Clinical trials: Immigrant
Gingivitis, Dental Plaque
"Safeguard Your Smile" an Oral Health Literacy Intervention Promoting Positive Oral Hygiene Self-care Behavior
The purpose of the investigators' study is to assess effectiveness of community based oral health literacy intervention promoting positive oral hygiene self-care behavior among Montreal's Punjabi immigrants.
- Trial name
- NCT02521155
- Testing
- Safeguard Your Smile an oral health literacy intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
COVID-19
Evaluating Public Health Interventions to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved Populations
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people from underserved and vulnerable populations such as low-income/uninsured, unhoused, and immigrant communities.
- Trial name
- NCT05270694
- Testing
- Public Health Intervention Package
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathleen Fairfield
Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese
Implementation of a Peer Leader-facilitated Dyadic Intervention
This Pilot Study Large Application builds upon the results of our prior work to 1) Implement and pilot test a peer leader-facilitated 12-week dyadic intervention (Community Health among Asian Indian immigrants (CHAI) Dyad study)…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese, Hyperlipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT06643806
- Testing
- CHAI dyad study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
HIV/AIDS
Using CBPR to Reduce HIV Risk Among Immigrant Latino MSM
The intervention is based on social cognitive theory and theory of empowerment education and was developed using community-based participatory research (CBPR).
- Trial name
- HOLA (NCT03276338)
- Testing
- HOLA
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Overweight and Obesity, Diabetes
PASOS: Improving the Health of Immigrant Workers
This is a cluster randomized trial (CRT) to assess the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate behavioral intervention to reduce obesity levels and ultimately the risk of developing diabetes type II in immigrant Latino farm…
- Trial name
- NCT02480244
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Emotions, Family Conflict
Project KING: To Strengthen Parent-child Relationship and Adaptation
This study aims at improving the emotional regulation strategies, enhancing the parent-child relationship and preventing family conflict among newly arrived and cross-boundary families in Hong Kong.
- Conditions
- Emotions, Family Conflict, Adaptation
- Trial name
- NCT04917822
- Testing
- Emotion regulation, Information provision
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes
Lifestyle Intervention for Pakistani Women in Oslo
Immigrants from South Asia in Norway have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and conditions related to the metabolic syndrome. It has been documented that these conditions may be prevented by changes in lifestyle.
- Trial name
- InnvaDiab (NCT00425269)
- Testing
- lifestyle intervention (diet and physical activity)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Stress
Mindfulness Training for Older Adult Canadian Immigrants
This study will evaluate whether mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a viable community program for enhancing wellbeing among older adult immigrants from low income neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- MTCI (NCT03923452)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Being a Third-year Nursing Student At the Faculty of Nursing, Ege University During the 2023-2024 Academic Year, Having Completed a Nursing Practice At a Migrant Health Center
Contact and Attitudes in Nursing Students: Immigrants and Cultural Intelligence
The study aims to determine the effect of practice in a migrant health center on students\' intercultural sensitivity and ethnocentrism.
- Trial name
- NCT06599944
- Testing
- Negative Attitude Scale towards Immigrant Individuals and Cultural Intelligence Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
Reproductive Effects of Pesticide, PCB and Mercury Exposure in Laotian Immigrants
This project is examining the reproductive effects of exposure to certain compounds that are suspected to act on the endocrine system, e.g. they may act like or interfere with hormones such as estrogen.
- Conditions
- Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea, Anovulation
- Trial name
- NCT00011388
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Oral Health
Caries-Obesity Prevention in Children by Modifying Risk Behaviors Among Parents With Immigrant Background-COP Study
Immigrants constitute 18.2 % of the whole population in Norway. Health inequalities were previously reported, and immigrant status has been associated with a high risk of caries and obesity in children.
- Trial name
- COP (NCT05758454)
- Testing
- Caries and Obesity Prevention
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Western Norway
Violence, Domestic, Violence-Related Symptom
The weWomen and ourCircle Intervention for Immigrant, Refugee and Indigenous Women
This study evaluates the impact of administering culturally-specific versions of the Danger Assessment (DA) tool followed by the tailored safety planning/referral via use of internet/smartphone-based safety decision aid (SDA) on…
- Trial name
- NCT03265847
- Testing
- Culturally-tailored Safety Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Motivational Interviewing, Health Care Seeking Behavior
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing-Based Health Behavior Training in Chronically Ill Migrant Women
This randomized controlled experimental study will be conducted to investigate the effect of health seeking behavior training based on motivational interviewing techniques on health seeking behaviors, illness self-management and…
- Conditions
- Motivational Interviewing, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Migrants, Women
- Trial name
- NCT06505707
- Testing
- Health Seeking Behavior Training Based on Motivational Interviewing Techniques
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University
Immigrants
A Positive Activity Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in Romanian Immigrants
This study aims to test the efficacy of an intervention focused on promoting positive emotions (Best Possible Self - BPS) to improve the psychological wellbeing of Romanian immigrants living in Spain.
- Trial name
- NCT02493439
- Testing
- Best Possible Self, Daily Activities
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Cervical Cancer, Healthy Diet
HPV Vaccination Among Daughters of Latina Immigrants
The overall goal of this study to promote HPV vaccine uptake among daughters of Latina immigrants between the ages of 9 and 12.
- Trial name
- NCT04154319
- Testing
- HPV Vaccination, Healthy Eating
- Volunteers
- 634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mental Health Wellness 1, Domestic Violence
Intervention for Abused Chinese Immigrant Women
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a purpose-built intervention in improving the mental health of abused Mainland Chinese immigrant women in a community in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT01503138
- Testing
- Purpose-built intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
COVID19 Testing
Tailored COVID-19 Testing Support Plan for Francophone African Born Immigrants
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive COVID-19 testing intervention designed for Francophone (French speaking) African Born Immigrants (FABI) .
- Trial name
- NCT05805163
- Testing
- FABI tailored COVID-19 testing pamphlet, Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Weight Loss
Weight Loss and Prevention in Latina Immigrants: Advancing Methods of Community-Based Intervention Delivery
The long-term objective of this study protocol is to develop and test a culturally sensitive, community-based intervention, ESENCIAL Para Vivir (Essential for Life) to promote weight loss and diabetes prevention among overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT02344212
- Testing
- ESENCIAL Para Vivir: a weight loss program for Latinas
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological
Tailored Ecological Momentary Music Intervention for Stress Reduction
Ethnic discrimination is associated with mental and physical health impairments. In view of the negative impact of discrimination on health, it is of great importance to investigate interventions to counteract these negative…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Discrimination, Racial
- Trial name
- NCT05829031
- Testing
- Targeted music listening
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Physical Activity
Physical Activity and Immigrant Health
There is today a growing need for culturally adapted initiatives among immigrants to prevent and treat T2D. Others have failed to increase the level of physical activity in this sedate group.
- Trial name
- FAM (NCT00539903)
- Testing
- Physical activity (PA) and immigrants
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences