Clinical trials: Community-based
Epilepsy
Impact of a Community Based Engagement Program Focused on Adolescents With Epilepsy
The goal of this community based observation study is to co-create solutions that empower people to make informed decisions about epilepsy, reduce stigma, and promote community health among the adolescent population living with…
- Trial name
- AWE-Change (NCT05660239)
- Testing
- Community Intervention
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Community Based Health Education for Prevention of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Fertile Women in Rural China
According to the experts in charge of the healthcare department in the Liangshan area, Liangshan is one of the largest Yi inhabited areas in China.
- Trial name
- NCT05595967
- Testing
- Health education intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS
TB Reduction Through ART and TB Screening Project
Tuberculosis (TB) has overtaken HIV as the leading infectious cause of death worldwide and requires a major policy shift for it to be controlled in line with the WHO Stop-TB goal to "end TB".
- Trial name
- TREATS (NCT03739736)
- Testing
- Combination of TB/HIV prevention activities (arm A), Combination of TB/HIV prevention activities (arm B), Standard of care (arm C)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Air Pollution Exposure, Oxidative Stress
Savannah Environmental Nutrition Study (SENS): Nutrition Intervention to Reduce Air Pollution-Related Airway Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
This pilot clinical trial will evaluate the feasibility and potential health effects of a nutrition-based intervention among adults living in communities affected by air pollution near the Port of Savannah, Georgia.
- Conditions
- Air Pollution Exposure, Oxidative Stress, Airway Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07797413
- Testing
- Antioxidant- and Nutrient-Rich Food-Based Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Southern University
Early Childhood Development
Evaluation of Scaling Up Early Childhood Development in Zambia
In Zambia, 40% of children under five years of age are stunted and 6% are wasted. While the Zambian government has focused on child nutrition in recent years, more focus on holistically improving early child development (ECD) is…
- Trial name
- SUpErCDZ (NCT03991182)
- Testing
- SMAGs trained on ECD curriculum, Head women trained on ECD curriculum, Head women led parent groups
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Hepatitis C, Chronic
The No One Waits Study: Acceptability and Feasibility of Community-based Point-of-diagnosis HCV Treatment Study
Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) offers a cure to those with chronic HCV infection. For marginalized communities, linkage to care services often aren't enough to overcome barriers to accessing the…
- Trial name
- NOW (NCT03987503)
- Testing
- Epclusa (SOF/VEL), Standard of care, Fibroscan® 430 Mini Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Worry, Stress
Mellowing Mind: Comparing Two Technology Based Mindfulness Interventions for Stress Impacted by COVID-19 in Underserved Communities
The purpose of this study is to examine the comparative effectiveness of two technology-based Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs (one via video/teleconference and one via a smartphone app) for reducing worry…
- Trial name
- NCT05180513
- Testing
- Teleconference Mindfulness Intervention, Smartphone App Mindfulness Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Diarrhea
Impact of Hand Washing and WASH Educational Intervention on Under-five Diarrheal Diseases
The investigators evaluated the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene educational Intervention and hand washing with soap on the incidence of diarrhea among under-five children.
- Trial name
- WASH (NCT02779010)
- Testing
- Hand washing with soap and Health education
- Volunteers
- 1,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
Malaria
The Use of Homeopathic-Based Treatment Approaches to Reduce the Prevalence of Malaria in Depressed Communities
Malaria accounts for over 40% of outpatient morbidity in Sierra Leone. These health risks have been heightened further by the recent civil war, persistent poverty, lack of access to affordable health care, and an increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT00351013
- Testing
- Malaria Tropica Nosode D200
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 731 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malamed
Dietary Behaviors, Sustainable Diets
Community-Based Nutritional Intervention Based on the Planetary Health Diet and Its Impact on Gut Microbiota in Rural Women in Mexico
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a community-based nutritional intervention based on the Planetary Health Diet on dietary patterns, gut microbiota composition, and health indicators in adult women living in rural…
- Conditions
- Dietary Behaviors, Sustainable Diets, Gut Microbiota, Nutrition Intervention
- Trial name
- PHD-RURAL (NCT07597811)
- Testing
- Community-Based Planetary Health Diet Intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edgar Leon
Chronic Pain Syndrome
The Development of a Gamified Web-based Pain Management Program (GAP) for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Chronic Pain
Pain Management in Older Adults: Pain significantly impacts the well-being of older adults, often leading to diminished physical abilities and a reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06387706
- Testing
- Gamified web-based pain management Program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
HIV Testing and Counseling
Community-based Delivery of Integrated Family Planning/HIV Testing and Counseling Services in Uganda
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of adding HIV testing and counseling (HTC) services to the family planning (FP) services provided by community health workers in Uganda.
- Trial name
- NCT02244398
- Testing
- FP and HTC services, FP services
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 292 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Developmental Delay
School-based Support for Pre-school Aged Children With Developmental Disabilities and Delays
This proposal aims to test whether a proposed community-clinical linkage (CCL), an educational-medical linkage model, improves access to school-based services and subsequent child, parent, family and health service outcomes and…
- Trial name
- PreM (NCT06145659)
- Testing
- Preschool and Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Sedentary, Elderly
Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults Using Citizen-science and Modern Technology
To develop and implement a physical activity promotion intervention for older adults with or without chronic disease living in an urban environment.
- Conditions
- Sedentary, Elderly, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT02744924
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Obesity, Pregnancy
CO-OP Trial: Community-based Outreach on Obesity in Pregnancy
Obesity is becoming more common and disproportionately affects the younger generation, the poor and certain ethnic groups. Nearly 50% of reproductive aged women are obese or overweight.
- Trial name
- CO-OP (NCT01841424)
- Testing
- Dietary counseling. Maintain a food diary.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Smoking Cessation, Lifestyle, Healthy
Community-Centered eHealth Smoking Cessation Intervention(CCeSCI)
Recent findings regarding why Chinese male smokers are reluctant to quit have offered insight for a possible new solution. Consistent with the Cognitive Dissonance Theory, "smoking rationalization beliefs" are a set of beliefs by…
- Trial name
- NCT05508672
- Testing
- Community-Centered eHealth Smoking Cessation Intervention (CCeSCI), Traditional "smoking is harmful" education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke Kunshan University
Asthma
HealthSpark 2: Improving Asthma Care for Preschool Children
From a previous community needs survey, we determined that asthma was a particular problem in our community-based research network of child care centers.
- Trial name
- NCT00304304
- Testing
- Asthma education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Subjective Cognitive Decline
Preventing Cognitive and Functional Decline Among Seniors at Risk
This study evaluates the efficacy of Real-World Strategy Training (RWST) compared to a psycho-education workshop for improving everyday life performance in older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD).
- Trial name
- NCT03495037
- Testing
- Real World Strategy Training, Psychosocial Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Anxiety, Depression
Feasibility Study on the Use of Mindfulness-based Intervention for Family Carers of People With Dementia
The aim of this study is to examine which mindfulness-based intervention protocol, MBCT or MBSR, is more suited for use among local carers of people with dementia (PWD), as measured by better mental health outcomes in PWD such as…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Dependency Burden, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02667782
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Salud en Mis Manos - Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Early Detection - Expansion 2
The purpose of this study is to increase early detection and prevention of breast and cervical cancer through education and navigation and to increase breast and cervical cancer screening and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)…
- Trial name
- SEMM2 (NCT06082882)
- Testing
- Education, Navigation to clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston