Clinical trials: Community-based
Psychological Distress
A Family-based, Resilience-focused Intervention for War-affected Communities in North-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The main research question of the study is whether a family-based, life-skills focused psychosocial intervention is effective in reducing psychological distress and stigma and improving inter-personal relations and functioning…
- Trial name
- NCT01542398
- Testing
- Family-Focused, Community-Based, Resilience-Targetting Psychosocial Intervention
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting
Soy-Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severely Malnourished Children
SAM defined by having weight-for-height (WH) less than - 3 Z score or bi-pedal nutritional edema is an important cause of death in children globally including Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Severe Wasting, Community Based Nutritional Management
- Trial name
- NCT01634009
- Testing
- Soy-based RUTF (in double blind design)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Children, Malnutrition
Evaluation of Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Recovery Rates in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
This project is being conducted with an aim to find out energy expenditure, body composition and recovery rates in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) receiving community-based nutritional rehabilitation therapy
- Trial name
- NCT01144806
- Testing
- Nutrition education, RUTF
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Hypertension (HTN), Diarrhea
Mortality Control Program for Economically Productive Age Group in Tribal Area of Melghat.
Background: Age specific mortality rate (ASMR) of 16-60 years is very high in Indian tribal areas due to communicable and non-communicable diseases.
- Conditions
- Hypertension (HTN), Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Malaria Fever
- Trial name
- MCPEPAG (NCT07436104)
- Testing
- Trained village health workers (VHWs) , provided treatment of HTN, diarrhoea, malaria, pneumonia, asthma and COPD by Amlodipine, ORS, Norfloxacin, Chloroquine, Azithromycin, salbutamol rotacaps, Appropriate referral
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 72,564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MAHAN Trust
Autistic Disorders Spectrum, Child Development
The Effects of a Nurse-led Community-based Sailing Programme on Resilience of School-aged Children With Autism
The goal of this pilot RCT is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the community-based sailing program and to assess the preliminary effects before the main RCT, given the literature on sailing for children with ASD…
- Trial name
- NCT06575244
- Testing
- Community-based sailing, Crafting activities
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anemia
Etiology of Anemia Among Preschool Children in Ethiopia
This study aims to determine the etiology of anemia among preschool children in selected regions of Ethiopia. The study is a longitudinal observational study to assess the determinant factors of anemia in two different seasons.
- Trial name
- NCT05626647
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 590 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Stroke
Hip Hop Stroke: Statewide Dissemination of a School-based Public Stroke Education Intervention
This study aims to disseminate Hip Hop Stroke 2.0 (HHS2.0) to a more heterogeneous (urban, suburban, and rural population) via NYS Stroke Centers through a partnership with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT03848364
- Testing
- Hip Hop Stroke 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pediatric Obesity
Integrating Community LITE Programme as an Online Family-based Intervention to Combat Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity in Singapore is rising with a record prevalence of 13% in 2017 (1). Given that 70% of overweight children remain so into adulthood (2), this will further increase the public health epidemic of diabetes among…
- Trial name
- NCT05281016
- Testing
- Usual Care, Online community LITE programme
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Pediatric Obesity
A Scalable Weight Control Intervention for Adolescents
Community-based programs are needed to improve dissemination of efficacious treatment for adolescent obesity. The current study aims to modify a community-based program, delivered through the YMCA, to increase its effectiveness…
- Trial name
- TEEN JOIN (NCT02426346)
- Testing
- Behavioral weight control, Group-based physical activity, Group-based incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Helminthiasis, Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection
Management of Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis and Strongyloidiasis
The general purpose of the project is to analyse soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) in a highly endemic area in northern Argentina with a multidisciplinary approach.
- Trial name
- NCT01308268
- Testing
- Ivermectin + Albendazole
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Salta
Dementia, Caregiver Burden
Comprehensive Home-based Dementia Care Coordination for Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles in Maryland
This Center for Medicare and Medicaid funded health care innovation award will implement the MIND at Home dementia care coordination program (called MIND at Home-Plus) through two community-based service agencies (Jewish…
- Trial name
- NCT02395731
- Testing
- MIND at Home-Plus Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Evaluating the Effects of StrongMinds Community-Based Group Interpersonal Therapy on Depression and Secondary Outcomes in Uganda
This study aims to evaluate the impact of the StrongMinds Group Interpersonal Therapy (IPT-G) program on depressive symptoms (primary outcome) and measures related to quality of life, social, economic, educational outcomes, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07812311
- Testing
- Group Interpersonal Therapy (IPT-G), Enhanced treatment as usual
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,213 people
- Sponsor
- IDinsight
Post-Measles Pneumonia, Measles
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Measles
Objective It is the objective to test whether the use of prophylactic antibiotics in measles infection will reduce the incidence of post-measles pneumonia and/or admissions to hospital with 50%.
- Trial name
- NCT00168532
- Testing
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Maternal Mortality
Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of several community-based interventions that address the key factors underlying the high maternal mortality, as well as neonatal mortality and…
- Trial name
- NCT01487707
- Testing
- Voluntary Health Worker (VHW) Program, Safe Birth Kit, Community Folk Media Campaigns
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
CBT, LGBTQ
SGM Evidenced-Based Mental Healthcare Implementation
The purpose of the proposed study is to identify effective strategies for implementing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)- affirmative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) at LGBTQ community centers across the…
- Trial name
- NCT05890404
- Testing
- LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT Training: Materials Only, LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT Training: Direct Training, LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT Training: Local Supervision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mental Disorders, Severe
Large Scale Implementation of Community Based Mental Health Care for People With Severe and Enduring Mental Ill Health in Europe
RECOVER-E's main purpose is to ensure well-functioning community mental health teams in five countries in Europe; these teams will serve as the central node for the coordination and provision of care for people with severe mental…
- Trial name
- RECOVER-E (NCT03884933)
- Testing
- Mobile team community mental health services
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Liga Romana pentru Sanatate Mintala
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth
Linking Facility-based Mortality Audits With Community Engagement in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Pakistan is one of the countries in South Asia where neonatal mortality rates remain stagnant. Babies born in Pakistan encounter the highest risk of dying; of every 1,000 babies born, 46 die before the end of their first month…
- Conditions
- External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- NCT03904706
- Testing
- Audits only, Audits with community feedback
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Sexually Transmitted Infections (Not HIV or Hepatitis), HIV Infections
IMARA for Black Male Caregivers and Girls Empowerment (IMAGE)
The scientific premise of this research is that individual, interpersonal, and structural factors impact Black girls' sexual reproductive health outcomes (sexually transmitted infection (STI) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (Not HIV or Hepatitis), HIV Infections, Sexual Behavior
- Trial name
- IMAGE (NCT06266416)
- Testing
- IMARA for Black Male Caregivers and Girls Empowerment, Time-matched control program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Emotional Disturbance, Behavior Disorders in Children
Family Connections
The Family Connections study, is intended to disrupt disparities in mental health treatment access for children at-risk for childhood trauma (ACEs) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED).
- Trial name
- NCT06662357
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Chronic Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Positive Psychology Interventions in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury
Background: Chronic pain is one of the most burdensome potential consequences of a physical disability, such as spinal cord injury (SCI). Estimates of the incidence of chronic pain in SCI range between 65 - 80%.
- Trial name
- T3P (NCT02459028)
- Testing
- Positive Psychology intervention, Positive Psychology intervention (Control exercise)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil