29 Paid Clinical Research Studies in Columbia, South Carolina

Remote Exercise Program for Rural Men

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a remote physical activity intervention designed for rural inactive men.

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Healthy Living After Knee Replacement

The purpose of this study is to examine if a weight loss program designed for adults after knee replacement improves weight loss, physical activity, pain, and function, as well as

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Investigating the Effects of the "GameDay Ready" Behavioral Weight Management Program for Black Men Living in the Rural South

This pilot study investigates the effects of a newly developed 12-week weight management program called "GameDay Ready" (compared to a walking and general health education program)

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Optimizing Lifestyles Through Increased Vegetable-rich Eating Pilot Study

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to examine how receipt of ingredients for a Mediterranean diet (with or without nutrition classes) impacts Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus risk fa

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

The Dietary Guidelines 3 Diet Patterns Study (DG3D): Phase 2

Based on the findings of our formative work, conduct a one-year intervention among African American Adults using revised culturally tailored materials to examine differences in Hea

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) Trial

The Together Everyone Achieve More (TEAM) Physical Activity trial evaluates the efficacy of a group-based social affiliation intervention (vs. a standard group-delivered physical a

📍 College of Nursing, University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Moving Forward Together 4

This is a 3-month physical activity intervention aimed to increase moderate-intensity activity among previously inactive breast cancer survivors. Participants will be eligible if t

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Nutritious Eating With Soul Dissemination and Implementation

The investigators will conduct a full dissemination and implementation study using a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design. The investigators will conduct this study in

📍 Mimsy's Restaurant — Columbia, South Carolina

Taekwondo Program for Preventing Falls in Older Adults

Falls in older adults are a public health crisis, as 30% of older adults fall each year, with a mortality rate of 78%.1 Fall-related healthcare costs are over 50 billion dollars.1

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

The Immediate and 24-hour Effects of Body Tempering Versus Foam Rolling on Lower Extremity Muscular Power During the Vertical Jump and Standing Long Jump Tests

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of body tempering on healthy volunteers between the ages of 18-39. The main question it aims to answer is will the interve

📍 Blatt PE Center, University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

💵 Each participant will be required to sign an informed consent form and will be allowed to opt out of future data collect

Church Implementation of a Social Support Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older African American Adults

Many effective interventions or programs are never put into practice. This quasi-experimental study will partner with AME churches in two areas of South Carolina to study how an ev

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Theory-based Social Media Intervention for Non-medical Use of Prescription Opioids in Young Adults

Brief Summary The purposes of this study are to develop and implement a peer-led intervention program on Instagram for promoting prescription opioid use management and fostering p

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Reducing Metabolic Dysregulation in Dyads

This study is a 6-month randomized controlled trail of diet modification designed to reduce chronic inflammation and reverse metabolic dysfunction among obese individuals with one

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Determining the Optimal Amount of Structured Environments for Healthy Kids

Studies show that virtually all increases in children's (5-12yrs) BMI occur during the summer, no matter children's' weight status (i.e., normal weight, overweight, or obese) at su

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs

Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of scho

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Optimizing a Remote-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adults With Total Knee Replacement

The purpose of this study is to identify which supplemental intervention components added to an online exercise program contribute to the greatest increases in physical activity (t

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

💵 All participants will receive a 6-month, fully automated online behavioral exercise program (Energize!

Community Health Worker Coaching to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Among Women After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether an enhanced program works better than remote blood pressure monitoring (RBPM) alone for women who had high blood pressure dur

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

💵 Participants will receive a personalized weight-tracking graph.

Efficacy of Center-based Childcare to Mitigate Unhealthy Weight Gain in Preschoolers From Low-income Households During the Summer

Studies show that preschool-age children are especially vulnerable to accelerated weight gain during the summer, with those from low-income households (≤185% poverty level or Medic

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Family-Centered Implementation of Parent Training for Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention

Early Intervention (EI) systems are ill-equipped to serve the many children 12 to 36 months with early signs or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). EI funded by Part C o

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Pistachio Snacking and Metabolic Flexibility

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of pistachio snacking on metabolic flexibility (at rest, during exercise, and in post-exercise recovery) in healthy overweight

📍 Public Health Research Center: Clinical Exercise Research Center — Columbia, South Carolina

Pulse Endovascular ReperFUSION for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Prospective, multi-center, single-arm early feasibility study enrolling a minimum of 15 subjects at up to a minimum of 3 active investigational sites in the United States. The sub

📍 University of South Carolina - Prisma — Columbia, South Carolina

💵 Each subject will receive the Pulse NanoMED procedure after attempted neurovascular therapy to achieve better reperfusio

Core Semantic Systems TMS

This study examines the time course of activation of the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL) during lexical processing using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

📍 Prisma Health Richland — Columbia, South Carolina

Increasing Affordable Fruits and Vegetables for Families With Food Insecurity

Investigator will test an intervention to increase use of a fruit and vegetable incentive program in South Carolina for families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Improving the Collaborative Health of Minority COVID-19 Survivor and Carepartner Dyads

This study tests the efficacy of a dyadic intervention to mitigate the adverse health consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2 )(COVID-19) in Af

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Blood Warming in Preterm Infants to Decrease Hypothermia

Background/significance: Over 100,000 early preterm infants are born annually in the United States and suffer morbidity and mortality during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive

📍 Kayla Everhart — Columbia, South Carolina

Mindful Walking Neural Correlates of Executive Function in SC Older Adults at Risk of Dementias

Mindful walking is a promising and practical strategy because it combines two activities known to support healthy aging: walking and mindfulness. Unlike many structured exercise pr

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Optimal Digital Weight Loss Treatment for Rural Individuals

Over 130 million adults in the US experience overweight and obesity, and rural communities experience significantly higher rates of obesity and related chronic diseases. Although l

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Mobile Supportive Teams for Reinforcing Increased Daily Exercise Study

The goal of this research is to examine the addition of a digitally delivered social support training approach to an existing digital program designed to promote a physically activ

📍 University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina

Usability of the Adapted Rower for People With Spinal Cord Injury

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine usability of a locally built adaptive rower for people with spinal cord injury using an established and tested design. The main quest

📍 Public Health Research Center — Columbia, South Carolina

💵 Participants will receive an orientation to the rowing machine and available handle, grip and trunk support options.