Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
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
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
Contraception
Clinical Study of Depo Provera Comparing Lay Health Workers and Clinically-trained Health Workers
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing lay Lady Health Workers (Lay Health Workers) with Family Welfare Workers (Clinically- trained Health Workers) on quantitative measures of safety and effectiveness of Depo Provera…
- Trial name
- NCT03255941
- Testing
- DMPA, Sayana Press
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
End of Life, Cancer
Enhancing Community Capacity to Improve Cancer Care Delivery
Undertreated patient symptoms and resulting acute care use require approaches that improve symptom-burden. Previously a a lay health worker (LHW)-led symptom screening intervention was developed for patients with advanced cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04107116
- Testing
- Program participants, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 832 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Presbyopia
Presbyopia Screening by Community Health Worker in Bangladesh
Demand in near vision correction in the community exist in the Bangladesh with a thin presence of eye- care. This study aimed to test the skill of BRAC service-providers in identifying presbyopia-cases, to ensure frequent…
- Trial name
- NCT03001258
- Testing
- Presbyopia screening training
- Volunteers
- 2,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brac
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
Fever, Malaria
Innovative Public-private Partnership to Target Subsidized Antimalarials in the Retail Sector (Aim 2)
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the public health impact of targeted antimalarials subsidies through scale-up by determining the community-wide effects of targeting an antimalarial subsidy through a partnership…
- Trial name
- NCT02461628
- Testing
- Malaria RDT & conditional voucher for ACT from retail sector
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
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
Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use
Siyakhana Peer: Evaluating a Peer Recovery Coach Model to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in South African HIV Care
Alcohol and other drug use is common among people living with HIV in South Africa and is associated with worse engagement in HIV care.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05907174
- Testing
- Siyakhana - P
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
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
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
Cervical Cancer
Using CHWs or Mailing Self Sampling Home Tests to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in South Florida
The study will test the significance of community health worker (CHW) participation by comparing self-sampling provided by a community health worker and self-sampling provided by mail.
- Trial name
- NCT02202109
- Testing
- CHW and Self-sampling for Cervical Cancer, Mailed Self Sampler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami