Clinical trials: Community Health Workers, open to volunteers
Colorectal Cancer
Community Health Workers United to Reduce Colorectal Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Among People at Higher Risk
The overall goal of this study is to develop a comprehensive, culturally tailored community-based colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention model with a dual emphasis on reducing CRC risk along with its CVD risk factors.
- Trial name
- CHURCH (NCT05174286)
- Testing
- SBIRT, Referral as Usual (RAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cervical Cancer, Hpv
PopSci CHW4CervixHealth
Phase I: Validating self-collection kit by comparing their results with clinical Pap smear results in a cohort of 20 patients. Phase II: Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the CHW4CervicalHealth: Use of a…
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Hpv, Human Papilloma Virus, HPV Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07336134
- Testing
- Evalyn® Brush, Copan Floqswab, CHW4CervicalHealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Cancer, End Stage Cancer
Community Health Worker Based Intervention to Improve Palliative Care
The study aims to find out if community health worker (CHW) support will improve palliative care outcomes in African American patients with advanced cancer, by comparing the quality of life of patients who are receiving standard…
- Conditions
- Cancer, End Stage Cancer, Malignancy, Advanced Cancer
- Trial name
- DeCIDE PC (NCT05407844)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW) based palliative care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Child Malnutrition
The Impact of Community Health Workers on Child Malnutrition in the Philippines
This study will focus on a new community health worker (CHW) program called 'Flourish', which is implemented by Philippine non-governmental organization (NGO) International Care Ministries (ICM).
- Trial name
- NCT05774314
- Testing
- Community Health Worker Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in Philippines
- Volunteers
- 7,650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Care Ministries, Philippines
PTSD
Treatment for Antepartum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/PTSD Study
The majority of women with perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not receive mental health treatment despite the documented associations between PTSD and adverse pregnancy outcomes; this is likely due to workforce…
- Trial name
- TAPS (NCT05486793)
- Testing
- Written Exposure Therapy (WET), Emotion Focused Supportive Therapy (EFST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Stress, Service Utilization
Community Health Worker Navigation to Support Mental Health
This pilot study tests the feasibility and preliminary impact of a protocolized promotora-led navigation intervention to improve behavioral health access among Latinx and Native American underserved adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07387146
- Testing
- Protocolized Promotora-Led Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Riverside
HIV Infection Primary
Integrated Navigation Services for Treatment Adherence, Counseling, and Research
The goal of this research is to determine whether a Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention including a mobile telehealth (M-Health) component can help achieve long term viral suppression among Black people with poorly…
- Trial name
- INSTACARE (NCT04663152)
- Testing
- INSTACARE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Substance Use Disorders, Overdose
Emergency Medicine Peer Outreach Worker Engagement for Recovery
This is an observational, prospective case-control study evaluating the effects of an emergency department community health worker-peer recovery specialist program (PCHW), the Substance Misuse Assistance Response Team (SMART).
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Overdose, Opioid Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT06320015)
- Testing
- Substance Misuse Assistance Response Team (SMART), Usual Care Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Type 2 Diabetes
LINK-IT: Leveraging vIdeos and commuNity Health worKers to Improve Diabetes OuTcomes
The overall goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of the video-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) (hereafter VIDEO), or the video-based DSMES+community health worker (CHW) intervention (hereafter…
- Trial name
- LINK-IT (NCT06319716)
- Testing
- Video-Based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), Community Health Worker (CHW) Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Community-Based Chronic Disease Care in Rural Lesotho
This ComBaCaL cohort study is to assess the impact of community-based, lay-led chronic disease screening and care interventions in rural Lesotho.
- Trial name
- ComBaCaL (NCT05596773)
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Healthy Aging
An Aging Healthy Intervention for Older Adults Delivered by Community Health Workers in Senior Centers: A Clinical Trial
The aCT Study will develop, implement and evaluate a community health worker (CHW) integrated model of care delivery for older adults that is senior center based.
- Trial name
- aCT (NCT07428174)
- Testing
- aCT CHW intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Severe Hypertension, Hypertension
Emergency Department-Initiated Team-Based Care for Severe Hypertension
EDIT-SBP is a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial evaluating whether an emergency department (ED)-initiated team-based care program improves blood pressure control among adults discharged from the ED after severe hypertension…
- Trial name
- EDIT-SBP (NCT07777237)
- Testing
- Emergency Department-Initiated Team-Based Care, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
MH-Rx Study (Baby on Board: Check-in on You, Your Medication, & Your Blood Pressure)
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether adding Community Health Worker (CHW)/Social Worker (SW)-led support for non-medical health related needs (NMHRN) and clinician-led Medication Therapy Management (MTM) to…
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy, Gestational Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07842341
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW)/Social Worker (SW)-led non-medical health related needs (NMHRN) intervention + Clinician-Led Medication Therapy Management (MTM) with remote blood pressure monitoring, Active Comparator (Control group)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Southern University
Severe Malaria
Severe Malaria in Remote Areas- Closing the Evidence Gap
The goal of this observational study is to assess whether the giving of rectal artesunate and a three day course of an Artemisinin based Combination Therapy (ACT) to children aged 6 months and ≤ 5 years with severe malaria when…
- Trial name
- SEMA ReACT (NCT06806956)
- Testing
- Treatment of severe malaria with either RAS + ACT or RAS + injectable artesunate + ACT will each achieve the clinically acceptable cure rate of 97% ± 5% in remote areas
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,016 people
- Sponsor
- Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Zambia
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Testing a Diabetes Care Program in Rural and Low-Income Clinics
The goal of this study is to evaluate a Community Health Worker (CHW) program for people living with diabetes in rural areas or locations that are remote from the research team.
- Trial name
- NCT07538505
- Testing
- Community Health Worker-led diabetes program
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Hypertension (HTN), Diabetes (DM)
Community Health Workers Led Integrated Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Nepal
Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus are significant global public health challenges, contributing to 13.5% of premature deaths, 54% of incident strokes, and 47% of coronary heart disease cases (HTN), and increasing risks of…
- Trial name
- NCT07432126
- Testing
- Integrated management of hypertension and diabetes using group care approach
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 398 people
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors
Empowering Cardiovascular Health in Custodial Grandparents
In this study, the investigators will tailor an existing intervention (Rural Caregiver Heart Health Education (RICHH)) protocol and test its feasibility, acceptability, and initial effect with grandparent caregivers.
- Trial name
- ECG (NCT07083895)
- Testing
- Modified RICHH, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Mental Disease
Mental Health Reinforcement in Wayapi and Teko Communities in French Guiana : Evaluation of the Impact of a Mediation Based Activity in Municipalities of Camopi and Trois Saut in French Guiana
In French Guiana, Indigenous people experience high levels of psychological distress and higher rates of suicidal behavior than the rest of the population.
- Trial name
- MCS Impact (NCT07808801)
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Epilepsy, Uncontrolled Seizures
Epilepsy Emergency Department High Utilizer Program
We believe that there are many reasons that people with epilepsy get their health care through the emergency department (ED) instead of through primary care or neurology.
- Trial name
- NCT07663240
- Testing
- CHW-Led Transition-of-Care Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Morehouse School of Medicine
Diabetes, Hypertension
Activate Tennessee: A CHW-Supported Program for Patient Activation
The research project will involve community health workers (CHWs) that will help participants to better understand their medical conditions and to responsibly manage their medical needs.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardio Vascular Disease, Infectious Diseases Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT07279415
- Testing
- Intervention, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Meharry Medical College