Clinical trials: Community-based
Dengue, Chikungunya
Risk Assessment of Community Spread of Multiple Endemic Infectious Diseases in a One Health Perspective
RACSMEI addresses the high burden of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries, including Cambodia, where limited surveillance and laboratory capacity often obscure etiologies and transmission dynamics.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infection, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- RACSMEI (NCT07358910)
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Type 2 Diabetes
Taking Action Together- A Diabetes Prevention Program
The purpose of this study was to determine whether once-weekly exposure to a program that fostered self-esteem building, and improvements in nutrition and physical activity behaviors would reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in…
- Trial name
- TAT (NCT01039116)
- Testing
- High Intensity, Low Intensity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Stroke, Psychosocial Problem
A Theory-driven Visual Arts-based Intervention for Community-dwelling Stroke Survivors
Stroke leads to psychosocial issues for community-dwelling stroke survivors in their recovery journey. Previous studies showed the benefits of visual arts-based interventions in enhancing self-efficacy and psychosocial functions.
- Trial name
- NCT05806658
- Testing
- Visual arts-based intervention
- Where
- Macau
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- The Nethersole School of Nursing
Acute Febrile Illness
Causes and Outcomes of Febrile Illness in Health Facilities in Rural South and Southeast Asia
This prospective multi-site observational study aims to describe causes and clinical outcomes of acute febrile illness as well as host biomarkers in patients aged >28 days residing in rural areas in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, the…
- Trial name
- SEACTN-WP-B (NCT04629053)
- Where
- 4 sites in Bangladesh, Laos and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Growth Acceleration, Infant Morbidity
Extended Pilot Project Community Based Production of Complementary Food in Ethiopia
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of a package of interventions including production and distribution of locally produced complementary foods (via so-called "Grain-banks") and Micronutrient Powders (MNPs)…
- Trial name
- NCT02484495
- Testing
- Program evaluation (impact assessment)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute
HIV, Substance Use
Employing eSBI in HIV Testing for At-risk Youth
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability and test the initial efficacy of eSBI, (electronic screening and brief intervention for alcohol use) coupled with STTR (Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain) in…
- Trial name
- NCT02703116
- Testing
- Alcohol Use BI, Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 464 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
HIV, Alcohol Consumption
Mentor Moms+ Study
The goal of this study is to adapt an existing evidence based intervention for use in pregnant and lactating people (PLP) who use alcohol.
- Trial name
- (MM+) (NCT06962592)
- Testing
- MM+, Enhanced HIV attention control (eSOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Health Behavior, Adolescence
THRIVE-Belize: A School-Based Life-Skills Program to Support Teen Health in Toledo District, Belize (Feasibility)
THRIVE-Belize is a school-based program being developed to support the health and well-being of adolescents in the Toledo District of southern Belize.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Adolescence, Feasibility Studies
- Trial name
- THRIVE-Belize (NCT07687199)
- Where
- Belize
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Poisoning
Community Based Prevention/Control Project
This project is aimed at better understanding how children living in agricultural environments are exposed to pesticides, and how such exposures can be prevented or reduced.
- Trial name
- NCT00013767
- Testing
- Individual and Community education
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Onchocerciasis, Epilepsy
Impact of a Bi-annual CDTI on the Incidence of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis-endemic Area
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease associated with epilepsy, particularly in areas of high Onchocerciasis volvulus transmission.
- Trial name
- OAETanzania (NCT05749653)
- Testing
- Bi-annual CDTI
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 6,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Childhood Obesity
Improving Cardiometabolic Health of Youth on Antipsychotic Medication
Pediatric antipsychotic treatment is associated with significant obesity-related side effects, including weight gain, increased blood sugar, abnormal cholesterol, and risk of new onset diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02877823
- Testing
- Treatment, Control
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dental Caries, Obesity Prevention
Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness and sustainability of a community-participatory hydration intervention over 3 years within a district that has newly installed hydration stations and is operating under a…
- Trial name
- NCT06714929
- Testing
- Hydration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Mental Disease
Mental Health Reinforcement in Wayapi and Teko Communities in French Guiana : Evaluation of the Impact of a Mediation Based Activity in Municipalities of Camopi and Trois Saut in French Guiana
In French Guiana, Indigenous people experience high levels of psychological distress and higher rates of suicidal behavior than the rest of the population.
- Trial name
- MCS Impact (NCT07808801)
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Parenting
Extension Study of the Family Spirit Program
The aim of the proposed research is to implement and evaluate a follow-up study of the impact of the Family Spirit family strengthening program among a high-risk sample of Apache mothers and their children.
- Trial name
- NCT01910701
- Testing
- Family Spirit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Stroke
Matão Preventing Stroke (MaPS): a Stroke Register Study
Stroke is one of the most important cause of mortality and disability in Brazil. The city of Matão, located in São Paulo state, with a population around 80.000 inhabitants, has conditions to develop a community-based stroke…
- Trial name
- MaPS (NCT03391102)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Neurológico de Pesquisa e Reabiitação, Brazil
Parent-Child Relations, Behavioral Intervention
Mobile Health (mHealth) Tools to Improve Delivery Quality of a Family Home Visiting Intervention
This study will pilot a family-focused, behavioral health intervention while also developing and piloting mHealth tools to support Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Sierra Leone.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Behavioral Intervention, Exposure to Violent Event, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT04481399
- Testing
- Family Strengthening Intervention for Early Childhood Development, Community Health Worker Routine
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Diarrhea, Stunting
Zinc-MNP Trial for Prevention of Diarrhea and Promotion of Linear Growth
This is a randomized, double-blind, community-based efficacy trial of different doses, forms, and frequencies of zinc supplementation for the prevention of diarrhea and promotion of linear growth among children 9-11 months of age…
- Trial name
- NCT03406793
- Testing
- Standard MNP, High zinc, low iron MNP, High zinc, low/no iron on alternating days
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,886 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies
Fiji Integrated Therapy (FIT) - Triple Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis, Scabies and Soil Transmitted Helminths in Fiji
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), scabies and soil transmitted helminths (STH) are common neglected tropical diseases affecting the people of Fiji.
- Conditions
- Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies, Impetigo, Soil Transmitted Helminths
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT03177993)
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 3 drug dose - IDA with second dose of ivermectin, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 4,773 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Health Behavior, Behavior
Health Behaviors of Medical Personnel in Hospital Maternity Ward
The purpose of this study is to characterize the existing health behaviors and obstacles to healthy lifestyle among the medical staff in a maternity ward in order to develop a specifically-tailored intervention to help improve…
- Trial name
- NCT04138732
- Testing
- Improve health behaviors of medical personel
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
CD4 Deficiency, Adherence
Non-enrolment and Non-adherence to HIV Care in a Community-based Program, Rakai, Uganda
Hypothesis 1: The proportion of pre-ART patients whose CD4 cell counts decline to ART-eligibility within 48 weeks will be lower in intervention compared to the non-intervention arm.
- Conditions
- CD4 Deficiency, Adherence, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT02135003
- Testing
- patient-selected care buddy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,209 people
- Sponsor
- Rakai Health Sciences Program