Clinical trials: African Americans
Cancer Survivors, African Americans
Grateful Strides Toward Physical Activity and Well-Being for Black Breast Cancer Survivors
This pilot study will assess the feasibility of a gratitude intervention to promote physical activity, and well-being and positively impact biomarkers of health among older African American breast cancer survivors.
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivors, African Americans, Women, Psychology, Positive
- Trial name
- NCT05473026
- Testing
- Gratitude Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dementia of Alzheimer Type
Reducing African American's Alzheimer's Risk Through Exercise-Mild Cognitive Impairment (RAATE-MCI)
The RAATE-MCI proposal is designed to determine the effects of physical activity on risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease in older African American adults.
- Trial name
- RAATE-MCI (NCT04956549)
- Testing
- Physical activity program, Successful Aging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Diabetes
Diabetes Interprofessional Team to Enhance Adherence to Medical Care
The overall goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of DM I-TEAM (Diabetes Interprofessional Team to Enhance Adherence to Medical Care) to reduce emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations over…
- Trial name
- DM I-TEAM (NCT03393338)
- Testing
- DM I-TEAM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female
Abbreviated MBCT for Depression in Older Black or African American Breast Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this research study is to develop and test an intervention designed to improve mood and reduce symptoms of depression.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female, Breast Cancer Stage I, Breast Cancer Stage II
- Trial name
- NCT06336538
- Testing
- MBCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
HIV
Effect of a Non-tenofovir, Non-efavirenz-based HIV Regimen on Bone Density and Vitamin D Levels in African-American Patients With HIV Infection
2. Objectives 1. To determine the vitamin D status of African-American HIV patients who are HIV-treatment naïve. 2. To compare the effects of an efavirenz-containing regimen to a protease inhibitor regimen on 25-hydroxyvitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT01343225
- Testing
- atripla, darunavir ritonavir raltegravir
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Healthy Subject
Project Self in Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Hispanic and African American Women
This trial studies if Project Self can improve the rate of cervical cancer screening in Hispanic and African American women living in Houston, Texas.
- Trial name
- NCT04614155
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, HPV Self-Collection, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
American-Australian-African Trial With Dronedarone in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter for the Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm
To assess the efficacy of dronedarone versus placebo for the maintenance of normal sinus rhythm after electrical, pharmacological or spontaneous conversion of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL).
- Trial name
- ADONIS (NCT00259376)
- Testing
- Dronedarone (SR33589)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Argentina and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 629 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Colorectal Cancer
#CuttingCRC: Barbershop-Based Trial & Colorectal Cancer
The goal of this behavior change focused, culture-specific, pilot, peer intervention is to target masculinity barriers to medical care (MBMC) considering a range of psychosocial factors associated with uptake of CRC screening…
- Trial name
- NCT03733197
- Testing
- Culture Specific, Control
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
HIV
Likely Use of PrEP for African American YMSM
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), in the form of the anti-retroviral pill Truvada©, has been approved by the FDA as a method for reducing HIV transmission rates in the population, particularly young men who have sex with men…
- Trial name
- NCT02810249
- Testing
- No intervention used
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Lactation, Bone Diseases, Endocrine
African-American Bone Metabolism and Lactation Study
The primary aim of this study is to obtain measures of amino-terminal telopeptides of procollagen 1 (P1NP), a marker of bone formation, in lactating and non-lactating post-partum African-American women both at 6-8 and at 12-14…
- Trial name
- NCT00785824
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco
Path2Quit Tobacco Intervention For African Americans
The purpose of this research is to study a smoking cessation program for adult smokers in Northeast Ohio. The study will also look at how different people respond to the program.
- Trial name
- NCT03524482
- Testing
- SmokeFreeText, Path2Quit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Physical Activity, Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Intervention Metabolic Syndrome Prostate Cancer Black Men
The main purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of an exercise intervention on metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and biomarkers related to prostate cancer in Black men with MetS who are at increased risk of…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Metabolic Syndrome, Prostate Cancer
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT02379559)
- Testing
- Exercise, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Stroke, Blood Pressure
Community Stroke Self-management Program
This pilot project aims develop a need-based community stroke self-management program that would improve the stroke self-management self-efficacy and competencies among African American stroke survivors living in rural Alabama.
- Trial name
- NCT06251128
- Testing
- Stroke Self management Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Asthma
Asthma Symptom Based Adjustment of Inhaled Steroid Therapy in African American Children
African American (AA) children carry a disproportionate burden of mortality and morbidity in asthma. A major contributor to racial disparity in asthma is lack of adherence to guideline-recommended use of daily inhaled…
- Trial name
- ASIST (NCT02298205)
- Testing
- Asthma controller medication (Beclomethasone) adjustment strategy, Provider-based adjustment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8
A Quality of Life Intervention for Young African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Treatment
This clinical trial studies the use of a quality of life intervention called Y-AMBIENT to help young African American with stage I-III breast cancer manage daily life.
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
- Trial name
- NCT05243056
- Testing
- Best Practice, Educational Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hypertension
Using Lay Health Advisors to Improve Hypertension Management
Hypertension disproportionately affects and is inadequately controlled among African American and poor populations. The investigators propose to determine the impact of using trained lay health advisors to help patients address…
- Trial name
- NCT03515005
- Testing
- Lay Health Advisor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Stress, Trauma
Exploring PTSD Symptoms, Barriers and Facilitators to Mindfulness
The purpose of this study is to investigate justice-involved Black/African American female adolescents' (JI BAFAs; N=35) self-reported outcomes: stress, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), recidivism, etc., as well as their…
- Conditions
- Stress, Trauma, PTSD, HPA
- Trial name
- NCT06311188
- Testing
- ITR Healing intervention
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Women Empowered to Live With Lupus Study
The purpose of this research is to examine whether the Chronic Disease Self-management Program (CDSMP) would improve health outcomes and reduce health care use in African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- Trial name
- WELL (NCT02988661)
- Testing
- Chronic Disease Self-management Program (CDSMP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 699 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Obesity, Childhood, Metabolic Syndrome
FIT Families Multicomponent Obesity Intervention for African American Adolescents
Obesity is one of the most prevalent medical problems facing children and adolescents today, particularly among African American adolescents where the rate is alarmingly high.
- Trial name
- NCT04974554
- Testing
- FIT, Home-Based Family Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Metabolic Syndrome
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Community Exercise Program to Reduce the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Black Americans
Black Americans with a family history of early heart disease tend to have a group of risk factors that can contribute to heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00783445
- Testing
- Community-Based Exercise Program (C-FIT), Self-Help Exercise Program (HOME)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University