Clinical trials: Motivation
Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Behaviors
Human Perception of Odors and Odor Blockers
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether blockers of perception of key odorants in cigarette smoke have any utility in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT06191419
- Testing
- Odorants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim McClintock
Sleep, Physical Activity
Effects of a Wearable Device and Social Media-Based Intervention on Physical Activity and Sleep Quality in Adults
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine whether the use of a wearable device and social media based intention increases physical activity and enhance sleep quality among adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06739876
- Testing
- Wearable device-based intervention (with motivational support via social media), Wearable device-based intervention (without support)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Chung Hsing University
Physical Activity, Motivation
Effect of Sport Education in University Required PE on Students' Perceived Physical Literacy and Physical Activity Level
This project examines the effects of implementing sport education model in university required physical education lessons on perceived physical literacy and physical activity levels of the students.
- Trial name
- NCT03888885
- Testing
- Sport Education Model
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Substance Use
Prevention of OUD: The HOME Project (Housing, Opportunities, Motivation and Engagement)
Homeless youth have a much higher rate of substance use than non-homeless peers with evidence suggesting that homeless youth have the highest rates of opioid use among youth subgroups in the country (Brands et al., 2005); heroin…
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT04135703)
- Testing
- Risk Prevention Services + Housing, Risk Prevention Services Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cognition
Motivation, Brain Function and Mood in Individuals With Cold and/or Flu
This study aim to adapt and test a novel indication of motivation in participants with cold \& flu using the Picture Surfing Task (PST).
- Trial name
- NCT02860169
- Testing
- Participants self-administered questionnaire and assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cocaine Use Disorder
Suvorexant and Cocaine
The research proposed here will translate findings from preclinical research and provide the initial clinical evidence that orexin antagonism reduces motivation for cocaine, as well as other cocaine-associated maladaptive…
- Trial name
- NCT03937986
- Testing
- Suvorexant, Cocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Stoops
Motivation
InformationSeekingMesolimbicEngagementStudy1
Study 1 will use a novel Game Show task, in which the investigators manipulate participant's agency to control their learning environment to specify unguided exploration.
- Trial name
- NCT06257446
- Testing
- Task Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Stress, Psychological, Motivation
Brain and Stress Study
Motivational deficits such as anhedonia are core to several psychiatric disorders and underlie significant functional impairment.
- Trial name
- BASS (NCT06044090)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hearing Loss
fNIRS, Listening Effort, and Motivation
The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05893992
- Testing
- Hearing aids with noise management features for listening in noise, Hearing aid for listening in quiet environments
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Cocaine Abuse, Cocaine Dependence
n-Acetylcysteine and Cocaine
This study will determine the initial efficacy, safety and tolerability of n-acetylcysteine as a pharmacotherapy for cocaine dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT02141620
- Testing
- Cocaine, n-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
COVID-19 Pandemic
Motivation, Syringe Exchange, and COVID-19
People who inject drugs (PWIDs) are highly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection and to the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), however, rates of SARS-CoV-2 testing and vaccination uptake -vital to…
- Trial name
- NCT05534061
- Testing
- Connect2Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
HIV Infections, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
PrEP Readiness Interventions for Supporting Motivation
The overarching goal of this formative research is to examine whether, and in what combination, contingency management (CM) and motivational interviewing (MI) can facilitate entry of stimulant-using men who have sex with men…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Substance Use Disorders
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT04205487)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing (MI), Contingency Management (CM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Prediabetes
ForgIng New Paths to Prevent DIabeTes (FINDIT)
This study will evaluate the effects of screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and brief counseling about screening test results on weight and key health behaviors among Veterans with risk factors for T2DM.
- Trial name
- FINDIT (NCT02747108)
- Testing
- Blood Test Group Intervention, Brochure Group Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV
Change the Cycle: An RCT to Prevent Injection Initiation
The study will test the efficacy of a hour long, one-on-one, active listening counseling session (called Change the Cycle or CTC) aimed at reducing behaviors among active people who inject drugs (PWID) that research has found to…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV, Heroin Dependence, Opioid Dependence
- Trial name
- CTC (NCT02774954)
- Testing
- Change the Cycle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Post-Partum Haemorrhage
A Clinical Trial to Study the Effectiveness of a Care Bundle to Prevent Bleeding After a Woman Has Given Birth
Every six minutes a mother dies from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in low-resource countries, in the prime of her life and often leaving behind a young family.
- Trial name
- E-MOTIVE (NCT04341662)
- Testing
- E-MOTIVE intervention, Usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya, Nigeria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 99,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Health Risk Behaviors, Risk Reduction Behavior
Enhancing Quality in Protective Strategies
The most successful young adult alcohol or marijuana interventions involve the provision of accurate, nonjudgmental personalized feedback, but notably the inclusion and effectiveness of protective behavioral strategies (PBS)…
- Trial name
- EQUIP (NCT04978129)
- Testing
- Online and Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Translational Research to Inform Interventions for Challenging Behavior
This project is meant to identify relations between the reinforcement histories of 80 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the prevalence of extinction bursts.
- Trial name
- NCT04842500
- Testing
- Demand Informed Moderator Analysis
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Does Oxytocin Alter Tolerance to or Motivation for Alcohol
This pilot study is intended to demonstrate feasibility and acquire preliminary data. If successful, this data could support a future project studying the effect of oxytocin on tolerance and alcohol seeking in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT05312008
- Testing
- Intranasal oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Physical Inactivity
Intergenerational Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
This is a four-week pilot randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Older participants are a subgroup from the PREVENT-AD longitudinal cohort.
- Trial name
- HABS (NCT06038643)
- Testing
- Motivational behavioural intervention and daily activities monitoring, Active Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Infant Development, Motivation
Infant Environment Study
This study evaluates the effect of a music enhancement program to strengthen the motivation to engage in music related behaviors rather than eating in infants who are high in motivation to eat.
- Trial name
- NCT02936284
- Testing
- Music Enhancement, Play Date
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo