Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Self-Collection for Southeast Asian Immigrant and Refugee Women
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether educational workshops paired with self-collected high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV) screening will increase participation in cervical cancer screening among…
- Trial name
- NCT05286749
- Testing
- Workshop plus Clinician-Collected Cervical Swab, Workshop plus Participant-Collected Cervical Swab, HPV testing on Participant-Collected Cervical Swab Samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Childhood Asthma, Community Health Workers
West Philadelphia Controls Asthma
This project uses community health workers (CHW) or lay health educators to implement asthma interventions that have been proven to work in the primary care setting and in schools.
- Trial name
- WPCA (NCT03514485)
- Testing
- Yes We Can Children's Asthma Program, School-Based Asthma Therapy, Open Airways for School Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 626 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Covid19, Vaccine Refusal
Impact of LA-CEAL HALT COVID-19 Ambassador Program on Likelihood to Vaccinate
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the HALT COVID Ambassador educational outreach program on increasing likelihood to vaccinate against COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04930965
- Testing
- Community health worker engagement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Obesity
Health-Smart for Weight Loss at UF Jax Clinics
The study will test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive, evidence-based, multi-component, behavioral program for treating obesity called Health-Smart.
- Trial name
- NCT03418701
- Testing
- Health Smart for Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 683 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Postpartum, Women
Monitoring and Outreach for Maternal Safety Postpartum
Two arm study, intervention and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to help community health workers (CHWs) conduct effective outreach to support postpartum mothers, particularly those at higher risk for…
- Conditions
- Postpartum, Women, Community Health Workers, Knowledge
- Trial name
- MOMSPostpartum (NCT06899737)
- Testing
- MOMS Postpartum Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
Covid19
Leveraging CHWs to Improve COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation Among CJIs Accessing a Corrections-focused CBO
Given the likelihood of COVID-19 remaining an endemic disease among high-risk populations, establishing effective mitigation interventions will be critical to stemming community transmission.
- Trial name
- NCT04878328
- Testing
- Onsite Point-of-care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
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
Chronic Pain
Positive Psychology for Chronic Pain Self-management
Learning chronic pain self-management skills can help patients improve daily functioning and quality of life, while avoiding risks associated with opioids and other pharmacological treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT04321239
- Testing
- Positive STEPS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Caregiver Burnout
Testing Preliminary Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program on Caregiving
Two arm study, experimental and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to prepare community health workers (CHWs) conduct effective outreach to support African American and Latino male caregivers of older…
- Trial name
- IN-HOME (NCT06049043)
- Testing
- Intervention to Help Orient Men to Excel (IN-HOME), AARP's English "Care at Home" resource webpage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
Heart Failure，Congestive
Implementing a Digitally-enabled Community Health Worker Intervention for Patients With Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of implementing a 30-day digitally-enabled community health worker intervention compared to usual care with a community health…
- Trial name
- NCT05130008
- Testing
- Digitally-enabled CHW Care, Usual CHW Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tobacco Dependence
Testing C-Raven, a Virtual Tobacco Cessation Intervention, in the Community
To inform a future randomized trial of a virtual counselor led computer delivered intervention for tobacco cessation augmented with community health worker (CHW) support and navigation to lung cancer screening in low-income…
- Trial name
- NCT06289192
- Testing
- C-Raven Virtual Tobacco Cessation Counseling, Nicotine Replacement Product, Community Health Worker
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hypertension, HIV
Community Health Worker Optimization of Antihypertensive Care in HIV
To adapt and assess the implementation and preliminary effectiveness of an integrated COBRA and CHAMP multi-component community health worker-delivered hypertension intervention in improving blood pressure control among PLWH in…
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT06503991)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW)-delivered Hypertension Management Pilot (CHAMP), Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation (COBRA)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV/AIDS
Community Health Worker And MHealth to ImProve Viral Suppression
The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of the CHAMPS intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH) in a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- CHAMPS (NCT04562649)
- Testing
- Wise App with medication adherence reminders, CHW Sessions
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome
Evaluating the Navajo Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) Program
Since 2009, a programmatic community-based strategy (COPE) has been implemented to address health disparities among Navajo individuals living with multiple chronic conditions.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03326206
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28,813 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hypertension, Diabetes
A Multi-center Trial of IMPaCT CHW Support for Chronically-ill Patients
This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) vs. usual clinician support in helping chronically-ill patients with low socioeconomic status to improve their health…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Tobacco Dependence
- Trial name
- IMPaCT (NCT02347787)
- Testing
- IMPaCT, Usual care
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Type2 Diabetes
Social Network Analysis to Identify Community Health Workers
The objective of this study is to recruit influential community members using Snowball Sampling Methods. Community members identified through social network analysis as influential and well-connected will be trained as community…
- Trial name
- NCT04210024
- Testing
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brittany L Smalls
Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Disease (HABIT): Efficacy Trial
Many youth with chronic disease have difficulty taking medication every day and therefore do not receive full benefit from treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03462511
- Testing
- HABIT Intervention, Standard of Care, Education materials
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Asthma
Coordinated Healthcare Interventions for Childhood Asthma Gaps in Outcomes
Chicago is an epicenter for asthma health disparities in the U.S., with African-American children 5-11 yrs bearing a disproportionate share of the burden.
- Trial name
- CHICAGO (NCT02319967)
- Testing
- CAPE, CHW home visits
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Clinic to Community Connections - Broader Distribution
This study addresses education needs in gestational diabetes care and followup at the staff and patient levels. In the initial phase, nurses and community health workers will complete specific training modules on gestational…
- Trial name
- NCT04474795
- Testing
- Staff -Educational training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Diabetes Type 2
Changing the Healthcare Delivery Model
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing 3 strategies to improve wellness behaviors and clinical goals for diabetes type 2(DM2) Medicaid patients.
- Trial name
- C4H (NCT02093234)
- Testing
- mobile health care application, CHWs and mobile health care application, Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University