Clinical trials: Health Policy
Asthma
Informing Policy to Implement Pediatric Family Engagement in Meaningful Use Stage 3
This study will enroll parents/guardians of children who receive treatment at one of the pediatric primary care practice settings in the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network or at the Children's Hospital of…
- Trial name
- NCT01966068
- Testing
- MyAsthma Web Portal
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Uptake of Systematic Review Evidence
Testing New Formats for the Presentation of Research Evidence to Health Care Managers and Policy Makers
The purpose of this project is to identify and use our knowledge on the barriers and facilitators to using systematic reviews (SR) by health care managers (HCM) and policy markers (PM) to develop and test a novel format for…
- Trial name
- NCT03041454
- Testing
- Novel systematic review format
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Neutropenic Fever
Antibiotic Stewardship in Suspected Neutropenic Fever (ASTERIC Trial)
Executive Summary Background: Neutropenic Fever (NF), or febrile neutropenia, occurs in patients with early stage and metastatic solid tumours, non-leukaemic haematological cancers and acute leukaemia.
- Trial name
- NCT06794320
- Testing
- NF Protocol, ASTERIC protocol
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 648 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Obesity Prevention, School Wellness Policy
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools.
- Trial name
- NCT06864468
- Testing
- Health promotion curricula
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Obesity, Body Weight
The Impact of Texas Senate Bill 42 on Middle School Children's Level of Physical Activity
The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to assess awareness of and adherence to Texas SB42 among a representative sample of public middle schools in Texas; and 2) to assess the impact of SB42 on the frequency of school PE…
- Trial name
- TXSB42 (NCT00672815)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Stroke
Zanzibar Stroke Study: Narrowing the Gaps in Hypertension Care, and Improving Stroke Outcomes (ZanStroke)
Background: A previous study in Zanzibar (which Jutta Adelin Jorgensen, PI of ZanStroke, led) showed a high prevalence of hypertension among adults at 33%, in fact higher than average in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and poor…
- Trial name
- ZanStroke (NCT04095806)
- Testing
- Stroke (exposure)
- Where
- 8 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 869 people
- Sponsor
- Jutta Mari Adelin Jorgensen
Knowledge, Behaviour Change
Impact of Alcohol Labels in a Real-World Setting
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of health information labeling on alcohol-related knowledge and behaviors in adults purchasing alcohol in Barcelona, Spain.
- Conditions
- Knowledge, Behaviour Change, Risk Perception, Intention
- Trial name
- NCT06915298
- Testing
- Alcohol health warning label - cancer, Responsibility message on alcohol label, Front label
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- World Health Organization
Hypertension, Diabetes
Retrieval of Economic Incentives and Information on Quality-of-care Indicators in Primary Care
Background: Information provision and economic incentives for professionals are measures aimed at improving quality-of-care in primary care.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Atrium; Fibrillation, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT06829589
- Testing
- Removal of economic incentives linked to 7 quality-of-care indicators, Removal of information provision linked to 7 quality-of-care indicators
- Where
- 68 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,614 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour
Food Menu Labelling Effects on Individuals With Eating Disorders and Other Mental Health Conditions.
Calorie labelling in out-of-home (OOH) settings was introduced by the government in England as part of a wider strategy to 'tackle obesity' (DHSC, 2020).
- Conditions
- Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour, Mental Health, Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07809295
- Testing
- Control condition, Calorie labelling, Nutri-Score labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
FACILITY: Feeding the fAmiLy: the Intergenerational approaCh to fIght obesiTY
The FACILITY STUDY is aimed at evaluating maternal and children social, cultural, economic and lifestyle-related risk factors for the development of childhood overweight, obesity and early adiposity rebound (EAR).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Maternal, Overweight
- Trial name
- FACILITY (NCT06164340)
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Buzzi Children's Hospital
Childhood Obesity
The Ajyal Salima Longitudinal Study to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The study was carried out to determine the long-term effectiveness of a school-based intervention programme when implemented over 2 years and its sustained effect one year later.
- Trial name
- NCT04297059
- Testing
- Ajyal Salima
- Volunteers
- 1,239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Covid-19, Critical Illness
Understanding Community Considerations, Opinions, Values, Impacts, and Decisions for COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the way many people live their lives, including seeking medical care and maintaining good self-care to keep healthy.
- Conditions
- Covid-19, Critical Illness, Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Health
- Trial name
- UC-COVID (NCT04373135)
- Testing
- Brief educational video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,971 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mental Health Issue, Food Security
Targeting Access and Knowledge of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Utilization and Policies
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest United States poverty alleviation program, providing up to $6,600 for working families as a tax refund.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Food Security, Well-being
- Trial name
- TAKE-UP (NCT06146621)
- Testing
- Low-touch text messaging, Personal tax filing support, Information about free tax-filing support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Smoking Cessation
Prospective Evaluation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Public Housing Policy in a Multi-State Setting
The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced intervention vs. a standard intervention to complement a comprehensive smoke-free policy, in a multi-site, privately managed affordable housing…
- Trial name
- NCT02492633
- Testing
- Control, Intervention
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Hospitalization, Length of Stay
Unnecessary, Avoidable Lengths of Stay: a Strategy for Clinician Empowerment and Effectiveness Evaluation
1. Background: In recent years an increasing trend in excessive lengths of stay has been recorded at the Parma University Hospital, compared with regional mean values.
- Trial name
- NCT01422811
- Testing
- Multicomponent strategy to reduce avoidable length of stay, No intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3,862 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Influenza, Pandemic Influenza
Observational Study to Assess Safety of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine
The purpose of this observational study, which will be initiated as soon as the licensed H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine is used in a mass vaccination campaign, is to estimate the incidence of any medically-attended adverse…
- Trial name
- NCT00950456
- Testing
- H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine (whole virion, Vero Cell-derived, inactivated)
- Where
- 17 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 3,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alachua Government Services, Inc.
Vaping Behavior
High Impact E-cigarette Advertisement Features
This randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effects of high-impact e-cigarette advertisement features among young adults of various tobacco-use statuses.
- Trial name
- NCT06704295
- Testing
- Control ad with dark gray product with tobacco flavor name, Dark gray product with strawberry flavor name, Colorful (strawberry color) product with strawberry flavor name
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,083 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
COPD
An Observational Registry of Chinese COPD Study
This is a multi-center, observational registry study involving secondary and tertiary hospitals across China. The objective is to study the disease burden, disease progression, comorbidities, treatment pattern and real-world…
- Trial name
- ORCHIDS (NCT04318912)
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Respiratory Illness
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Reduction Among Young Children in China
Second hand smoking (SHS) is a health hazard to infants and children, in whom it is associated with lower respiratory tract infections, wheezing, cough, middle ear infections and sudden infant death syndrome.
- Conditions
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure, Respiratory Illness, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- China SHARE (NCT00995254)
- Testing
- SHI counseling
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Violence
Nationwide Study of Firearm Violence Prevention Tactics and Policies in K-12 Schools
This observational study will collect data and address the following three specific aims. Aim 1: To determine if the total number and specific types of safety tactics and policies are associated with the occurrence of intentional…
- Trial name
- NCT05552716
- Testing
- School safety tactics and policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 648 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University