Clinical trials: sponsored by Columbia University
Poverty
The SUUBI Program: Asset-Ownership for Orphaned Children in Uganda
This study examines an economic empowerment model of care and support for orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda. The Suubi intervention focuses on economic empowerment of families caring for orphaned youths.
- Trial name
- SUUBI (NCT01163695)
- Testing
- Children's development account
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Asthma
Written Asthma Actions Plans Versus No Written Instructions In Specialty Care
The overall goal of this randomized, controlled study is to compare a model written treatment plan with the usual care that is provided by a group of adult and pediatric pulmonologists and allergists in their practice settings.
- Trial name
- NCT00149461
- Testing
- Written Asthma Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 407 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Upper Respiratory Infection
Appropriate Care of URI (ACURI): Early Head Start
The purpose of this study is to comparatively assess the effectiveness of a tailored educational intervention to improve health literacy levels regarding upper respiratory infections (URIs) and to decrease pediatric emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT01916031
- Testing
- Education
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
A Parent-Based Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescents
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-based intervention in reducing sexual risk behavior in high-risk Latino and African-American adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00461487
- Testing
- Active control on hygiene and nutrition, Families Talking Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
Denileukine Diftitox for Relapsed ALCL
The purpose of this study is to determine is Denileukin diftitox will be safe, well tolerated and induce a significant overall response alone and in combination with chemotherapy: ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (ICE) and…
- Trial name
- NCT00801918
- Testing
- Denileukin Diftitox, Denileukin diftitox, ifosfamide, cyclophosphamide, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Asthma
Asthma Self-Management For Adolescents
The goal of this study is to help adolescents with asthma learn to control their illness and live without restrictions. We hypothesize that an intensive school-based asthma education program for students in 9th and 10th grade who…
- Trial name
- ASMA (NCT01069991)
- Testing
- Patient education group, Wait list control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Oral Contraception
The Impact of Pack Supply on Birth Control Pill Continuation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether getting more packs of birth control pills leads to improved continuation, when compared with getting the traditional supply.
- Trial name
- SixPack (NCT00677742)
- Testing
- enhanced initial supply of oral contraception, conventional initial supply of oral contraception
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Poverty
Economic Empowerment Program Suubi-Maka
The overall goal of SUUBI-MAKA is to further develop and preliminarily examine a family economic empowerment intervention that creates economic opportunities (specifically Children Development Accounts) for families in Uganda who…
- Trial name
- Suubi-Maka (NCT01180114)
- Testing
- Suubi-Maka ('Hope for Families'), Usual Care
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Contraceptives, Oral
Txt Now 2 Decrease Pregnancies L8r: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Daily Text Message Reminders on Pill Continuation
Teen girls and young women taking birth control pills may forget to take their pills or may stop taking them altogether. This places them at risk for unintended pregnancies.
- Trial name
- NCT00677703
- Testing
- Daily Text Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 968 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pain, Anxiety
The Use of Music for Pain and Anxiety Control During Abortion
Most first trimester abortions are performed under local anesthesia using either manual or electric vacuum suction aspiration. The majority of women undergoing these procedures experience some amount of pain and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT01013363
- Testing
- iPod Nano digital music player
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Reduced Intensity AlloSCT in(CML) With Persistent Disease
CML, a malignant disorder of stem cells, is characterized by increases in both immature and mature myeloid, erythroid, and lymphoid cells, as well as platelets in the peripheral blood.
- Trial name
- CML (NCT00531310)
- Testing
- Reduced Intensity Conditioning, Busulfan and Fludarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Neurocysticercosis
A Pilot Study of Neurocysticercosis Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with albendazole improves the clinical outcome of neurocysticercosis infection and/or leads to the disappearance of cysts sooner when compared with symptomatic treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00283699
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- 5 sites in Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University