Clinical trials: South Asian
Diarrhea
Zinc Dosing Trial - Does Dose Reduction Reduce Side Effects But Retain Efficacy in Diarrhoea Management
Diarrhoea continues to be a major cause of child deaths. Current treatment of acute watery diarrhoea includes oral rehydration solution (ORS), zinc and continued feeding.
- Trial name
- ZTDT (NCT03078842)
- Testing
- Zinc tablets, 20 mg per day, Zinc tablets, 10 mg per day, Zinc tablets, 5 mg per day
- Where
- 2 sites in India, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- Ayesha De Costa
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Glucose Intolerance
L-arginine and Brown Adipose Tissue
The South Asian population is facing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes, of which the underlying cause is still unknown. It is currently hypothesized that an ethnic susceptibility towards a disturbed energy metabolism may underlie…
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Glucose Intolerance, Nitric Oxide
- Trial name
- ArgMB (NCT02291458)
- Testing
- L-arginine
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Physical Inactivity, South Asian
South Asians Active Together (SAATH) Study
South Asian immigrant women and girls are at increased risk for insufficient physical activity and are not being reached by current approaches to physical activity promotion.
- Trial name
- NCT04400253
- Testing
- SAATH Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Mood Disorders
The Roshni Project - Developing a Psychosocial Intervention
The mental health sector is being called upon to develop and implement interventions for youth that attend to gender, age and cultural diversity (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2016).
- Trial name
- NCT04338464
- Testing
- Psychosocial therapy for South Asian women experiencing mood disorders
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Acute Febrile Illness
Causes and Outcomes of Febrile Illness in Health Facilities in Rural South and Southeast Asia
This prospective multi-site observational study aims to describe causes and clinical outcomes of acute febrile illness as well as host biomarkers in patients aged >28 days residing in rural areas in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, the…
- Trial name
- SEACTN-WP-B (NCT04629053)
- Where
- 4 sites in Bangladesh, Laos and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Self Harm, Suicidal Idealtion
Self Harm in Females of South Asian Family Origin
Aim of the study is to adapt and develop a culturally appropriate psychological intervention and to pilot test it's feasibility, and acceptability for the adult South Asian females presenting to general hospital emergency…
- Conditions
- Self Harm, Suicidal Idealtion, Hopelessness
- Trial name
- NCT00884078
- Testing
- Culturally adapted manualized problem solving training
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis
Observational Study to Evaluate Use of Elidel® in South and East Asian Pediatric Patients With Atopic Dermatitis.
Elidel® is indicated for the short-term treatment and long-term management of signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD) in infants (3 to 23 months), children (2 to 11 years), adolescents (12 to 17 years), and adults.
- Trial name
- Elidel-SEA (NCT06052995)
- Testing
- Elidel 1% Topical Cream
- Where
- 9 sites in Malaysia, Taiwan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- BGP Products Operations GmbH, a Viatris company
Diabetes Mellitus, Physical Activity
Community-Clinic Partnership to Promote Physical Activity in South Asian Women
The goal of this study is to pilot-test a culturally-salient physical activity intervention, using a randomized design, among under served, overweight/obese South Asian women at high risk for developing Diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02342535
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Healthy Volunteers
Sunlight Exposure and Vitamin D Status of Children of South Asian Ethnicity Living in the UK
The purpose of this study is to examine the amount of sunlight exposure and vitamin D status of adolescent schoolchildren of South Asian ethnicity in each season throughout the year.
- Trial name
- NCT01623414
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Heart Failure
Medtronic South Asian Systolic Heart Failure Registry
The purpose of this study is to (a) characterize the current management of patients with systolic heart failure (HF) in South Asia following an educational intervention of current guidelines and delivery of disease management…
- Trial name
- SASHFR (NCT01434615)
- Testing
- CRT, No-CRT
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 502 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Hypertension, Diabetes
Hypertension Related Damage to the Microcirculation in South Asian: Emergence, Predictive Power and Reversibility
Damage to very small blood vessels is a consequence, but can also precede high blood pressure. Such damage, measured by disturbances in the vessels in the retina (back of the eye) is a strong predictor of heart disease and…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Retinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00331370
- Testing
- GP training and Health Education
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 2,880 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Depression, Postpartum, Postnatal Depression in British South Asian Women
Exploratory Trial of a Group Psychological Intervention for Postnatal Depression in British Mother's of South Asian Origin
This study is an exploratory randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mother's of south Asian origin.
- Trial name
- ROSHNI-D (NCT01838889)
- Testing
- Culturally adapted psychological intervention (Positive Health Programme)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
South Asian Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Registry
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ACM) is increasingly identified as an important cause of cardiac morbidity and mortality, especially of SCD, in a younger population.
- Conditions
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Arrhythmogenic Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04895540
- Testing
- ECG, Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Pediatric Obesity, Early Childhood Caries
Obesity and Caries in Young South Asian Children: A Common Risk Factor Approach
The CHALO ("Child Health Action to Lower Oral Caries and Obesity") -- from an Urdu word meaning "Let's go!"-is a multi-level strategy to reduce pediatric obesity and dental caries risk in South Asian (SA) children.
- Trial name
- CHALO (NCT03077425)
- Testing
- Enhanced Usual Care (EUC), Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Febrile Illness
Incidences, Causes, and Outcomes of Febrile Illness in Rural South and Southeast Asia
The study will collect information to understand the causes and outcomes of febrile illness in rural areas in countries across South and Southeast Asia (including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Bangladesh).
- Trial name
- SEACTN-WP-A (NCT04478578)
- Where
- 7 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 82,760 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Cancer
PECTORAL PLANE BLOCK COMPAIRED TO ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK IN MULTIMODAL ANALGESIA FOR MASTECTOMY PATIENTS IN SOUTH ASIAN POPULATION -A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL
This prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Department of Anesthesia, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH\&RC), Lahore.
- Trial name
- NCT07197177
- Testing
- regional block
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Asthma
Can Education for South Asians With Asthma and Their Clinicians Reduce Unscheduled Care? A Randomised Trial
People from ethnic minority groups suffer worse ill-health from asthma than those from majority groups. No studies have reduced emergency care for people from minority groups.
- Trial name
- OEDIPUS (NCT00214669)
- Testing
- PACE (Professional Asthma Care Education), Lay Led Expert Patient Programme, Asthma self management education by a specialist nurse
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust