Clinical trials: Service Evaluation
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
MEMA Kwa Vijana Trial: Impact of an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention in Mwanza, Tanzania
The MEMA kwa Vijana Project is a community randomised trial which aims to assess the impact of a targeted intervention on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy, Sexual Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT00248469
- Testing
- In-school Sexual Health Education, Youth-friendly health services, Youth condom promotion & distribution
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating a Package of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Burkina Faso
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04155437
- Testing
- Health Facility Level Interventions, Community Level Interventions, Health System Level Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Home Care Services, Home Health Care
Home Environmental Risks and Caregiver Awareness
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess home environmental risks and caregiver awareness among individuals receiving home healthcare services. It also examined factors associated with caregivers' awareness of these risks.
- Trial name
- NCT07645976
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
Pregnancy
Evaluation of Telemedicine Medical Abortion Service in Ecuador
This research seeks to demonstrate that a telemedicine model for the provision of legal abortion services in Ecuador is safe, feasible and acceptable to users requesting a medication abortion and who are less than 12 weeks…
- Trial name
- NCT06270056
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- 3 sites in Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Family Planning Services
Assessment of Task Sharing Program in Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services
Support client's access to reproductive and family planning services through preferred and convenient service delivery points and overcoming barriers to accessing family planning related to the shortage of healthcare provider…
- Trial name
- NCT05952843
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Young People With All Long-term Health Conditions
The National Transition Evaluation Study
This is a multi-centre study within England to evaluate whether the Burdett Trust National Transition Network and the implementation of the Model of Improvement for Transition has an impact on the experience of transitioning from…
- Trial name
- NTES (NCT05867745)
- Testing
- Interview, Survey, Letter to a friend (autoethnography)
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Autism, Children
A Realist Evaluation of Autism ServiCe Delivery (RE-ASCeD)
Diagnostic pathways for children with possible autism. Which work best, for whom, when, and at what cost? Autism is a complex neuro-behaviour condition.
- Conditions
- Autism, Children, Family, Diagnoses, Syndromes, and Conditions
- Trial name
- Re-ASCed (NCT04422483)
- Testing
- Realist evaluation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Diarrhoea
Causes of Rotavirus Vaccine Failure in Zambian Children
Zambia recently introduced routine infant immunization against rotavirus - the most important cause of severe gastroenteritis and diarrhoea mortality in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01886833
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
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
Maternal Behavior
Evaluation of Prototype Solutions for Optimizing Maternal Health Behaviors
This study is a three-year implementation research project that aims to develop and test the effectiveness and acceptability of interventions to promote three outcomes: institutional delivery, antenatal care, and iron-folic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT05907720
- Testing
- Human-centered design prototype solutions for vulnerable pregnant women
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
Impact Evaluation of Accelerating Climate-Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja
Karamoja, in north-eastern Uganda, is among the most water-insecure regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Only 24 per cent of households can access the WHO-recommended 20 litres of water per person per day.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI), Menstrual Hygiene, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT07823231
- Testing
- Climate-resilient school WASH infrastructure package, WASH and menstrual health capacity building and social and behaviour change package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16,380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elijah Kipchumba
Work Related Stress, Sense of Coherence
An Evaluation Study to Identify the Effectiveness of Clinical Supervision With Regards to Work-related Strain, Sense of Coherence, Increased Cultural Sensitivity and the Impact on Patient's Care: A Prospective Longitudinal Study in Mental Health Services in Qatar
Clinical supervision (CS) is a pragmatic approach, which enables nurses to work together; it can create a positive nursing environment, reduce stress, and increase clinical skills through peer support.
- Conditions
- Work Related Stress, Sense of Coherence, Cultural Sensitivity, Clinical Supervision
- Trial name
- NCT04196751
- Testing
- Clinical Supervision
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia, Primary
Understanding Health Services Delivery for Fibromyalgia
This research study aims to: i) Explore and understand how health and social care for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK is organised and delivered.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia, Primary, Fibromyalgia, Secondary
- Trial name
- NCT04771260
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Pediatric Obesity, Exercise
Summer Food Service Program
This pilot trial is designed to test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of offering the BOKS program, an evidence-based physical activity curriculum that engages school-age children in moderate to vigorous physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04544137
- Testing
- BOKS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Sedative Adverse Reaction
Evaluating the Effects of Propofol vs. Dexmedetomidine
The primary purpose of this observational study is to compare what drugs work best in sedating children (> 3 months to < 36 months) who need an MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT03552146
- Testing
- Propofol, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Families, Children
Promotion of Healthy Eating Habits and Physical Activity Among Children and Their Families.
Eating habits and physical activity are key determinants of individual health. The family plays a relevant role in educating children about healthy lifestyles.
- Conditions
- Families, Children, Food Habits, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ALIAFF (NCT06794411)
- Testing
- Intervention group: Food habits and physical activity program, Usual Care Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Back Pain
Characteristics of Back Pain Attendances at ED
Back pain is experienced by approximately 80% of the population during their life. However, only a small minority (<1%) will have a medical condition (such as Cauda Equina Syndrome) which requires immediate medical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03762174
- Volunteers
- 62,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matt Capsey
Malnutrition
Measuring and Understanding the Effects of a Performance Based Financing Scheme Applied to Nutrition Services in Burundi
The government of Burundi is implementing a new financing scheme in health centres. The objective is to provide additional financial compensations to health centres on the basis of their performance in nutrition activities: it…
- Trial name
- NutriPBF (NCT02721160)
- Testing
- Nutrition PBF
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
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
Hepatitis B
Cameroon HepB Birth Dose Feasibility Pilot
This feasibility assessment is to provide quantitative findings of an intervention integrating immunizations into maternity and newborn care across 15 health facilities in Cameroon.
- Trial name
- NCT04893616
- Testing
- Integration of vaccination services into delivery services
- Where
- 13 sites in Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc.