Clinical trials: Immigrant
Screening Mammogram
Increasing Breast Cancer Screening in Chinese Immigrants
The long-term goal of this research is to increase breast cancer screening rates in NYC Chinese immigrants. The researchers plan to accomplish this objective by developing and testing a culturally- and linguistically-adapted…
- Trial name
- NCT05089292
- Testing
- Narrative breast health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stress, Anxiety
Mobile Application Mindfulness
The goal of this clinical trial (single-arm pilot trial) is to learn whether a mobile application-based mindfulness intervention can improve mental health outcomes in older Korean immigrants aged 60 years and older.
- Conditions
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT07550166
- Testing
- AI-Enabled Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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
Perinatal Depression
A Chinese Version of the Thinking Health Program for East Asian Pregnant Immigrant People in Canada
The goal of this study is to determine the feasibility of using a psychosocial intervention culturally adapted in China to support perinatal mental well-being of Chinese immigrant pregnant women in Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT06446089
- Testing
- THP: cognitive behavior therapy and behavioral activation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahirose Sadrudin Premji
Diet, Healthy, Weight Loss
Pilot Social Network Weight Loss Intervention
Specific Aim #1: Pilot test a social network-informed CBPR-derived health promotion program for feasibility outcomes with overweight or obese adults from two immigrant communities.
- Trial name
- HIC (NCT04273503)
- Testing
- Mentoring/educational session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Health Behavior, Parenting
Engaging Immigrants in Preventive Parenting Interventions
The objective of this community-based randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the outcomes of a theory-based parent engagement intervention (i.e., culturally-tailored video) aimed at promoting the participation of Filipino…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Parenting, Social Acceptance
- Trial name
- NCT03040154
- Testing
- Video Documentary entitled, "Para Sa Kinabukasan ng Mga Anak (For Our Children's Future)", Usual Care Video that is publicly available
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Chinese American Immigrants
The Chinese population is currently the fastest growing ethnic group in New York City (NYC). Research has shown that Chinese immigrants living in NYC have higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than individuals in China.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- CHA-CHA (NCT00362128)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,072 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Female Circumcision, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
A Community-based Participatory Intervention to Change Attitudes Towards Female Circumcision Among Somali Immigrants in Sweden
Female circumcision (FC) causes both immediate and long-term health consequences. In general, the more severe type of FC, the worse health consequences can be seen.
- Trial name
- NCT02335697
- Testing
- Attitude change towards female circumcision, No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala 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
Obesity, Heart Diseases
Increasing Physical Activity Among Mexican American Women (The Enlace Study)
Obesity is a serious health problem among Mexican American women. Obesity combined with a lack of physical activity can increase the risk for several diseases, including heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00869583
- Testing
- Physical Activity Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Cervical Carcinoma
A Community Based Intervention to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in the Hispanic and East African Immigrant Community
This clinical trial studies whether a community based intervention improves cervical cancer screening (CCS) among women in the Hispanic and East African immigrant community.
- Trial name
- NCT07890402
- Testing
- HPV Self-Collection, Informational Intervention, Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Health Behavior
RCT of Health-promoting Intervention for Older Foreign-born Adults
The overarching aim with this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a health promoting programme for people from Finland or the Western Balkan region, who were 70 years of age or older and independent daily activites (1).
- Trial name
- NCT01841853
- Testing
- Senior meetings
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Diabetes Mellitus, Glucose Intolerance
Prevalence of Glucose Intolerance and Risk Factors in Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel; Follow-up Study.
High risk population: Screening for impaired glucose tolerance.
- Trial name
- NCT01402362
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hypertension, Obesity
Radio Stories About Children's Healthy Eating and Exercise
The purpose of this study is to use a community based participatory action research (CBPAR) approach to 1) create "radio stories" about Somali, Latino and Hmong families' real success stories with hypertension and obesity in…
- Trial name
- NCT02139787
- Testing
- Radio Story, Control -listened to a brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hepatitis
Empowering Immigrants in the Greater Boston Area to Connect to HBV Care
This Study will attempt to provide information / linkage to HBV care for persons at risk in the Greater Boston area.
- Trial name
- NCT02342821
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Patient Engagement
Developing and Testing a Method for Engagement in Research Using WhatsApp
African immigrants are underrepresented in health research in the United States. Barriers to research participation may include limited access to culturally and linguistically appropriate information, concerns about privacy…
- Trial name
- WI-CARE (NCT07826962)
- Testing
- WI-CARE Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Health Screening
" Patients Attitude Towards Physicians and Health Screening Issues Among First Generation Asian-Indian Immigrants to United States".
Aim - To better understand expectations and attitudes of first generation immigrants from India to USA. Background - The is large difference in healthcare system as practiced in India and in USA.
- Trial name
- NCT00378430
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Educational Activities
Getting Asian Americans INFORMED to Facilitate COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination
This study develops and evaluates the "INdividual and Family-Oriented Responsive Messaging EDucation" (INFORMED) intervention in increasing knowledge about COVID-19 testing and decreasing decisional conflicts of getting tested…
- Trial name
- INFORMED (NCT04893265)
- Testing
- Text Messaging Only, INFORMED
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Health Services Accessibility
ActionHealthNYC Research Study
The ActionHealthNYC program is a year-long demonstration program to improve access to high quality health care for NYC resident immigrants who do not qualify for public insurance with incomes at or below 200% of the Federal…
- Trial name
- NCT02841930
- Testing
- ActionHealth NYC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
End Stage Kidney Disease
Evaluation of a Website on Living Kidney Donation for Hispanics
The purpose of this study is to increase understanding about living kidney donation (LKD) among Hispanic/Latino patients and public by increasing knowledge and positive attitudes about LKD.
- Trial name
- NCT01859871
- Testing
- Website Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University