Clinical trials: Healthcare Workers
COVID-19 Vaccines
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, now being administered to skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff, has highly variable acceptance between facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04732819
- Testing
- High touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23,768 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Package of Resources for Assisted Contact Tracing: Implementation, Costs, and Effectiveness
Having health workers assist HIV-infected persons with the recruitment and testing of their sexual contacts and biological children is an effective and efficient way of identifying additional HIV-infected persons in need of HIV…
- Trial name
- PRACTICE (NCT05343390)
- Testing
- Enhanced implementation package, Standard implementation package
- Where
- 33 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 841 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers
Can Massage During One Year Improve Health in Health-care Providers Working in Hospital
The overall aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect, "feasibility" and experiences of regular massage over 12 months on the mental and physical health of healthcare professionals, as well as the frequency of layoffs…
- Conditions
- Massage Therapy, Health-care Workers, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT05555082
- Testing
- Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior
New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study - Testing Overlooked Occupations
This mixed methods study evaluates the effectiveness and cost of a healthcare worker focused outreach intervention strategy versus community organization led outreach to explore contextual factors (individual, family, and…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04766333
- Testing
- Healthcare Worker Focused Outreach, Community Organization Led Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Vaccination Refusal, Communication
Emails Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers
In this evaluation, two versions of emails will be sent to Geisinger employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. A delayed-contact control group will be emailed after a delay of at least two days.
- Trial name
- NCT04728594
- Testing
- Social Proof, Reframing, Scarcity Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma
Mobile Health Case Management System for Reducing Pediatric Treatment Abandonment
Digital case management systems have the potential to increase compliance with protocol-driven treatment, reduce treatment abandonment and ultimately help to close the discrepancy in pediatric cancer outcomes between Low and…
- Conditions
- Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT03677128
- Testing
- mNavigator
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy
Mental and Physical Well-Being of Frontline Health Care Workers During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Study to support the mental and physical well-being of US health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure high-quality care for patients through Stress First Aid.
- Trial name
- COVER-HCW (NCT04723576)
- Testing
- Stress First Aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Asthma
Coordinated Healthcare Interventions for Childhood Asthma Gaps in Outcomes
Chicago is an epicenter for asthma health disparities in the U.S., with African-American children 5-11 yrs bearing a disproportionate share of the burden.
- Trial name
- CHICAGO (NCT02319967)
- Testing
- CAPE, CHW home visits
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Dependence
Comparing Two Training Methods for Opioid Wizard
The prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid-related deaths has risen dramatically in recent years. Effective treatments, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs; e.g., buprenorphine-naloxone and methadone)…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Dependence, Attitude of Health Personnel
- Trial name
- NCT04867382
- Testing
- Online training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
COVID-19
Drug Use Investigation of COMIRNATY Intramuscular Injection
Post-marketing study, Chotor study of COMIRNATY vaccenees followed for 11months. Serious adverse events and COVID-19 observed during the follow-up period will be collected, and the long-term safety of this product will be…
- Trial name
- NCT04815031
- Testing
- BNT162b2
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 14,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Workers Using Ex-vivo Interferon-gamma Assay
The present study was to evaluate the usefulness of a whole-blood interferon-r release assays (IGRAs) as diagnostic tool of the latent tuberculosis infection for healthcare workers.
- Trial name
- NCT01007396
- Testing
- 1-step tuberculin skin test (TST) and blood sampling
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Covid19, Mental Health
Mental Health Among Patients, Providers, and Staff During the COVID-19 Era
The Mental Health Among Patients, Providers, and Staff (MHAPPS) Study is designed to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health and wellbeing, and how to support mental health while minimizing the burden on the…
- Trial name
- MHAPPS (NCT04700137)
- Testing
- Caring Contacts Plus Introductory Phone Call (CC+), Caring Contacts without an introductory phone call (CC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 666 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Health System, Boise, Idaho
Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Disease (HABIT): Efficacy Trial
Many youth with chronic disease have difficulty taking medication every day and therefore do not receive full benefit from treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03462511
- Testing
- HABIT Intervention, Standard of Care, Education materials
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Antibiotics Misuse
An Educational Intervention to Improve the Use of Antibiotics in Portuguese Health Professional
This is a cluster randomised controlled trial covering all general practitioners working in the National Health System (SNS) and all pharmacists working in community pharmacies in the area covered by the Health Region…
- Trial name
- NCT02173509
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary and multifaceted educational intervention.
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Influenza
Randomized Control Trial to Study the Efficacy of the Surgical Mask Versus the N95 Respirator to Prevent Influenza
The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of the surgical mask to the N95 respirator in protecting nurses from influenza in the hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00756574
- Testing
- Surgical mask, N95 mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 447 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Pneumonia, Malaria
Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of community-based management of pneumonia and malaria by community health workers (CHWs) in a rural district of Zambia.
- Trial name
- ZIMMAPS (NCT00513500)
- Testing
- Coartem and amoxicillin, Coartem
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 3,125 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Asthma
Comparing Maintenance of Device Mastery With Turbohaler© vs. Spiromax© in Healthcare Professionals naïve to Both Devices
This study is conducted to assess the ease of device mastery of a placebo SYMBICORT TURBOHALER vs a placebo Budesonide/Formoterol SPIROMAX device among healthcare professionals in-training (HCP).
- Trial name
- HCP-ELIOT (NCT02570425)
- Testing
- Training on BF Spiromax followed by SYMBICORT Turbohaler, Training on SYMBICORT Turbohaler followed by BF Spiromax
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research in Real-Life Ltd
COVID-19 Infection
Breathing Techniques and Meditation for Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
This phase I trial investigates breathing techniques and meditation for health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Breathing techniques and medication may help manage stress and improve lung health.
- Trial name
- NCT04482647
- Testing
- Media Intervention, Meditation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tuberculosis
Training Lay Healthcare Workers to Optimize TB Care and Improve Outcomes in Malawi
Task shifting of less complex healthcare tasks to lay health workers (LHWs) is increasingly employed strategy to address the global shortage of skilled health workers.
- Trial name
- NCT02533089
- Testing
- KT intervention
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,153 people
- Sponsor
- Dignitas International
Papillomavirus Vaccines
Multilevel Interventions to Enhance Provider Recommendations for HPV Vaccination
Each year the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes 30,000 cancers in the United States despite the availability of very effective and safe vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT03501992
- Testing
- Current care, Reminder-recall, Audit-and-feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,242 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic