Clinical trials: Support Persons
Mental Disorders, Severe
The Mouth Matters in Mental Health Study
To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a link work intervention to increase planned dental care visits for patients with severe mental illness, and through this to improve their oral health. 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05545228
- Testing
- Link work intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Opioid Overdose Prevention, People Who Use Opioids/People With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Reducing Overdose and Substance Use-related Stigma by Training Non-substance-using Friends and Family Members of People Who Use Opioids to Be Harm Reduction Champions
Fatal opioid overdoses are more frequent among populations with low access to harm reduction (HR) services and with high substance use-related stigma (which is a major barrier to accessing HR services).
- Conditions
- Opioid Overdose Prevention, People Who Use Opioids/People With Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), Reduction of Substance Use-related Stigma, Non-substance-using People With a Friend or Family Member Who Uses Opioids
- Trial name
- NCT06823453
- Testing
- Peer Harm Reduction Support Champion Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Advanced Cancer
Oncology Associated Symptoms & Individualized Strategies
Nearly 20% of Americans and 41% of Iowans live in rural or non-metropolitan areas.(1) Lack of access to providers, long travel distances, and a disconnected health system contribute to increased distress and lower quality-of-life…
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT03122249)
- Testing
- Advanced Cancer Symptom Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Gilbertson-White
Knowledge, Behavior
Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality for Young People With I/DD
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a 6-week socialization and sex education curriculum (STEPS2) in young people (aged 16-27 years) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including…
- Trial name
- STEPS2 (NCT06231485)
- Testing
- STEPS2, STYH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 856 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Diabetes Mellitus
Telephone Use for Care of Persons With Diabetes Mellitus.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether phone use contributes to diabetes control.
- Trial name
- TCDM (NCT01972412)
- Testing
- telephone support
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Rural 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
- NCT05159583
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System, Limited In-Home Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Preterm Birth, Breast Feeding
Prenatal Breast Pump Education of Mothers and Their Support Person
The study will follow a prospective cohort of racially and economically diverse mothers of premature infants for 3 weeks following delivery to test whether antenatal education of the support person of mothers may decrease time to…
- Trial name
- NCT04006509
- Testing
- Prenatally Delivered Lactation Educational Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Critical Illness
Nutrient Uptake During Continuous Enteral Feeding
Continuous enteral nutrition is used to feed patients in intensive care who are unable to eat normally. The goal of this observational study is to learn about the uptake of nutrients from feeding formula.
- Trial name
- NCT05628844
- Testing
- Continuous enteral feeding
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Felix Liebau
Tobacco Use
Enhancing Smoker Utilization of the Minnesota Quitline Through Support Persons
This study will develop an intervention for adults who want to support a smoker. The goal of the intervention is for the support person to motivate \& encourage their smoker to call the state Quitline funded by Minnesota…
- Trial name
- NCT01311830
- Testing
- Telephone Counseling, Written Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Perinatal Depression
A Chinese Version of the Thinking Health Program for East Asian Pregnant Immigrant People in Canada
The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of using a psychosocial intervention culturally adapted in China to support perinatal mental well-being of Chinese immigrant pregnant women in Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT06446089
- Testing
- THP: cognitive behavior therapy and behavioral activation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahirose Sadrudin Premji
Substance Use Disorders
Efficacy of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model
Hypothesis 1. Consumers with disabilities and co-occurring SUD receiving IPS will be more likely to be competitively employed (defined as 1 or more days of work over the past 30 days) at 3, 6 and 12 months following the…
- Trial name
- NCT01048346
- Testing
- Individual Placement and Support Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wright State University
Chronic Disease, Quality of Life
Electronic Patient Reported Outcome (ePRO) Mobile Application Pragmatic Trial
Canadian and international health care systems require solutions on how to address the needs of a relatively small population that take up a large portion of health care resources.
- Trial name
- NCT02917954
- Testing
- ePRO Tool Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
HIV Seropositivity
Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Social Network Support Intervention
The goal of this Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation trial is to test an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression…
- Trial name
- NCT05723653
- Testing
- Social Network Support Intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Kidney Disease, End-Stage
Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Kidney Practice (ePRO Kidney)
People living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) need dialysis or transplantation in order to stay alive. This illness and treatment significantly impact peoples' health, emotions, work and relationships.
- Trial name
- NCT03149328
- Testing
- Educational Support
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Tobacco Cessation
Support Person Intervention to Promote a Smoking Helpline
This study is designed to examine if a telephone-based intervention delivered to a support person (i.e., friend, spouse of a smoker) increases the smoker's use of the Minnesota helpline.
- Trial name
- ClearWay #4 (NCT01331226)
- Testing
- telephone counseling 3 sessions, telephone counseling 1 session, written materials only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Multiple Sclerosis
Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
There is growing evidence that exercise-based rehabilitation results in improvements in mobility and participation in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT01992679
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dementia, Mild
Eerder Erbij: The Path Towards Offering Timely Support for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE It has been estimated that at least 50% of the home living persons with dementia in the Netherlands receive little or no formal care and support (Zorgstandaard Dementie, 2013).
- Trial name
- EE (NCT06455163)
- Testing
- Eerder Erbij
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Pancreas Cancer, Metastatic, Pancreas Carcinoma
The STRONG Nutrition Support Study for People With Pancreatic Cancer
This single-center pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of STRONG, a digital nutrition support app delivered alongside remote dietitian-led nutrition counseling, in…
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT07826780)
- Testing
- STRONG intervention App, individualized remote dietitian
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
LEAP a New Overground Body Weight Support Robot: Usability Trial
People with central nervous system disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc… often have impaired lower extremity function that limits activities of daily life and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- LEAP (NCT03458169)
- Testing
- Therapist LEAP session feedback, Participant LEAP session feedback, LEAP risk control validation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation
Reproductive Health
Improving Person Centered Care for Post Abortion Patients in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of a phone based post-abortion intervention on the experience of post-abortion care.
- Trial name
- SPARQ_PACK (NCT04206514)
- Testing
- Person Centered Care - Post Abortion Support
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 371 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco