Clinical trials: Health Policy
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Sedentary Behavior, Health Promotion
SWITCH Implementation Effectiveness Trial
The SWITCH (School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health) project is a multi-component intervention designed to support school wellness programming and contribute to youth obesity prevention.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Health Promotion, Overweight and Obesity, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT04045288
- Testing
- Standard Implementation, Enhanced Implementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,984 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa State University
Smoking Cessation
Effectiveness of Ecological Momentary Assessment Based Smoking Cessation Intervention
The EMA-based intervention in this proposal is aimed to motivate the majority of smokers who do not prefer to use traditional cessation aids for quitting and help them quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05212220
- Testing
- EMA-based intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 459 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Tobacco Use
EMA for Tobacco Control Policy Research
The study aims to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the recent renewal of tobacco health warnings (HWs) on noticing and anti-smoking responses, and (2) assess the effect of exposure to point-of-sale (POS) tobacco displays and…
- Trial name
- NCT03235713
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Disease
Impact of CMS Reimbursement Policy Supporting Care Coordination in Louisiana
Investigators propose to use a natural experiment design to examine the impacts of the new CPT code (99490) for chronic care management on health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03136471
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22,242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Social Perception, Psychology
"Why do the Recommendations Keep Changing?" A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Scrollytelling Web Application to Help Members of the Public Understand Better How and Why Public Health Guidelines Change Over Time
This study will be an online 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Here intervention group 1 will receive the intervention in the form of an animated cartoon "scrollytelling" outlining the various changes and reasons for changes in…
- Trial name
- Changing (NCT07091591)
- Testing
- Changing (version: pandemic), Changing (version: nutrition)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Pregnancy; Mental Disorders, COVID-19 Pandemic
A Telemedicine Prenatal Care Model on Low Risk Pregnants: The m@Mae-e Study
This study will compare the effectiveness of a prenatal care supported by telemedicine against usual care in low-risk pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy; Mental Disorders, COVID-19 Pandemic, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- m@mae-e (NCT05745896)
- Testing
- Telemedicine appointment, Face-to-face appointment
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Talita Colombo
Global Surgery, Health System
Surgical Assessment Tool for Ethiopia National Policy Monitoring & Evaluation
Introduction: A baseline assessment of surgical capacity is recommended as a first-step to inform national policy on surgical system strengthening.
- Conditions
- Global Surgery, Health System, Health Planning, Global Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04276103
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
School Wellness Policy, Empathy
Earth of Joy_10477M
Study to evaluate the effect of the Terre de Joie educational kit on children's well-being and empathy at school
- Conditions
- School Wellness Policy, Empathy, Harassment, Climate
- Trial name
- JOFE_10477M (NCT07734324)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France
Health Behavior, Attitude to Health
Innovative Policies for Healthy Aging
In this study, the investigators evaluate an intervention aiming to increase participation and communication of older adults during primary care consultations with their General Practitioner(GP).
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Attitude to Health, Impaired Health
- Trial name
- IROHLA (NCT02502292)
- Testing
- Fotonovela
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH