Clinical trials: Optimism
Breast Cancer, Quality of Life
Pilates and Dance to Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in Brazil, and its treatment, namely surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or hormone therapy, has consequences and side effects that significantly affect the quality of life…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Quality of Life, Lymphedema, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT03194997
- Testing
- Dance, Pilates
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Lazer e Atividade Física
Dementia
AI4HOPE Pilot Study 1 Digital Toolkit Assessment
The pilot study will develop and test a standardized assessment toolkit that will provide conclusive information with a tolerable burden for cognitively impaired patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- AI4HOPE1 (NCT06289322)
- Testing
- Digital toolkit for assessment
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Mental Stress
The Effect of Patient Optimism & Pessimism on Recovery From Elective Cardiac Surgery
Before a heart operation, patient outlook may be either pessimistic or optimistic. Previous research on this topic has focused on patient reported quality of life but has never examined measurable clinical outcomes such as length…
- Trial name
- NCT02955914
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 419 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Vikki Hughes
Affect (Mental Function), Sleep
Fibre and Mental Wellbeing Feasibility Trial
This feasibility study will explore whether adding an extra 10 grams of fibre to participants' daily diet for two weeks would improve their mental health and wellbeing.
- Conditions
- Affect (Mental Function), Sleep, Anxiety, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06899607
- Testing
- Fibre arm
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
HIV
Advancing Dignity, Health, and Optimism in Connection With Long Acting Injectables
ADHOC-LA is an observational study of people living with HIV who either are taking, or have taken, a long-acting injectable therapy to manage their HIV.
- Trial name
- ADHOC-LA (NCT05208541)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mazonson & Santas Inc.
Healthy
Writing Activities and Emotions
The current study aims to test whether an online two-week positive psychological intervention can increase positive affect in college students.
- Trial name
- eWrite (NCT04539756)
- Testing
- positive psychological intervention, Active control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Type 2 Diabetes
Boosting Emotions & Happiness in Outpatients Living With Diabetes
The investigators developed a novel, telephone-based, 12-week positive psychology intervention and will assess its feasibility and short-term impact in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and suboptimal health behavior adherence.
- Trial name
- BEHOLD (NCT02736084)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Knee Arthroplasty, Total
Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) and Hypnosis (HyP) psychological intervention aiming at the control and prevention of pain and promotion of post-surgical…
- Trial name
- PsInTKA (NCT02988947)
- Testing
- PNE+HyP
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
Natural History of Hopelessness, Suicidality, and Optimism in Psychiatric Inpatients Following Discharge
Specific aim #1: To assess the study team's ability to recruit subjects in this cohort and to successfully complete follow-up assessments by phone or mail.
- Trial name
- NCT01599247
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy
The Impact of Gratitude Journaling in the Classroom
The objective of this study is to explore the potential benefit of gratitude journaling for students in grades 6-12 and their teachers.
- Trial name
- NCT07061483
- Testing
- Experimental (Gratitude Journaling), Control (journaling without gratitude)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Rhoads
Immigrants
A Positive Activity Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in Romanian Immigrants
This study aims to test the efficacy of an intervention focused on promoting positive emotions (Best Possible Self - BPS) to improve the psychological wellbeing of Romanian immigrants living in Spain.
- Trial name
- NCT02493439
- Testing
- Best Possible Self, Daily Activities
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Childhood Obesity, Overweight (BMI > 25)
Weight Status, Resilience, and Quality of Life in Indian Children
A school-based cross-sectional study that aims to generate context-specific evidence on how weight status is related to resilience, health behaviour, and quality of life among Indian adolescents.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight (BMI > 25), Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05648045
- Where
- 16 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Autism Disorder
ASD Parent Trainer: Online Coaching for Parents of Children With Autism
The evaluation of the program efficacy will be conducted via a randomized control study with 136 parents of children aged 3-8 who have autism.
- Trial name
- APT (NCT02469870)
- Testing
- Autism Parent Trainer (APT), Teaching Routines (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRIS Media Inc
Best Possible Self Intervention
Efficacy of Best Possible Self Intervention Over Time
This study is aimed to test the efficacy of a Positive Psychology Intervention (Best Possible Self) over optimism, future expectancies and positive affect at mid-term, in comparison to a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT02321605
- Testing
- e-BPS, Daily Activities
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Resilience
A Psychological Intervention to Enhance Resilience in Mainland New Immigrants to Hong Kong
Background: Resilience is important for successful adaptation. The investigators' resilience intervention was effective in enhancing resilience, emotional functioning, and adaptation in Mainland immigrants.
- Trial name
- NCT02986022
- Testing
- Resilience, Information
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
Pacemaker DDD
The Feasibility of Motivational Interviewing on Emotional Intelligence, Dispositional Optimism, and Adherence to Care Practices Among Patients With Permanent Pacemaker
A cardiac pacemaker is an artificial apparatus that stimulates the myocardium electrically to depolarize, to begin a contraction when the heart's natural pacemaker does not work properly.
- Trial name
- NCT05883514
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Prosocial Behavior, Community Sense
Well-being in Students and Teachers Study
The goal of this randomized trial is to test the effectiveness of two universal classroom-based mindfulness social and emotional learning (SEL) programs (one for students and one for teachers) by examining behavioral outcomes on…
- Conditions
- Prosocial Behavior, Community Sense, Optimism, Anxiety
- Trial name
- WIST (NCT06203288)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based social and emotional learning (MBSEL) program for educators, Mindfulness-based social and emotional learning (MBSEL) program for students
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Dementia
AI4HOPE Pilot Study 2 Digital Dementia Care Planning
This pilot study will test a digital care planning decision support system for patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- AI4HOPE2 (NCT06292143)
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning Toolkit
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Mental Disorder
Evaluation the Efficacy "Think and Cope Positively" Program
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated protocol based on cognitive behavioural therapy, positive psychology and third generation therapies is effective in improve the subjective well-being of people…
- Trial name
- PA+ (NCT06054061)
- Testing
- Experimental: experimental wellbeing promotion group (Think and Cope Positively), TAU
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 449 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Sickle Cell Disease
Motivations, Expectations, and Decision-making of Sickle Cell Patients in Clinical Research
Background: Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. People with this disease have a problem with their hemoglobin. That is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT03709303
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)