Clinical trials: PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
The Emergency Response Capabilities of Nurses (Including Occupational Protection, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills and Humanistic Care, Etc.)
Development and Evaluation of a Large Language Model - Based Training Program for Nurses in Public Health Emergencies
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the immediate efficacy of a Large Language Model (LLM)-assisted training program in enhancing nurses' emergency response capabilities in 204 practicing nurses with ≤5…
- Trial name
- NCT07141433
- Testing
- LLM-Assisted Public Health Emergency Training Program, Standard Public Health Emergency Training Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University
Asthma in Children, Atrial Fibrillation
Mitigating the Health Effects of Desert Dust Storms Using Exposure-Reduction Approaches
The MEDEA project is envisioned to provide the field-based evidence for the adoption of a strategic plan for mitigating the health effects of desert dust storm (DDS) events in South-Eastern Europe.
- Trial name
- MEDEA (NCT03503812)
- Testing
- Intervention (1) for outdoor exposure reduction - Asthma in Children, Intervention (2) for outdoor and indoor exposure reduction - Asthma in Children, Intervention (1) for outdoor exposure reduction - Atrial Fibrillation
- Where
- 3 sites in Cyprus, Greece and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cyprus
Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
Rigorous Evaluation of Let's Talk Birth Control
The goal of this cluster-level randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the impacts of Let's Talk Birth Control, a clinical decision support intervention for adolescents that consists of a printed contraceptive decision aid…
- Trial name
- NCT06670066
- Testing
- Let's Talk Birth Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Child Trends
Dental Caries
Oral Health Assessment of Children in CP Class
Few oral exams are performed on 6-year-olds (key age for carious disease). This project aims to increase the number of oral check-ups for 6-year-olds in fragile areas (REP/REP+ areas).
- Trial name
- NCT04795258
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Healthy
From FAST to FAST BEE - Video-Based Stroke Mnemonic Pilot
This online study evaluates immediate learning outcomes after viewing a short animated FAST BEE stroke-education video (1 minute 51 seconds).
- Trial name
- FAST BEE (NCT07440602)
- Testing
- FAST BEE Stroke Education Video (1 minute 51 seconds)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Mental Disease
Mental Health Reinforcement in Wayapi and Teko Communities in French Guiana : Evaluation of the Impact of a Mediation Based Activity in Municipalities of Camopi and Trois Saut in French Guiana
In French Guiana, Indigenous people experience high levels of psychological distress and higher rates of suicidal behavior than the rest of the population.
- Trial name
- MCS Impact (NCT07808801)
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Hepatitis C and B VIRUS Screening, Awareness and Behavior Assessment and Evaluation for All Inhabitants Above Twelve Years of Al Othmaneya Village
Effect of Implementation Of Outreach Behavioral Change Program for HCV Elimination
Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the process of stopping sustained transmission of viral hepatitis, reducing its incidence to zero and providing access to safe, affordable and effective treatment and care for everyone.
- Trial name
- NCT03415334
- Testing
- behavioral development for change
- Volunteers
- 3,575 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre, Egypt
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Local Information Campaign on Antibiotic Prescribing in Italy
Use of information campaigns and educational interventions directed to citizens and supported by physicians, aimed at promoting the appropriate use of medicines, have been evaluated by several studies with conflicting results.
- Trial name
- LOCAAL (NCT01604096)
- Testing
- Multifaceted information campaign
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Sponsor
- Regional Health and Social Care Agency, Italy
Childhood Illness
Community-Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Programme Evaluation
The proposed four-year randomized study will attempt to test the hypothesis that community-based child health interventions in conjunction with facility-based IMCI will improve child care practices, nutritional status and child…
- Trial name
- NCT00979797
- Testing
- Community-based interventions to promote maternal and child health
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 140,000 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Referral and Consultation, Telemedicine
Electronic Referral and Booking of Outpatient Day Case Surgery Compared With Traditional Referral Routines.
We want in this study to investigate the cost-effectiveness and waiting time of direct electronic referral and booking of outpatient surgery compared to the traditional patient pathway where the patient is seen at the outpatient…
- Conditions
- Referral and Consultation, Telemedicine, Surgery, Outpatient, Surgery, Day
- Trial name
- one-stop (NCT00692497)
- Testing
- one stop (Electronic standardised referrals and appointment bookings)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Hospitalization, Length of Stay
Unnecessary, Avoidable Lengths of Stay: a Strategy for Clinician Empowerment and Effectiveness Evaluation
1. Background: In recent years an increasing trend in excessive lengths of stay has been recorded at the Parma University Hospital, compared with regional mean values.
- Trial name
- NCT01422811
- Testing
- Multicomponent strategy to reduce avoidable length of stay, No intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,862 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Compliance
Impact of Smoke Free Public Places (Smoke Free Cabs) on Cab Drivers in Mumbai
In addition to the passengers smoking inside the cab, the taxi drivers,are themselves addicted to smoking and/ or use of smokeless tobacco. Since tobacco is highly addictive, the cab drivers using tobacco need help in quitting.
- Trial name
- NCT02354638
- Testing
- Tobacco users, Pharmacotherapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Eating Disorders
Adult Eating Disorder Assessment Study
The hypothesis of the study is that low-cost self-completion questionnaires relating to eating disorder symptoms will predict the subsequent results of a detailed, semi-structured interview assessment of eating disorder symptoms…
- Trial name
- NCT06103929
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Breastfeeding Rates
Evaluation of a Community Health Nurse/Peer Counselor Program to Help Low-Income Women Breastfeed Longer
This research was done to better understand how new mothers who are breastfeeding feel and the questions they have. We wanted to use ways to help new mothers to breastfeed successfully.
- Trial name
- NCT00608088
- Testing
- Usual Care, Community Health Nurse/Peer Councelor Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Dengue Vaccination Strategy Evaluation, Transmission Modeling of Dengue
Understanding the Public Impact on Dengue Vaccination Strategies in Yunnan Province, China: A Dynamic Transmission Modeling Study
This study is a collaboration between the School of Public Health at Fudan University and the Xishuangbanna Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Yunnan Province, China.
- Conditions
- Dengue Vaccination Strategy Evaluation, Transmission Modeling of Dengue, Public Health Impact of Vaccination
- Trial name
- NCT07206784
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Contraception
Evaluation of a Peer Education Program to Promote Family Planning Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya
-Purpose: To develop and evaluate an intervention designed to improve consistent contraceptive use and dual method use in particular, among female sex workers (FSWs) in Rift Valley Province in Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT01957813
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Standard Health Services
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 719 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Behavior, Respect
Inclusive, Supportive and Dignified Maternity Care in Public Health Systems
Mistreatment, discrimination, and poor psycho-social support during childbirth at health facilities are common in lower- and middle-income countries.
- Trial name
- SDMC (NCT05146518)
- Testing
- Supportive and Dignified Maternity Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding
Impact of Behavior Change Communications and Market-based Approach to Delivering Micronutrient Powders on Stunting, Infant Feeding Practices and Anemia in Bangladesh
This complex evaluation of a large-scale program uses a cluster-randomized design where 20 geographic clusters (subdistricts) were randomized to study two sets of interventions.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Childhood Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01678716
- Testing
- EHC + BCC, Micronutrient powders, Mass media
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 8,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Pain, Chronic
An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign in a High School Setting Targeting Pain Related Knowledge and Beliefs
The beliefs held by students lead to behaviours in response to their pain which can be both helpful or a hindrance to how they manage their pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05636345
- Testing
- pain science education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University