Clinical trials: sponsored by Arizona State University
Meditation, Control Group
A Brief App-based Mobile Health and Well-being Intervention Among Middle-aged Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine the preliminary effects of using a mobile app (i.e., Calm) to decrease overall stress in middle-aged (i.e., 40-64 years) men and women who report high stress (greater than 15 on PSS).
- Trial name
- NCT04272138
- Testing
- Calm Meditation, Educational Podcast Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Quality of Life, Cancer
A Pilot Study of Online Yoga for MPN Patients
Polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocytosis (ET), and myelofibrosis (MF) are chronic Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) that are characterized by clonal proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells…
- Trial name
- NCT03503838
- Testing
- Online Yoga
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Cancer
Calm for Cancer Sleep Disturbance
Cancer and cancer treatment often lead patients and survivors to experience a host of chronic symptoms, of which sleep disturbances are a major concern.
- Trial name
- NCT04345068
- Testing
- Calm Meditation Mobile App, Health Education Podcast Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Stroke, Aphasia
Efficacy of START (Startle Rehabilitation Therapy) in the Treatment Stroke-induced Aphasia/Apraxia
A stratified, parallel-group, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of remotely delivered START treatment to individuals with severe-to-moderate stroke (with recruitment focused on individuals with low SES) will be conducted.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
- Trial name
- START (NCT04816799)
- Testing
- Startle Adjuvant Rehabilitation Therapy (START)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Covid 19, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Testing and Treatment for COVID 19
This study will measure vitamin D levels in adults with COVID 19. Participants with low levels of vitamin D will be entered into an open label trial of supplementation with vitamin D.
- Trial name
- NCT04407286
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Diet, Healthy, Weight Change, Body
Effects of a Daily Time-Restricted Feeding Protocol on Diet Quality
As a result of unhealthful lifestyle practices including nighttime ingestion and excess energy-dense food and beverage intake, college students are presenting with metabolic abnormalities and excess weight gain that increases…
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Weight Change, Body, Dyslipidemias, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT04348019
- Testing
- Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Physical Activity, Behavior
WalkIT Arizona: Walking Interventions Through Texting
The purpose of this study is to develop adaptive (AI) and micro-incentive (MI) interventions and test them against static (SI) and delayed-incentive (DI) interventions in a 4-arm randomized factorial trial to increase MVPA…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Behavior, Goals
- Trial name
- NCT02717663
- Testing
- Adaptive Goals, Static Goals, Delayed (non-contingent) Incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Physical Activity, Behavior
A Walking Intervention Through Text Messaging
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate adaptive goal setting and feedback interventions (Adaptive Interventions) to promote physical activity behaviors and compare it to static physical activity interventions…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Behavior, Overweight, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- WalkIT (NCT02053259)
- Testing
- Adaptive Goals, Reinforcement, Static Goals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Dehydration
Reference Values and Determinants of Hydration in Children 3-13 y
Purpose: 1. Develop reference values for hydration biomarkers for children of 3 to 13 years old 2. Explore the association between children's and parents' hydration markers and fluid intake habits in children aged 3-13 y 3.
- Trial name
- HYBISKUS (NCT02937038)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,454 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
PreDiabetes, Postprandial Hyperglycemia
Mealtime Walking Study to Improve Postprandial Metabolic Response
This randomized crossover trial will investigate the metabolic responses following the consumption of a bagel+juice meal under 3 conditions: control, fiber (positive control), and postmeal walk in15 healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04499287
- Testing
- 15-minute walk at preferred walking speed., Fiber, control
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Fatigue
Effects of Meditative Movement (Qigong/Tai Chi Easy) on Fatigued Breast Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this study is to test whether Meditative Movement (based on a standardized and tested Qigong/Tai Chi Easy protocol) is more efficacious for improving fatigue and other symptoms in women after treatment for breast…
- Trial name
- NCT02690116
- Testing
- Qigong/Tai Chi Easy, Educational Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Effects of Meditative Movement on Body Composition
The Move Well Study
This study will explore the effects of meditative movement on body composition in a group of 60 midlife women. Women will participate in 30-minute meditative movement (MM) classes for an eight-week period.
- Trial name
- MW (NCT04072133)
- Testing
- Meditative Movement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Colorectal Cancer
Navigation From Community to Clinic to Promote CRC Screening in Underserved Populations
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a two-phase intervention using "community-to-clinic navigators" to guide individuals from an especially hard-to-reach, multicultural, and underinsured population into…
- Trial name
- NCT01853774
- Testing
- Tailored navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Insulin Sensitivity, Endothelial Dysfunction
Resistance Training and Cardiometabolic Health
This study will investigate the relationship between resistance training load and repetitions on cardiometabolic outcomes. The primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether high load or low load resistance…
- Conditions
- Insulin Sensitivity, Endothelial Dysfunction, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT03325933
- Testing
- High Load/Low Rep Resistance Training, Low Load/High Rep Resistance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Substance Use
'Keepin' It REAL in Mexico: An Adaptation and Multisite RCT Implementation of a Substance Abuse Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents in Three Mexico Cities.
Sharp increases in substance use rates among youth in Mexico are a major concern, both in Mexico and the US. Although the Mexican government has elevated substance abuse prevention as a national priority, there are few…
- Trial name
- NCT03233386
- Testing
- Mantente REAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,524 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Mood, Depression
Effect of Daily Vinegar Ingestion for Four Weeks on Mood State in Healthy College Students
The objective of this research is to record mood states and depression levels in healthy college students before and after 4 weeks of daily vinegar ingestion.
- Trial name
- VIN2020 (NCT04706806)
- Testing
- apple cider vinegar, vinegar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Weight Gain
Investigating the Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of Yoga on Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
This study will test the feasibility (i.e., acceptability, demand) of a 12-week prenatal yoga intervention on excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) in pregnant women in the second trimester (enrolled at 12-24 weeks).
- Trial name
- NCT03893708
- Testing
- Prenatal yoga, Pregnancy education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Sleep Disturbance
Calm Sleep Coaching
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified insufficient sleep as a public health epidemic, with more than 70 million US adults experiencing insomnia each year.
- Trial name
- NCT04566822
- Testing
- High Touch intervention, Medium Touch intervention, Low Touch intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Autism
Improving Working Memory of Children With Autism
Existing findings suggest that challenges in working memory (WM) of children with autism are common (Habib, Pollick, Melville, \& 2019).
- Trial name
- NCT04209452
- Testing
- Rehearsal strategy, Reinforcement, Rehearsal strategy and reinforcement
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Sleep
Calm + Oura Sleep Study
This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-post assessment using a convenience sample of Calm and Oura employees. We will employ two weeks of baseline data collection and administer the intervention for four-weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT04514640
- Testing
- The Calm app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University