Clinical trials: Workers
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Accelerating Newborn Survival in Ghana Through a Low-dose, High-frequency Health Worker Training Approach
This study assesses the effect of a low-dose, high-frequency training approach on long-term evidence-based skill retention among skilled birth attendants and impact on adverse birth outcomes at hospitals in Ghana.
- Trial name
- NCT03290924
- Testing
- Low dose high frequency health worker training approach, Active Comparison
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Design and Usability Testing of a Tailored Intervention About Sleep and Sleep Disorders Among Transportation Workers
The objective of this protocol is to conduct a focus group to identify OSA beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge among employees in the transportation industry on shift schedules.
- Trial name
- NCT05039528
- Testing
- Personalized OSA messages, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Covid19
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Dental Faculty Staff Members in Egypt
Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a vital role in determining the success of vaccination programs. Patient acceptance and vaccination rely greatly on the utilization and attitude of HCWs towards the vaccine, their attitude also…
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Covid19, Vaccine Refusal
- Trial name
- NCT05009043
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mariam Ayman Amin Sharaf
Burn Out, Addiction, Smartphone
Burnout, Covid 19, Smarthphone Addiction
We investigate burnout syndrome and smartphone addiction in healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, medical secretaries, security guards, and cleaning staff, who have been actively working from the beginning of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05248217
- Testing
- healthcare workers
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Surgery
Acute Appendicitis in Foreign Workers of Northern Israel
To Compare the outcome to acute appendicitis in foreign workers to the native patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04895163
- Testing
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Health, Pregnancy
Use of Mobile Technology by Community-Based Health Workers to Promote Maternal and Child Health in Bihar, India
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of use of mobile technology by community-based health workers on health-promoting behaviors among women related to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in…
- Conditions
- Health, Pregnancy, Infant, Nutrition
- Trial name
- ICT-CCS (NCT03406221)
- Testing
- Information Communication Technology Continuum of Care Service, Control Condition
- Volunteers
- 3,112 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Support of the Family as a Caregiving System
Training Model to Advance Support of the Family as a Caregiving System in the Inpatient Oncology Setting
The purpose of this study is to provide a communication training program to inpatient nurses and social workers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in order to help them assist caregiving families.
- Trial name
- NCT01805609
- Testing
- Working with the Caregiving Family (WCF) training, questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Psychological Stress, Psychosocial Impairment
Evaluation of the Psychosocial Impact on Health Professionals Exposed During COVID 19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Application of a survey in electronic support to hospital professionals. This survey will include different demographics as well as questions from own elaboration about the different aspects related to the development of work…
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Psychosocial Impairment, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04752839
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Sleep Deprivation, Depression
Work Hour Reductions, Medical Errors, and Intern Well-Being at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing intern work hours and eliminating extended shifts in the intensive care unit will reduce prescribing errors and improve intern well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT00996320
- Testing
- Reduced work hour schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Child Development
Alliance for Family Strengthening: Improved Early Childhood Development in Rwanda
Preliminary pilot testing of the home-based FSI-ECD intervention as delivered by community based lay workers.
- Trial name
- FSI-ECD (NCT03455127)
- Testing
- FSI ECD
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattention
Pilot Testing PREschooler Care, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education (PRE-CARE)
The goal of this proposed study is to pilot test a novel treatment model (PRE-CARE) addressing unmet social needs for families of preschool-age children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
- Trial name
- PRE-CARE (NCT04999982)
- Testing
- Screening, Resource Packet, Resource Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Covid19
Novel Face Mask Sampling for COVID-19: A Diagnostic and Public Health Tool
COVID-19 has become a global problem. There is an urgent need to improve the diagnosis and screening of patients and healthcare workers for COVID-19 in the UK.
- Trial name
- COVMASK (NCT04481646)
- Testing
- Face mask sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Childhood Obesity
La Vida Buena Childhood Obesity Program
Mariposa Community Health Center, a health center in Nogales, Arizona on the US-Mexico border, will provide a program to prevent obesity in children and create a community environment that supports a healthy lifestyle.
- Trial name
- NCT03781856
- Testing
- La Vida Buena Program, Brief Educational Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Cognitive Performance, Sleep Quality
The Effect of Caffeinated Chewing Gum on Cognitive Performance in Night-shift Emergency Physicians
This study aimed to examine the impact of caffeinated chewing gum on the cognitive performance of night-shift emergency physicians in a partially sleep-deprived state.
- Trial name
- NCT06693505
- Testing
- caffeinated chewing gum
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Reproductive Health, Sexual Health
Using a Theory-based SMS/VM Intervention to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health of Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia
In Cambodia, HIV is prevalent in several high-risk groups including among female entertainment workers (FEWs) who work at entertainment venues such as karaoke bars and massage parlors and may engage in direct or indirect sex…
- Trial name
- NCT03117842
- Testing
- Automated text and voice messages
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Touro University, California
Psychological Stress
The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: A Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT00962273
- Testing
- Interactive computerized learning resource, Didactic computerized learning resource
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Breast Feeding, Family Planning
Kilkari Impact Evaluation
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Media Action is presently implementing two large scale mobile health (mHealth) initiatives in India: Kilkari and Mobile Academy.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Family Planning, Essential Newborn Care, Training of Frontline Health Workers
- Trial name
- NCT03576157
- Testing
- Kilkari
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 5,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV, Pregnancy
Trial to Improve Access to PMTCT Services and Reduce HIV Transmission From Mother to Child
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced community health worker (CHW) intervention and outreach system to improve antenatal care and PMTCT…
- Trial name
- FS (NCT01932138)
- Testing
- Enhanced CHW intervention, Standard of care
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 190,530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
School Readiness, Preschool Enrollment
A Kinder Coaching Program With Community Health Workers "READY"
In this study, the investigators compare two novel primary care interventions (School Readiness Checklist vs. Kinder Coaching) for low-income parents, which were co-developed by parent, clinical, and educational stakeholders.
- Conditions
- School Readiness, Preschool Enrollment, Parent School Readiness Confidence
- Trial name
- READY (NCT07677618)
- Testing
- Kinder Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University