Clinical trials: Absenteeism
Absenteeism, Diarrhea
Evaluation of the Dubai Cares WASH in School Initiative
This study will use longitudinal data collection to quantify the impact of a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Mali, West Africa, on pupil absenteeism, diarrheal illness, and respiratory illness.
- Conditions
- Absenteeism, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01787058
- Testing
- Dubai Cares beneficiary
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 10,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Universal Preventive Resilience Intervention to Improve and Promote Mental Health for Teenagers
Adolescence is a period of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. It is also associated with risk behaviour conducts.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Problem of Child, Mental Disorder in Adolescence
- Trial name
- UPRIGHT (NCT03951376)
- Testing
- UPRIGHT intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Iceland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research
Illness Absenteeism, Handwashing Behavior
Jerusalem Handwashing Study
The primary objective of this preschool intervention trial was to determine whether a hygiene program can promote handwashing and thereby reduce illness absenteeism.
- Trial name
- JHS (NCT00610376)
- Testing
- Preschool handwashing intervention program, Home component intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,029 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Asenteeism
Classroom Air Purifiers for Reducing School Absence
Background Respiratory infections like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 pose significant global health risks due to their high transmissibility and severity.
- Trial name
- NCT07119333
- Testing
- Air purifiers
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
National Survey of Chronic Occupational Pain in Thai Anesthesia Providers
The purpose of this nationwide cross-sectional survey is to determine the prevalence, multidimensional impacts, and associated factors of chronic occupational pain among anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Thailand.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Occupational Pain, Occupational Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07778381
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Absenteeism
Reopening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Research Study (ROSSEY)
The study has three aims and involves a clustered randomized controlled trial (RCT) where K-5 schools will be the unit of randomization.
- Trial name
- NCT04859699
- Testing
- COVID-19 Health Education Comic Books and Videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Infection, Respiratory Tract
Study to Assess VPM1002 in Reducing Healthcare Professionals' Absenteeism in COVID-19 Pandemic
The aim of this study is to investigate whether vaccination of healthcare professionals with VPM1002 could reduce the number of days absent from work due to respiratory disease (with or without documented SARS-CoV-2 infection).
- Trial name
- NCT04387409
- Testing
- VPM1002
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serum Life Science Europe GmbH
Well-Being, Psychological
The Impact of Probiotic Supplementation on General Well Being
The health and wellbeing of any workforce is a core priority and taking steps to ensure the wellbeing of employees is an important part of everyday working life.
- Trial name
- NCT05968209
- Testing
- Lab4P
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cwm Taf University Health Board (NHS)
Menstrual Hygiene Management
Does Menstrual Hygiene Matter? Investigating the Impact of a Menstrual Hygiene Program on Ugandan Girls' School Absenteeism
This study builds on the pilot work of the Irise research group to investigate the impact of menstrual hygiene interventions on East African girls' school attendance, activities of daily living and self-esteem.
- Trial name
- NCT02243488
- Testing
- Irise Easy Pad & Menstrual Health Education
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Irise International
Absenteeism, Sick Leave
WB6Dim-LTSA: Can Workplace Well-Being Scores Predict Collective Absenteeism?
This prospective multicenter cohort study evaluates the predictive value of the Adaptive Load Index (ICA), a composite indicator derived from the WB6Dim well-being instrument, on long-duration sick leave (≥ 30 days) in French…
- Conditions
- Absenteeism, Sick Leave, Workplace Well-Being, Occupational Stress
- Trial name
- WB6Dim-LTSA (NCT07606261)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clover Link
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Back2School - CBT Intervention for School Absenteeism
The main objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a new psychological intervention, called Back2School, in helping youths with problematic school absenteeism to return to school.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Problem, School Absenteeism
- Trial name
- B2S (NCT03459677)
- Testing
- Back2School, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Work Disability Reduction and Prevention, Improving Return-to-Work Outcomes
SMART Supervisor Training Program to Prevent Work Disability
Supervisors of injured workers play a key role in preventing prolonged work absences. Providing supervisors with tools to improve their response to musculoskeletal and other workplace injuries or illnesses may improve worker…
- Trial name
- NCT02309996
- Testing
- Supervisor Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lakehead University
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Skin Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections
A Nutritional Trial on Effect of L. Rhamnosus Yoba on RTI and Other Health Outcomes Among Children (3-6 Years) in Uganda
This is a nutritional observational trial with two arms: 1) Intervention arm of Probiotic Yoghurt containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba 2012 and 2) Control arm of milk. About 500 children in each arm will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Skin Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT03990220
- Testing
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba 2012
- Where
- 10 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Absenteeism
Reopening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Research- Early Learning Ancillary Study
This is a single arm, pre/post intervention study to a larger trial that will examine the effect of health education with comic books and videos on COVID-19 preventive behaviors (masking, social distancing, testing and vaccine…
- Trial name
- NCT05965323
- Testing
- Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Stress
Heart Math Resilience Program on Jail Staff
The study is a multiple cohort, staggered-entry, waitlist randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a comprehensive resiliency-based program in reducing stress for correctional officers employed by the Leon…
- Trial name
- NCT06928610
- Testing
- HeartMath Resilience Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene Intervention Program on Primary School Students' Health Outcomes and Absenteeism in School
The most common infections in schools are acute respiratory infections (colds, pharyngitis, influenza and others) and diarrheal diseases.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT04267952
- Testing
- Hand hygiene intervention program developed according to planned behavior theory, Classical hand hygiene education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness
Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries
The purpose of this study is to assess whether simple, school-based handwashing promotion impacts health and hygiene knowledge among students and their families.
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT01043809
- Testing
- Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program, expanded school-based handwashing promotion
- Where
- 3 sites in China, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stress, Presenteeism
Kelaa Mental Resilience App for Employees
The goal of this randomized control trial is to detect and prevent work-related psychological stress among European workers early on, aiming to mitigate its adverse health consequences, including burnout and depression.
- Conditions
- Stress, Presenteeism, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT05924542
- Testing
- Kelaa Mental Resilience App
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wuerzburg