Clinical trials: Community-based
Physical Inactivity
Girls Can...Move! Testing the Feasibility of a Community-based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls
The purpose of this research is to learn about how to promote physical activity among adolescent girls by testing the feasibility and initial effectiveness of the Girls Can...Move! intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05241808
- Testing
- Girls Can...Move!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deirdre Dlugonski
Childhood Obesity
FOR HEALTH: A Family-oriented Healthy Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Preschool Children
In this 3-phase study, following an initial small-scale (phase 1) feasibility trial, the aim of phase 2 of the project is to investigate whether a community-based, 12-month intervention for overweight and obese preschool children…
- Trial name
- FOR HEALTH (NCT01698606)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary, family-centered lifestyle intervention with behavioral counseling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Low Birth Weight
Community Kangaroo Mother Care for Improving Child Survival and Brain Development in Low Birth Weight Newborns
While newborn and child survival remains a priority, optimal development of survivors is receiving increasing attention. Interventions that impact both survival and development should be prioritized for action.
- Trial name
- CKMC-DEV (NCT02631343)
- Testing
- KMC, Essential newborn care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Lymphatic Filariasis
Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis
The DOLF Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis study will determine the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following triple-drug therapy (IVM+DEC+ALB, IDA) compared to the standard two-drug treatment (DEC+ALB…
- Trial name
- NCT02899936
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- 4 sites in Haiti, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 23,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Internet-Based Intervention
Evaluation of the First Pathways Game on Parent-child Interactions and Development for Vulnerable Children
Children's brains develop quickly in the first three years of life and are particularly sensitive to their environment. Adverse experiences, such as exposure to abuse and neglect, can increase children's risk for behavioral…
- Trial name
- NCT04902404
- Testing
- First Pathways Game
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
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
Mental Health Issue, COVID-19
Evaluating Social Perception Dynamics
Mental health vulnerability due to stress is increased in People of African Descent (PADs) in America due to disproportionate effects of racism, poverty, education, and criminal justice sentencing.
- Trial name
- NCT06513871
- Testing
- Social perception tasks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pneumonia
CHIZAP: Community- and Health Facility-Based Intervention With Zinc as Adjuvant Therapy for Childhood Pneumonia
The aim of the study described is to measure the degree with which zinc given as adjunct therapy to standard antibiotic treatment during childhood pneumonia reduces the risk of treatment failure and the duration of the illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00148733
- Testing
- Zinc
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,628 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Child/Adolescent Problems, Mental Disorders
Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Refugee Children: A Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) Collaboration
This study will use CBPR mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative data collection) to conduct needs assessments and design and evaluate a core family-based intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02562794
- Testing
- Family Strengthening Intervention-Refugees
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Cancer
A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening
This study engages youth as health advocates to increase cancer screening in their community. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a youth-led intervention on cancer screening awareness in adults who are overdue for…
- Trial name
- NCT07008781
- Testing
- Youth-led cancer screening intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Chronic Disease, Integrated Care
Implementation of Community-based Collaborative Management of Complex Chronic Patients
Background/Aims: Large scale adoption of integrated care for chronic patients constitutes a key milestone to accelerate adaptation of current healthcare systems to the evolving needs triggered by population ageing and high…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Integrated Care, Telemedicine
- Trial name
- Nextcare_CCP (NCT02956395)
- Testing
- Integrated care intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Vaccination, Vaccination Pain
CARD for Community Pharmacy Vaccinations - Phase 2
This study is phase 2 of a cluster trial integrating the CARD (Comfort Ask Relax System) in community pharmacies affiliated with Wholehealth Pharmacy Partners.
- Conditions
- Vaccination, Vaccination Pain, Vaccination Reaction, Vaccination Pharmacy
- Trial name
- NCT06666868
- Testing
- Sustained CARD, First-time CARD
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Tuberculosis
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Community Based Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in Kenya
Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) is a well studied clinical intervention for primary and secondary prevention of active tuberculosis (TB) after infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- Trial name
- IPT (NCT00850915)
- Testing
- community IPT
- Where
- 18 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation
Cervical Cancer Prevention, Cervical Cancer
A Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Kenya
Cervical cancer is caused by oncogenic, or "high-risk" (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV), and is the main cause of cancer-related death among Kenyan women.
- Trial name
- Merck-3 (NCT06411938)
- Testing
- High Risk HPV DNA Testing, Visual Inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and possible cervical biopsy, Gardisil-9
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pregnancy Related
Chamas for Change Validation
This team has shown that chamas can be tailored to increase the uptake of health services in pregnancy and infancy, sustain themselves beyond the period of funding and become integrated within a county's health strategy.
- Trial name
- NCT03187873
- Testing
- Chama cha MamaToto
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moi University
Promoting Cardiovascular Health in Younger Age Group
Family-based Approach to Promotion of Health - FAMILIA (Project 1)
Problem: Childhood obesity has more than doubled over the past 30 years, with nearly one-third of children aged 6 to 11 years being obese.
- Trial name
- FAMILIA (NCT02343341)
- Testing
- Preschool Health Promotion Education Program
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Intervention in Hand Hygiene for Infectious Diseases Prevention
Impact of an AI-enabled UV Hand Hygiene Intervention in Primary Schools: a Community Intervention Study
Background Hand hygiene refers to the practice of keeping hands clean to prevent the spread of disease. Hand hygiene workshops are an important tool to educate students about the importance of keeping their hands clean and…
- Trial name
- NCT07160842
- Testing
- Hand hygiene intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Catala de Salut
Fever, Anaemia
Acceptability and Cost Effectiveness of Home Based Management of Fever: Different Strategies
Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality particularly among children < 5 years in Uganda. Due to inaccessibility many children die before they reach the health facility.
- Conditions
- Fever, Anaemia, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT00259142
- Testing
- Chloroquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,314 people
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Pneumonia
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Based Method to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Pneumonia
Pneumonia, or lung infection, is usually treated with antibiotics targeted against the organisms that the physician guesses are causing the problem. The determination of the exact cause of a patient's pneumonia is difficult.
- Trial name
- NCT00867841
- Testing
- nasopharyngeal swab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
HIV
HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Malawi: General Population
The aim of this project is to investigate the feasibility, affordability as well as the health and social impact of introducing HIV self-testing to rural communities through existing community-based volunteer services.
- Trial name
- STAR Malawi (NCT02718274)
- Testing
- OraQuick ADVANCE HIV I/II test kits, packaged for self-use (manufactured in Thailand), Home-based initiation of ARVs
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 5,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine