Clinical trials: Income
Chronic Disease
Brief Interventions to Create Smoke-Free Home Policies in Low-Income Households: Texas Effectiveness Trial
The burden of tobacco use falls disproportionately on low-income populations, through high rates of primary smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Trial name
- SFH (NCT02097914)
- Testing
- Educational print materials and coaching call
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 508 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Volunteering and Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents
This study tested whether getting youth engaged in helping others (volunteering) would benefit youth's physical health. 106 predominantly minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) youth were randomized to either volunteer…
- Trial name
- NCT01698034
- Testing
- Volunteering
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior
School Intervention to Promote Physical Activity and Reduce the Sedentary Time of Low-income Children Aged 6-13 Years
This study is realized in 2 primary schools in the city of Tarbes (France), located in a disadvantaged neighbourhood : 352 children are included in the study.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Children, School-based Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT03983447
- Testing
- School-based intervention to promote PA and reduce ST
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
Tobacco Use Disorder
Tobacco Pilot Study for Low Income Smokers
Pilot study to test feasibility of delivering a motivational smoking cessation intervention to low income smokers via a computer tablet.
- Trial name
- NCT03017092
- Testing
- Tablet-guided tobacco intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Low-income Populations, Social Determinants of Health
A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Impact of Social Risk Screening on Uptake of Social Assistance
Children are disproportionately affected by the rise in poverty rates in the United States. Economic hardships can compromise child development, overall health, and the ability to succeed in school and in life.
- Trial name
- NCT05251311
- Testing
- Social Risk Screening Tool, Electronic Resource Map, Resource Menu
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nutrition, Food Purchasing Intention
Taxation Online Experimental Supermarket
Scientific context The increase in the consumption of unhealthy food coupled with a suboptimal consumption of healthier options have increased the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) worldwide.
- Trial name
- SUPERNET 2 (NCT07593937)
- Testing
- Taxation, Subsidies
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Poverty, Low-Income Population
Discount Generic Prescription Study
The goal of this study is to learn about the factors that influence people to take part in discount generic prescription programs.
- Trial name
- NCT00971022
- Testing
- Survey, Focus Group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening Navigator Program for Low Income and Non-English Speaking Populations
The goal of this study is to implement and in a controlled randomised trial test a program to identify and overcome barriers to CRC screening and thus improve CRC screening rates at MGH Chelsea HC.
- Trial name
- NCT00476970
- Testing
- Patient Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
Nutrition, Overgrowth, and Vaccine Efficacy in Low-income Settings
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) on childhood nutritional status, growth, and oral vaccine efficacy.
- Trial name
- NOVEL (NCT02745327)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Childhood Obesity
Trauma Informed Childhood Obesity Care for Low-Income Minorities in Primary Care
The purpose of this pilot study is to examine changes in childhood obesity associated with the implementation of a Trauma Informed Care approach with weight counseling and management among low-income minority children in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04980001
- Testing
- Families OverComing Under Stress Trauma Informed Care in Childhood Obesity among Minorities (FOCUS TIC-COM)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Depressive Symptoms, Quality of Life
Testing TRUST Depression Management Intervention
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a novel depression self-management intervention in adolescents with depression.
- Trial name
- TRUST (NCT03599141)
- Testing
- Trust-building Self-management Together, Depression Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
GECo: Implementation and Effectiveness of COPD Case-Finding in Low and Middle Income Countries
This study will test how well short questionnaires, with and without a simple breathing test called 'peak flow', can identify people with COPD compared to the gold-standard diagnostic test called spirometry.
- Trial name
- GECo1 (NCT03365713)
- Where
- 3 sites in Nepal, Peru and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 10,709 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Chronic Stress, Anxiety
Confirmatory Efficacy of the Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills Program
The goal of this clinical trial is to the efficacy of the Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills intervention within a sample of low-income and minoritized youth aged 11-14 who are seeking mental health treatment and have…
- Conditions
- Chronic Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05789446
- Testing
- Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiorenal Protective Diet
This study will evaluate providing fruits and vegetables in a sustainable community care clinic setting, in addition to routine medical care, to individuals with CKD (Stage 2-4) on CKD and CVD risk, or cardio-renal risk factors.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension
- Trial name
- CPD (NCT04117204)
- Testing
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Health-harming Legal Needs
Expanding the UTHealth Medical Legal Partnership to Improve Mental Health for Low-Income Individuals
The aim of this study is to test whether participation of low-income patients with health-harming legal needs (HHLNs) in a medical legal partnership (MLP) results in improved mental health, improved quality of life, reduced…
- Trial name
- NCT03805126
- Testing
- Medical Legal Partnership, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Physical Activity
Peer Empowerment Program for Physical Activity in Low Income and Minority Seniors
Older adults are the least active population group in the US. Yet, research has shown that an increase in physical activity (PA) can have immediate and profound effects on cardiovascular health.
- Trial name
- PEP4PA (NCT02405325)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 476 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Perinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression
Integrating Text Messages Into the Mothers and Babies Course
This project is aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and scalability of the Mothers and Babies 1-on-1 Course (MB) among home visiting programs.
- Trial name
- NCT03420755
- Testing
- Mothers and Babies 1-on-1, Mothers and Babies Plus Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Resilience
Musical Training to Enhance Resilience in Children From Low-income Families
Child poverty is a prominent global health issue owing to its detrimental impact on a child's physical and psychosocial well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT05346965
- Testing
- Musical training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physical Activity
Short bouTs of Exercise for Preschool-age Children
The purpose of this study is to examine if short bouts of structured physical activity implemented within the classroom setting as part of designated gross-motor playtime will increase preschool-age children during-school…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT01588392)
- Testing
- Short bouts of structured physical activity, Unstructured physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst