Clinical trials: African Americans
Prostate Cancer
Men's Prostate Awareness Church Training
The objective of the Prostate Cancer Education in African American Churches project is to develop and evaluate a spiritually-based educational intervention for Informed Decision Making (IDM) for prostate cancer screening to be…
- Trial name
- M-PACT (NCT02131779)
- Testing
- Men's Workshops, Co-Educational Workshops
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 536 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Financial Incentives Telephone Education and Skills Trial in African Americans With Diabetes (FITEST)
The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of financial incentives augmented telephone-delivered diabetes education and skills training intervention in improving HbA1c levels in African Americans (AA) with type 2 diabetes…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- FITEST (NCT02722499)
- Testing
- High Frequency Financial Incentive, Moderate Frequency Financial Incentive, Low Frequency Financial Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
HIV-1-infection
Safety and Pharmacokinetics of the Combination Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies, 3BNC117-LS-J and 10-1074-LS-J, in Healthy American and African Adults
This is a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of two broadly neutralizing monoclonal human antibodies (bNAbs), 3BNC117-LS-J, which targets the CD4 binding site on HIV-1 envelope protein, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04173819
- Testing
- 3BNC117-LS-J, 10-1074-LS-J, Combination 3BNC117-LS-J and 10-1074-LS-J
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Psychological Stress
Mobile Stress Management Program for African American Women
The unjust social, economic, and environmental conditions that African Americans face throughout their lives lead to pervasive health disparities. These disparities are driven by healthcare differences.
- Trial name
- NCT04863781
- Testing
- Mobile cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISA Associates, Inc.
Asthma
Asthma in the Delta Region of Arkansas (ADRA): Prevalence and Morbidity
The purpose of the study is to conduct a cross-sectional study to examine asthma prevalence and morbidity in a predominately minority, low-income population in rural Arkansas.
- Trial name
- NCT00589719
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 964 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Spironolactone Safety in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a blood pressure medication, spironolactone, can be tolerated by older African American adults that have memory and thinking problems, also called mild cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- STAND (NCT04522739)
- Testing
- Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV Infections, Sleep
Sleep Quality and Presence of Sleep Disordered Breathing
The purpose of our study is to survey the quality of sleep and sleep disordered breathing in a HIV infected inner city ambulatory African-American Population aged 50 years and older.
- Trial name
- NCT00692965
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypertension
A Randomized Trial of Changing Medication Adherence In Hypertensive African-American Patients
The long-term objective is to determine whether better adherence to prescribed medications can be achieved through positive affect induction and self-affirmation leading to reduction in hypertension-related outcomes such as…
- Trial name
- NCT00248872
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Smoking Cessation
Advancing Tobacco Use Treatment for African American Smokers
The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not providing Chantix (varenicline) will help African American smokers quit smoking.
- Trial name
- KIS-IV (NCT02360631)
- Testing
- Chantix
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lisa Sanderson Cox, PhD
Correct Consistent Condom Use
A Self-Guided Intervention to Promote Condom Use Among African American Males
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that AIDS is a "state of emergency" in the US for African Americans - young African American men are especially vulnerable in this epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT01536730
- Testing
- Homework Intervention Strategy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Type 2 Diabetes
Resilience-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education (RB-DSME) for African Americans
African Americans are twice as likely to have type 2 diabetes as non-Hispanic Whites and are less likely to engage in effective diabetes self-management.
- Trial name
- TXSTRIDE (NCT04282395)
- Testing
- Resilience-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education, Standard Diabetes Self-Management Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Connect 'n Unite: Couples-Based HIV/STI Prevention for Drug-Involved, Black MSM
The study has the following primary aims: (1) to test whether participants assigned to CNU (a 7-session, manualized intervention entitled "Connect 'n Unite") engage in lower HIV/STI behavioral risk compared to participants…
- Trial name
- CNU (NCT01394900)
- Testing
- CNU Intervention, WP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
HIV
Barbershop Talk: HIV Prevention for African American Heterosexual Men
This program utilizes a community-engaged research approach to implementing and evaluating a program that seeks to reduce sexual risk behavior among Black adult heterosexual men.
- Trial name
- NCT01980771
- Testing
- BTWB intervention, Cancer prevention and screening
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 860 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Veliflapon (DG-031)to Prevent Heart Attacks or Stroke in Patients With a History of Heart Attack or Unstable Angina
The purpose of this study is to determine if veliflapon (DG-031)can prevent a heart attack or stroke in African American patients with a history of unstable angina or myocardial infarction.
- Trial name
- NCT00353067
- Testing
- veliflapon (DG-031)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,450 people
- Sponsor
- deCODE genetics
Prostate Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Symptom Management in African-American Men With Localized Prostate Cancer
RATIONALE: Gathering information about symptom management from patients with localized prostate cancer may help doctors improve patients' quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00767845
- Testing
- questionnaire/survey administration
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Weight Loss Counseling for African American Women Who Are Breast Cancer Survivors
RATIONALE: A culturally sensitive weight loss program for obese African American breast cancer survivors may be more effective than a standard weight loss program in helping women lose weight.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Obesity, Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT00872677
- Testing
- Diet, Spiritual counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Hypertension, Self-management
Technology-based Intervention and Positive Psychological Training for Blood Pressure Control in African Americans
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the effects of a theoretically-derived technology-based intervention (called TechSuPPorT) and its associated neurological mechanisms for hypertension self-management in African…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Self-management, Technology
- Trial name
- TechSupport (NCT03722667)
- Testing
- Technology-based Component, TechSupport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Behavior
Culturally Responsive Stress Reduction: A Mobile Mindfulness Application for African Americans (CRSR)
Over a 12-week period the investigators will test whether, compared to the Waitlist-Control (WC) condition, administration of the full CRSR intervention improves participants self-reported outcomes of stress, self-efficacy…
- Trial name
- CRSR (NCT04000841)
- Testing
- Mindful You mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRIS Media Inc
Depression
Preventing Postpartum Depression in African American Home Visiting Clients
The goal of this study is to determine whether a 6 week intervention is effective in preventing the worsening of depressive symptoms and development of clinical depression in low-income African American pregnant and recently…
- Trial name
- NCT01175603
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies Course (Adapted for Baltimore Home Visiting Programs)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University