Clinical trials: Health Disparities
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
Brain Aging in Mexican Americans
Health & Aging Brain Study: Health Disparities TAU Project
By doing this study we are trying to learn more about brain aging in Mexican Americans. Participants will be asked to complete a screening visit to determine if it is safe to undergo a PET scan.
- Trial name
- NCT04324541
- Testing
- PET scan of the brain with Flortaucipir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Sid E. O'Bryant
Toothbrushing, Dental Plaque
BEhavioral EConomics for Oral Health iNnovation Trial
This Phase II stratified randomized prevention trial will assess the efficacy of a behavioral economic theory-based financial incentive drawing program versus a control regimen to promote early childhood caries (ECC) preventive…
- Conditions
- Toothbrushing, Dental Plaque, Parent-Child Relations, Oral Hygiene
- Trial name
- BEECON (NCT03576326)
- Testing
- Drawing Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Vitamin D3 Deficiency
Preventing Health Disparities During Pregnancy Through Vitamin D Supplementation
The purpose of this study is to give all mothers the best chance for a healthy pregnancy through vitamin D supplementation. We will study women of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds who will receive either the current vitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT01932788
- Testing
- Vitamin D3 4000 IU in gummy form
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Cancer
Health Literacy Intervention for Informed Consent of Cancer Patients Considering Clinical Trial Participation
This study will update an existing health literacy intervention (decision aid) for informed consent procedures and then conduct a randomized experiment implementing the health literacy intervention at Siteman Cancer Center and…
- Trial name
- NCT01964222
- Testing
- Decision Aid (DA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity, Childhood
A Trial of Two Family-based Childhood Obesity Treatment Programs
The primary aim is to determine the relative effectiveness in child BMI z-scores at 3, 6, and 12-months post baseline of iChoose+ versus Family Connections.
- Trial name
- NCT03245775
- Testing
- iChoose, Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Pregnancy Related, Postpartum Sadness
Fourth Trimester - A Web-based Tool for Postpartum Care to Address the Needs of Underserved Women
The postpartum period is a critical time for both maternal and child health, and more than half of all maternal deaths occur postpartum, from one day to one year after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT04475718
- Testing
- Fourth Trimester Mobile Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Influenza
Digital Storytelling to Reduce Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Disparities
While the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted health disparities, Black children have unduly suffered and died from seasonal influenza for decades.
- Trial name
- NCT06274359
- Testing
- Digital storytelling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Oakland Men's Health Disparities Study
Reducing racial disparities in health outcomes is a major policy concern in the United States. Although there has been recent progress to close the gap, black men continue to experience earlier morbidity and mortality from…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Influenza
- Trial name
- NCT03481270
- Testing
- Concordant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Tobacco Use Cessation, Smoking Behaviors
Interventions to Help More Low-income Smokers Quit
In a Hybrid Type 2 randomized trial, 1,980 low-income smokers from nine states with high smoking prevalence will be recruited from 2-1-1 helplines to receive either current standard practice (Quitline) or expanded services…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Cessation, Smoking Behaviors, Health Disparity
- Trial name
- SFH (NCT04311983)
- Testing
- Tobacco Quitline, Smoke Free Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,973 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Smoking Cessation
Understanding Disparities in Quitting in African American and White Smokers
The purpose of this study is to describe the differences in quitting smoking between African Americans (AA) and White smokers treated with varenicline.
- Trial name
- NCT01836276
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 449 people
- Sponsor
- Nikki Nollen, PhD, MA
Cancer, Lung, Cancer, Head and Neck
A Stepped Care Intervention to Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Services Among Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Medically under-served (i.e., low-income, uninsured, underinsured) cancer patients generally encounter significant disparities in accessing care for their mental health needs while undergoing toxic treatments that provide…
- Trial name
- NCT03016403
- Testing
- Stepped-Care Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 535 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthcare Disparities, Mental Health
Improving Patient-Provider Communication to Reduce Mental Health Disparities
The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test an intervention to reduce mental health disparities for racially and ethnically minoritized Veterans receiving outpatient VA mental health services.
- Trial name
- PARTNER-MH (NCT04515771)
- Testing
- PARTNER-MH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Back Pain Lower Back Chronic
Examining Racial and SocioEconomic Disparities (ERASED) in Chronic Low Back Pain Study
It remains unclear whether certain disadvantaged subgroups of society may be at heightened risk for poor chronic low back pain (cLBP) outcomes.
- Trial name
- ERASED (NCT03338192)
- Testing
- QST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pre-diabetes
Preventing Diabetes in the Deep South: Extending Partnerships and Adapting Interventions to Reach Rural Communities at High Risk.
Diabetes is responsible for a huge and growing burden of patient suffering and social costs, and the impact of this disease is shared disproportionately by minorities and in rural resource-challenged communities, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04343872
- Testing
- Receive lifestyle modification alone, Metformin therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Asthma, Communication
A Patient Advocate to Improve Real-world Asthma Management for Inner City Adults
Few interventions to improve asthma management have targeted low-income minority asthmatic adults and even fewer have focused on the real-world practice where care is provided for these patients.
- Trial name
- HAP2 (NCT01972308)
- Testing
- Patient Advocate, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Behavior, Health, Flu
Behavioral Economics to Improve Flu Vaccination Using EHR Nudges Replication
This study will be a 6-month, cluster randomized, pragmatic replication trial to evaluate the effectiveness of personalized nudges to clinicians and patients, relative to a control, to increase flu vaccination rates among older…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health, Flu, Flu Vaccination
- Trial name
- BE IMMUNE Rep (NCT06626321)
- Testing
- Pre-visit patient text messaging, Default pended order, Monthly peer comparison feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26,248 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity-Related Malignant Neoplasm
Weight Loss Intervention for the Reduction of Cancer Risk and Health Disparities in Rural Ohio
This study determines the feasibility of a telephone-based weight lost intervention in reducing cancer risk and health disparities in rural Ohio.
- Trial name
- HERO (NCT05040152)
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling and Surveillance, Exercise Intervention, Informational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center