Clinical trials: Environmental Illness
Three VR Environments
Clinic Validation of Three Virtual Reality Environments.
Background: The healthcare sector has particularly embraced Virtual Reality (VR) applications, demonstrating its efficacy in creating relaxing virtual environments reduce stress and anxiety symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT07817810
- Testing
- Clinical validation of HMD-VR environments.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Functional Disorder, Bodily Distress Syndrome
Central Processing of Odour Stimuli in Patients With Functional Somatic Disorder, MCS or Post Covid Compared to Healthy Controls
Background: Functional somatic disorders (FSD) are frequent in all medical settings and characterized by persistent physical symptoms that cannot be explained by other somatic or psychiatric conditions.
- Conditions
- Functional Disorder, Bodily Distress Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Post COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04935307
- Testing
- MRI and paraclinical tests
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Stress, Anxiety
The Wild Man Programme - a Nature-based Rehabilitation Enhancing Quality of Life for Men on Long-term Sick Leave
The aim of the present study is to examine whether the nature based 'Wild man Programme' can help to increase quality of life among men on sick leave compared to treatment as usual.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Cardiac Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04073524
- Testing
- Nature-Body-Mind-Community, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Water-Related Diseases, Gastrointestinal Diseases
Canadian Beach Cohort Study
Swimming and other water activities at public beaches are increasingly popular leisure activities among Canadians. However, these activities can lead to increased risks of acquiring acute gastrointestinal illness and respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT06413485
- Testing
- Level of recreational water contact activities
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Occupational Health, Sick Leave
Effects of Regulatory Tools on Work Environment and Employee Health
This study evaluates the effects of the Labour Inspection Authority's regulatory tools on workplace exposures to prevent employee ill health.
- Conditions
- Occupational Health, Sick Leave, Occupational Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03855163
- Testing
- Inspection visits, Guidance workshops, Online risk assessment tool
- Where
- 130 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway
AIDS, Stress
Socioenvironmental Determinants of Psychological Functioning, Mental Health and AIDS in Mali
This project is a collaboration between the Centre Regional de Medecine Traditionnelle (CRMT) of the Malian National Institute of Public Health Research (INRSP) and the Section on Socioenvironmental Studies (SSES).
- Trial name
- NCT00339391
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 1,002 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Brain Injuries, Dementia
ACT-ICU Study: Activity and Cognitive Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
Intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization saves lives but often does so at a high personal cost to ICU survivors who frequently experience significant cognitive impairment and an array of physical and functional disabilities that…
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Dementia, Myopathies, Muscle Disorders
- Trial name
- ACT-ICU (NCT01270269)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Physical and functional rehabilitation, Behavioral: Cognitive, physical, & functional rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Dietary Allergy, Environmental Allergy
Healthcare Decisions on Dietary and Environmental Allergen Exposure
Design of this study is to collect data and review Principal Investigators standard operating procedures on allergy testing and changes made to their specific SOP.
- Trial name
- NCT03144908
- Testing
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Data Collection Analysis Business Management
Acute Mountain Sickness, Environmental Illness
Can Rhodiola Crenulata Intake Improve Oxygen Saturation and Decrease the Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness
Traditional folk medicine in the Arctic and Himalayan areas used Rhodiola species to enhance physical endurance, prevent aging, resist acute mountain sickness (AMS), and to treat fatigue, depression, anemia, impotence and…
- Trial name
- NCT01536288
- Testing
- Rhodiola crenulata
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
A Pilot Trial on Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Individuals With Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
OBJECTIVES The objective is to evaluate the effect of an 8-week mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) programme on psychological - and somatic symptoms, and illness perceptions in individuals with self- reported multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT00669448
- Testing
- Minfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12 week study of the effects of carnosine on cognitive, psychometric, autonomic, and muscle strength outcomes in 100 GWI subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00810368
- Testing
- Carnosine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Other
Creating Welcoming Faith Communities for People With Serious Mental Illnesses
The goal of this intervention study is to test a behavioral intervention to increase inclusionary practices toward individuals with serious mental illness in faith communities. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06336980
- Testing
- Increasing Inclusionary Practices in Faith Communities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
High Altitude
Protocol for Evaluating Physiological and Psychological Adaptation Mechanisms in Tibetan Plateau Environments
This study is a single-center prospective observational study. It plans to use a series of physiological and medical instruments and international common physiological and psychological questionnaires.
- Trial name
- NCT06557928
- Testing
- measurement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Allergy Immunotherapy in the Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disease that has increased in incidence over the past decade that affects males predominantly, and in adults, is characterized by heartburn, dysphagia, strictures and food impactions.
- Trial name
- AIMEE (NCT01685034)
- Testing
- Allergy immunotherapy ("allergy shots")
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Environmental Influence on Mental Illness Via Modifications of Genomes and Metabolomes in Adolescents With Autism
The aim of the study is to enrich the understanding of the physiological mechanisms that predispose autistic adolescents to mental illness.
- Trial name
- ENIGMA-I (NCT06299618)
- Where
- 3 sites in Ireland, Romania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia
Proteomics of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The purpose of this study is: 1. To identify specific set of proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord), that are believed to be seen in Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients, but not…
- Conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Gulf War Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT00810329
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Asthma in Children
A Clinical Trial of Soluble Fiber for Asthma
Randomized controlled trial of soluble fiber (Fruitafit Inulin). Participants will complete an ASA 24 dietary recall questionnaire to access their fiber intake.
- Trial name
- NCT06372249
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder
Identification and Molecular Characterisation of Urban-environmental Stress Patterns Affecting Mental Illness
Mental disorders have become a major contributor to the global burden of non-communicable diseases, with disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to these conditions continuing to rise.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Trial name
- NCT07571226
- Testing
- wearable monitoring devices
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid-related Disorders
An Observational Study of Environmental and SocioEconomic Factors in Opioid Recovery
The RECOVER Study will examine clinical, environmental and socioeconomic factors in recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) over a 24-month period following exit from a Phase III clinical program for a buprenorphine…
- Trial name
- RECOVER® (NCT03604861)
- Testing
- Not applicable - no defined intervention
- Where
- 35 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- Indivior Inc.
Healthy
Measurement of Retinal Venous Pressure in Chronic Low-oxygen Environment
The hypothesis is that the pressure in the retinal veins increases from chronic lack of oxygen and leads to decreased blood flow. On the basis of high altitude mountaineering this hypothesis should be verified.
- Trial name
- NCT01771770
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland