Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fever, Malaria
Innovative Public-private Partnership to Target Subsidized Antimalarials in the Retail Sector (Aim 2)
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the public health impact of targeted antimalarials subsidies through scale-up by determining the community-wide effects of targeting an antimalarial subsidy through a partnership…
- Trial name
- NCT02461628
- Testing
- Malaria RDT & conditional voucher for ACT from retail sector
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Asthma
Coordinated Healthcare Interventions for Childhood Asthma Gaps in Outcomes
Chicago is an epicenter for asthma health disparities in the U.S., with African-American children 5-11 yrs bearing a disproportionate share of the burden.
- Trial name
- CHICAGO (NCT02319967)
- Testing
- CAPE, CHW home visits
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Contraception
Clinical Study of Depo Provera Comparing Lay Health Workers and Clinically-trained Health Workers
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing lay Lady Health Workers (Lay Health Workers) with Family Welfare Workers (Clinically- trained Health Workers) on quantitative measures of safety and effectiveness of Depo Provera…
- Trial name
- NCT03255941
- Testing
- DMPA, Sayana Press
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Childhood Asthma, Community Health Workers
West Philadelphia Controls Asthma
This project uses community health workers (CHW) or lay health educators to implement asthma interventions that have been proven to work in the primary care setting and in schools.
- Trial name
- WPCA (NCT03514485)
- Testing
- Yes We Can Children's Asthma Program, School-Based Asthma Therapy, Open Airways for School Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 626 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattention
Pilot Testing PREschooler Care, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education (PRE-CARE)
The goal of this proposed study is to pilot test a novel treatment model (PRE-CARE) addressing unmet social needs for families of preschool-age children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
- Trial name
- PRE-CARE (NCT04999982)
- Testing
- Screening, Resource Packet, Resource Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Disease (HABIT): Efficacy Trial
Many youth with chronic disease have difficulty taking medication every day and therefore do not receive full benefit from treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03462511
- Testing
- HABIT Intervention, Standard of Care, Education materials
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pneumonia, Malaria
Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of community-based management of pneumonia and malaria by community health workers (CHWs) in a rural district of Zambia.
- Trial name
- ZIMMAPS (NCT00513500)
- Testing
- Coartem and amoxicillin, Coartem
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 3,125 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University