Clinical trials: Violence in Adolescence
Dating Violence, Alcohol Drinking
Evaluation of PRYSHM for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth
The overarching goal of the proposed project is to develop an innovative, online synchronous DV and AU prevention curriculum created specifically for SGMY (ages 15 to 18); conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess its…
- Trial name
- PRYSHM (NCT05521906)
- Testing
- Promoting Resilient Youth with Strong Hearts and Minds (PRYSHM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Partner of Victim of Physical Abuse
Skhokho Supporting Success: A Cluster RCT of a Multi-faceted, School-based IPV Prevention Intervention in South Africa
Development and evaluation of a multi-faceted school-based intervention to prevent intimate partner violence among Grade 8 high school students in South Africa
- Trial name
- NCT02349321
- Testing
- Skhokho Supporting Success for Schools, Skhokho Supporting Success for Families
- Volunteers
- 3,192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council, South Africa
Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology
Trial of the Youth Readiness Intervention
The research will first examine data obtained from YRI participants to investigate effects of the group sessions on psychosocial and functioning outcomes in youth.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder/Psychology, Social Problems/Psychology, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- YRI (NCT01684488)
- Testing
- YRI, EducAid educational programming
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 443 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Relations
Creating Opportunities Through Mentoring, Parenting and Safe Spaces - Democratic Republic of Congo
The study is a randomized controlled trial of COMPASS, an intervention for adolescent girls in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Conditions
- Sexual Assault, Interpersonal Relations, Marital Status, Domestic Violence
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT02384642)
- Testing
- COMPASS, COMPASS plus parenting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,633 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sexual Violence
The Efficacy of the SUN Program in Adolescents
This research project will develop, deliver, and evaluate a new school-based sexual violence prevention program for high-school adolescents.
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT06830278)
- Testing
- The SUN Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Decreasing Youth Involvement in Violence in Burundi
The purpose of the current study is to examine the psychological well-being of youth within the context of participation in political violence during the 2015 election period in Burundi.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT02503488
- Testing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy for Forensic Offender Rehab, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Domestic Violence, Psychotherapy, Group
Manual of Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Abilities in Children and Adolescents Group Therapy
Purpose: Domestic violence (DV) is a mental health problem that affects children and adolescents. Widespread evidence suggests that witnessing DV has physical and mental health consequences.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Psychotherapy, Group, Witness
- Trial name
- NCT05917730
- Testing
- Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Abilities group Therapy (MERITA)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Anxiety Disorders
Preventing Anxiety Disorders in Urban Youth
This study will determine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral group therapy program in preventing anxiety disorders in at-risk children exposed to community violence.
- Trial name
- NCT00073619
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioral group therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Psychology, Social, Adolescent Behavior
Exposure to Gun Violence in Video Games Increases Interest in Real Guns
More American children die by accidental gun use than children in other developed countries. One factor that can influence children's interest in guns is exposure to media containing guns.
- Trial name
- NCT03259139
- Testing
- Video games and violence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Violence in Adolescence
Lights, Camera and Action Against Dating Violence (Lights4Violence)
Lights4Violence aims to promote adolescents' capabilities to improve their intimate relationships with peers through different participation approach activities.
- Trial name
- NCT03411564
- Testing
- Filming Together to See Ourselves in a New 'Present'
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alicante
HIV Prevention
The PrEPARE Project: Prevention, Empowering, and Protecting Young Women in South Africa
The project seeks to determine whether implementing a multilevel, woman-focused intervention, the Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC), for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) readiness, uptake, and adherence is a viable complement to…
- Trial name
- NCT04048551
- Testing
- Modified Health Policy Project (HPP) HIV-Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Training Curriculum, Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
HIV, Common Mental Health Problems
Mpata Yathu Trial for Young Women in Zambia
This randomized controlled trial evaluates Mpata Yathu ("Our Space"), a trauma-informed, church-based counseling intervention for adolescent girls and young women in Lusaka, Zambia who have experienced gender-based violence and…
- Conditions
- HIV, Common Mental Health Problems, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression Disorder
- Trial name
- MYT (NCT07132905)
- Testing
- Mpata Yathu ("Our Space")
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Universal Preventive Resilience Intervention to Improve and Promote Mental Health for Teenagers
Adolescence is a period of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. It is also associated with risk behaviour conducts.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Problem of Child, Mental Disorder in Adolescence
- Trial name
- UPRIGHT (NCT03951376)
- Testing
- UPRIGHT intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Iceland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research
Alcohol Drinking, Violence in Adolescence
Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Violence Among Latino Youth
There are currently no interventions aimed at preventing both alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and interpersonal violence that have been adapted for Latino adolescents.
- Trial name
- kiR-vene (NCT05240313)
- Testing
- kiR venezolano
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Violence in Adolescence, Substance Use
BrotherlyACT: A Tech-Enhanced Violence and Substance Use Intervention for Black Boys and Young Men
This study will adapt and test a culturally tailored, multi-component, and trauma-focused digital intervention to reduce the risk and effects of youth violence and substance use and bridge service access gaps for young Black…
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence, Substance Use, Avoidance of Healthcare
- Trial name
- BrotherlyACT (NCT06359990)
- Testing
- BrotherlyACT, BrotherlyACT Waitlist Control Group (WCG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Mental Health Issue, Family Relations
An Evaluation of a Family Counseling Intervention ("Tuko Pamoja") in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a family counseling intervention, entitled "Tuko Pamoja" (Translation "We are Together" in Kiswahili).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Family Relations, Family Conflict, Child Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- C0058 (4C) (NCT06417918)
- Testing
- Tuko Pamoja, "We are Together" in Kiswahili
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Herpes Simplex Type II
MAMAS: Mentoring Adolescent Mothers at School
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to reduce STI/HIV incidence by increasing the number of adolescent mothers who re-enroll and remain in school.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Herpes Simplex Type II, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
- Trial name
- MAMAS (NCT03090802)
- Testing
- Mentoring Adolescent Mothers at School (MAMAS)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Alcohol Drinking, Violence in Adolescence
The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about an online group program (Healthy Families Bright Futures program) for LGBTQ+ teens and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT06309134
- Testing
- Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Mental Health Issue, Gender Equality
Pathways to Improved Adolescent Mental Health in Conflict Affected Families
The study combined a youth-friendly economic empowerment program (Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) with a gender equality couple curriculum program (HIKA) to advance knowledge on the combined and synergistic impact of structural…
- Trial name
- NCT05763719
- Testing
- Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) + HIKA, Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) only, HIKA Healthy Relationship Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,024 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Dating Violence
The Effect of an Intervention Based on Implicit Theories of Personality on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating Violence
This study evaluates the efficacy of an intervention based on the Implicit Theories of Personality (ITP) to prevent dating violence in Spanish adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT03583645
- Testing
- Incremental theory of personality, Educational Intervention
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Deusto