Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
Contraception
A Study Comparing Implant Provision by Community Health Extension Workers With Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria
This proposed study, to be run by Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) will investigate whether Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Nigeria can insert and remove contraceptive implants to the same…
- Trial name
- NCT03088722
- Testing
- Training CHEWs to provide contraceptive implants
- Volunteers
- 7,903 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marie Stopes International
Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
An Implementation Study of Interventions to Promote Safe Motherhood in Jimma Zone Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among all countries in Africa and indeed worldwide, with a maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births in 2011 (UNFPA, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT03299491
- Testing
- MWA intervention, IEC intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Training of Mental Health Professionals, Training of Frontline Health Workers
Measurement-Based Peer Supervision App for Non-Specialist Providers
The goal of this project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of a scalable digital solution designed to help train and support the work of non-specialist providers (NSPs), such as community health workers, to deliver therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT07082010
- Testing
- MBPS App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dimagi Inc.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattention
Pilot Testing PREschooler Care, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education (PRE-CARE)
The goal of this proposed study is to pilot test a novel treatment model (PRE-CARE) addressing unmet social needs for families of preschool-age children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
- Trial name
- PRE-CARE (NCT04999982)
- Testing
- Screening, Resource Packet, Resource Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening Services Through CHW-led Multi-modality Intervention
The purpose of this research study is to determine the best way to increase screening for cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, HIV, and Hepatitis C among under screened Hispanic, Haitian and African-American individuals in…
- Conditions
- Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C, ColoRectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02970136
- Testing
- OraQuick Swab, Fecal Immunochemical Test, OraQuick Fingerstick
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 754 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder
Community Health Worker Training to Reduce Depression and Substance Use Stigma in TB/HIV Care in South Africa
Poor engagement in care contributes to HIV- and TB-related morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline lay health workers who work to re-engage patients who are lost to follow-up…
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder, Social Stigma, Depression
- Trial name
- Siyakhana (NCT05282173)
- Testing
- Siyakhana CHW Training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Chronic Disease, Community Health Workers
Unidos: Linking Individuals to Social Determinant and Community Health Services
For 19 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC) has been engaged in academic community collaborative research to reduce chronic disease health disparities among the…
- Trial name
- NCT04124224
- Testing
- Unidos
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Integrated, Community-Health Systems
Implementing an Integrated RMNCH Intervention by Community Health Workers in Achham and Dolakha: National Pilot
The investigators will conduct a cluster-controlled, stepped wedge implementation science trial of a bundled reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare (RMNCH) delivery intervention within an approximate population of…
- Trial name
- NCT03371186
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Continuous Surveillance, CB-Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Alcohol Use, Underage Drinking
Parent-Focused Alcohol Prevention Program for Hispanic Families in Faith-Based Settings
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether Guiando Buenas Decisiones, a parent-focused alcohol prevention program, can help prevent or delay alcohol initiation and use among Hispanic immigrant adolescents ages 12 to…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Underage Drinking, Parenting Intervention, Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07869550
- Testing
- Guiando Buenas Decisiones (GBD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Malaria
Factors Influencing Adoption of a Novel Malaria Treatment in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Rwanda
This non-interventional qualitative study will examine factors that influence the adoption of a novel malaria treatment in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Rwanda.
- Trial name
- NCT07896746
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
High Risk for HIV
Zambia SiVET MMR Tdap-IPV
Participants will receive vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and inactivated polio (Tdap-IPV).
- Trial name
- SiVET (NCT02589678)
- Testing
- Tdap - IPV Vaccine, MMR Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Impact of Community Health Workers on Adherence to Therapy for Non-Communicable Chronic Disease in Chiapas, Mexico
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community health workers when added to routine care for patients with diabetes and high blood pressure in rural clinics in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT02549495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use
A Community Health Intervention to Improve Lung Cancer Screening Uptake in Community Health Centers
Lung cancer screening (LCS) can reduce lung cancer-related mortality, but screening uptake remains low among eligible individuals.
- Trial name
- CHATS (NCT07168629)
- Testing
- Community health worker delivered outreach, shared decision-making, tobacco treatment, and navigation, Lay Navigator delivered outreach, shared decision-making, tobacco treatment, and navigation, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
SARS CoV 2 Infection, COVID-19 Breakthrough
SARS-CoV-2 Specific Antibody Responses and Impact for COVID-19 Disease in Ethiopia
In this study we aim to characterize SARS CoV-2 strain specific immune response (SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG) in health care workers and general populations at the Jimma Medical Center and the St.
- Conditions
- SARS CoV 2 Infection, COVID-19 Breakthrough, COVID-19 Recurrent
- Trial name
- CoVICIS (NCT06435403)
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Covid19
Novel Face Mask Sampling for COVID-19: A Diagnostic and Public Health Tool
COVID-19 has become a global problem. There is an urgent need to improve the diagnosis and screening of patients and healthcare workers for COVID-19 in the UK.
- Trial name
- COVMASK (NCT04481646)
- Testing
- Face mask sampling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Mental Health, Stress, Psychological
Syrian Refugee Young Adults as Community Mental Health Workers-Lebanon
In this pilot study, we aim to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers (Y-CMHW), and the impact of this work on outcomes of wellbeing, coping and…
- Trial name
- NCT05265611
- Testing
- low intensity psychosocial intervention - Problem Management Plus (PM+), Tutoring
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rema Afifi
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
Randomized Controlld Trial of Dementia Education Resources for Action
The goal of this intervention trial is to evaluate the effectiveness the online training program Dementia Education and Resources for Action (DERA) in improving Alzheimer's disease and related dementia-(ADRD) knowledge, stigma…
- Trial name
- DERA (NCT07545577)
- Testing
- DERA Online Training Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
High Blood Pressure
Active Screening of Arterial Hypertension by Community Outreach Workers in the Cayenne Metropolitan Area to Reduce the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
The main objective is to implement of a community-based primary care intervention against high blood pressure. We want to show that this intervention decreases the incidence of stroke in the community of agglomerations of the…
- Trial name
- NCT05814068
- Testing
- antihypertensive drug treatment
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne