9 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
It is widely accepted that prevention is far more impactful than curative medicine and must be included in primary care. In a previous pilot study, we evaluated passive video preventive lifestyle education in the emergency department. The current study is a randomized prospective trial assessing the practicality and impact of a brief interactive educational video intervention to patients during primary care clinic visits.
The purpose of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of a brief screening questionnaire for alcohol problems among 9- to 18-year-old patients in pediatricians' offices, and to pilot test a personalized, computer-facilitated brief intervention delivered on a tablet computer and by the provider based on screening results.
It is known that diet and physical affect a variety of disease-related endpoints and overall health status in general. The investigators also know that dietary and PA intervention effects are difficult for individuals to maintain. By contrast, the investigators have some evidence that group-based and family-centered, multi-component interventions are more effective in terms of creating large changes in diet-related outcomes. Using a group-randomized, controlled design, the overall goal of this project is to reduce breast cancer-related health disparities in a high-risk community, by achieving these Primary Aims,to conduct a regionally-based community-designed dietary and physical activity behavioral controlled trial among AA women,to test the effectiveness of the community-designed, family-based dietary and physical activity behavioral intervention on modifying biomarkers of inflammation and to test the effectiveness of the community-designed, family-based dietary and physical activity behavioral intervention on decreasing breast density
The purpose of this study is to examine differences in driving performance on a simulated driving assessment between novice teen drivers who receive the Risk Anticipation-Perception Training (RAPT) program and novice teen drivers who do not receive the training program.
The overarching objective of this research is to prevent substance use in early adolescents through the use of innovative interactive interventions tailored to each individual's particular risk profile for using cigarettes and alcohol. The specific aims are: (1) To test the effectiveness of the computer-based profile-based tailored interventions to keep early adolescents smoke-free compared to a comparison group; (2) To test the effectiveness of the computer-based profile-based tailored interventions to keep early adolescents from using alcohol compared to a comparison group; and (3) To replicate findings that the tailored diet and physical activity interventions will be effective in reducing these two high risk behaviors as part of the comparison condition.
The study proposes to evaluate a patient navigation intervention among a sample of 446 individuals referred for CT-based lung cancer screening in an urban safety-net setting.
Get in the GROOVE! will address health disparities impacting underserved youth. Given the alarming rate of overweight and obesity among high school minority youth, the project will focus on middle school with the primary aim of reaching middle school girls before unhealthy habits become firmly ingrained. The primary aim of the research project is to investigate the impact of two types of summer science enrichment programs (that focus on health and wellness) on middle school girls' self-efficacy, health knowledge, health behaviors, and interest in science. One program will present the curriculum by conventional means (GROOVE condition) while the second program will include the addition of a closed 3-D virtual world environment to reinforce concepts (GROOVE+ condition). The following hypotheses will be tested in the randomized controlled trial: 1. Upon completion of the summer program, the enhanced summer program GROOVE+ relative to the conventional summer program will result in a) increased self-efficacy for adopting healthy behavior change; b) increased health knowledge; c) enhanced science self-concept; and e) more positive behavior change (e.g., improved nutrition, increased physical activity). 2. At follow-up, the enhanced summer program relative to the conventional summer program will result in further and/or sustained improvements in positive behavior health behaviors and attitudes.
The primary goal of the proposed research is to assess the effectiveness of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP), a school-based depression education program, in increasing depression literacy and treatment seeking in high school students. The ADAP intervention will be carried out in approximately 60 schools with over 15,000 students. The following are ADAP Implementation Sites: Baltimore Archdiocese High Schools; New Castle County, Delaware; Washtenaw County, Michigan; and York County, Pennsylvania.
The goal of this study is to learn why some black and Latino men and women choose not to exercise very often. Researchers also want to learn more about any social and environmental factors that may affect the way an exercise program is followed.