Clinical trials: Public Health
Infant Mental Health, Parenting
INFANT HEALTH- Promoting Mental Health and Healthy Weight in Infancy Through Sensitive Parenting
Mental health problems and overweight often co-occur, they have their origin in early childhood and new research evidence suggest a key role of cognitive, emotional and behavioral regulation in the early developmental…
- Conditions
- Infant Mental Health, Parenting, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04601779
- Testing
- VIPP-PUF
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 406 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Opioid Use Disorder, HIV Infections
Buprenorphine Integration Research and Community Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate an intervention strategy in introducing screen/evaluate/treat (SET) procedures for HIV/ hepatitis C/ and Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Clinics in West Virginia.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, HIV Infections, Hepatitis C
- Trial name
- BIRCH (NCT05668780)
- Testing
- NIATx Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Malaria, Public Health
Evaluation of a New Malaria Control Strategy Amongst Gold Miners Working Illegally in French Guiana (Malakit)
Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory ('département') located in Amazonia, often carry malaria parasites (up to 46.8%).
- Trial name
- MALAKIT (NCT03695770)
- Testing
- kit for self-diagnosis and self-treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil, Suriname
- Volunteers
- 3,733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Physical Activity
Use of Motivational Interviewing for Promotion of Physical Activity During Pregnancy
We conducted a randomized control trial to assess the differences in the increase in PA among pregnant women who were included in the online social media intervention (Facebook group), the combination of online social media…
- Trial name
- NCT04033016
- Testing
- motivational interviewing, online social media intervention
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Belgrade
Public and Patient Involvement, Patient Participation
Use of Involvement Matrix in Cerebral Palsy Into Spain and Brazil
Application of Involvement Matrix in young people with Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS levels IV and V) from 12 to 17 years old with the purpose of improving the participation of this group in community leisure activities
- Conditions
- Public and Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Family Research, Participation
- Trial name
- InMatrix-CP (NCT05214352)
- Testing
- co-design in the intervention manual elaboration to increase the participation in the community
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Mortality
WittyFit - Live Your Work Differently
Individuals spend one third of their life working. Age of retirement is regularly pushed back. The main challenge in the nearest future will be to maintain workers health to deal with their work till retirement.
- Trial name
- WittyFit (NCT02596737)
- Testing
- wittyFit concept
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Reproductive Health
Study on Mhealth and Reproductive Health in Teens
The purpose of the Study on Mhealth and Reproductive Health in Teens (SMART) is to evaluate the effectiveness of using text messages to improve the knowledge, communication, and attitudes about reproductive health among female…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02031575)
- Testing
- Interactive Treatment, Basic Treatment, Control, comparator arm
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Perinatal Mortality
Low-dose High-frequency Training of Facility Health Care Providers in Mali
This 3-arm cluster randomized trial (C-RCT) has the following objectives: Primary Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of an on-site case-based focused low-dose high-frequency training strategy in a primary health care facility…
- Trial name
- NCT03656237
- Testing
- Usual Training, Audits + LDHF Training
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Malaria, Fever
Cluster Randomised Trial of Malaria RDTs Used by CHWs in Afghanistan
Malaria is a common, but decreasing, cause of fever in endemic areas. The use of rapid diagnostic tests could improve treatment of malaria at the local community level. Deployment of these tests is, however, a considerable cost.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Fever, Acute Febrile Illness, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01403350
- Testing
- Malaria Rapid Diagnostic test
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 2,421 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anemia
Etiology of Anemia Among Preschool Children in Ethiopia
This study aims to determine the etiology of anemia among preschool children in selected regions of Ethiopia. The study is a longitudinal observational study to assess the determinant factors of anemia in two different seasons.
- Trial name
- NCT05626647
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 590 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Lead Poisoning, Obesity
QI Study of a Practice Facilitator's Impact in Working With Clinics on Improving Dental, Lead & Obesity Measures for Children
Funded by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services - Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP), the "Child Health Excellence Center - a University-Practice-Public Partnership" (CHEC-UPPP) focuses on…
- Conditions
- Lead Poisoning, Obesity, Dental Decay
- Trial name
- NCT01739166
- Testing
- Practice-tailored intervention to increase rates of targeted services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Pneumonia
Community Case Management of Chest Indrawing Pneumonia
This one-arm safety intervention study is aimed at increasing access to treatment of pneumonia by training CHWs, locally referred to as Community Oriented Resource Persons (CORPs), to manage chest indrawing pneumonia using oral…
- Trial name
- NCT02878031
- Testing
- Oral amoxicillin for CI pneumonia
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Malaria Consortium
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
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
Mental Health Literacy, School Mental Health Training of Teachers
Psychosocial Support Program for Public School Teachers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if different formats of a school-based psychosocial support training program can improve teachers' ability to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs.
- Trial name
- PSP (NCT07666542)
- Testing
- Online School-Based Psychosocial Support Training, Asynchronous School-Based Psychosocial Support Training, Supervision Sessions
- Volunteers
- 2,970 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Blood Sugar, Lipid Profile
The Effect of Multimodal Nutrition Intervention on Glucose and Lipid Parameters of Arfa Iron and Steel Company Workers
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of nutritional interventions on glycemic and lipid profile factors among workers.
- Conditions
- Blood Sugar, Lipid Profile, Weight Change
- Trial name
- NCT06654362
- Testing
- nutritional interventions include education and modifying company's restaurant menu
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 1,097 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peyman Sarsangi
Melanoma
War on Melanoma™ Public Health & Education Campaign
This trial studies how well a health educational campaign works in increasing early detection of melanoma in Oregon. The health educational campaign may provide information to help people learn about the early signs of melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT04611568
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Health Education, Media Campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Families Talking Together Plus: An Approach to Promote Sexual Delay and Strengthen Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
Despite reductions in adolescent sexual behavior over the past decade, premature sexual activity remains prevalent among adolescents and alarming adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) disparities exist.
- Trial name
- FTT+ (NCT04731649)
- Testing
- Families Talking Together Plus (FTT +)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Asthma in Children
Community Health Equity Accelerator (CHEA) Pediatric Asthma Intervention
The purpose of this pilot is to initiate an academic-community partnership and launch a multi-level intervention that includes an asthma exposure pathway (an online decision support and resource) and a health Promotora program…
- Trial name
- NCT06507943
- Testing
- Promotora Home Visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University