Clinical trials: Genetic Linkage
HIV, HIV Testing
Home-based Intervention to Test and Start
This study aims to establish the causal impact of two interventions - micro-incentives and a male-sensitive HIV- specific decision support app - on population-level HIV viral load and HIV-related mortality in men, as well as on…
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV Testing, Linkage to Care
- Trial name
- HITS (NCT03757104)
- Testing
- micro-incentive, EPIC-HIV, micro-incentive and EPIC-HIV
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Prostatitis, Cystitis, Interstitial
Linkage Analysis in Interstitial Cystitis
Urologic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), variably termed painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC) in females and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men (CP/CPPS), is a chronic, debilitating clinical…
- Conditions
- Prostatitis, Cystitis, Interstitial, Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- IC (NCT00675298)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aflatoxin Ingestion
Mycotoxin Mitigation Trial
Multiple observational studies show an association between fetal and post-natal aflatoxin exposure and reduced linear growth. However, the effects of confounding factors such as socio-economic status, food insecurity and nutrient…
- Trial name
- MMT (NCT03940547)
- Testing
- Provision of flour, Promotion of flour
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,842 people
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Stuttering
Genetic Factors Related to Stuttering
Stuttering is an abnormality in speech that affects the rhythm of speech. People who stutter know what they wish to say, but at the time are unable to say it because of involuntary repetition, unnecessary lengthening…
- Trial name
- NCT00001602
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Allograft Recipients in England - an Observational Cohort Study
Kidney transplantation is the renal replacement therapy of choice for the majority of patients with end-stage kidney disease. Epidemiological studies of kidney allograft recipients can aid in the understanding of cause and effect…
- Trial name
- KARE (NCT01798524)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19,688 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
MS PATHS COVID-19 Questionnaire Data Linkage Sub-Study
The primary objective of this sub-study is to supplement the Multiple Sclerosis Partners Advancing Technology and Health Solutions (MS PATHS) dataset with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health information obtained…
- Trial name
- NCT05058729
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,507 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Healthy
Genetic Component of Handedness
Some functions are generally controlled by the right side of the brain and others by the left. One of the most easily observed examples of this "lateral specialization" of the brain is handedness-that is, a person's preference…
- Trial name
- NCT00005003
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pesticide Exposure
Incidence and Mortality of Childhood Cancer Among Children of Farmer Pesticide Applications
Previous studies have estabished pesticide exposure as a possible risk factor for childhood cancer. The Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a prospective cohort study of pesticide exposure among 51,000 pesticide applicators in North…
- Trial name
- NCT00339378
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21,985 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access
Disparities In Access to the Northwest Ambulance Service During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum Period and Its Association With Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes
This study is the first in the United Kingdom (UK) to look at how women and families from different backgrounds use ambulance services during the 'perinatal period' - through pregnancy, birth, and shortly after having a baby.
- Conditions
- Emergency Maternity Care, Health Inequalities in Maternity Care Access, Disparities in Access to Maternity Care, Deprivation
- Trial name
- DIAAS (NCT07049263)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people
- Sponsor
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiac Dysrhythmia
Antiarrythmic Drugs - Long-term Follow-up in the Modern Era
Antiarrhythmic drugs are associated with significant side effect profiles. Amiodarone has primarily class III action and whilst it has unrivalled efficacy in management of certain arrhythmias, it has a formidable side effect…
- Trial name
- NCT01082055
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Condomless Sex, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Cape Town Young Women's Health CoOp
This two-arm cluster randomized trial tested a gender-focused comprehensive HIV testing and counselling (HTC) program, the Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC) with a standard HTC program and targeted female adolescents (aged 16-19)…
- Conditions
- Condomless Sex, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Alcohol and Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT02974998
- Testing
- Young Women's Health CoOp (YWHC), Standard HTC
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Alcoholism, HIV Infection
Genetic Factors and Interrelationships for Sexual Orientation, Susceptibility to HIV and Kaposi's Sarcoma, Alcoholism and Psychological Traits, and Histocompatibility Antigens
We propose to test, by DNA linkage analysis of family pedigree members, the following interrelated hypotheses: 1) that sexual orientation is genetically influenced; 2) that the development of Kaposi's sarcoma and other outcomes…
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, HIV Infection, Homosexuality, Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00001294
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
HIV Infections, Men
Improving HIV Testing, Linkage, and Retention in Care for Men Through U=U Messaging
This study will evaluate the impact of U=U messaging and counseling on gaps in the HIV care cascade for men, including testing uptake and ART initiation (Aim 1), achieving viral suppression and retention in care (Aim 2) in two…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Men, Treatment Adherence
- Trial name
- NCT05602376
- Testing
- U=U testing messaging scripts, U=U adherence messaging scripts
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,642 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Mental Disorder
Integrated Mental Health Care for Pregnant Women With HIV in Kenya: The Tunawiri Study
This study seeks to improve mental health, pregnancy, and HIV outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV with common mental health disorders in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT06117163
- Testing
- Collaborative Care Model
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Genetic Skin Disease, Keratosis Follicularis
Study of Scaling Disorders and Other Inherited Skin Diseases
The purpose of this study is to identify the genes responsible for certain scaling disorders and other inherited skin diseases and to learn about the medical problems they cause.
- Conditions
- Genetic Skin Disease, Keratosis Follicularis, Lamellar Ichthyosis
- Trial name
- NCT00001292
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Data Analysis, Cancer Genetics
Exploratory Data Analysis for Disease Pedigrees and Cancer Genetics
The researchers have developed and distributed several software packages for pedigree analysis (FAST, CASPAR, PedHunter, IIC) and cancer genetics (oncotree, METREX).
- Trial name
- NCT00339508
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,385 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
LYNX: A Novel Mobile App to Support Linkage to HIV/STI Testing PrEP for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
This study is testing the acceptability and feasibility of a highly interactive mobile application (app) to promote HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young men…
- Conditions
- HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Risk Reduction, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT03177512
- Testing
- LYNX Mobile App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation
Warfarin - How Good Are we at Maintaining Target Range ?
Patients with atrial fibrillation are often anticoagulated with Warfarin. Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic window requiring frequent monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT01081327
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Anodontia
Linkage and Identification of (a) Candidate Gene(s) for Tooth Disorders
The congenital absence of teeth, commonly referred to as hypodontia or tooth agenesis, is a common developmental anomaly of human dentition that affects approximately 20% of the population.
- Trial name
- NCT00026026
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Pancreatitis
Genetic Linkage Study for Hereditary Pancreatitis
The purpose of this study is to establish linkage in families with hereditary pancreatitis (HP) to the cationic trypsinogen gene or other, as yet unknown, HP gene(s).
- Trial name
- NCT00004475
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 808 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh