Clinical trials
Motivation clinical trials
Below are recruiting motivation clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 170 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT06099288Recruiting
Strong families start at home: A healthy eating study for Latinx families
This study tests a program to help families eat healthier together at home. It is for Latinx caregivers of young children and involves recording a few meals to see how the program helps.
Providence, Rhode IslandAges 18 years+ - NCT06090240Recruiting
Talking about future care plans after an ER visit
This study tests if talking with a counselor can help older adults and their family caregivers make plans for future medical care. It focuses on people who have recently visited the emergency room.
Hong KongAges Any age - NCT06033599RecruitingPhase 3
Mindfulness and motivation to quit smoking while on methadone
This study combines counseling (motivational interviewing) with mindfulness training (like guided exercises) to help people on methadone quit smoking. It tests if adding mindfulness can make it easier to stop smoking and stay quit.
New Brunswick, New JerseyAges 18 years+ - NCT05989906Enrolling by invitation
Sprint interval training during spinal cord injury rehab
This study tests whether a program of short, intense arm exercise (sprint interval training) is safe and doable for people with spinal cord injury who are in the hospital for rehab. If you are eligible, you would do the exercise sessions during your stay.
Seattle, WashingtonAges 18–65 - NCT05997875Recruiting
Learning about dialysis access options
This study tests a new way to teach people about hemodialysis and the access (the spot in your arm or leg where the dialysis machine connects). It is for people with advanced kidney disease who are considering hemodialysis and want to learn about their options for vascular access.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 18 years+ - NCT05739565Recruiting
Peer-supported exercise program for men with prostate cancer
This trial tests whether a structured physical activity plan, supported by peers (other participants), can help men with prostate cancer who are currently not very active. It aims to improve motivation and make it easier to exercise safely.
ChambéryAges 18 years+ - NCT05909267Recruiting
Testing dopamine-targeted treatment for depression and body inflammation
This study looks at how changing dopamine signaling may affect motivation and movement in people with major depression, and it also involves healthy volunteers. It may help researchers understand whether dopamine changes can improve symptoms and how inflammation may relate to brain function.
SteglitzAges 18–65 - NCT05863923Enrolling by invitation
Text message program to help people with HIV quit smoking
This study tests a texting program that sends messages to help people living with HIV who smoke quit smoking. It may help you reduce tobacco use using regular, motivational text messages.
Worcester, MassachusettsAges 18 years+ - NCT05846841Recruiting
Personalized quit-smoking support in primary care
This study tests a personalized tobacco (smoking) treatment plan delivered in primary care to help reduce cravings and smoking. It may help you quit or smoke less using options like nicotine patches/lozenges or varenicline, chosen to fit your needs.
St Louis, MissouriAges 18 years+ - NCT05790668Recruiting
Motivation tips to reduce frequent rewards for destructive behavior
This trial tests behavior-support strategies that may help gradually reduce how often a child’s destructive behavior gets reinforced. It’s aimed at children with frequent destructive behavior that continues even with past treatment.
New Brunswick, New JerseyAges 3–17 - NCT05778591RecruitingPhase 2
Low-dose buprenorphine to improve social drive in schizophrenia
This study tests whether low-dose buprenorphine can improve social motivation in people with schizophrenia. It compares social motivation changes while keeping participants stable on treatment and avoiding certain medicines and substances.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 18–60 - NCT05804461Recruiting
PrEP support study for Latino gay and bisexual men in Puerto Rico
This study tests ways to help Latino men who have sex with men use PrEP, a medicine that helps prevent HIV. You may be invited if you are HIV-negative (or your status is unknown), are not currently on PrEP, and can read and write Spanish.
San JuanAges 21–99 - NCT05770479Enrolling by invitation
Testing long-lasting cognitive training for older veterans
This study looks at whether a cognitive training program you’ve already completed can keep helping over time, and whether it can be improved with “booster” sessions. It may help older veterans maintain thinking and daily functioning skills after earlier training.
San Diego, CaliforniaAges 55 years+ - NCT05765656Recruiting
Doctors and pharmacists helping older adults reduce sleeping pills
This study will see if working closely with your doctor and pharmacist can help older adults safely reduce or stop taking medications for anxiety or sleep, like benzodiazepines.
NantesAges 65 years+ - NCT05752292Enrolling by invitation
Pregnant with gestational diabetes: share risk info to help
This study is testing how to share risk information during pregnancy in a way that helps patients feel more informed and empowered. It includes people currently pregnant with gestational diabetes and will ask about your preferences and understanding.
Pleasanton, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT05722561RecruitingPhase 2
E-cigarettes to reduce smoking in opioid use disorder
This Phase 2 study tests whether e-cigarettes can help people who use opioids (and also smoke cigarettes) cut down on combustible cigarette smoking. It looks at whether switching to e-cigarettes for “harm reduction” is safe and helps you smoke fewer cigarettes without requiring you to quit completely.
New York, New YorkAges 21–75 - NCT05701852Recruiting
Study brain scans during tasks in chronic nerve pain
This study looks at how brain activity changes in people with long-lasting nerve pain using an MRI scan while you do simple behavioral tasks. It may help researchers understand brain function in chronic neuropathic pain and how it affects day-to-day abilities.
ParisAges 18 years+ - NCT05617898Recruiting
Study how social rewards work in early schizophrenia
This study looks at how your brain learns from positive social experiences in people who are in the early stages of schizophrenia-type illness. It may help researchers understand “social anhedonia” (feeling less pleasure or reward from social situations) and guide future treatments.
Birmingham, AlabamaAges 18–35 - NCT05562557Recruiting
Fatherhood program to improve outcomes and support families
This study partners with fathers to help improve family outcomes, especially when there are worries about substance use in the household. You may be able to join if you are a father caregiver and your family has an identified risk for substance use, and you speak English or Spanish.
The Bronx, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT05513872RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Help to quit smoking using nicotine replacement while not quitting yet
This early-stage study tests ways to help adults who currently smoke daily start making progress toward quitting (or changing smoking habits) over the next 6 months. You may use nicotine replacement, and the study checks safety for people who can use it.
Chicago, IllinoisAges 18 years+ - NCT05445583Recruiting
Technology support program for young adults with uncontrolled asthma
This study tests whether a technology-based program can help improve asthma control in young African American adults who are not currently well controlled. It may help you track symptoms and use asthma tools more consistently between clinic visits.
Tallahassee, FloridaAges 18–30 - NCT05412862Recruiting
Improving mood after a recent heart event
This study looks at whether increasing positive emotions after an acute heart problem (like a heart attack or unstable angina) can help patients feel and function better. You may be eligible if you had a recent heart event and are not currently getting enough physical activity.
Boston, MassachusettsAges 18–95 - NCT05269277Enrolling by invitation
Study ways to help nurses stay working during COVID-19
This study looks at what hospital teams can do to help nurses stay in their jobs during the ongoing COVID-19 period. It will gather information from nurses and adult hospital staff to better understand what helps and what makes work harder.
Loveland, ColoradoAges Any age - NCT05297279Recruiting
Omega-3 diet program for people with COPD
This trial tests whether increasing omega-3 (from diet and/or supplements) helps people with COPD. It enrolls people with low omega-3 intake and asks them to follow a specific dietary plan during the study.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 40 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for motivation?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 170 recruiting motivation studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a motivation trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a motivation trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.