Clinical trials: Social Networking
Social Interaction
Name Generator Order Effects in Social Networks
The objective of our study was to determine the extent to which the order of specific items in a multiple name generator survey affects how social networks are measured.
- Trial name
- NCT02217748
- Testing
- Survey questionnaire
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,557 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Asymptomatic HIV, HIV Infections
ID and Testing Via Friendship Networks
This is a pilot study with a cross-sectional research design to recruit Hispanic/Latina and African American adolescent and young adult women, aged 13-24 years to serve as index recruiters, who will in turn recruit members of her…
- Trial name
- NCT00841360
- Testing
- Index Recruiter, Friendship Network Member
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV Infections
HIV Prevention Within High-Risk Bulgarian and Hungarian Social Networks
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of peer-led HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD)risk reduction educational counseling in reducing HIV risk behavior among the social networks of young men who have sex with men and…
- Trial name
- NCT00310973
- Testing
- Social Network Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Bulgaria, Hungary and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
HIV
SNS and PrEP Initiation and Adherence in Black SMM
Specific Aim 1. Conduct 18 focus groups among Black gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men (SMM; n=72-90) in the Washington, DC area of different age groups (18-24, 25-34, 35+) and various pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use…
- Trial name
- NCT05499962
- Testing
- Social Networking Strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.
Influenza
A Study of Exclusion Criteria in a University Population
Much of community transmission of seasonal and pandemic influenza occurs in younger individuals, because of their susceptibility and their social interaction patterns.Universities are places where transmission of influenza is…
- Trial name
- eX-FLU (NCT01472536)
- Testing
- Sequestration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition, Social Networks
A Study to Evaluate Community-Based Measures to Increase RSV Vaccine Use Among Latino Adults
In collaboration with community-based organizations, this study will focus on increasing RSV vaccine use among Latinos. The study will determine how effective community health worker counseling and text-message approaches are to…
- Conditions
- Older Adults Without Any Specific Clinical Condition, Social Networks, RSV Immunization, Vaccine Uptake
- Trial name
- NCT07171164
- Testing
- Motivate Aim: CHW text message reminders and counseling, Motivate Aim: CHW text message reminders only, Activate Aim: CHW text message reminders and counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Healthy Volunteers
Multi-scale Modeling of Sleep Behaviors in Social Networks
The project is designed to document in college undergraduates the relationships among sleep/wake timing and duration, use of mobile phones and other electronic devices, food timing and content, self-reported mood and…
- Trial name
- NCT02846077
- Testing
- No intervention. Observation only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 729 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sexual Risk, Substance Use
An Innovative HIV Prevention Intervention Using Social Networking Technology
An existing face-to-face HIV prevention intervention (The Young Men's Health Project, YMHP; R01DA20366) will be iteratively adapted and pilot-tested to target difficult to engage high-risk young men who have sex with men (YMSM)…
- Trial name
- NCT01381653
- Testing
- Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
Physical Conditioning
Taxi STEP (Social Networks, Technology, and Exercise Through Pedometers)
This study is divided into four groups. Group 1 includes Health Fairs implemented at NYC taxi garage bases and airport taxi holding lots and pedometers.
- Trial name
- NCT03010163
- Testing
- Health Fair, Pedometer, Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Community Members
Using Social Influencers for Public Health Education on Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of health education facilitated by neighborhood food and beauty establishments with that facilitated by clinics in increasing the public's knowledge of antibiotic use and antimicrobial…
- Trial name
- NCT06998576
- Testing
- Animated educational video on antibiotic use
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 3,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Cognitive Changes Due to Organic Disorder (Finding), Dementia
Gerontology Research Programme: The Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS I & II)
The Gerontology Research Programme (GRP) in the National University Singapore's Department of Psychological Medicine, was formed to coordinate and facilitate the conduct of multi-disciplinary research on in a wide range of…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Changes Due to Organic Disorder (Finding), Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Frailty
- Trial name
- SLAS (NCT03405675)
- Testing
- SLAS 1, SLAS 2
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 6,183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Obesity
Diet Tracking Prescriptions for Weight Loss
Lifestyle interventions are effective at producing modest weight loss. One of the strongest predictors of weight loss is food tracking, which involves logging all food and beverage consumed each day in an effort to stay within a…
- Trial name
- NCT06311175
- Testing
- Dietary Tracking Prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
HIV Infections
Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Program That Targets the Inner Workings of High-risk Social Networks
This study will determine whether an HIV prevention program that targets the inner workings of social networks at high risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is effective in reducing frequency of high-risk sexual…
- Trial name
- NCT00705705
- Testing
- Network leader training, Standard HIV risk-reduction counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 852 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol; Harmful Use
Reducing Hazardous Alcohol Use in Social Networks Using Targeted Intervention: 21 Rising
The primary goal of this study is to determine whether change in alcohol use among college students can be transmitted through social network ties to other members in the network.
- Trial name
- NCT04147520
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Weight Loss
Healthy Immigrant Community: Mobilizing the Power of Social Networks
The objective of this study is to leverage existing social networks for health behavior change relevant to obesity and cardiovascular risk among immigrant populations in Southeast, Minnesota.
- Trial name
- NCT05136339
- Testing
- Community-based mentoring and education sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer
Testing the Efficacy of an Online Social Network Intervention to Increase Social Support for Physical Activity
This study was designed to determine whether participation in an online social network intervention increases perceived social support for physical activity versus a minimal education control group by conducting a randomized…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Obesity
- Trial name
- INSHAPE (NCT01421758)
- Testing
- online social network enrollment plus education and self monitoring, Web education control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Opioid-Related Disorders
Mobile Intervention for Young Opioid Users
Opioid use disorders (OUD) are the second most common type of drug use disorder in the US, with nearly 2 million Americans with prescription opioid- (PO) and ~570,000 with heroin-related OUD.
- Trial name
- NCT03610672
- Testing
- OD prevention/response training, OD prevention/response training + PI mobile application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Indigency
Social Network Outcomes of a Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda
The objective of our study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can change economic and psychosocial outcomes of social network ties and geographically proximate neighbors of impoverished women in rural Uganda.
- Trial name
- NCT02619305
- Testing
- Social network tie
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
The Deep South Surgical Equity Research Network: Addressing Socioecological Determinants of Health
Rationale: Older African Americans undergoing surgery are a vulnerable and growing population at high risk for poor surgical outcomes and disparities.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Diverticular Diseases, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05345054
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type2 Diabetes
Social Network Analysis to Identify Community Health Workers
The objective of this study is to recruit influential community members using Snowball Sampling Methods. Community members identified through social network analysis as influential and well-connected will be trained as community…
- Trial name
- NCT04210024
- Testing
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brittany L Smalls