Clinical trials: Behavior Change
Risk Assessment, Parenting
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Reframing Tool to Change Mothers' Parenting Associated With Children's Risky Play
Children's risky play is associated with a variety of positive developmental, physical and mental health outcomes, including greater physical activity, self-confidence and risk management skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03374683
- Testing
- RR Digital Tool, RR In-Person Workshop, Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower
Socket Cooling Effectiveness Take Home Study
The comfort and fit of the residual limb within a prosthetic socket are of primary concern for many amputees. The residual limb is typically covered by non-breathable and non- thermally conductive materials that can create a warm…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower, Amputation Stump, Limb; Absence, Congenital, Lower
- Trial name
- NCT04484805
- Testing
- ICE Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liberating Technologies, Inc.
Smoking
Reduced Exposure Study Using THS 2.2 Menthol With 5 Days in a Confinement Setting Followed by 86 Days in an Ambulatory Setting
Evaluate if the ad libitum use of the THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS), a candidate Modified Risk Tobacco Product, for 5 days in confinement, and after 86 days in an ambulatory setting, by apparently adult healthy smokers results in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01989156
- Testing
- THS 2.2 Menthol (mTHS 2.2), Menthol Conventional Cigarette (mCC), Smoking Abstinence (SA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Morris Products S.A.
Vaccine Refusal
Exploring Changes in COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions by Prompting Altruistic Motives Using a Video Intervention
As Canada records over 1,400,000 COVID-19 infections and 26,000 deaths, the need to stop the spread of the virus has become increasingly critical.
- Trial name
- NCT04960228
- Testing
- Altruism Video, COVID-19 Informational Text
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,097 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeev Rosberger
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise After Clinically Significant Weight Loss
The Prescribed Exercise to Reduce Recidivism After Weight Loss Pilot (PREVAIL-P) study will evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training amount on weight maintenance following clinically significant weight loss.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- PREVAIL-P (NCT03685123)
- Testing
- Physical activity recommendations, Weight maintenance recommendations, OPTIFAST weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Smoking Cessation
Motivating Change in Aging Smokers
The purpose of this research is to evaluate messages that motivate older smokers to make quit attempts using evidence based smoking treatments (EBSTs).
- Trial name
- NCT05194917
- Testing
- Older Smoker Motivational Intervention, Control Motivational Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Overweight, Obesity
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
Using a previously created weight management program for adolescents, the intervention will be implemented through school-based health centers (SBHC) and will be delivered by SBHC providers trained in Motivational Interviewing.
- Trial name
- ACTION PAC (NCT02502383)
- Testing
- ACTION PAC, Communication with parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Mobility Limitation
Effect of Whey Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise on Muscle Parameters in Older Adults
This research study is looking at the effects of a whey protein nutritional supplement on changes in muscle mass, strength and physical function in response to a 6 month program of strength training exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT00635739
- Testing
- Whey protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
Childhood Obesity - Prevention of Diabetes Through Changed Eating Patterns
The main purpose of the present study is to perform a 10 weeks dietary intervention study with a follow-up for 52 weeks in children from 7-14 years of age with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04522921)
- Testing
- Diet with a higher amount of protein (25E% per day), Increased follow-up contact after the 10-week intervention, Diet with a lower amount of protein (15E% per day)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Coronary Heart Disease
Family Heart Health Program: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background: Family members (spouses, siblings, offspring) of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) may themselves be at increased risk for developing CHD for genetic, biochemical and/or behavioural reasons.
- Trial name
- FHHP-RCT (NCT00552591)
- Testing
- 12-week risk reduction program, managed by a Heart Health Educator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Overweight and Obesity
SMART 2.0: Social Mobile Approaches to Reducing weighT in Young Adults
The SMART 2.0 study is a 24-month trial designed to evaluate the impact of the intervention with technology and personal health coaching or with technology alone on objectively measured weight among overweight young adults in a…
- Trial name
- SMART 2 (NCT03907462)
- Testing
- SMART 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 638 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity
Evaluation of an Enhanced Delivery Model for Go NAPSACC
This study will compare the effectiveness and cost of Basic and Enhanced delivery models for Go NAPSACC on child care centers' use of evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03938103
- Testing
- Enhanced Go NAPSACC, Basic Go NAPSACC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tobacco Use
A Study to Assess Changes in Cigarette Consumption During a Switch to Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes
This study evaluates the impact of switching from usual brand cigarettes to very low nicotine cigarettes on cigarette consumption, smoking behavior, and biomarkers of exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT03571724
- Testing
- Non-Menthol Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes, Menthol Very Low Nicotine Cigarettes, Subject's UB non-mentholated filtered cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 22nd Century Group, Inc.
Combat Disorders
Prospective Study of Veteran Health in Previously Deployed Soldiers
Background: Previous deployments like that to the Persian Gulf in 1991 produced veterans with post-deployment symptom-based health problems with no medical explanation.
- Trial name
- NCT00285246
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 838 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stress, Behavior
Brain and Meditation (BAM) Study
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of an app-based meditation program on perceived stress and behavioral correlates of stress with known neurobiological correlates.
- Trial name
- NCT05215314
- Testing
- mHealth Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Adolescent Behavior
Effects of Self-efficacy, Planning, and Self-efficacy+Planning Interventions on Body Fat Among Adolescents
This longitudinal experimental study tested the effects of three brief interventions: (1) prompting the formation of plans (or implementation intentions), (2) prompting self-efficacy beliefs, and (3) prompting planning +…
- Trial name
- NCT02689973
- Testing
- Self-Efficacy, Planning, Education
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Diabetes Mellitus
Evaluation of a Primary Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme
A type 2 diabetes prevention programme, named PREDIAS was developed. It consists of 12 lessons delivered as group sessions. Die efficacy of PREDIAS was studied in a randomized controlled study with 12 month follow up.
- Trial name
- PREDIAS (NCT00707447)
- Testing
- PREDIAS, Control
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Forschungsinstitut der Diabetes Akademie Mergentheim
Modified DECIDE Intervention, Treatment as Usual Care Group
The DECIDE Parent-Provider Intervention
The DECIDE Parent-Provider Intervention is designed to support parents caring for adolescents who are receiving treatment for Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04445155
- Testing
- Modified DECIDE Parent and Provider Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Incontinence, Enuresis
Toilet Training Toddlers and Preschoolers
The investigators are interested in determining those procedures that prove to be most efficient and effective in facilitating continence (i.e., "dry pants" or the absence of soiled undergarments), appropriate eliminations (i.e.…
- Trial name
- NCT01747343
- Testing
- Underwear/Differential Reinforcement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Obesity, Weight Loss
Lifestyle Behavior Weight Loss Intervention
This lifestyle behavior intervention aims to weight loss in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children through promotion of stress management, healthy eating, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04649047
- Testing
- Goal-oriented episodic future thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University