Clinical trials: First Nations
Healthy Children, Elementary School Age
Healthy Buddies Manitoba
School-based interventions are generally ineffective for preventing weight gain in children. In 2007, a group from the University of British Columbia, developed a program called Healthy Buddies, that relied on peer mentors to…
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, Elementary School Age, Rural and Urban, First Nations
- Trial name
- NCT01979978
- Testing
- Healthy Buddies Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 647 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Head Start Participation
American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES 2019)
The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) 2019 builds on AIAN FACES 2015 (NCT03842111), which was the first national study children and families participating in Region XI…
- Trial name
- AIAN FACES (NCT04046965)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,587 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Obesity Prevention, School Wellness Policy
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools.
- Trial name
- NCT06864468
- Testing
- Health promotion curricula
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Obesity
Engaging Tribal Policy Makers to Improve the Food and Physical Activity Environments in American Indian Communities
The overall objective of the study is to reduce adult obesity in participating American Indian (AI) communities and to improve understanding of the behavioral and environmental factors affecting obesity in these settings.
- Trial name
- OPREVENT2 (NCT02803853)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 876 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Preventing American Indian Children From Becoming Overweight
The purpose of this study is to establish an intervention to keep American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children from becoming overweight.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00245180
- Testing
- Diet, Exercise
- Volunteers
- 577 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Asthma in Children
Factors Influencing Pediatric Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease with serious morbidity and potential mortality. Multiple physiologic, environmental and social conditions impact the prevalence and severity of asthma.
- Trial name
- FIPA (NCT03302962)
- Testing
- Intensive Asthma Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- Missouri Breaks Industries Research, Inc.
Mental Health Wellness 1, Behavior, Health
Talking Circle for Native American Youth
Native American youth have higher rates of depression and lifetime major depressive episodes, and, by age 11, are more likely to have initiated alcohol and substance use than any other racial/ethnic group.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Behavior, Health, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- AYoLi (NCT06781736)
- Testing
- Talking Circle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Substance Use
Intertribal Talking Circle for the Prevention of Substance Abuse in Native Youth
This project will evaluate an after-school substance abuse prevention intervention, compared to a standard substance abuse education program, targeting 6th grade AI youth in three AI communities: Ojibwe/Chippewa in Minnesota…
- Trial name
- NCT03086434
- Testing
- Culturally Tailored Intervention, Standard Substance Abuse Education
- Volunteers
- 630 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
We Are Here Now: a Multi-level, Multicomponent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for American Indian Youth
N/E is a community-based participatory research (CBPR) multi-level, multi-component sexual and reproductive health (SRH) intervention, constructed on Ecological Systems Theory.
- Trial name
- NE (NCT03694418)
- Testing
- We are here now: a multi-level, multi-component sexual and reproductive health intervention for American Indian youth
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Substance Use
Culturally Grounded Early Substance Use Prevention for American Indian Families
This study involves adaptation, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of a family-based program designed to prevent early initiation of substance use on a Northern Plains Indian reservation.
- Trial name
- NCT02383225
- Testing
- Lakota Language enhancement, Facebook Supplement, Substance Use Resistance Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
The Safety and Effectiveness of Gatekeeper Training in First Nations Communities
Gatekeeper training is where people in the community are trained to recognize and identify those who are at risk for suicide and assist them in getting care. Gatekeeper training has been widely implemented around the world.
- Trial name
- NCT02118116
- Testing
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Carrier State
Study to Eliminate Hib Carriage in Rural Alaska Native Villages
Hib disease rates in rural Alaska before introduction of HIb conjugate vaccine were among the highest in the world. Since vaccine introduction, rates have fallen by 90% but the disease has not been eliminated.
- Trial name
- NCT00153556
- Testing
- Hib conjugate vaccine (HbOC, Wyeth Vaccines)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS
Adapting and Evaluating an EBI to Prevent HIV/AIDS Risk Among Apache Youth
The investigators seek to adapt, implement and evaluate a randomized controlled trial of an evidence based intervention delivered by Apache interventionists to reduce HIV/AIDS risk, targeting Apache adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01910714
- Testing
- Focus On Youth, Health Education Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Disorder
Feasibility of a Culturally Adapted Emotional-Behavioral Prevention Program for American Indian Children
American Indians (AI) are at greater risk for anxiety and depression early in life. This is concerning given the potential negative effects of these conditions across the lifespan (substance use, suicide).
- Trial name
- NCT05371665
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted Cognitive-Behavioral Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Financial Incentives to Exercise for Adolescents
Among youth populations, American Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the United States. This study will use exercise as the principal lifestyle modification approach to reduce the risk of diabetes in this…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01848353)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Suicidal Ideation
The Elders' Resilience Curriculum
The overall goal of this research is to better understand if and how the Elders' Resilience Curriculum (ERC), a culturally grounded, school-based upstream suicide prevention program taught by White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT)…
- Trial name
- NCT06045273
- Testing
- Elders' Resilience Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Early Childhood Dental Caries
Promoting Behavioral Change for Oral Health in American Indian Mothers and Children
A program of motivational interviewing plus enhanced community services in prevention of early childhood caries vs. enhanced community services alone for American Indian mothers and their children will reduce the childrens'…
- Trial name
- NCT01116726
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing, Enhanced community services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Substance Use, Self Esteem
Native Spirit: Significant Aim 3: Intervention
The proposed research will used community-based participatory research methods in an urban-based American Indian (AI) community to adapt, implement, and evaluate an after-school program, called Native Spirit (NS), that seeks to…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Self Esteem, Youth Drinking, Prevention, Suicide
- Trial name
- NCT06785311
- Testing
- Native Spirit After-School Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Infection
Immunogenicity of H. Influenzae Type b PRP-OMP Vaccines in American Indian and Alaska Native Children (the HibVax Study)
The main goal of this study is to compare the Haemophilus influenzae type b antibody response in American Indian / Alaska Native (AI/AN) infants to two licensed vaccines: Vaxelis and PedvaxHIB.
- Trial name
- NCT04978818
- Testing
- Vaxelis, PedvaxHIB
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Prospective Studies of the Natural History of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications in the Gila River Indian Community
This project is a continuation of an extensive longitudinal population-based epidemiological investigation of the etiology and determinants of type 2 diabetes (and its complications) and formerly arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00339482
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,647 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)