Clinical trials: Disparities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Can a Novel Telemedicine Tool Reduce Disparities Related to the Identification of Preschool Children With Autism?
Families seeking evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face barriers such as low availability of specialists, lengthy waitlists, and long distances to tertiary care diagnostic centers.
- Trial name
- TAP-P (NCT05373173)
- Testing
- Tele-assessment + In-person assessment, Tele-assessment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pregnancy in Adolescence, Rural Health
Latino Teen Pregnancy Prevention K23
The study will utilize an exploratory study design, applying formative research methods to inform the development and pilot testing of an unintended teen pregnancy prevention intervention.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy in Adolescence, Rural Health, Hispanic or Latino
- Trial name
- NCT06105905
- Testing
- Healthy futures ("Futuros Saludables")
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Acute Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A High Intensity Electronic Health Intervention for the Reduction of Learning Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survivors
This clinical trial evaluates a high intensity electronic health (eHealth) intervention program for reducing learning disparities in children with cancer.
- Conditions
- Acute Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT05428176
- Testing
- Best Practice, Internet-Based Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pediatric Cancer
Barriers and Facilitators in Access to OT/PT in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
This study aims to identify the modifiable facilitators and barriers to occupational and physical therapy care for children during and after cancer treatment that may be contributing to disparities in health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05305950
- Testing
- Patient population
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Dental Caries in Children, Health Behavior
Coordinated Oral Health Promotion (CO-OP) Chicago
This study assesses the impact of oral health promotion delivered by community health workers in medical clinics, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) centers, and family homes.
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children, Health Behavior, Healthcare Disparities
- Trial name
- NCT03397589
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW) services
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Community Mental Health Services
Patient Navigators for Children's Community Mental Health Services in High Poverty Urban Communities
The purpose is to study a model of mental health navigation for African American and Latinx children (0-14 years) in high poverty urban communities focused on reducing key parental attitudinal barriers to care.
- Trial name
- NCT05294042
- Testing
- Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Obesity, Childhood
A Trial of Two Family-based Childhood Obesity Treatment Programs
The primary aim is to determine the relative effectiveness in child BMI z-scores at 3, 6, and 12-months post baseline of iChoose+ versus Family Connections.
- Trial name
- NCT03245775
- Testing
- iChoose, Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Sexually Transmitted Infection
rPlan Multimedia Dual Protection Intervention to Reduce Health Disparities
The investigators will develop a digital application (app)-"rPlan dual protection" (rPlan)-to be used in the clinic waiting room prior to a gynecological and/or contraceptive visit.
- Trial name
- NCT02498067
- Testing
- rPlan dual protection waiting room app intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Gender Identity
TRANSLATE: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals' Access to Healthcare
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals face a number of health disparities, many of which can be tied to a lack of access to or use of primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT03808883
- Testing
- TGNC Directed Advocacy Meetings, Facilitated Dialogues between TGNC Cohort and Healthcare Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Mental Health
OurChild: A Health IT Solution to Reduce Minority Health Disparities
Chinese American immigrant families are a fast-growing immigrant group with unmet early childhood mental health needs. The team proposes to design, build, and implement OurChild, an integrated mHealth/EHR solution to increase…
- Trial name
- NCT04677647
- Testing
- OurChild mHealth Digital Platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Asthma, Quality of Life
Reducing Asthma Disparities Through School-Based Telemedicine for Rural Children
The overall goal of this proposal is to examine the efficacy of a school-based asthma telemedicine intervention in a predominately minority, low-income rural pediatric population.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Quality of Life, Children
- Trial name
- NCT01167855
- Testing
- Asthma Education Sessions, Asthma Health Assessment via Telemonitoring, Provider Treatment Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease
EMPOWER-1: A Multi-site Clinical Cohort Research Study to Reduce Health Inequality
Health inequality and genetic disparity are a significant issue in the United Kingdom (UK). This study focuses on diseases that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the UK, and specifically examines the…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03987633)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Genetics Limited
Health Care Utilization
Reducing Adolescent Sexual and Mental Health Disparities by Increasing Access to Telemedicine and Mobile Care
Investigators will attend a series of community outreach events that provide/demonstrate telemedicine and the Children's Mercy Mobile Unit which is equipped to provide direct patient care.
- Trial name
- NCT05031741
- Testing
- Peer Leader Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cancer Risk Factors, Cancer Prevention
Using Middle School Science Teachers to Address Cancer Health Disparities
The CARES4You study is testing a middle school science curriculum designed to teach students about cancer risk and prevention. The lessons are taught by regular science teachers during class time and are aligned with national…
- Trial name
- CARES4You (NCT07501689)
- Testing
- CARES4You Curriculum
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,812 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pediatric Obesity, Exercise
Summer Food Service Program
This pilot trial is designed to test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of offering the BOKS program, an evidence-based physical activity curriculum that engages school-age children in moderate to vigorous physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04544137
- Testing
- BOKS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Hypertension
COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control
The goal of CONSULT-BP is to train early-stage healthcare providers, including residents and nurse practitioner (NP) students, to mitigate providers' bias, improve communication skills, and enhance providers' ability to develop…
- Trial name
- CONSULT-BP (NCT03375918)
- Testing
- CONSULT-BP Educational Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Self Harm, Depression
Computer Assisted Family Intervention to Treat Self-Harm Disparities in Latinas and Sexual/Gender Minority Youth
This study is designed to refine and test the efficacy of a computer assisted culturally informed and flexible/adaptive intervention for Latino adolescents for whom self-harm behaviors are a health disparity-specifically, Latinas…
- Conditions
- Self Harm, Depression, Emotion Dysregulation, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- NCT03709472
- Testing
- Computer Assisted CIFFTA, Behavioral: Traditional face-to-face treatment-no technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami