Clinical trials: sponsored by Boston University
Social Media Literacy
The Interactive Media and Gender-related Stressors and Strengths Study
The investigators have been developing an interactive psychoeducational website as a brief preventive intervention to enhance social media literacy. This study will determine if the website is feasible and acceptable to adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07836907
- Testing
- interactive website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Childhood Obesity
A Cluster Randomized Trial of the H2GO! Program
This proposal involves a collaboration with the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. The goal is to evaluate the efficacy of youth empowerment intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on childhood…
- Trial name
- NCT04265794
- Testing
- H2GO!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Project EMPOWER-OCD
This research study aims to adapt and evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of Project EMPOWER-OCD for socioeconomically diverse caregivers of patients with OCD. Designed to reduce obstacles (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT07158801
- Testing
- Project EMPOWER-OCD, Project CARE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Psychophysiological Reactivity and Recovery
Physiology of Liberation
This academic study examines how everyday experiences are related to short-term physiological reactivity and recovery and whether one or more brief standardized mindfulness/attention-instruction sessions change these patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT07780266
- Testing
- Brief Standardized Mindfulness/Attention Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Child Malnutrition
7-Day vs 1-Day Packaging for Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements in Ghana (SQLNS:7D-1D Comparison)
This cluster-randomized crossover trial evaluates whether the packaging format of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) affects caregiver adherence and acceptability when SQ-LNS are delivered through routine…
- Trial name
- SQLNS:7Dv1D (NCT07129109)
- Testing
- small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 505 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
HIV
HIV Testing in Community Health Center Dental Clinics
This is a cluster randomized trial among dental clinics (n=4) to evaluate whether rapid HIV testing (RHT) during dental visits improves HIV testing rates compared to referral for laboratory HIV testing.
- Trial name
- TEETH (NCT07089849)
- Testing
- Rapid HIV testing, Referral for HIV testing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,715 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Hearing Loss
Improving Spatial Perception and Speech Understanding in Multitalker Mixtures
The purpose of this study is to investigate several approaches for improving spatial perception and speech intelligibility in multitalker listening situations for hearing-aid users.
- Trial name
- NCT05260307
- Testing
- hearing aid condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Alzheimer Disease
Improving Memory in Alzheimer's Disease With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
The investigators will evaluate the theory that Alzheimer's disease-related memory impairment derives from the inefficient orchestration of rhythmic activity at the level of large-scale cortical networks.
- Trial name
- NCT06094192
- Testing
- High definition transcranial electrical current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Adolescent Behavior Problem, Mental Health Wellness 1
Future Leaders Program: Testing a Youth Leadership, Engagement, and Mindfulness Program
The current study tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a youth intervention designed to provide meaningful leadership opportunities through the acquisition of leadership skills as well as mindfulness practice, LEAP…
- Trial name
- FLP (NCT06736522)
- Testing
- Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness, EnvisionIT
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Alcohol Use Disorder, Drug Use
A Hybrid Effectiveness Implementation Study of Latino/a Alcohol and Drug Users
Alcohol use is a significant problem among Latinxs and immigration-related stress increases risk for substance use. A theoretically-based cultural adaptation of motivational interviewing (CAMI) that specifically integrated…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Drug Use, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- CAMI-HI (NCT04771650)
- Testing
- CAMI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Sleep Problem, Behavior, Child
Parents Advancing Toddler Health
Although early interventions can improve health equity in young children living in poverty, this promise often is not realized because of barriers to family engagement.
- Trial name
- PATH (NCT04824989)
- Testing
- Sleep Health in Preschoolers (SHIP), Family Check-Up (FCU), Oral Health, Child Safety, and Environmental Health Intervention (Active Control)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Glucose Response
Glycemic Effects of Meals - Repeatability Trial With Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Almost half of adults in the United States have either diabetes mellitus (DM) or prediabetes (preDM), but many are undiagnosed and unaware of their condition.
- Trial name
- GEM-RT CGM (NCT07293143)
- Testing
- Six meal challenges
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Use of a Mobile Brain-Body Imaging Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait and Brain Function in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is associated with impairments in both gait and cognition, significantly increasing fall risk. Falls are a leading cause of injury-related disability in older adults, and individuals with AD experience a…
- Trial name
- NCT07659964
- Testing
- Metronome
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Using Machine Learning to Optimize User Engagement and Clinical Response to Digital Mental Health Interventions
Digital mental health interventions are a cost-effective and efficient approach to expanding the accessibility and impact of psychological treatments; however, little guidance exists for selecting the most effective program for a…
- Trial name
- NCT05567640
- Testing
- The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), Space for depression, Space for resilience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Stress
Imaging Cerebral and Sub-cerebral Correlates of Meditative States
Three groups of subjects are trained to practice mindfulness meditation, compassion meditation, or attend a health training control class.
- Trial name
- calm (NCT01262404)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Alcohol Use, Unspecified, Relationship, Social
Whole Selves User Testing and Feasibility Study
Whole Selves is a novel print and online intervention using motivational interviewing principles and personalized feedback to address young adults' alcohol use and romantic relationship functioning.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Unspecified, Relationship, Social, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06392542
- Testing
- Whole Selves
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Healthy Volunteers
Assessing the Feasibility of a Novel Dynamometry Protocol for Measuring Finger Extensor Strength
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of a novel method for assessing finger extension strength using an adapted dynamometer, addressing the limitation of current hand grasp assessment protocols that focus…
- Trial name
- NCT07730008
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Healthy
Imaging Brain Fluids During Breathing
This study will perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of hemodynamics and cerebrospinal fluid flow across breathing tasks and during breath-locked neuromodulation.
- Trial name
- NCT05180981
- Testing
- Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation, Breathing task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Major Depression
Neuroimaging Sleep and Mood in Depression
This study will investigate how sleep and mood are related in patients with depression and in healthy controls. It will use MRI-based measures of brain function to determine how neural systems are modulated by sleep and sleep…
- Trial name
- NCT05497414
- Testing
- Sleep deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Deployment
Strong Families Strong Forces: Supporting Active Duty Families With Very Young Children
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of 150 Active Duty Families with children…
- Trial name
- NCT03045159
- Testing
- Strong Families Strong Forces, Strong Parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus