Interventions
Insomnia & Mental Health:
ME: Mood Education Mobile Application
ME is a native smartphone app targeting issues related to distress, depression, and anxiety. It is composed of core educational content related to understanding the causes, prevalence, and impact of depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as scientifically supported strategies for managing stress. ME was designed to be quick and easy to use. The user can review the in-app content that is most useful and ignore the rest. The app will soon be available on the Google Play and iTunes app stores. The ME app is part of a research study and only enrolled participants may use the app. Please contact our team at arcstrial@uvabht.org if you have any questions or would like further information.
SHUTi: Sleep Healthy Using the Internet
SHUTi (Sleep Healthy Using the Internet) is an Internet intervention developed to help adults with primary insomnia. The program is based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for insomnia treatment. For detailed information on SHUTi, please click here.
Cancer:
Digital Micro Interventions (DMI)
Cancer can impact all aspects of life. While the primary focus of treatment is on eliminating or containing the cancer, the psychological toll can sometimes go unnoticed for breast cancer survivors. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop a library of brief, smartphone-delivered interventions that cancer survivors can use to suit their needs to improve their overall mental health and wellbeing. Your participation in this study will benefit future breast cancer survivors by finding accessible and cost effective ways of providing supportive care. If interested, please visit our study website and complete an interest form: www.barcstrial.com
https://med.virginia.edu/bht/2025/06/03/4693/
SHINE Study
Our researchers are collaborating with colleagues from across the country on a new study to develop an online, self-directed intervention for survivors coping with sexual concerns following breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer survivors will be enrolled into the trial from oncology clinics across the U.S. through a strategic partnership with the Wake Forest Research Base of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). More information is available here.
Alcohol and Substances:
Pos4Health: A Patient-Centered eHealth Intervention for Non-Adherent HIV+ Substance Users
Bhoos: Safer Drinking for Students Mobile Application
bhoos is a native smartphone app targeting issues related to safe drinking for college students. It is composed of core educational content as well as a dynamic tool that allows you to track your drinking over time. bhoos was designed to be quick and easy to use. The more a user uses bhoos, the more they will benefit. The user can record their drinks in the app with a few taps and review their drinking history. In-app push notifications respond to the user’s drinking behavior to fit into the fabric of their lives. The user can review the in-app content that is most useful and ignore the rest. The app will soon be available on the Google Play and iTunes.
The bhoos app is currently part of a research study and only enrolled participants may use the app. Please contact our team at bhoosstudy@virginia.edu if you have any questions or would like further information.
Pos4Health: A Patient-Centered eHealth Intervention for Non-Adherent HIV+ Substance Users
bhoos is a native smartphone app targeting issues related to safe drinking for college students. It is composed of core educational content as well as a dynamic tool that allows you to track your drinking over time. bhoos was designed to be quick and easy to use. The more a user uses bhoos, the more they will benefit. The user can record their drinks in the app with a few taps and review their drinking history. In-app push notifications respond to the user’s drinking behavior to fit into the fabric of their lives. The user can review the in-app content that is most useful and ignore the rest. The app will soon be available on the Google Play and iTunes.
The bhoos app is currently part of a research study and only enrolled participants may use the app. Please contact our team at bhoosstudy@virginia.edu if you have any questions or would like further information.
A pilot RCT funded by NIH to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of Pos4Health (Peers Offering Support for Health), an Internet intervention to improve ART adherence and overcome related challenges for people living with HIV. Find out more here.
Women’s Issues:
CARRII: Contraception and Alcohol Risk Reduction Internet Intervention
CARRI is an Internet Intervention to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) risk. Click here to learn more.
BGATHome for Pregnancy: Blood Glucose Awareness Training at Home for Pregnancy
BGATHome for Pregnancy is a specialized version of BGATHome to help women with Type 1 diabetes who are contemplating pregnancy better detect and manage their blood glucose levels so that they can meet their diabetes-related clinical targets for conception.
Health & Nutrition:
iSHIFTup: An Internet Intervention to Prevent Pressure Ulcers in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
iSHIFTup is an Internet Intervention to help adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) prevent pressure ulcers (PrUs) and to promote protective health behaviors. A CNI/B grant was awarded to develop and test the feasibility of an Internet intervention for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) to prevent pressure ulcers (PrUs) and promote protective health behaviors.
BGATHome: Blood Glucose Awareness Training
A study to test whether a psychoeducational Internet program improves the awareness of blood glucose levels and quality of life of adults with type 1 diabetes. BGATHome is designed to help people improve their ability to recognize, anticipate, and prevent extreme fluctuations in blood glucose (BG) levels. The training program is based on the self-regulation theory of diabetes treatment, which emphasizes the need to provide people with the accurate information and “feedback” they need to do the complex task of managing their diabetes.
UCanPoopToo: An Internet Intervention for Pediatric Encopresis
U-Can-Poop-Too is an Internet Intervention developed to help children with encopresis. The program is based on Enhanced Toilet Training, and emphasizes both the medical and behavioral aspects of treatment. Children are able to participate in the program with a parent.
BGATHome: Blood Glucose Awareness Training
BGATHome is designed to help people improve their ability to recognize, anticipate, and prevent extreme fluctuations in blood glucose (BG) levels. The training program is based on the self-regulation theory of diabetes treatment, which emphasizes the need to provide people with the accurate information and “feedback” they need to do the complex task of managing their diabetes.
iSHIFTup: An Interent Intervention to Prevent Pressure Ulsers in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury
iSHIFTup is an Internet Intervention to help adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) prevent pressure ulcers (PrUs) and to promote protective health behaviors.
Identifying Driving Risk Factors in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and their Reduction via a Behavioral Intervention
A national NIH-NIDDK study investigating risk and prevention of hypoglycemia-related driving collisions for drivers with Type 1 diabetes