Clinical trials: Behavior Change Interventions
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
Using Counter Attitudinal Advocacy to Change Drinking Behavior
High volume drinking by young adults has proven resistant to change, so new approaches are needed. We adapt a theory-based attitude change strategy for use in alcohol prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT04042909
- Testing
- Counter Attitudinal Advocacy, Personalized Normative Feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 591 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Body Weight, Body Weight Changes
Online Family Dyadic Skills Training for Black Adults in Behavioral Weight Loss Program
The purpose of this research study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of an interactive counselor -led online family skills training as part of a behavioral weight loss program for Black Adults.
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Body Weight Changes, Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- TEAM+ (NCT05981508)
- Testing
- Together, Eating and Activity, Matter Plus (TEAM+) Online, Together, Eating and Activity, Matter Plus (TEAM+) In-Person
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Obesity, Overweight
A Maintenance Program for the Be Fit Employee Wellness Program
This research study is being done: 1) to determine if the MGH Be Fit program helps employees to change their nutrition and exercise habits and lower their risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes and 2) to…
- Trial name
- NCT00707577
- Testing
- Internet-based maintenance program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Weight Loss
Feasibility of a Campaign Intervention Compared to a Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention in Overweight and Obese Adults
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of a campaign intervention for weight management compared to a standard behavioral weight loss intervention in overweight and obese adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01803737
- Testing
- Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention (SBWL), Campaign Intervention (CI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Insufficient Physical Activity
A BCT Intervention for Physical Activity Among Individuals on Statins
The purpose of this project is to identify the minimum effective dose (MED) of a multi-component behavioral change intervention required to increase levels of physical activity (PA) among participants on primary prevention statin…
- Trial name
- NCT05273723
- Testing
- 5 Behavioral Change Techniques
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Cardiovascular Health
Promoting Heart Health in Preschool Children
As part of the Colombian Hearty Health Initiative program led by Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Institute, a multidisciplinary team design and implemented a pedagogic and communication strategies for the promotion of healthy heart…
- Trial name
- NCT01551355
- Testing
- Children-Multicomponent intervention
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 2,279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valentin Fuster
Obesity
Research Intervention to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise
The primary aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a behavioral economics intervention for weight loss in adults from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT04353258)
- Testing
- Behavioral Economics intervention (BE mHealth), Standard mHealth intervention (mHealth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Obesity, Overweight
Ignite Pilot: Goal Setting in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn about the optimal intensity level of goals in a digital weight loss intervention among adults with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05715242
- Testing
- Core Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention, Easier Step Goal, Harder Step Goal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Malnutrition, Dietary Modification
Evaluating a Family-based Nutrition and Garden Intervention in Rural Guatemala
This is a pilot quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of adding a family garden intervention to an existing wrap-around nutrition intervention for children with chronic malnutrition and their family.
- Trial name
- NCT03689504
- Testing
- Standard of care nutrition support, Home-based nutrition education, Home-based family gardening
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Prostate Neoplasm, Genital Neoplasms, Male
Health Gatherings - For Your Health After Cancer
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of a 10-week stress management in-person group program. The program will study emotions, stress, and stress management techniques (such as relaxation and coping techniques) on…
- Conditions
- Prostate Neoplasm, Genital Neoplasms, Male, Urogenital Neoplasms, Neoplasm, Prostate
- Trial name
- NCT03344757
- Testing
- Cultural CBSM, Standard CBSM
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Change
Conversations as a Means to Delay the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
Past epidemiological studies have demonstrated that larger social networks, or more frequent social interactions, could have potential protective effects on the incidence of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- conversation (NCT01571427)
- Testing
- Active social engagement group, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Diabetes, Weight Loss
De Por Vida: A Diabetes Risk Reduction Intervention for Hispanic Women
This pragmatic randomized clinical trial will assess the efficacy, cost, and sustainability of a culturally tailored weight-loss program targeting obese Hispanic women with pre-diabetes or T2D.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Loss, PreDiabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03113916
- Testing
- Behavioural Lifestyle Intervention
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Cancer Prevention, Weight Loss
PROFAST Intervention in Precursor Multiple Myeloma
This is a 4-month randomized trial of a prolonged nightly fasting intervention (PROFAST) in 40 overweight and obese individuals with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM)…
- Conditions
- Cancer Prevention, Weight Loss, Smoldering Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia(WM), MGUS
- Trial name
- PROFAST (NCT05565638)
- Testing
- Prolonged Fasting Intervention, EDUCATION CONTROL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Food Preferences, Obesity
Online Food and Beverage Labels and Vending Machine Selections
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 5 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage labels: 1) calorie labels [control], 2) green labels on healthy foods, 3) red/yellow/green labels on less…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- VLO (NCT05432271)
- Testing
- Exposure to calorie information, Exposure to healthy labels only, Exposure to healthiness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Obesity
Incentivizing Behavior Change Skills to Promote Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of providing incentives to people enrolled in a weight-loss program for dietary self-monitoring and/or interim weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02691260
- Testing
- incentives for dietary self-monitoring, incentives for interim weight loss, incentives for both
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Physical Activity, Obesity
Feelings About Exercise
This study seeks to investigate why some individuals exercise more than others by focusing on feelings related to exercise. This two part study first examines whether regular exercisers (n=30) and non-exercisers (n=30) differ in…
- Trial name
- NCT03598647
- Testing
- Affect and physical activity, Physical activity information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Breastfeeding, Weight Loss
Breastfeeding Support and Weight Management for Black Women
This study, in African American mothers in Detroit, will test an intervention that combines home visiting by experienced peer counselors with a smart phone-based weight control program.
- Trial name
- MamaBear (NCT03480048)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding and weight loss support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University