Clinical trials: Social Networks
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
Heart Failure
ODYSSEE-vCHAT Pilot Trial for Heart Failure
INTRODUCTION Psychological distress and reduced quality of life are prevalent within the heart failure (HF) population. The 1-year rehospitalization (40%) and 5-year mortality (45% for women and 60% for men) rates are high.
- Trial name
- ODYSSEE-vCHAT (NCT04966104)
- Testing
- ODYSSEE-vCHAT
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
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
Type 2 Diabetes
Two Years Maintenance of Structured Group Self-management Education in Type 2 Diabetes : a Randomized Controlled Trial
Type 2 diabetes has a growing impact on populations and public health worldwide. Clinical trials have clearly demonstrated that a better control of blood glucose level and of other risk factors is efficient in preventing or…
- Trial name
- ERMIES (NCT01425866)
- Testing
- Structured self-management group education during 2 years
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
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
Hepatitis C, Drug Abuse, Intravenous
The TAP Study: Treating People Who Inject Drugs in Community-Based Settings Using a Social Network Approach
This study will investigate the feasibility of treating people who inject drugs (PWID) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in community-based settings with a 12-week course of oral therapy combination of sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02363517)
- Testing
- Sofosbuvir/ledispasvir fixed dose combination (SOF + LDP)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
HIV
HOPE Social Media Intervention for HIV Testing and Studying Social Networks
This study [HOPE: Harnessing Online Peer Education] seeks to determine the efficacy of using online social networks to scale peer community leader models to increase HIV prevention within African-American and Latino men who have…
- Trial name
- NCT02944877
- Testing
- social media intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
PrEP Uptake
PrEP US NoW: PrEP Utilization Through Increasing Social Capital Among YBMSM Networks With Women
This project is a randomized intervention looking at PrEP uptake among young, black men who identify as gay, bisexual, or same gender loving, utilizing black females within the community to help deliver study related topics.
- Trial name
- NCT07024745
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control (Standard treatment)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alcohol Consumption
Network Support for Alcohol Treatment 2
The Network Support project is part of an ongoing effort to improve treatment for alcohol dependent patients. The Network Support Project is designed to help patients change their social network from one that reinforces drinking…
- Trial name
- NCT01129804
- Testing
- Coping Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
End-Stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Technology-enabled Social Network Intervention to Increase Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
The study is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial among patients referred for kidney transplant evaluation at a single transplant center to compare the effects of a digital-analog intervention to increase living-donor kidney…
- Conditions
- End-Stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Kidney Transplant, Living Kidney Donor
- Trial name
- KT-CONNECT (NCT07072767)
- Testing
- Digital education outreach intervention for kidney transplant access and human guide, Digital education outreach intervention for kidney transplant access only (unguided)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Solid Tumor, Hematological Malignancies
The Good Patient Study
Adolescents with cancer weigh multiple influences in medical decision-making, including their own best interest, the perceived wishes of family members, and the interpreted preferences of the health care team.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Hematological Malignancies, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT02199548
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Cervical Cancer
Use of Social Networking to Survey Women With Small and Large Cell Carcinomas of the Cervix
Objectives: Primary: 1. To assess the feasibility of using social networking groups to survey patients with rare cancers. Secondary:1.
- Trial name
- NCT01606293
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center