Clinical trials: Global Health
Hernia, Hydrocele
Dominican Republic Mission Cost Analysis
Expenditures on material supplies and medications constitute the greatest per capita costs for surgical missions. We hypothesized that supply acquisition at nonprofit organization cost would lead to significant cost-savings…
- Trial name
- NCT01872364
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Appendicitis
A Comparison of Appendicectomy Outcomes in Children Between Paediatric and General Surgical Centres in Scotland
Introduction Appendicectomy (or appendectomy in US usage) is the single most commonly performed emergency surgical operation performed on British children.
- Trial name
- NCT02047786
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
Evaluation of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) With the Addition of Self-help CBT - A Randomized Multicenter Trial
In this multicenter study, the investigators want to find out if an addition of an diagnostic assessment and possibility of treatment with guided self-help CBT can increase the treatment effects of PCBH on patient functioning and…
- Conditions
- Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Hypochondriasis
- Trial name
- KAIROS (NCT04900064)
- Testing
- Brief interventions, Self-help CBT
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,242 people
- Sponsor
- Linnaeus University
Psychosis
On Track Chile For First Episode Psychosis
Substantial data support early interventions for people experiencing First Episode Psychosis (FEP) to ameliorate symptoms and minimize disability.
- Trial name
- NCT04247711
- Testing
- OTCH, Usual FEP Services
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Generalized Anxiety, Anger
Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety
Symptoms of generalized anxiety is common in the general population and is often treated in primary health care. Anger is an emotion that can lead to interpersonal problems but can also be an agent for justice and change.
- Conditions
- Generalized Anxiety, Anger, Primary Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT04702711
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Kronoberg County Council
Stunting, Thinness
The Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents in Low-income and Middle-income Countries
Individual-participant data analysis of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children surveys in 57 LMICs between 2003-2013.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Thinness, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT03346473
- Volunteers
- 129,276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Education, Dementia
Reuptake of an E-Learning Programme in General Practice
The evaluate the use and diffusion of an E-learning programme in Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia among General Practitioners (GPs) in Denmark. The hypothesis are: 1. The GPs do not use the guided instructions 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00392483
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,632 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
Vascular Health
FLAVIOLA Health Study
Atherosclerosis progressively occurs with increasing age in the general population. So far most dietary intervention studies with flavanols were performed over short time frames and in small groups of young healthy and older…
- Trial name
- FHS (NCT01799005)
- Testing
- Flavanol (410 mg), Control (no flavanols)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Major Depressive Disorder in Patients Taking PrEP
Mental Health and PreP
According to ANSM, by June 2023, almost 85,000 people living in France had initiated medical monitoring for HIV PrEP since 2016.
- Trial name
- SAM-P (NCT06944691)
- Testing
- Major depressive disorder scale
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Weight Changes, Body
STI.VI. Study: How to Improve Lifestyles in Screening Contexts
The main study objective is to determine the feasibility and impact (effectiveness) of intervention models for lifestyle changing (diet and physical activity) on health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Weight Changes, Body, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- STIVI (NCT03118882)
- Testing
- Diet group, Physical activity group, Physical activity and diet group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,270 people
- Sponsor
- Centro di Riferimento per l'Epidemiologia e la Prev. Oncologica Piemonte
Microbial Colonization
Probiotic Modulates Vaginal Microflora
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral administration of probiotic at 9 log colony forming unit (CFU)/day on vaginal microbiota profiles compared to placebo via the use of vaginal self-swab microbiota…
- Trial name
- NCT05302687
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Min-Tze LIONG
Depression, Anxiety Disorders
Effectiveness & Cost-effectiveness of Internet-delivered Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in IAPT
Depression and anxiety are common mental health problems. There are effective treatments for depression and anxiety and one of these is talking therapies using cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- D-IAPT (NCT03188575)
- Testing
- SilverCloud Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Waiting List
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Silver Cloud Health
Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Building and Sustaining Interventions for Children: Task-sharing Mental Health Care in Low-resource Settings
The BASIC study will take place in Kanduyi/Bungoma South Sub-County, in western Kenya, and focuses on children orphaned by one or two parents.
- Conditions
- Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT03243396)
- Testing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 956 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hospitalizations
Use of Wearables in Hospitalized General Medicine Patients
This study will focus to determine the usefulness of continuous monitoring and the role it would play in improving inpatient management.
- Trial name
- NCT03646435
- Testing
- Fitbit Charge 2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Gastric Cancer, Cancer Prevention
Personalised Health Recommendations to the General Population Through an Integrated AI Guided
This clinical study aims to be used to implement and validate the AIDA tool in two phases: Phase 1: Risk stratification and personalised recommendations \& Model development Phase 2: Mechanistic Model (Bioresource) development \&…
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Artificial Intelligence
- Trial name
- AIDA (NCT06421324)
- Testing
- Health reccommendations
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia
Absence Epilepsy, Childhood, Absence Seizures
Detecting Absence Seizures Using Hyperventilation and Eye Movement Recordings
This study is being done to find out if a smartphone app can identify absence seizures. Children who have a history of absence seizures, as well as children without any seizure history, will be testing out the app.
- Conditions
- Absence Epilepsy, Childhood, Absence Seizures, Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children
- Trial name
- DASHER (NCT06093490)
- Testing
- Eysz Hyperventilation Recorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Eysz, Inc.
Mental Health, Sleep
Apple Health Study
The Apple Health Study aims to build a diverse and inclusive group of participants to help researchers advance our understanding of how signals and information collected from apps and devices relate to health and may be used to…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Sleep, Exercise, Hormones
- Trial name
- NCT06958523
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Apple Inc.