Clinical trials: Homeless Persons
Family Relationship, Coping Skills
Helping Families Pilot of a Family Resilience Program for Families Experiencing Homelessness
The goal of this study is to pilot an adapted family resilience program among families with a recent history of homelessness in Los Angeles County and to assess for feasibility and acceptability.
- Trial name
- NCT04273126
- Testing
- Adapted Family Resilience Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alcoholism, Substance-related Disorders
Group Motivational Interviewing (GMI) For Homeless Veterans In VA Services
Homeless Veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs) are a major group served by VA and are heavily represented in VA housing. VA recently adopted a 'Housing First' approach emphasizing rapid housing placement to initiate…
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Substance-related Disorders, Dual Diagnosis
- Trial name
- NCT02233738
- Testing
- Group Motivational Interviewing (GMI), Control Treatment Condition (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cigarette Smoking
Text Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Homeless Youth
Unaccompanied homeless youth smoke at much higher rates than non-homeless adolescents and young adults. Many homeless youth smokers are motivated to quit; yet, strategies specifically developed for this vulnerable population are…
- Trial name
- NCT03874585
- Testing
- Group counseling and nicotine replacement, Group counseling, nicotine replacement, and text messaging support
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Prevention for Homeless at Risk for HBV/Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)/HIV
In this study, researchers from UCLA and Friends Community Center will work together in designing a program to assist young homeless stimulant-using gay and bisexual homeless men to complete the hepatitis vaccine and in reducing…
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- HBV (NCT00926146)
- Testing
- NCMIT, SCMIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Homeless Services, Human Services Training
Implementation, Fidelity, and Outcomes Following Novel and Usual Critical Time Intervention Training
Clinical social workers and other staff providing direct care to individuals experiencing homelessness face multiple challenges in obtaining training and implementing evidence-based practices in diverse community settings.
- Trial name
- NCT02427022
- Testing
- CTI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Social Innovation, Massachusetts
Hepatitis C, Chronic
The No One Waits Study: Acceptability and Feasibility of Community-based Point-of-diagnosis HCV Treatment Study
Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) offers a cure to those with chronic HCV infection. For marginalized communities, linkage to care services often aren't enough to overcome barriers to accessing the…
- Trial name
- NOW (NCT03987503)
- Testing
- Epclusa (SOF/VEL), Standard of care, Fibroscan® 430 Mini Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Smoking Cessation, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
Smoke-free Home Intervention in Permanent Supportive Housing
The focus of this study is on expanding access to voluntary smoke-free homes to formerly homeless residents residing in permanent supportive housing and examining the impact of this intervention on reducing tobacco-caused…
- Trial name
- NCT04855357
- Testing
- Resident counselling, Staff Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Homelessness
Applying a Case Management Model in a VA Homeless Program
The VA Grant and Per Diem (GPD) case management aftercare program provides six months of case management for homeless-experienced Veterans undergoing housing transitions.
- Trial name
- NCT05312229
- Testing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI), External Facilitation, Replicating Effective Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Homelessness, Mental Health Conditions
ASPIRE Cognitive Enhancement Study
Cognitive impairments are present in up to 80% of homeless individuals, and may contribute to homelessness in Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) Veterans.
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT02657954)
- Testing
- CCT, HCE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Behavior, Risk
Come As You Are - Assessing the Efficacy of a Nurse Case Management HIV Prevention and Care Intervention Among Homeless Youth
The purpose of this study is to to determine the efficacy of the Nurse Case Management HIV (NCM4HIV) intervention on HIV prevention compared to usual care among Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH).
- Trial name
- NCT03910218
- Testing
- NCM4HIV, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco
Contingency Management for Smoking Cessation
The prevalence of smoking in the homeless population (70%) is over 4 times that of the general population (15%). Homeless adults have not experienced similar declines in tobacco use as the general population has over the past…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Tobacco, Smoking Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT04982952
- Testing
- Contingency Management - Increasing, Fixed payments
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Homeless and Low Incomes People, Refugees
Oral Evaluation by the Nurses From the Office of Access to Healthcare ("PASS") for Vulnerable People - PASSDENT Study
Oral health is defined as the state of being free from dental or periodontal diseases and discomfort of oral cavity. WHO considers that oral hygiene is a major public health problem whatever the countries (developed, developing…
- Trial name
- PASSDENT (NCT03493750)
- Testing
- Oral and dental evaluation
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Alcohol Use Disorder
Harm Reduction With Pharmacotherapy (HaRP)
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of extended-release naltrexone and harm reduction counseling in reducing alcohol-related harm among homeless people with alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- HaRP (NCT01932801)
- Testing
- XR-NTX, HRC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Patient Noncompliance
Customized Adherence Enhancement Plus Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotic
Psychotropic medications are a cornerstone of treatment for individuals with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, however rates of full or partial non-adherence can exceed 60%.
- Trial name
- CAE-L (NCT01152697)
- Testing
- haloperidol decanoate, haloperidol, Customized Adherence Enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hepatitis C
Increasing HCV Linkage to Care Among People Who Inject Drugs
Our study will test the effectiveness of a simplified approach to delivering Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) care in a street-based mobile medical clinic among people who inject drugs in increasing treatment initiation, retention, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04741750
- Testing
- Simplified HCV care within a mobile medical unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Family Health Centers of San Diego
Tobacco Use Disorder
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy for Veterans Who Smoke Tobacco and Are Experiencing Homelessness
Seventy to eighty percent of Veterans experiencing homelessness (VEH) smoke, which is four times the rate of the U.S. population and 2.5 times higher than among impoverished Americans.
- Trial name
- New HART (NCT07714200)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status
Homeless Veterans and Peer Whole Health Coaching
Use of acute care services (e.g., hospitalizations, Emergency Department visits) contributes substantially to the cost of healthcare for Veterans. Homelessness is a robust social determinant of super utilization of acute care.
- Conditions
- Acute Care Service Utilization, Mental Health Status, Physical Health Status, Housing
- Trial name
- PWHC (NCT05176977)
- Testing
- Peer Support-Whole Health Coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
COVID-19
COVID Screening Strategies in Homeless Shelters
Residents in homeless shelters will be randomized to 4 different COVID-19 screening strategies with the primary outcome being COVID-19 detection rate.
- Trial name
- NCT04438070
- Testing
- COVID-19 Swab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Subnormal; Mental, Severe
Evaluation of the "Housing First Program" in Homeless Patients With Severe Mental Disorders in France
As mental health care shifted from state psychiatric hospitals to the community in France and western countries, the mental health system became inevitably involved in housing as it strove to meet the broader psychosocial needs…
- Trial name
- NCT01570712
- Testing
- HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM, traditional French services
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Psychotic Disorders
Critical Time Intervention in the Transition From Hospital to Community in People With Severe Mental Illness
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a psychosocial treatment, Critical Time Intervention, in easing the transition from hospital to community in people with severe mental disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00621465
- Testing
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI), Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute