Clinical trials: Low-Income Population
Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation
Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday: Family Nature Outings in a Low Income Population
The SHINE study is a randomized controlled study of the effect of a park-based family support group on multiple outcomes (including stress and physical activity) in a low income population.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT02623855)
- Testing
- Family outings, Park prescription, Pedometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Maternal; Malnutrition, Infant Malnutrition
Impact of Maternal Stress on Infant Stunting
This study takes place in rural Mam-Mayan communities of Guatemala characterized by high rates of childhood stunting. It aims to characterize women's exposure to nutrition, infection and psychosocial stressors vs.
- Conditions
- Maternal; Malnutrition, Infant Malnutrition, Physiological Stress, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- NCT02755012
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Obesity
Competency Based Approaches for Community Health 2
One-size-fits-all approaches have failed to demonstrate sustained effects on childhood obesity, especially among low-income minority families, who experience constantly changing barriers to engaging in health behavior.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT04971044)
- Testing
- COACH, School Readiness Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Asthma
Barriers to Adherence to Asthma Controller Meds in Low Income Urban Minority Adolescents
Poor adherence to appropriate asthma medications is an important risk factor contributing to high asthma morbidity and mortality in urban African American adolescents.
- Trial name
- ADEPT (NCT00967720)
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Childhood Onset, Disruptive Behavior
Executive Function and Parenting in Childhood
Deficits in executive functioning (EF) disproportionately impact children living in poverty and increase risk for psychopathology, particularly disruptive behavior disorders.
- Conditions
- Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Childhood Onset, Disruptive Behavior, Executive Function
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT06241300)
- Testing
- Chicago Parent Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Child Developmental Delay, Child Development
CASITA Intervention for Children at Risk of Delay in Carabayllo, Peru
Building on an intervention for early child development from the SPARK Center in Boston, Socios En Salud (SES) pilot tested "CASITA" a community-based package to screen and treat young children (ages 1-3 years of age) diagnosed…
- Conditions
- Child Developmental Delay, Child Development, Community Health Workers, Low Income Population
- Trial name
- NCT03010306
- Testing
- CASITA
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm
Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) Study
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness study of two forms of enhanced prenatal care among 674 Medi-Cal eligible pregnant individuals in Fresno, California.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm, Prenatal Stress, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT04154423)
- Testing
- Glow! Group Prenatal Care, Individual Prenatal Care with CPSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postoperative Pain, Acute
Effectiveness of Pain Control and Adverse Reactions After Intravenous PCA in Chinese Population
Here, we retrospectively analyzed the proportion of intravenous patient controlled analgesia (PCA) used in a large tertiary hospital in central China, and then further analyzed the proportion of patients with postoperative pain…
- Trial name
- NCT05884021
- Testing
- Postoperative analgesia
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Meningitis, Encephalitis
BIGlobal Intervention Study: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Brain Infections Globally
Background: Patients with suspected brain infections pose major challenges to low and middle income countries, including their disproportionately high burden, diverse causes with inadequate surveillance, requirement for invasive…
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Encephalitis, Abscess Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04190303
- Testing
- Pragmatic, multi-component package
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Otitis Media
The Impact of Ear Pain Anticipatory Guidance Counseling on Otitis Related Visits in a Low Income Population
Importance: Ear pain is a frequent reason for pediatric visits. Objective: To determine if a program of anticipatory guidance counseling for ear pain at the 12-15 month routine preventive care visit in a predominantly low income…
- Trial name
- NCT02616458
- Testing
- ear pain counseling, language power counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Teen motHers' ReproductIve and behaVioral Health intErvention in Barbados
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an integrated care program can help improve overall health and prevent repeat pregnancy in teen mothers in Barbados.
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT07149948)
- Testing
- THRIVE Integrated Care Program
- Where
- Barbados
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hada Fongha Ieong, PhD
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Effectiveness of Early Intervention in an Underserved Population
The purpose of this study is to test the applicability of a caregiver-implemented autism intervention protocol to a deliberately recruited low-income, underserved population.
- Trial name
- ESI-CO (NCT01250938)
- Testing
- ESI - Community Outreach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Low-Income Population
Families First Edmonton (FFE)
This study is designed to provide clear evidence for health and social policymakers about the influence of alternate service-delivery models and practices on enhancing and sustaining low-income family linkages to available…
- Trial name
- FFE (NCT00705328)
- Testing
- Primary Health Care Model (PRMHLTH), Recreation Coordination Model (REC), Comprehensive Model (COMP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Obesity
Nutrition Intervention and Play Group Exercise for Low-income Latinas
Obesity among Mexican-American women has the potential to become a public health crisis. Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the United States and the prevalence of obesity in Mexican American woman…
- Trial name
- CHICOS (NCT00454948)
- Testing
- Home-based nutrition sessions and play group exercise, Group-based nutrition sessions and mail-out activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Language Development, Language, Child
Duet 2.0 Starting the Conversation: A New Intervention Model to Stimulate Language Growth in Underserved Populations
Caregiver-child language interactions in the first three years of life predict early language development, school readiness, and academic achievement.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Language, Child, Early Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT04692519
- Testing
- Duet Language Intervention Modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Chronic Conditions
Evaluating Covered California's Grocery Support Program
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program. This pragmatic RCT will test the efficacy of providing a monthly food card benefit for adults with food insecurity, a chronic…
- Conditions
- Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Chronic Conditions, Food Insecurity, Low-Income Population
- Trial name
- NCT07215897
- Testing
- Grocery Support Monthly Program, Grocery Support One-Time Payment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,975 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy
Addressing Food Insecurity: Plant-Based Food Prescription Program
Reduce food insecurity by improving plant-based health food consumption, access, health and nutrition literacy and the health of the food-insecure families we serve.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutrition Poor, Food Insecurity
- Trial name
- NCT06614920
- Testing
- Plant-Based Food Provision (with or without food prescription), Plant-Based Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Health Status Disparities, Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs
Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of school-based interventions.
- Conditions
- Health Status Disparities, Pediatric Obesity, Ethnic Group, Socioeconomic Factors
- Trial name
- NCT05880901
- Testing
- After school program, Summer day camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Infant Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure
Reducing Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Infants' Homes
This study is about reducing the risks of smoke-related infant health problems. Research has shown that infants exposed to secondary smoke have higher risks of delayed lung development, respiratory illnesses, wheeze, cough…
- Trial name
- NCT00670280
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing intervention, Usual Care, Usual Care - Reduced Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston