Clinical trials: Health Equity
Cardiovascular Health, Health Literacy
Digital Health Education to Improve Cardiovascular Health Across Different Socioeconomic Groups: e-DUCASS Advance
The e-DUCASS Advance study is a randomized study evaluating whether a 24-month digital health education program can improve cardiovascular health among people living in Córdoba, Spain, and representing different socioeconomic…
- Trial name
- e-DUCASS Adv (NCT07835386)
- Testing
- Enhanced Digital Health Literacy Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Age-related Hearing Impairment 1, Personal Communication
Baltimore HEARS: Hearing Health Equity Through Accessible Research & Solutions
Age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent and hearing health care is underutilized. The primary objective of the proposed randomized controlled trial is to investigate the efficacy of a community health worker (CHW)-delivered…
- Trial name
- HEARS (NCT03442296)
- Testing
- Baltimore HEARS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sleep Apnea
Reaching for Equity in Sleep Apnea Treatment (REST) Study
This study will test a brief telephonic health coaching intervention to improve adherence to positive airway pressure therapy for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Trial name
- REST pilot (NCT04209985)
- Testing
- Health coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
A Virtual Community Health Educator for Increasing Clinical Trial Referrals Among Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
This clinical trial studies how well a virtual community health educator (vCHE) works in increasing clinical trial referrals for patients with cancer and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT07126496
- Testing
- Internet-Based Intervention, Questionnaire Administration, Virtual Technology Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Vaccine Hesitancy, Structural Barriers
Advancing Vaccine Equity Through Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers, and Trust
In the proposed study, the investigators will conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups with Black, Hispanic, and medically underserved communities, living in the rural south and will provide a quantitative survey (mixed…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Hesitancy, Structural Barriers, Vaccine Trust
- Trial name
- NCT05537714
- Testing
- Qualitative interviews/focus groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Pregnant, Postpartum
Feasibility of Remote Data Collection With a Point of Care Device to Measure HbA1c
Conduct a pilot study to test feasibility of doing remote data collection with a point of care device that measures HbA1c.
- Trial name
- NCT05725746
- Testing
- Point of care device to measure HbA1c
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
LGBTQ, Racial Disparities
Family Acceptance Project Online (Pilot RCT)
Research shows that sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) experience high rates of mental health problems and other challenges (e.g., social, academic).
- Conditions
- LGBTQ, Racial Disparities, Family Relationships, Minority Stress
- Trial name
- FAP-O (NCT06839859)
- Testing
- Family Acceptance Project - Online
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Breastfeeding
The Impact of Telelactation Services on Breastfeeding Outcomes
This project will assess the impact of a novel breastfeeding support intervention ("telelactation"), delivered via video calls on personal devices including mobile phones and tablets.
- Trial name
- NCT04856163
- Testing
- Telelactation support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Cancer
A Multilevel Approach to Connecting Underrepresented Populations to Clinical Trials
The purpose of this study is to pilot test and evaluate an existing tailored ALEX (Agent Leveraging Empathy for eXams) Research Portal to navigate Black and Hispanic adult cancer patients and their family members through referral…
- Trial name
- NCT05655494
- Testing
- Stand-alone Research Portal, Portal with Virtual Community Health Educator (vCHE)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Colo-rectal Cancer
Eliminating Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Rapid Cycle Testing: A Pilot Study
The investigators will use a mixed methods study i.e. focus groups involving CHC staff as well as quantitative study which involves analyzing data that is available from the EHR and DRVS population management platform.
- Trial name
- NCT05524428
- Testing
- Implementation Science Strategy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stress, Psychological, Telomere Shortening
Biological and Behavioral Outcomes of Community Nature Walks
The investigators will test the efficacy of our proposed intervention to reduce embodied stress in four racial/ethnic groups (Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander) as a preventative intervention for health disparities…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Telomere Shortening, Stress Reaction
- Trial name
- NCT06056375
- Testing
- Reclaiming Nature Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charlotte Tate
Oral Health Behavior Change, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
A Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform for Teacher Oral Health Training
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform designed to improve teachers' oral health literacy and support the delivery of oral health…
- Conditions
- Oral Health Behavior Change, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Digital Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT07645612
- Testing
- Just-in-Time Digital Learning Platform for Teacher Oral Health Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Tobacco Smoking, Vaping
Testing a School-Based E-cigarette, Tobacco, and Betel (Areca) Nut Use Prevention Curriculum for Guam Youths
The people of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) face higher cancer incidence, especially lung/bronchia and head-and-neck cancer, and poorer cancer outcomes, compared with the U.S. nationally.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoking, Vaping, Tobacco Chewing
- Trial name
- NCT05037656
- Testing
- School-based curriculum
- Where
- Guam
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guam
Infant Mortality, Infant Death
Today Not Tomorrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program (TNT- PISP)
This pilot project aims to implement and investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a unique community based prenatal care and support model for African American women and infants in Dane County.
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Infant Death, Racial Bias, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04100577
- Testing
- Today Not Tomorrrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Obesity
Improving Healthy Living Opportunities: Laurel HARVEST
The goal of this pre-post intervention study is to understand how community-engaged approaches to policy, systems, and environmental approaches can work to improve fruit and vegetable consumption and food security status among an…
- Trial name
- NCT06438003
- Testing
- Special Services, Services as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makenzie Barr-Porter
Mental Health
Study of Mental Health and Relationships
The goal of this clinical trial is to test effects of the Great Life Mentoring (GLM) program on the mental health and adaptive functioning on school-age youth (ages 9-16) from low-income families who are receiving outpatient…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT06534827)
- Testing
- Great Life Mentoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Physical Activity
Physical and Social Environmental Influence on Children's Exercise: Preparation (Pre-PLACE)
Community based interventions are more acceptable to community members when all participants receive the intervention. A 'stepped-wedge' or 'multiple-baseline' design allows for all participants to receive the intervention by…
- Trial name
- Pre-PLACE (NCT03087123)
- Testing
- P-Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cardiovascular Health, Self-management
MECA Clinical Intervention ( MECA Health360x)
The purpose of this research is to test whether a technology application(Health360x) that lets participants set goals for better health and track health can help participants reduce their heart disease risk.
- Trial name
- MECAH360x (NCT04791618)
- Testing
- Health360x plus health coach, Health360x only (High tech)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morehouse School of Medicine
Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health
Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study
The Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study is a pragmatic, parallel-arm interventional platform that systematically compares successive changes to preventive health screening on the path toward a fully automated screening…
- Conditions
- Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health, Medically Underserved Area, Preventive Health Services
- Trial name
- HACE (NCT07669168)
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Screening Interpretation (AI Reads), Human-Only Screening Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Brandenburg, MD
Resilience, Psychological, Mental Health Wellness 1
Youth First: A Longitudinal Impact Evaluation
This trial will assess the effect of school-based emotional resilience and health curriculum, called Youth First, on middle school students who receive the curriculum in 7th and 8th grades.
- Trial name
- NCT03705208
- Testing
- Youth First Curriculum
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 7,762 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CorStone