Clinical trials: Health Workers
Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Corazon de la Familia (Heart of the Family)
The Corazón de la Familia study is a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a novel family-focused lifestyle modification intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among…
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03196024
- Testing
- Family-focused intervention arm, Individual-focused intervention arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gia Mudd
Work-Related Condition, Musculoskeletal Health
Relationship Between Neck Posture and Stiffness of Head and Neck Muscles, Pain and Proprioception in Desk Workers
In our study, posture in desk workers; it aims to evaluate the relationship between cervical range of motion, proprioception, muscle stiffness, posture and pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06012773
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pınar Kuyulu
Prostate Cancer
Trial of Community Health Worker-led Decision Coaching
Black men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer, the most common non-cutaneous malignancy among men in the U.S. This randomized trial will evaluate the efficacy of a Community Health Worker-led decision coaching…
- Trial name
- NCT03726320
- Testing
- Education Counseling Session for PSA Screening, General Health Counseling Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Community Health Workers in Diabetes Care in American Samoa
As type 2 diabetes prevalence increases in the United States, the burden of diabetes falls more on groups with greater barriers to care, such as language and cultural differences, and lower economic resources.
- Trial name
- DCAS (NCT00850824)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker home visits
- Where
- American Samoa
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Noncommunicable Diseases, Hypertension
Integrated NCD Intervention in Rural Nepal
We will test an NCD intervention bundle incorporating the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Package for Essential Non-Communicable Disease Interventions (PEN) within an approximate population of 300,000 people in rural Nepal.
- Conditions
- Noncommunicable Diseases, Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT04087369
- Testing
- Bundled NCD WHO PEN Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal
- Sponsor
- Possible
Covid19
Home-based Care and Hand Hygiene Interventions in Honduras
This study aims to enroll patients with acute infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who do not meet criteria for hospital admission according to protocols developed by the Honduras Ministry…
- Trial name
- NCT04886414
- Testing
- Phone-based monitoring, Oxygen saturation monitoring, Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 1,821 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pain
Using CERS to Optimize Quality of Life for Persons With Diabetes and Chronic Pain
As many as 75% of people with diabetes report chronic pain. While cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves pain and functioning in individuals with chronic pain, many rural and underserved communities lack resources for such…
- Trial name
- Living Healthy (NCT02538055)
- Testing
- Living Healthy, General Health Program
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia
The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome.
- Trial name
- community (NCT00803322)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Healthy Volunteer
OrthoEvidence Trial Assessing Japanese Knowledge Updates
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to clarify whether providing translated evidence summary (Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports from OrthoEvidence) will increase the access to the summary compared to…
- Trial name
- OTAKU (NCT05250622)
- Testing
- Japanese-translated evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence), English evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Patient Admission, Patient Discharge
Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Transitional Care Program
In an effort to improve care coordination and reduce hospital readmissions, Rush University Medical Center developed the Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Program, which targets both the psychosocial and clinical risk factors…
- Trial name
- NCT01503554
- Testing
- Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Program, No Intervention: Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Malnourished Children
Enhancing Growth Monitoring Visits in Joshipur Rural Municipality, Kailai, Nepal
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if health workers training on growth promotion and monitoring guideline and Female Community Health Volunteers mobilization for increasing demand for growth monitoring and promotion…
- Trial name
- NCT06743451
- Testing
- Health workers training on GMP guideline, Female community health volunteers' mobilization for inviting mothers and caretakers
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Attitude of Health Personnel
Educational Intervention to Increase Physician Satisfaction and Effectiveness With a New Electronic Health Record
This study was intended to test the effects of adding a one-on-one educational intervention taught by a physician to a physician during their clinical work to improve their acceptance and satisfaction with a new inpatient…
- Trial name
- NCT02015702
- Testing
- One-on-one physician training, Usual training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Liver Neoplasms, Hepatitis B
Lay Health Worker Model to Reduce Liver Cancer Disparities in Asian Americans
The study was conducted between April 2013 and October 2014. In the parent study, 600 foreign-born Asian American adults 18 years of age and older were drawn from the community in the Baltimore Washington Metropolitan Area.
- Trial name
- LHWAA (NCT02760537)
- Testing
- Lay Health Worker Intervention
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Health-Related Behavior
The Impact of Eating Habits on the Health of Employees in the Defense Sector
The PRENAV project focuses on healthy and sustainable eating among employees in the defense sector of the Republic of Slovenia. The project pursues two main objectives: 1.
- Trial name
- PRENAV (NCT07176195)
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Obesity, Overweight
A Maintenance Program for the Be Fit Employee Wellness Program
This research study is being done: 1) to determine if the MGH Be Fit program helps employees to change their nutrition and exercise habits and lower their risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes and 2) to…
- Trial name
- NCT00707577
- Testing
- Internet-based maintenance program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Covid19, Personnel, Hospital
Psychologic Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital Staff of the Nouvelle Aquitaine Area
Evaluation of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital staff in the French Nouvelle Aquitaine area, through a longitudinal study with repeated self-administered psychologic scales
- Conditions
- Covid19, Personnel, Hospital, Work-Related Condition, Work-Related Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- IMPSY-COV (NCT04945837)
- Testing
- self administered questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux
Pregnancy Related
Feasibility of Using NeoSpot at Community Settings
Continuous vital sign monitoring is a basic tenet of specialized care in the developed world that is vastly underutilized during hospital or clinic admissions or outpatient routine visits in most low-and-middle income countries…
- Trial name
- NCT05652777
- Testing
- NeoSpot
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
COVID-19 Vaccines
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, now being administered to skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff, has highly variable acceptance between facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04732819
- Testing
- High touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23,768 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
App Engagement, Employee Health
Can Mindsets Predict Help-Seeking? A Growth Mindset Intervention and Mental Health App Engagement in Working Adults
Despite the growing adoption of digital mental health initiatives in the workplace, employees' sustained engagement with these resources remained relatively low.
- Conditions
- App Engagement, Employee Health, Mobile Apps, Self-care Tools
- Trial name
- GROW (NCT07071311)
- Testing
- Growth Mindset Intervention, Digital Technology Condition
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intellect Pte. Ltd.
Hypertension
Hypertension Control Program in Argentina (HCPIA)
The objective of this cluster randomized trial is to test whether a comprehensive intervention program within a national public primary care system will improve hypertension control among uninsured hypertensive patients and their…
- Trial name
- NCT01834131
- Testing
- Comprehensive Intervention
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 1,954 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University