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Wellbeing clinical trials and research

• 10Clinical trials
• 73NIH research projects
• 5Countries

Newest Wellbeing clinical trials

All recruiting trials (10)

• A guided self-help workbook to boost autistic wellbeing

  This study tests a short guided self-help workbook for autistic adults in UK mental health services to see if it is acceptable and may improve wellbeing.

  Recruiting Canterbury Christ Church University · Maidstone · NCT07630376

• Aurora: AI-based chatbot that supports emotional well-being through guided storytelling

  This project tests whether an AI-supported chatbot, used together with a trained facilitator, can help adults — including residents of long-term mental health facilities — express emotions and build personal life stories to improve emotional well-being.

  Recruiting Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona · Barcelona, Barcelona and 1 other locations · NCT07494110

• Health and wellness coaching to help caregivers of heart or lung transplant patients feel more confident

  This pilot will try telephonic health and wellness coaching to see if it increases confidence and reduces burden for caregivers of people awaiting heart or lung transplants.

  Recruiting Mayo Clinic · Rochester, Minnesota · NCT07361159

• See if smelling tests and guidance improve well-being for people with smell loss

  This study tests whether giving people with smell dysfunction tailored information and guidance after smell testing can improve their mental health and use of care.

  Recruiting Phase 2 Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · NCT07222891

• TAG TEAM: Group CBT for minority stress in trans and gender diverse teens

  This trial tests a group CBT program to help trans and gender diverse adolescents cope with minority stress and improve mood and wellbeing.

  Recruiting Murdoch Childrens Research Institute · Parkville, Victoria · NCT07151079

• Two-week mindfulness or social-media reduction plus exercise program to improve college students' well-being

  This project will test whether daily 15-minute mindfulness meditations or cutting 30 minutes of social media and replacing that time with exercise for two weeks can reduce social media use and improve well-being in Johns Hopkins students who use social media more than an hour a day.

  Recruiting Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Baltimore, Maryland · NCT07097545

• A large-scale digital health study using Apple devices

  This study is trying to see how data from Apple devices can help us understand and manage different health issues like mental health, sleep, and exercise for a wide range of people.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Apple Inc. · Washington D.C., District of Columbia and 1 other locations · NCT06958523

• Online biopsychosocial program to improve mental well-being during pregnancy

  This trial tests whether a smartphone app with relaxation, stress‑management and mood‑boosting exercises can help pregnant Spanish‑speaking women early in pregnancy feel less anxious and more prepared for motherhood.

  Recruiting University Rovira i Virgili · Reus, Tarragona · NCT06871397

• Online coaching program for NSU students to improve mental health

  This study is testing a free online coaching program to see if it can help Nova Southeastern University students improve their mental health by reducing anxiety, depression, and stress.

  Recruiting Nova Southeastern University · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · NCT06652503

• A course to improve wellbeing and mental health

  This study tests a course designed to help people with chronic diseases in Norway improve their wellbeing and mental health.

  Recruiting Norwegian Institute of Public Health · Oslo · NCT04668560

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 73)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing at Harvard

  A national-scale program at Harvard investigates how work environments affect people’s health and safety, with aims to make workplaces healthier for workers.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11623423

• Parental Incarceration and Child Health: A Long-Term View

  This project studies how having a parent in the criminal justice system affects a child’s health and wellbeing from birth through young adulthood.

  NIH research Washington University · Saint Louis, United States · NIH-11568009

• Longitudinal health and aging study in Kenya

  A large, long-term study in Kenya will track health, well-being, economics, and aging in adults 45 and older to understand rising aging needs and risk factors for dementia.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-11537818

• Sensory aging and dementia research network to speed care and policy

  A five-year program at Johns Hopkins will strengthen an international research network to better understand how senses, aging, and late-life wellbeing relate to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with the aim of turning findings into practical care and policy improvements.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11537510

• Promoting Indigenous Wellness Through Community-Lent Healing and Knowledge

  A Native-serving research program collaborates with Indigenous communities to improve wellbeing and relieve harm from opioids and pain by using local strengths and culturally-led approaches.

  NIH research Washington State University · Pullman, United States · NIH-11534643

• Collaborating Center for Arthritis Care Tools and a Coordinating Center for an Arthritis Management & Wellbeing Network

  A coordinated NIH program aims to improve how primary care providers refer people with arthritis to evidence-based, self-management programs and to boost participation, especially among groups facing disparities.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11503933

• Intergenerational Native American Wellbeing Program

  A small, early-phase project tests a culturally grounded health program for Elders and youth in Native American communities to improve connection and reduce despair-related health risks.

  NIH research Washington State University · Pullman, United States · NIH-11453585

• SPOT: A brief measure to understand wellbeing for people with dementia and their caregivers

  A new quick set of questions will help doctors and researchers understand the social and emotional wellbeing of people with dementia and their caregivers.

  NIH research University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11447968

• Future of Families Sleep Health in Young Adults and Digital Media

  A study will track sleep, digital media use, and wellbeing in young adults using wearables and a smartphone app to understand how everyday behaviors relate to health over time.

  NIH research State University New York Stony Brook · Stony Brook, United States · NIH-11429129

• Adult Wellbeing CheckUp: a digital tool to help seniors understand and improve their wellbeing

  A fast track SBIR project to create an online wellbeing checkup for adults 65 and older, giving personalized guidance to improve physical, mental, social, and financial health.

  NIH research Bellage, INC. · Sunnyside, United States · NIH-11400030

• Early warning systems for extreme weather to protect mental health in East African communities

  Develops and pilots localized early warning systems to help people in climate-vulnerable East African communities reduce the mental health harms of extreme weather.

  NIH research Columbia Univ New York Morningside · New York, United States · NIH-11397212

• Contraceptive Access and Women’s Wellbeing: Five-Year Follow-Up in a U.S. RCT

  A long-term study following women who received subsidized contraception to see how it affected health and daily life several years later.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-11395323

• Mental health and work wellbeing of OB-GYNs amid shifting policy

  This grant tests how policy changes affect OB-GYN doctors’ mental health and job satisfaction so they can stay well and care for patients.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11394107

• Interventions to Improve Parenting and Child Wellbeing Across Generations

  A family-based program tests whether helping parents in one generation and their children can lead to healthier parenting and better adjustment for the next generation.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11394027

• Longitudinal health and aging study in Kenya (LOSHAK) for older adults

  A long-term study in Kenya follows adults 45 and older to understand health, well-being, economics, and risks for cognitive decline and dementia.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-11390479

• Health and wellbeing of vulnerable service workers across their lives

  A large study at Harvard looks at how unemployment and workplace practices affect health for adults working in service jobs over time.

  NIH research Harvard University · Cambridge, United States · NIH-11390469

• How money stress over your life may affect brain aging and dementia risk

  This project looks at whether long-term financial worries and strain across life speed up biological aging and raise the chance of Alzheimer’s and related dementias for adults.

  NIH research Boston University Medical Campus · Boston, United States · NIH-11384761

• Supported decision making to boost wellbeing for people with Alzheimer's and related dementias

  This project looks at a way to help people with Alzheimer's and related dementias make better decisions with support from trusted others.

  NIH research University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11377209

• Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing in Young Adulthood

  A long-term study follows people born in large US cities around 1998-2000 to learn how family life affects wellbeing as they reach their late 20s, with ongoing surveys and biological samples collected over many years.

  NIH research Princeton University · Princeton, UNITED STATES · NIH-11376560

• Future generations: how families shape child wellbeing across generations

  A long-term study following families across three generations to understand how parenting, family life, and health affect children's development and success.

  NIH research University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, United States · NIH-11375029

• Adult Wellbeing CheckUp (AWC): an online tool to check and support older adults' wellbeing

  A web-based checkup for adults 65+ that identifies areas of physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing and gives personalized, practical steps to improve them.

  NIH research Bellage, INC. · Sunnyside, United States · NIH-11370960

• Building Indigenous-led healing and wellbeing in Tribal communities

  This program helps American Indian and Alaska Native communities use Indigenous science and traditional healing to reduce harms from opioids, stimulants, and chronic pain.

  NIH research Washington State University · Pullman, United States · NIH-11369462

• Worksite Heart Health and Activity for Assisted Living Staff and Residents

  A program to help staff and residents in assisted living facilities move more and feel better through combined activities and care practices.

  NIH research University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11363263

• Lakota mentoring to reduce alcohol harms and support whole-person wellbeing

  This project offers a Lakota-centered mentoring program to help American Indian adults reduce alcohol-related problems and strengthen mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-11360278

• Mindfulness app to support youth in the legal system

  A multi-site, youth-focused trial tests a mindfulness meditation smartphone app to boost wellbeing and reduce distress for young people on probation.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11349688

• Why middle-aged people are dying more in some U.S. places

  This project looks at whether state and county policies and local economic conditions relate to rising deaths and risky behaviors among middle-aged adults across the United States.

  NIH research Syracuse University · Syracuse, United States · NIH-11321537

• Wellbeing and Health in Blind or Visually Impaired Children

  Aims to understand how social experiences affect the health and wellbeing of children with blindness or visual impairment.

  NIH research Texas Tech University · Lubbock, United States · NIH-11319863

• Short app-based activities to reduce distress and boost wellbeing for breast cancer survivors

  Short app-based activities designed to help breast cancer survivors feel less anxious or depressed and improve overall emotional wellbeing.

  NIH research University of Virginia · Charlottesville, United States · NIH-11260163

• How pandemic disruptions to friendships and social life affected teens' brains and emotions

  This project looks at how COVID-related changes in friendships and social contact affected teenagers' brain development and emotional well-being using data collected before, during, and after the pandemic.

  NIH research Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, United States · NIH-11240278

• Piaġiq Wellness Program to Keep Alaska Native Families Together

  A community-based program designed with Alaska Native partners to strengthen cultural connections and wellbeing to help prevent child removals due to alcohol problems.

  NIH research Washington State University · Pullman, United States · NIH-11233074

• COVID-19, Mental Health, and Tribal College Students

  A study to understand how the pandemic affected mental health and wellbeing among AIAN students at Tribal Colleges and Universities and to learn culturally relevant ways to support them.

  NIH research University of Washington · Seattle, United States · NIH-11218543

• Understanding Family Wellbeing Across Generations

  This project looks at how family experiences and health are passed down through three generations, especially focusing on children's development.

  NIH research University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, United States · NIH-11193287

• Understanding the Lives of Children from Fragile Families into Young Adulthood

  This project continues to follow a group of children born in large U.S. cities to understand how their lives unfold from birth through young adulthood.

  NIH research Princeton University · Princeton, UNITED STATES · NIH-11193242

• Helping families break cycles of stress and improve parenting across generations

  Looks at whether helping parents now leads to better parenting by their children later and healthier outcomes for grandchildren.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11181155

• Helping people with osteoarthritis get proven self-care support through primary care and a new arthritis wellbeing network

  This project will create centers to help primary care teams use OACareTools to connect people with osteoarthritis to proven self-management programs, with extra focus on Black, Latino, and rural communities.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11180034

• How changes in reproductive policy affect OB-GYN doctors' mental health and work life

  This project looks at how shifting state reproductive health laws relate to stress, burnout, and job plans among U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11175946

• How COVID-19 affected the health and wellbeing of service-sector workers

  This project looks at how job loss, frontline exposure, masking rules, and safety-net policies during COVID-19 shaped the health and wellbeing of low-income service workers and their families.

  NIH research Harvard University · Cambridge, United States · NIH-11171512

• Improving social support and fairness in care for minority cancer survivors in Washington, DC

  This project links breast and prostate cancer survivors in Washington, DC to social needs screening, community health worker support, and anti-racism training in clinics to improve quality of life and social connection.

  NIH research Medstar Health Research Institute · Hyattsville, United States · NIH-11142940

• Community-supported health management for back pain

  This study is looking at how community support and alternative health methods can help people, especially Black and Hispanic Americans and those with lower income and education, manage their back pain better by teaching them self-care strategies they can use in person or online.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11134978

• A Mindfulness App for Youth in the Legal System

  This project offers a mindfulness meditation app to help young people in the legal system feel better and reduce stress.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11128681

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How many Wellbeing clinical trials are recruiting right now?

10, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 5 countries. The most sites are in United States (5 trials), Spain (2 trials), Australia (1 trial), Norway (1 trial), United Kingdom (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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