Clinical trials: Health Disparities
Obesity
Reducing Health Disparities in Childhood Obesity
In this study, we will address cost barriers to participating in summer programs and hypothesize this will lead to marked improvements in children's obesogenic behaviors and a reduction in excessive, unhealthy weight gain over…
- Trial name
- NCT04072549
- Testing
- Free Summer Programming
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 651 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Stroke, Acute
Health Disparities in Stroke Patients and Their Families: a Longitudinal Multicenter Study (HDSS)
The meeting point of the patient and his/her immediate family with the health care system is complicated and traumatic. While having to deal with medicalization geared towards providing evidence-based and cost-effective medical…
- Trial name
- HDSS (NCT03330652)
- Where
- 4 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Breastfeeding
Breast for Success: A Family-Centered Intervention in Support of Breastfeeding Among High-risk Low-income Mothers
Breast for Success is a new direct service program focused on overcoming barriers to breastfeeding for low-income inner-city mothers by use of a culturally competent and home-based educational and support intervention.
- Trial name
- BFS (NCT01272661)
- Testing
- Enhanced Curriculum, Enhanced Curriculum+Breastfeeding Doula, Enhanced Curriculum +Father Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,296 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Child
Breaking Disparities in Access to Advanced Diabetes Technologies in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
50 children/adolescents (ages 6 to <18yrs) with T1D in suboptimal control (HbA1c≥8.0%) and lower SES (below 200% poverty line) on insulin therapy (either injections or open-loop pumps) will be recruited at Nemours ~ 1/3 each AA…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Child, Delivery of Health Care, Equipment and Supplies
- Trial name
- NCT05849753
- Testing
- Advanced artificial pancreas closed-loop technology
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Pediatric Obesity
Developing a Preschool Obesity Intervention for Families Enrolled in WIC
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a community and home-based preschool obesity intervention for families enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
- Trial name
- NCT02292602
- Testing
- Family-Based Weight Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
School Attendance, School Climate
The University of Oregon ACCESS Project
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if two behavioral interventions work to reduce office disciplinary referrals, improve attendance, and reduce depression and anxiety in 7th grade students.
- Conditions
- School Attendance, School Climate, School Engagement, School Exclusion
- Trial name
- NCT07264621
- Testing
- Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA), Family Check-Up Online (FCU-O), FCU-Online with telehealth coaching
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Development Delay, Development, Child
The Opening Doors to Early Intervention Study
Poor urban minority children often experience delays in their early development leading to health disparities. Publicly funded early intervention services are available to improve child development among these children in…
- Trial name
- ODEI (NCT03625115)
- Testing
- Family Navigator (FN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Asthma
Reducing Asthma Morbidity In High Risk Minority Preschool Children
Low-income, minority children are disproportionately affected by asthma and can experience higher rates of asthma attacks, lower lung function, decreased physical activity, increases in school absenteeism, and higher rates of…
- Trial name
- ABC-HS (NCT01519453)
- Testing
- Home Based Asthma Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 404 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Toothbrushing, Dental Plaque
BEhavioral EConomics for Oral Health iNnovation Pilot Trial
This Phase I randomized pilot trial will assess the efficacy of a fixed incentive payment program and drawing incentive payment program versus a control program to promote early childhood caries (ECC) preventive health behaviors…
- Conditions
- Toothbrushing, Dental Plaque, Parent-Child Relations, Oral Hygiene
- Trial name
- BEECON Pilot (NCT03862443)
- Testing
- Fixed Incentive, Drawing Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV/AIDS
Improving the HIV PrEP Cascade Using an Intervention for Healthcare Providers
The PrEP Optimization Intervention (PrEP-OI) aims to educate healthcare providers on PrEP and assist providers in the appropriate targeting of patients at increased risk for HIV acquisition, initiating PrEP when appropriate, and…
- Trial name
- PrEP-OI (NCT03532191)
- Testing
- PrEP Optimization Intervention (PrEP-OI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
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
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
Cancer
Veterans as Leaders in Understanding and Education (VALUE)
The primary objectives for this study are to develop an estimate of the prevalence of health literacy at four geographically diverse Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (Minneapolis, Portland, Durham, and West Los Angeles), and for…
- Trial name
- NCT00137241
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,850 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Utilizing Community Health Workers as Diabetes Technology Coaches for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Using Automated Insulin Delivery
This study uses community health workers (CHW) as diabetes technology coaches for African American children using automated insulin delivery systems but have an HbA1c of 8% or higher.
- Trial name
- CHWs AID Youth (NCT07154251)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Child Behavior, Parenting
Natural Helpers and PCIT
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a time-limited (i.e., 18 weeks) community health worker (CHW) intervention, referred to as the Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) plus natural helper (NH) model, on…
- Trial name
- NCT05400434
- Testing
- Standard Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Natural Helpers (NH)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
COVID-19
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Black and Latino Youth
Black and Latino youth may be less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine than White youth. In this study we will work with community members to come up with ways to help Black and Latino families learn more about the COVID-19…
- Trial name
- NCT05293392
- Testing
- Culturally-Tailored COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,792 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Health System
Asthma
Asthma Disparities in Latino Children:Acculturation,Illness Representations & CAM
This interdisciplinary multi-level study moves the research in asthma health disparities from descriptive studies of individual constructs and contexts to testing an integrated, multi-factorial model among Latino families and…
- Trial name
- NCT01099800
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Overweight, Obesity
An Intergenerational Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Intervention to Reduce Appalachian Health Disparities
The study purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate, faith-placed lay health advisor intervention aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity among intergenerational Appalachian…
- Trial name
- NCT01373307
- Testing
- LHA-delivered energy balance classes/activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nancy Schoenberg