treatment experience suboptimal treatment adherence and have lower viral load suppression (VLS) rates compared to younger children or adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05688709
- Testing
- WhatsApp peer support group
- Where
- 3 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda
Quality of Life
Effect of Nurse-led Supportive Care on Quality of Life
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women with a high mortality rate in the world. The several methods are used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05399160
- Testing
- Nurse-led Supportive Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Bakircay University
Breast Cancer
Experience of Arab American Women With Breast Cancer: In-depth Interviews
The investigators are conducting a study entitled 'Experience of Arab American Women with Breast Cancer: In-depth Interviews' through which they hope to learn more about Arab women's experience with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02710058
- Testing
- one-time qualitative assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Parenting, Stress
Resiliency Programming for Caregivers of Children With Learning and Attentional Difficulties
This is a randomized open pilot trial enrolling up to 40 co-primary caregivers of children with LAD. Participants will be randomized to receive either mind-body resiliency group (SMART-LAD, intervention) or an evidence-based…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Stress, Learning Disabilities, Child, Attention Difficulties
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT06492278)
- Testing
- SMART-3RP, Health Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hormone Care, Mild Depression
Feasibility and Acceptability of Peer Intervention for Improving Mental Health Among People Accessing Hormone Care
The purpose of this study is to test whether the peer support program is acceptable, possible, and can improve mental health among individuals accessing hormone care.
- Conditions
- Hormone Care, Mild Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07354113
- Testing
- Peer support group, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity
Mobile Health Intervention for Children With Autism
This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in China from January 2023 to July 2025. It aims to test whether a mobile health program delivered via WeChat, with or without additional human support, can help improve body…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
- Trial name
- WeChat-Autism (NCT07514910)
- Testing
- Standard Lifestyle Recommendations, WeChat-Based Mobile Health Intervention, Coach-Facilitated Tele-Group Sessions
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Mental Disorders
Mechanisms of Action and Outcome
The objective of this study is to examine the mechanisms of action and outcome in mental health peer support groups. The study design is a randomized trial in which participants are assigned to one of three study arms: a recovery…
- Trial name
- Peer Support (NCT00555568)
- Testing
- recovery oriented mental health peer support group, recovery-oriented mental health clinician-led group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Health-Related Quality of Life and Metabolic Outcomes in PCOS
The primary outcome of interest is change in PCOS health-related quality of life, while the secondary outcome of interest is change in adiposity, cardiometabolic, and inflammation biomarkers.
- Trial name
- NCT07571915
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Type 1 Diabetes
Children's Mercy Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Will Participate in an Online Peer Support Group.
The goal of this observational study is to examine the impact of an online peer support group in Children's Mercy teens with Type 1 Diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06412146
- Testing
- Peer Support Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City