Clinical trials: Health Prevention
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
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
Melanoma, Adolescents
Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools
Drawing from prior school-based skin cancer prevention programs, we have adapted intervention materials to target rural high schoolers.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT06694571)
- Testing
- Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
HIV, Hypertension
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase A: A Multisectoral Strategy to Address Persistent Drivers of the HIV Epidemic in East Africa
The randomized trials in this record will assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and hypertension with the objective of informing a population-based study of multi-sectored…
- Conditions
- HIV, Hypertension, Alcohol Drinking, Maternal Child Health
- Trial name
- SAPPHIRE PhA (NCT04810650)
- Testing
- Mobility Dynamic Treatment Intervention, Health Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users, Hypertension Linkage
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sexual Behavior
Young Men and Media Study
Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) continue to account for a disproportionate number of HIV infections in the United States. Racial and ethnic minority populations are particularly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04109443
- Testing
- Young Men & Media Program, Available websites on safe sex and preventing STIs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Cannabis Use
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
The Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum includes 5 lessons, each providing activities, online quiz games, and worksheets in addition to presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at…
- Trial name
- NCT05521321
- Testing
- Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 658 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease
Will Veterans Engage in Prevention After HRA-guided Shared Decision Making?
The VA has committed to disseminate a web-based Healthy Living Assessment(HLA) tool and use it as the cornerstone of a personalized prevention plan to engage patients to improve their health behaviors that lead to high health…
- Conditions
- Health Risk Appraisal, Heart Disease, Prevention
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT01828567)
- Testing
- Shared decision making with a Prevention Coach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 417 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
HIV Prevention
An Accessible Digital Intervention to Promote HIV Testing/Counseling and Prevention Among Adolescents
This is Phase II of a study previously registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02812329). Phase II focuses on adapting and expanding the reach of a previously developed video game aimed at HIV prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03713034
- Testing
- PlayTest!, Control games
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Childhood Obesity
The Louisiana (LA) Health Project
There is a worldwide pandemic of obesity with far-reaching consequences for the health of our nation. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00289315
- Testing
- Primary (Environmental) Weight Gain Prevention, Secondary (Behavioral) Weight Gain Prevention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Lyme Disease
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Lyme Disease
Our overall purpose of this study is evaluate whether a short in-class Lyme Disease education program based on social learning theory and the Health Belief Model can impact a child's knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00594997
- Testing
- Education, Control (pre and post surveys)
- Volunteers
- 3,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Mobile-health (mHealth) Intervention to Support HIV Self-testing and PrEP Uptake Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
The proposed study will involve adolescent (17-24 years old) men who have sex with men (described as YMSM hereafter) who meet eligibility criteria to participate.
- Trial name
- NCT04865341
- Testing
- IMB, Information-Only Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Obesity, Activity, Motor
Healthy Juntos Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Activity, Motor, Diet, Healthy, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03986190
- Testing
- Healthy Juntos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
Infants from underserved and minority backgrounds are at increased risk for obesity and poor feeding and nutrition outcomes, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04977947
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Behavior, Health, Child Obesity
Greenlight Plus Study: Approaches to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
A randomized controlled trial enrolling 900 parent-infant dyads (English and Spanish speaking) comparing Greenlight (control), a behavioral intervention focusing on nutrition, physical activity, media use, and sleep as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT04042467
- Testing
- Greenlight Plus, Greenlight
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms
StriveWeekly Online Mental Health Trial Post-pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic completely altering the landscape of higher education, students have been experiencing more stress than ever.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Stress, Emotional
- Trial name
- NCT04927845
- Testing
- StriveWeekly
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Wellbeing, Mental Disorder
App-based Mental Health Promotion in Young European Adults
The ECoWeB Project aims to develop and disseminate a mobile application (App) to provide engaging and personalized tools and psychological skills to promote emotional wellbeing and prevent mental health problems in adolescents…
- Trial name
- ECoWeB (NCT04148508)
- Testing
- Tailored Emotional Competence Self-help, Cognitive-behavioural Approach, Self-monitoring
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 3,794 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Suicide, Surveillance
Southwest Hub for American Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Research
1. To use a SMART design to evaluate which of four sequences of New Hope (NH), Elders Resilience (ER) and Case Management (CM) have the greater effects on immediate and longer-term suicidal ideation (primary outcome) and…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Surveillance, Mental Health, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT03543865
- Testing
- New Hope (NH), Elders Resilience (ER), Case Management (CM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safe Sex
P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered)
P3 (Prepared, Protected, emPowered) is an interactive smartphone app for HIV-uninfected YMSM and YTW that utilizes social networking and game-based mechanics as well as a comprehensive understanding of what constitutes "best…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Safe Sex, Adherence, Medication
- Trial name
- P3 (NCT03320512)
- Testing
- P3, P3+, Control
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contraceptive Behavior
Meaningful Use of Technology to Improve Health Care Delivery
While there have been major declines in teenage pregnancy around the country, Baltimore, Maryland has continued to experience increases over the last several years.
- Trial name
- DepoText (NCT01641380)
- Testing
- Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University