Clinical trials: Mind-Body Therapies
Abdominal Obesity
Effects of Weight Reduction on Sleep and Alertness in Long-distance Truck and Bus Drivers
The study is a year-long health-behaviour intervention in obese, male truck-drivers to lose weight moderately by 10%, using monthly individual counseling.
- Trial name
- SF-Truck (NCT00893646)
- Testing
- weight loss counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Social Phobia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Brain Correlates of Self-Focused Processing
The purpose of this study is to determine whether neuroimaging-based markers of maladaptive self-focused processing are better predictors of treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy than behavioral markers.
- Trial name
- NCT02808702
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
University Students
The Effect of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Musculoskeletal Disorders and Psychological Symptoms
During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, stay-at-home isolation as a precaution to alleviate the disease has affected the physical and mental well-being of individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05302453
- Testing
- Basic Body Awareness Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Obesity, Mood Disorders
Psychosocial Intervention for Women With Mood Disorders Seeking Treatment for Obesity
Women with mood disorders are vulnerable to the negative consequences associated with obesity, and face considerable challenges with adherence to behavioral weight management interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03743844
- Testing
- Compassion-focused psychoeducation group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
Urinary Incontinence, Urge
Brain-Centered Therapy Versus Medication for Urgency Urinary Incontinence : Hypnotherapy Or Pharmacotherapy
This study is randomized controlled trial in which urgency incontinent women (approximately 150-160) will be randomized to hypnotherapy or pharmacotherapy and evaluated at months 2, 6 \&12 Hypotheses: Among patients with urgency…
- Trial name
- Hyp-hOP (NCT01829425)
- Testing
- Anticholinergic medications, Hypnotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
ADHD, Weight Loss
Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Working Memory Training
This study will examine the effects of providing subjects who have attention deficits, with or without a formal diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with Working Memory computerized training and explore…
- Trial name
- Focus (NCT02529397)
- Testing
- Adaptive Working Memory Training, Non-adaptive cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Healthy
An Evaluation of a Mind-Body Medicine Training Program for Parole Services Division Staff
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a mind-body medicine training program on parole services staff. The main questions it aims to answer are: Will participation in the training increase resilience; empathy…
- Trial name
- NCT06782503
- Testing
- Mind-Body Medicine Training Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Premature Birth, Birth Weight
Fresh RX: NHS 2020
This study is an evaluation of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program administered by Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Birth Weight, Post Partum Depression, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04845230
- Testing
- FreshRx Nourishing Healthy Starts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tobacco Use Disorder
Smoking Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Obesity
This study aims to developed an empirically validated psychological intervention protocol for smoking cessation among individuals with excess weight.
- Trial name
- NCT04332029
- Testing
- CBT + WGP + CM, CBT + WGP
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo
Stress, Psychological Factors
Body Awareness Therapy in High Stressed Young Adults: Effects on Function, Balance, Sleep and Mood
Body Awareness Therapy (BAT) is a holistic approach to human movement that considers the physical, physiological, psychological, and existential aspects of human existence.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological Factors, Sleep, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07045792
- Testing
- Body Awareness Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Kemal University
Job Stress, Workplace Stress
Breath Regulation and Yogic Exercise An Online Therapy for Calm and Happiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study will examine the feasibility of conducting an online Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in frontline hospital and long term care healthcare staff in managing COVID-19 patients in London, ON.
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Workplace Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Psychological Trauma
- Trial name
- BREATH (NCT04368676)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), Health Enhancement Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Obesity, Obesity, Visceral
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding Treatment
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding for Overweight, Obesity and Increased Body Fat Percentage Treatment based on an intervention procedure performed by a Licensed Nutritionist Doctor for weight loss and loss of fat…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Visceral, Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03542864
- Testing
- Nasogastroduodenal Protocol, Control, Data analysis
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BiomediKcal
Binge Eating Disorder, Cognitive Therapy/Methods
The Psychological Treatment of Overweight Binge Eaters Minority Supplement
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has documented efficacy for the treatment of binge eating disorder (BED). Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) has been shown to reduce binge eating but its long-term impact and time course on…
- Conditions
- Binge Eating Disorder, Cognitive Therapy/Methods, Mental Disorders/Epidemiology, Obesity/Epidemiology
- Trial name
- NCT01208259
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Agoraphobia; Panic, Social Anxiety Disorder
Differential Effects of in Vivo and Virtual Exposure Therapy in Agoraphobia
Anxiety disorders, including agoraphobia, are prevalent in the German population, leading affected individuals to avoid specific places like crowds or public transport.
- Trial name
- VRExpo (NCT06514495)
- Testing
- Therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Low Back Pain
Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Treatment
This study compares three treatments for low back pain that started during pregnancy. The study hypothesizes that exercise, spinal manipulation, and a mind-body technique called neuroemotional technique (NET) equally affect pain…
- Trial name
- NCT00937365
- Testing
- Exercise, Spinal Manipulation, Neuroemotional Technique (NET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Sleep Quality , Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index
Correlation Between Sleep Quality , Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index
It is estimated that 10-13% of adults suffer from chronic insomnia. Short sleep duration is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT06815900
- Testing
- one group .observational study
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Obesity
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) With Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) for the Treatment of Food Addiction in Obesity
The neurobiological underpinnings of obesity point to brain asymmetry in cortical and deeper brain regions. Furthermore, chemical, structural and functional imbalance in cortical and sub-cortical brain regions alters reward…
- Trial name
- FAOB (NCT02761369)
- Testing
- A multi-channel deep TMS device with an H-coil (Brainsway Ltd)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
BasketballRx: Game Changing Health
The goal of this study is to learn if BasketballRx, a basketball and health program, works well for children and teens who are overweight or have obesity.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight, Anxiety, Depression Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07778433
- Testing
- BasketballRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Depression, Depressive Disorder
Metformin as Adjunct Therapy in Depression-obesity Comorbidity: Clinical and Genetic Evaluation
The patients with depression and obesity will receive add-on metformin with antidepressant therapy, which may result in greater improvement in depressive symptoms and BMI reduction compared to antidepressant monotherapy.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depressive Disorder, Overweight or Obesity, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07654179
- Testing
- Metformin, Antidepressant Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium
Safe Brain Initiative, Operationalizing Precision Anaesthesia
Perioperatively, patients experience an unnecessarily high level of side effects associated with their treatment. These side effects include nausea, severe pain, anxiety, and stress.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium, Pain, Nausea
- Trial name
- SBI (NCT05765162)
- Testing
- Patient reported ourcomes
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark