Clinical trials: Preventative Medicine
Substance Abuse
Preventing Drug Abuse Among Sexual Minority Youth
The planned randomized clinical trial will longitudinally test a tailored, web-based drug abuse prevention program with a nationwide sample of 15- to 17-year-old sexual minority youth (youth who identify as gay, lesbian…
- Trial name
- NCT03954535
- Testing
- Free2b
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
HIV Infections
A Study on the Rate of Opportunistic (AIDS-Related) Infections Among HIV-Positive Children Who Have Stopped Taking Their OI Preventive Medications
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is safe for HIV-positive children who are responding well to their anti-HIV treatment to stop taking medications that prevent AIDS-related infections (opportunistic infections) such…
- Trial name
- NCT00001078
- Testing
- Hepatitis A Vaccine (Inactivated)
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
HIV Infections, Tuberculosis
Preventive Treatment Against Tuberculosis (TB) in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Confirmed Latent Tuberculous Infection
To evaluate and compare the safety and effectiveness of a one-year course of isoniazid (INH) versus a two-month course of rifampin plus pyrazinamide for the prevention of reactivation tuberculosis in individuals infected with…
- Trial name
- NCT00000638
- Testing
- Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Pyridoxine hydrochloride
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Parasite Clearance and Protection From Infection (PCPI) in Cameroon
The Cameroon PCPI study will measure the effect of the parasite genotypes associated with SP resistance on parasite clearance and protection from infection when exposed to SP.
- Trial name
- NCT06173206
- Testing
- SP (Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd), SPAQ (Guilin Pharmaceuticals), AS (Guilin Pharmaceuticals)
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 902 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A History of Gastric or Duodenal Ulcers
Special Drug Use Surveillance of Vonoprazan for "Prevention of Recurrence of Gastric/Duodenal Ulcer in Patients Receiving Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Long-term Use"
The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of long-term administration of Vonoprazan tablets (Takecab tablets) for up to 12 months in the routine clinical setting in patients receiving non-steroidal…
- Trial name
- NCT03214198
- Testing
- Vonoprazan
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,304 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Substance Use
Drug Abuse Prevention Among Girls Through a Mother-Daughter Intervention
The purpose of this study is to determine a computer- and family-based drug abuse prevention program is able to reduce drug use among early adolescent girls.
- Trial name
- NCT01236248
- Testing
- Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 916 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Healthy
Preventive Medicine Study of Childhood Atopic Diseases
Under environmental intervention programs, to explore the associations between Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and changes of pulmonary function, cytokines and new-onset asthma between different groups.
- Trial name
- NCT00960596
- Testing
- Health promotion and health education for smoking habits
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)
Long Term Special Drug Use-results Surveillance for Mayzent in SPMS Patients
This study is a single cohort, central registration system, all-case, open-label, multicenter observational study in patients using Mayzent for the indication of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04593927
- Testing
- Mayzent
- Where
- 174 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Gastric or Duodenal Ulcers
Long-term Use of Takepron on the Prevention of Recurrence of Gastric/Duodenal Ulcer in Patients Receiving Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of long-term administration of lansoprazole (Takepron) therapy for up to 12 months in the routine clinical setting in patients receiving oral non-steroidal…
- Trial name
- NCT02099708
- Testing
- Lansoprazole
- Volunteers
- 3,502 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior
OLYMPIC-S: Outcomes of a Life-stYle Multicomponent Physical-activity Intervention in Children at School
OLYMPIC-S is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating a four-month school-based intervention designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and promote healthy habits among children in the fourth, fifth and…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Health Behavior, Child Health
- Trial name
- OLYMPIC-S (NCT07737548)
- Testing
- Olympic School
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 893 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Obesity, Adolescent, Healthy Nutrition
Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health
Investigators will conduct a two-group randomized waitlist-control trial to assess the efficacy of the Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health program on improving physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviors and improving…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Healthy Nutrition, Sedentary Behavior, Drug Abuse
- Trial name
- Wakaya (NCT05818384)
- Testing
- Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Curriculum
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii, HIV Infections
Comparison of Two Dosage Regimens of Oral Dapsone for Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia in Pediatric HIV Infection
Primary: To compare the toxicity of daily versus weekly dapsone in HIV-infected infants and children; to study the pharmacokinetics of orally administered dapsone in HIV-infected infants and children.
- Trial name
- NCT00000739
- Testing
- Dapsone
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use
eHealth Evidence-based Intervention (EBI) for Latino Youth in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to test the relative effectiveness of a Hispanic-specific eHealth intervention, "e-Health Familias Unidas," in preventing and reducing drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs among Hispanic youth in…
- Conditions
- Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use, Family Functioning
- Trial name
- NCT03009539
- Testing
- eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Having Ever Injected Drugs
The Swedish Prison Program is an Intervention Prevention Program Targeting Injecting Drug Users Risk Behaviours and Infectious Diseases
The purpose of the Swedish Prison Program which started back in 1987 and up until 2009 was called "The Social Medicine Remand Prison Project" is to target injecting drug users (IDU) with primary and secondary health interventions…
- Trial name
- SHP (NCT02234167)
- Testing
- Risk behaviour and infectious diseases
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Alcohol Abuse, Substance Use
Adaptation and Evaluation of Bright Horizons
This study will test if a program called 'Bright Horizons' is effective at reducing binge substance use among adolescents. Bright Horizons is a culturally adapted intervention developed and tested through a partnership between…
- Trial name
- NCT05743699
- Testing
- Bright Horizons, Case Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Learning Effective Approaches to Prevention
The objective of the study is to test the effectiveness, implementation quality, and cost effectiveness of family-based treatment services for adolescent substance abuse delivered in an agency setting.
- Trial name
- CASALEAP (NCT00985595)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Cardiac Disease
Edoxaban for Prevention of Blood Vessels Being Blocked by Clots (Thrombotic Events) in Children at Risk Because of Cardiac Disease
A committee will judge the safety and effectiveness of edoxaban and the regular treatment (standard of care). All children in the study will receive free treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03395639
- Testing
- Edoxaban, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 48 sites in United States, Austria and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Pneumonia Caused by Human Coronavirus (Disorder)
Treatment and Prevention of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) on COVID-19 Infection
The aim of this study is to test whether Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) are effective and safe for treating COVID-19 infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04251871
- Testing
- Conventional medicines (Oxygen therapy, alfa interferon via aerosol inhalation, and lopinavir/ritonavir) and Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) granules, Conventional medicines (Oxygen therapy, alfa interferon via aerosol inhalation, and lopinavir/ritonavir)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing 302 Hospital
Trauma
Teenage Driving Safety Study: An Emergency Medicine-Trauma Collaborative Study
Teenage driving safety continues to be a major public health issue. Two factors have been found to contribute to a higher teenage driving accident rate than adults: lack of driving experience, and risky behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT01402856
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
A Randomized Prospective Study of Pyrimethamine Therapy for Prevention of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in HIV-Infected Individuals With Serologic Evidence of Latent Toxoplasma Gondii Infection
To evaluate pyrimethamine as a prophylactic agent against toxoplasmic encephalitis in individuals who are coinfected with HIV and latent Toxoplasma gondii.
- Trial name
- NCT00000666
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)