Clinical trials: Support Persons
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Spanish Language Homes
This study aims to develop, evaluate, and commercialize an in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05159596
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System, Limited In-Home Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
People with Terminal Illness
Mapping Financial Support for the Terminally Ill
People living with terminal illness (an illness that is not curable and likely to lead to death) are often unable to work and experience increased costs associated with their health, such as caring costs, needing to purchase aids…
- Trial name
- NCT06793631
- Testing
- Participants will be interviewed qualitatively about experience of providing/receiving financial support for living costs
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Smoking Cessation
Intervention for Support Persons to Help Smokers Quit
This study will examine the feasibility and potential effectiveness of an intervention for adults who want to help support a smoker to quit.
- Trial name
- NCT00379054
- Testing
- telephone based skills training intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Chronic Disease, Rheumatic Diseases
Feasibility of a Mobile Application to Support Reflection and Dialog About Strengths in People With Chronic Illness
Self-management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need to mobilize their personal strengths in order to live well with their condition.
- Trial name
- NCT03437863
- Testing
- Mobile application
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
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
Depression, Anxiety
Online Culture for Mental Health in People Aged 16-24
O-ACE POP is a randomised controlled trial of an online cultural experience named Ways of Being, compared to a typical museum website (the Ashmolean Museum).
- Trial name
- O-ACEPOP (NCT04663594)
- Testing
- WofB, Ashmolean Website
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 463 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Stress
Self-Care Training for Family Caregivers of Persons With Neurodegeneration
The purpose of this study is to assess whether an 8-week mindfulness program enhances psychological well-being (e.g., stress, depressive symptoms), biological indicators of stress (e.g., inflammation), and cognitive function…
- Trial name
- MCP (NCT06200909)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Meditation, Psychoeducation, Wait list control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Cancer, Lung Cancer
Social Prescriptions and Micro-Learning to Improve Care for Cancer Patients and Their Support Persons
Optimal patient-centered care is often not being delivered to cancer patients, especially to vulnerable populations like those living in underserved rural areas.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Hematological Cancer
- Trial name
- PRISMA (NCT07788729)
- Testing
- PRISMA-interventions
- Where
- 8 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regensburg
Covid19
#SafeHandsSafeHearts: An eHealth Intervention for COVID-19 Prevention and Support
This project seeks to test the efficacy of a brief eHealth intervention in an international randomized controlled trial (RCT) to increase COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors, and reduce psychological distress among LGBT…
- Trial name
- COVID-19 (NCT04870723)
- Testing
- eHealth for Covid-19 prevention and support
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 853 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Physical Activity, HIV Infections
A Smartphone Application to Support Physical Activity in HIV Infected People
Physical activity delays all-cause mortality in the general population and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, type-2 diabetes and some types of cancer (Garber et al., 2011).
- Trial name
- NCT03098095
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Intellectual Disability
The Feldenkrais Method for People With Intellectual Disability
Loss of functioning and age-related health problems tend to appear earlier in individuals with intellectual disability (ID) than in their non-disabled peers and due to this people with ID who are in employment tend to need to…
- Trial name
- NCT03203226
- Testing
- FELDENKRAIS METHOD (FM)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Dementia
Handwriting as an Objective Tool to Support the Identification of People With Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common of dementia, and has associated cognitive and motor disorders, with consequences on daily activities, including handwriting.
- Trial name
- HAD (NCT06483438)
- Where
- 3 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study aims to develop and evaluate new in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, other dementias…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04206670
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System and Questionnaires, Waiting Control In-Home Technology System and Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Obesity
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Weight Loss Programs in Obese Persons
The purpose of this study is to compare two approaches to a diet and exercise-based weight loss program.
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT00960414)
- Testing
- SHINE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Digital Application, Elderly Person
Usefulness of the Medissimo Nurse Application for Supporting Medication Compliance in Elderly People With Chronic Polypathologies
In this study, the investigators are interested in the Medissimo nurse application, which is a medication monitoring application for the elderly dedicated to self-employed nurses.
- Conditions
- Digital Application, Elderly Person, Chronic Disease, Polypathology
- Trial name
- NCT06016101
- Testing
- 100 Patients, Healthcare professionals (20 doctors, 20 pharmacists and 20 nurses)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RIVAGES
Smoking Cessation, Veterans Health
Veteran Social Support for Enhancing Use of Smoking Cessation Treatment
This study is recruiting Veterans who currently smoke cigarettes and support persons who are nominated by the Veterans. The purpose of this study is to assist Veterans with smoking cessation by asking Veterans to choose a support…
- Trial name
- VAntage (NCT05868421)
- Testing
- Support Person Coaching Call, SP written materials, Written Smoking Cessation Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,376 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Peer Group Guidance, Academic Achievements
The Effect of Peer Mentoring Model Supported by Mobile Application
This study investigates the effects of a peer-guided model supported by a mobile application on nursing students' educational processes.
- Conditions
- Peer Group Guidance, Academic Achievements, Nursing, Mobile Applications
- Trial name
- NCT06792032
- Testing
- peer mentoring with mobile application
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Beykent
Communication About Intimacy Needs in Hospice and Palliative Care
IN-TALK: Co-producing a Hospice Intimacy Support Toolkit in England
People receiving hospice care may experience concerns about intimacy, closeness and physical affection that can affect their quality of life and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- IN-TALK (NCT07737145)
- Testing
- Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD) workshops
- Volunteers
- 794 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dorothy House Hospice
Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning
RESETTLE-IDPs: Life-Skills Education and Psychosocial Resilience Building for Displaced Nigerians
The RESETTLE-IDPs study aims to address the urgent mental health needs of internally displaced youth and women in Nigeria, who face high rates of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress due to exposure to conflict…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, Implementation Science, Global Health
- Trial name
- RESETTLE-IDPs (NCT06412679)
- Testing
- Life Skills Education
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalhousie University
Schizophrenia, Depression
Peer Support for Increasing Physical Activity in People With Serious Mental Illnesses
This study will determine the effectiveness of a peer support system in increasing physical activity and effecting health behavior change in people with serious mental illnesses.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00458094
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention with peer support (PA+PS), Physical activity intervention without peer support (PA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University