Clinical trials: Household and Family
Child Development, Family and Household
Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families
The purpose of the Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families (AMCS) project is to understand how states and local communities are coordinating services across sectors to most efficiently…
- Trial name
- AMCS (NCT04146974)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Obesity
Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples Action Toward Obesity Prevention (SHARE-AP Action)
The purpose of this study is to develop an effective intervention strategy to prevent \& reduce obesity among a high risk cohort of Aboriginal families.
- Trial name
- NCT00334269
- Testing
- Health messaging at weekly home visits by health counsellor, Weekly home delivery of bottled spring water, Weekly afterschool physical activity program for 5-18y.o.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Sexual Behavior, Conflict, Family
Heart to Heart: Testing a Sexual Health Training for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
Heart to Heart is a brief pregnancy prevention training program delivered to foster and kinship caregivers to prevent unintended pregnancy in foster youth.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Conflict, Family, Pregnancy Related, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03331016
- Testing
- Heart to Heart Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Tuberculosis
Early Risk Assessment in Household Contacts (≥10 Years) of TB Patients by New Diagnostic Tests in 3 African Countries
The ERASE - TB study will be conducted in order to fill a critical unmet need for tuberculosis control. Persons who are in contact with an infectious TB case may become infected themselves.
- Trial name
- ERASE-TB (NCT04781257)
- Testing
- New test candidates
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Parenting, Child Development
Evaluating a Strengths-based Community-grounded Intervention
Structural inequities and historical underinvestment in marginalized communities create developmental contexts that constrain access to high-quality education, healthcare, stable housing, and other critical resources.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Child Development, Brain Development, Household and Family
- Trial name
- NCT06701240
- Testing
- ParentChild+, FamilyNutrition+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Legislation, Policy
Evaluation of the Research to Policy Collaboration Model
This work aims to evaluate an approach for improving federal legislators' use of evidence-known as the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) - which seeks to address known barriers to policymakers' use of research, including a…
- Conditions
- Legislation, Policy, Child Abuse, Family and Household
- Trial name
- RPC (NCT03671434)
- Testing
- Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Light Touch Policy Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Health Behavior
Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income
This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means…
- Trial name
- NCT06795490
- Testing
- Online program, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Vitamin D Deficiency
A Household-Based Dietary Intervention Study of Vitamin D Fortified Bread in Irish Families
Vitamin D deficiency is common. It is caused by limited sun availability together with a low supply of vitamin D in the food system. There is a high prevalence of low vitamin D status around the world.
- Trial name
- Fam-D-Bread (NCT07481240)
- Testing
- Fortified Bread, Unfortified bread
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity
Grocery Assistance Program Study for Families
An experimental trial will be conducted whereby a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-like food benefit program will be implemented in 240 SNAP eligible households.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity, Food Legislation, Healthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT03363048
- Testing
- Restricted, Restriction plus Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 646 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Parenting
Reintegration of Children Into Family-based Care in Uganda
The proposed study will be an individually randomized controlled trial with children (age 1 to 13 years at the time of screening for inclusion in the study) living in residential care, reintegrated back into family-based care, in…
- Trial name
- NCT03498469
- Testing
- Standardized reintegration package, Enhanced reintegration package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Westat
Onychomycosis, Tinea Pedis
Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families
The objective is to demonstrate person-to-person spread of dermatophytes of the skin and nails among family members, as measured by fungal culture and DNA typing of the dermatophytes isolated.
- Trial name
- NCT00233493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Dyslipidemias, Atherosclerosis
Dyslipidemia Prevalence, Perception, Treatment, and Awareness in the Tunisian Population
ATERA Survey is a national cross sectional observational study, aiming to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and other conventional risk factors for CHD (Coronary Heart Disease), the relationship between environmental and…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemias, Atherosclerosis, Households, Survey, Family Life
- Trial name
- ATERASurvey (NCT03799185)
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 13,610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association Tunisienne d'Etude & de Recherche sur l'Athérosclérose
Domestic Violence, Family and Household
Protection From Gender-based Violence in Cote d'Ivoire
There is some evidence that suggests that economic empowerment and challenging gender inequalities and prevailing ideas on masculinities will lead to a decrease in levels of partner violence.
- Trial name
- NCT01629472
- Testing
- VSLA + Gender dialogue groups
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 981 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pediatric Obesity, Mental Health Wellness 1
The Family Stress Study - Chronic Stress and Child Adiposity: Testing a Bio-behavioural Model
The Family Stress Study is following families with young children in Guelph, Hamilton and surrounding areas over 3 years to understand how chronic stress impacts children's weight gain over time and how this association is…
- Trial name
- NCT05534711
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Sleep, Physical Activity
Youth Health and Social Media
The purpose of this study is test the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Media Use plan among teens and their parents through a randomized intervention and assess impact on outcomes including family media rules and…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Physical Activity, Family and Household, Computer, Attitude to
- Trial name
- NCT03881397
- Testing
- Family Media Use Plan, Media Use Resources Awareness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison