Clinical trials: Rural Health
Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease
Rural China Electric Kettle Promotion Program
This study will evaluate the impact of a pilot Rural Electric Kettle Promotion Program offered to low-income households in rural Anhui Province, China.
- Conditions
- Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease, Pollution; Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03376152
- Testing
- Electric Kettle Promotion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Obesity, Childhood, Type2diabetes
The Bennett Kids PowerUP Project
The study proposes a randomized pilot and feasibility study of a lifestyle modification program to promote healthy diet and activity in rural-dwelling children to reduce Type 2 Diabetes risks.
- Trial name
- NCT05858580
- Testing
- Bennett Kids PowerUP Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Asthma
Promoting Asthma Wellness in Rural Communities
This is a research study that compares the effectiveness of a web-based program (known as Puff City) and another web-based program (of internet sites such as the American Lung Association, American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01170676
- Testing
- Puff City GA, General Asthma Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Healthy Lifestyle
Connect-5 Needs Assessment Survey to Identify Healthy Lifestyle Requirements of a Rural Irish Community
This is an anonymous needs assessment survey of the population of an Irish urban town. We plan to collect anonymous survey data in order to better understand residents needs and to determine the desired functionality of a new…
- Trial name
- CONNECT-5 (NCT05109026)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Lower Tract Respiratory Infection
Wood Stove Interventions and Child Respiratory Health
Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) account for more than 27% of all hospitalizations among US children under five years of age, with recurrent LRTIs in children a recognized risk factor for asthma.
- Trial name
- KidsAIR (NCT02240134)
- Testing
- Education Intervention (Tx1), Air Filtration Unit Treatment (Tx2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 523 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Maternal Care Patterns
Effectiveness and Acceptability of Availing Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA) Services Through Community Reproductive Health Nurses (CORN) to a Household Level at Rural Communities of Ethiopia; A Cluster Community Trial in Gedeo Zone, SNNPR
Rationale: Every year, 287,00 million women, and 3.1 million neonates continue to die, and the majority of these deaths have been identified as being avoidable.
- Trial name
- CORN (NCT02501252)
- Testing
- trained midwives and nurses working in the community to provide skilled SBA services
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 2,670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilla University
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Rural Women Connecting for Better Health
Women who are obese at breast cancer diagnosis have a 1.5 to 2.5 increased risk of recurrence and death compared to their normal weight counterparts.
- Trial name
- NCT01441011
- Testing
- Group phone counseling, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Mental Health Issue, Substance Use
Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, and Stunting in Tanzania
One in three children under the age of five in Tanzania experience stunting, which is defined as impairments in growth and development that often occur after poor nutrition, poor health, and low psychosocial stimulation.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Substance Use, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT06065293
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Pediatric Obesity, Rural Health
iAmHealthy Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)
The current study is a multilevel factorial design RCT with interventions at the clinic (Healthy Clinic intervention period vs. Control period) and individual patient levels (iAmHealthy vs. Newsletter).
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Rural Health, Clinical Practice Guideline
- Trial name
- NCT06888011
- Testing
- Participants: iAmHealthy, Participants: Newsletter
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Infant Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Pregnancy
Supplementing Maternal and Infant Diet With High-energy, Micronutrient Fortified Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements (LNS)
The use of lipid-based nutrients (LNS), such as Nutributter or fortified spread (FS), have been associated with improved growth and development outcomes among infants in Ghana and Malawi.
- Trial name
- iLiNS-DYAD-M (NCT01239693)
- Testing
- IFA, MMN, LNS
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Appalachia Pilot Water Treatment Trial
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the USA, the burden of disease associated with consumption of contaminated drinking water from non-regulated private wells and…
- Conditions
- Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens, Exposure to Chemical Pollution
- Trial name
- NCT06120985
- Testing
- Countertop pitcher water filter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
The Impact of Community Health Worker Training by US Health Volunteers on the Health of Rural Ugandans
There are many trials measuring the impact of service work on volunteers themselves, but few studies measuring the impact of service on the local people.
- Trial name
- NCT02045706
- Testing
- Community Health Worker Trainings
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward O'Neil Jr, M.D.
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
Comparison of Door-to-door Versus Community Gathering to Provide HIV Counseling and Testing Services in Rural Lesotho
The purpose of this trial is to determine if door-to-door is more effective than community gathering in providing voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) in communities in rural Lesotho.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension
- Trial name
- DoDoPi (NCT01459120)
- Testing
- Door-to-door, Pitso
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SolidarMed
Birth Outcomes, Stunting
Uganda Birth Cohort Study
The UBC was a USAID-funded longitudinal prospective cohort study of pregnant women (n= 5030) aged 15-49 years from rural North and South-Western regions of Uganda, conducted between 2014 and 2016.
- Conditions
- Birth Outcomes, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- UBC (NCT04233944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,044 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity Prevention, School Wellness Policy
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools.
- Trial name
- NCT06864468
- Testing
- Health promotion curricula
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Sepsis, Neonatal Mortality
Clean Trial - Chlorination to Reduce Enteric and Antibiotic Resistant Infections in Neonates
The CLEAN (ChLorine to reduce Enteric and Antibiotic resistant infections in Neonates) cluster randomized controlled trial in western Kenya will evaluate the impact of a multi-component chlorination intervention in health care…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Neonatal Mortality, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Enteric Infections
- Trial name
- CLEAN (NCT06824350)
- Testing
- chlorination for water disinfection and surface disinfection, infection prevention and control messaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 45,450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Malnourished Children
Enhancing Growth Monitoring Visits in Joshipur Rural Municipality, Kailai, Nepal
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if health workers training on growth promotion and monitoring guideline and Female Community Health Volunteers mobilization for increasing demand for growth monitoring and promotion…
- Trial name
- NCT06743451
- Testing
- Health workers training on GMP guideline, Female community health volunteers' mobilization for inviting mothers and caretakers
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
HIV Prevention
Isisekelo Sempilo Trial to Optimize Peer (Thetha Nami) Delivery of HIV Prevention to Young People in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Despite advances in efficacious, efficient and safe biomedical tools to reduce HIV transmission and acquisition the HIV epidemic in South Africa(SA) remains an intractable problem, with the lifetime risk of infection approaching…
- Trial name
- NCT04532307
- Testing
- Standard of Care SOC, SRH enhanced Isisekelo Sempilo, Peer-support (Thetha-Nami)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,743 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Pre-lacteal Feeding, Colostrum Feeding
Effects of Breastfeeding Education Interventions During Pregnancy on Breastfeeding Practices in Rural South Ethiopia
Background: Breast milk is primary source of nutrition for newborns, containing both macro and micro nutrients. However, breastfeeding practices vary from setting-to-setting, and affect newborn's growth and development.
- Conditions
- Pre-lacteal Feeding, Colostrum Feeding, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT06236412
- Testing
- Health education
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Wachemo University
Diarrhoea, Malaria
Can Mass Media Campaigns Reduce Child Mortality
A cluster-randomised trial will be undertaken in Burkina Faso to investigate whether a comprehensive mass media campaign using local radio stations can change behaviours on a scale large enough to result in measurable and…
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea, Malaria, Pneumonia, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT01517230
- Testing
- Local radio campaign to reduce under-five child mortality
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine