Clinical trials: African Americans
Genetic Underpinning of Substance Abuse, Polymorphism-genetic
Impact of Delta Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRD1) Variations on Treatment Outcome in African Americans
Background: Differences in peoples genes can make them respond to drugs in different ways. Methadone and buprenorphine are two drugs used to treat drug addiction.
- Conditions
- Genetic Underpinning of Substance Abuse, Polymorphism-genetic, Drug Abuse/Dependence, Opiod-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02225184
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Obesity, Diabetes
Fuel Utilization, Diet Composition, and Exercise in African American Women
African American women have a high prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes and do not optimally burn fat and carbohydrates in response to changes in these nutrients in their diets.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT04293367
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cardiovascular Disease
Sedentary Behavior in African Americans
The study is designed to develop methods for objectively measuring sedentary behavior, assess the association between objectively measured sedentary behavior and cardiovascular disease outcomes, and develop an intervention to…
- Trial name
- SeBA (NCT00907465)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Functional Bowel Disorders
Temple Registry for the Investigation of African American Gastrointestinal Disease Epidemiology
DESCRIPTION: Minimal data exists on the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in minority populations. Specific objectives of this K24 research project are to: (1) Provide an estimate of the prevalence of gastroesophageal…
- Trial name
- TRIAGE (NCT01262755)
- Testing
- Structured Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
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
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission
The OPENS Trial: Offering Women PrEP (Aim 2)
To address the significant barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation for cisgender women and address racial inequities in HIV prevention in the United States (US), a novel approach that accounts for multilevel…
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05619497
- Testing
- Clinic-wide Trainings, Clinic-wide Trainings and HIV Prevention Decision Support Tool (DST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco