Clinical trials: Acculturation
Stress, Acculturation
SER Hispano Longitudinal Study
Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. are more likely to experience negative health outcomes the longer they live in the U.S. For example, over time Hispanic immigrants engage in riskier behaviors such as substance abuse, violence, and…
- Conditions
- Stress, Acculturation, Health
- Trial name
- NCT03527654
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Farm Work & Preterm Low Birthweight Among Hispanic Women
The most persistent and intractable cause of infant and child mortality and morbidity in the US remains preterm and low birthweight deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00015613
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese
Implementation of a Peer Leader-facilitated Dyadic Intervention
This Pilot Study Large Application builds upon the results of our prior work to 1) Implement and pilot test a peer leader-facilitated 12-week dyadic intervention (Community Health among Asian Indian immigrants (CHAI) Dyad study)…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese, Hyperlipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT06643806
- Testing
- CHAI dyad study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Mental Health
A Natural History of Cardiometabolic Disease Among US Bhutanese: Developing the Cross-Sectional Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study to Understand Acculturation as Synergizing Socioenvironmental and Biobehavioral Risk Factors Propagating ...
Background: As of 2021, almost 45 million people in the United States were foreign-born immigrants. South Asians, including people from Bhutan, are the fastest-growing immigrant subgroup in the US.
- Trial name
- NCT06991751
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Trauma-related PTSD
Considering Racial and Acculturation Stress in Addressing Trauma
Investigators plan to offer two evidence based interventions - Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (TF-CBT) and Trauma Systems therapy (TST) to traumatized children and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT05974176
- Testing
- Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Trauma Systems therapy (TST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Diet Habit
Diet Quality Among U.S.-Born and Foreign-born Non-Hispanic Blacks
This study compares the diet quality between U.S.-born and foreign-born non-Hispanic Blacks using pooled NHANES data.
- Trial name
- NCT03266497
- Volunteers
- 4,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara C. Folta
Acculturation
Health Habits and Cancer Risk Comparison Among Migrant Sri Lankans and Sri Lankans
Objectives: General objective: To determine how acculturation to United States has influenced the health and cancer risk among a US migrant Sri Lankan population. Specific objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00476580
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Stress, Psychological, Acculturation Problem
Psychological Skills Group for Youth of Refugee and Immigrant Backgrounds
There are currently 28 million child refugees worldwide - approximately 1 in every 200 children on earth. To date, nearly one million forcibly displaced child migrants have been resettled in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT03763591
- Testing
- Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees Group Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Female Genital Mutilation, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sexual Health of Women With Genital Mutilation Seen at the Saint-Denis Women's Center
This study looks at the sexual health of women who have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM) and who are receiving care at the Women's Center at Saint-Denis Hospital.
- Conditions
- Female Genital Mutilation, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological, Sexual Health, Violence Against Women
- Trial name
- NCT07027696
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (Hbv)
Optimizing HBV Care Cascade Among Foreign-Born in the United States (FOCUS-HBV Study)
Background: People who were born outside of the country are the largest group of adults infected with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the US. HBV affects the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT05621304
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Culturally Specific Interventions: African American Smokers
The investigators expect that a culturally specific group intervention targeting African American smokers will result in greater smoking cessation rates compared to a standard intervention.
- Trial name
- SB2 (NCT01811758)
- Testing
- Culturally Specific CBT, Standard CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Acculturation, Happiness
Reciting Tang Poems to Promote Happiness
The ethnic minority population is increasing Hong Kong. Language learning is usually measured as one of the core indicators of acculturation.
- Conditions
- Acculturation, Happiness, Well-Being, Psychological, Ethnic Minority
- Trial name
- NCT06057142
- Testing
- Fun activities for reciting Tang poems
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University