Clinical trials: Adolescent Health
Substance Use Disorders
The Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI) for Justice-involved Youth
This investigation will adapt and pilot test an integrated health risk-reduction and motivational enhancement intervention for Juvenile Justice (JJ) youth that will ultimately be (after full testing through a subsequent…
- Trial name
- SUHRI (NCT06132282)
- Testing
- Substance Use and Health Risk Intervention (SUHRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Oral Health, Child
Testing Preliminary Effectiveness of a Training to Support CHWs Outreach on Dental to African American Caregivers
Two arm study, experimental and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to help community health workers conduct effective outreach to support the dental health of African American youth via their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Child, Adolescents, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- GRIN (NCT05511935)
- Testing
- professional development training for CHWs on dental health (GRIN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders
The Impact of a Parenting Intervention on Latino Youth Health Behaviors
The purpose of this study is to test if a parenting program can be used to prevent substance use among Latino youth and at the same time promote healthy eating.
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Substance Use Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- FPNG+ (NCT03517111)
- Testing
- Nutrition/substance use prevention, Substance use prevention only, Academic success program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 844 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Melanoma, Adolescents
Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools
Drawing from prior school-based skin cancer prevention programs, we have adapted intervention materials to target rural high schoolers.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT06694571)
- Testing
- Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Alcohol Use, Tobacco Use
Journey of Transformation Curriculum for Native American Adolescents
The investigators will conduct a waitlist control trial to test the efficacy of the Journey of Transformation-Native Youth Health Leadership Program (JOT) in terms of delaying or reducing tobacco and other substance use and…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Tobacco Use, Substance Use, Sexual Health
- Trial name
- JOT (NCT05274217)
- Testing
- Journey of Transformation-Native Youth Health Leadership Program curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Adolescent Behavior
Curriculum Evaluation of a Novel Health and Wellness Program Within New York City Schools
The purpose of this study is to compare the academic and psycho-social benefits of a yoga-informed health and wellness program (HWP) to a standard physical education program for middle and high school students within New York…
- Trial name
- NCT02329015
- Testing
- Yoga-informed Health and Wellness Program, Physical Education Class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
HIV, Hypertension
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase A: A Multisectoral Strategy to Address Persistent Drivers of the HIV Epidemic in East Africa
The randomized trials in this record will assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and hypertension with the objective of informing a population-based study of multi-sectored…
- Conditions
- HIV, Hypertension, Alcohol Drinking, Maternal Child Health
- Trial name
- SAPPHIRE PhA (NCT04810650)
- Testing
- Mobility Dynamic Treatment Intervention, Health Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users, Hypertension Linkage
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Opioid Misuse
A Digital Intervention to Prevent the Initiation of Opioid Misuse in Adolescents in School-based Health Centers
The primary hypothesis of this study is that at 3 months, there will be a higher proportion of intervention participants vs. control participants who report greater risk of harm from misuse of prescription opioids AND heroin.
- Trial name
- NCT04941950
- Testing
- PlaySmart, Video Game Control
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 533 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tyra Boomer
Sexual Behavior
Young Men and Media Study
Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) continue to account for a disproportionate number of HIV infections in the United States. Racial and ethnic minority populations are particularly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04109443
- Testing
- Young Men & Media Program, Available websites on safe sex and preventing STIs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Hypertension, Adolescent Behavior
Youth-Led Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure
The proposed study will develop, test, and collect implementation data on a youth-led hypertension (HTN) education intervention, which will act as an electronic tool to guide youth through learning and then teaching adults on how…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Adolescent Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT05029687
- Testing
- Youth-Led Hypertension Education Digital Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cannabis Use
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
The Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum includes 5 lessons, each providing activities, online quiz games, and worksheets in addition to presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at…
- Trial name
- NCT05521321
- Testing
- Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 658 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Vaccine Hesitancy
Increasing Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescents in the Rural South
The benefits of adolescent vaccines are well known for preventing meningococcal infection and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related pre-cancerous lesions.
- Trial name
- INVEST (NCT04999267)
- Testing
- INVEST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV Prevention
An Accessible Digital Intervention to Promote HIV Testing/Counseling and Prevention Among Adolescents
This is Phase II of a study previously registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02812329). Phase II focuses on adapting and expanding the reach of a previously developed video game aimed at HIV prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03713034
- Testing
- PlayTest!, Control games
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mental Health
Novel Methods for Implementing Measurement-Based Care for Youth in Low-resource Environments
This study will visit 4 community mental health clinics in Washington state and work with clinic staff to find out if staff are regularly evaluating clinical outcomes using questionnaires (which is also called measurement-based…
- Trial name
- NIMBLE (NCT05644756)
- Testing
- IMPACT Methods to Identify and Prioritize Determinants (Challenge I), Challenge and Match strategies to Prioritized Determinants (Challenge II)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Mental Well-being, Happiness
Joyful Parenting Pilot Project RCT Study
Aims: To enhance mental well-being of adolescents, adults and their families by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community. Targets: Parents aged 12-59 and their family members in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT03282071
- Testing
- Joyful Parenting Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Anxiety, Self-Efficacy
Musically-Guided Paced Breathing Improves Mental Health in War-Affected Adolescents
Examine the impact of a mindfulness condition, a guided paced breathing audiovisual intervention condition, and a guided paced breathing audiovisual intervention plus take-home application condition compared to a matched control…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, Depression Not Otherwise Specified
- Trial name
- NCT06988800
- Testing
- Paced breathing wellness breathing sessions, Mindfulness video sessions
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 213 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muvik Labs
Childhood Obesity
The Louisiana (LA) Health Project
There is a worldwide pandemic of obesity with far-reaching consequences for the health of our nation. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00289315
- Testing
- Primary (Environmental) Weight Gain Prevention, Secondary (Behavioral) Weight Gain Prevention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
HIV Infections
Improving Health Outcomes in Young Cisgender Men and Transgender Women (mLab App)
The mLab App combines HIV prevention information with push notifications/reminders to complete HIV testing and an automated image processing feature to provide real-time feedback on home-based HIV test results.
- Trial name
- NCT03803683
- Testing
- mLab App, HIV Prevention Information, HIV Home Tests
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rebecca Schnall, RN, MPH, PhD
Overweight, Obese
Location Initiated Individualized Texts for Adolescent Health (LIITAH)
The goal of this study is to test whether the mobile application (app.) helps adolescents make healthy food choices, decreasing calories purchased from restaurants, fewer number of visits to restaurants, and if it has an impact…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03762135
- Testing
- Full version of the LIITah App., Partial App. (ELI and SNAP only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
HIV/AIDS, Adolescent Behavior
Youth Power Action Feasibility Study of Online Support Group Intervention Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Nigeria
This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention designed to improve retention in HIV care services and improve anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence among adolescents ages 15-19 years living with…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Adolescent Behavior, Medication Adherence, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03076996
- Testing
- Online support group
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360