Clinical trials: Income
Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Implementation Study With Embedded RCT of a Digital System of Parenting Support Within Government Services in South Africa
ParentText, a WhatsApp-based parenting support programme, is designed as a universal intervention to improve parent-child relationships (module 1) and promote child safety (module 2).
- Conditions
- Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT07814261)
- Testing
- Module 1 - Improve My Relationship with My Teen/Child, Module 2 - Keep My Child/Teen Safe and Healthy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,961 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Childhood Obesity
PROGRESS for the Primary Prevention of Early Overweight in Low-income, Rural Families
The Parent Responsiveness Optimized: Growth, Regulation, Eating, Sleep, and Soothing (PROGRESS) study is a randomized clinical trial designed to prevent early childhood overweight among rural, low-income families participating in…
- Trial name
- PROGRESS (NCT07823582)
- Testing
- Sleep-Soothe-Play Responsive Parenting, Parent-Child Communication, Parental Mindfulness
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity
Pregnancy-Related Obesity Prevention Through Education & Communication Technology in AFRICA:The PROTECT-AFRICA STUDY
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether overweight but not obese pregnant African women having unlimited access to a health education-information technology (IT) based intervention package gain weight within the…
- Trial name
- PROTECT-AFRI (NCT01948323)
- Testing
- HEDUAfrica IT package+ standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Focus of the Study is on the Use of Incentives to Promote, Healthier Eating in Low-income Communities
The Use of Incentives to Promote Healthier Eating in Low-income Communities
Identifying effective strategies for improving healthier eating for low- income populations is both a clinical challenge and a public health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT01616628
- Testing
- Fruit and vegetable rewards
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Obesity, Hypertension
Evaluating a Blood Pressure Reduction and Weight Loss Program in a Low Income, Ethnically Diverse Population (The Be Fit, Be Well [BFBW] Study)
Obesity is a serious health problem that is a contributing factor for heart disease and high blood pressure. This study will evaluate a lifestyle modification program that aims to encourage weight loss and improve the health of…
- Trial name
- BFBW (NCT00661817)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification Program, Usual Care and Reading Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Childhood Obesity
Obesity Prevention in Head Start
Family style dining is a widely-advocated approach by which to feed children in early education settings. While family-style dining is hypothesized to allow children to attend to their hunger and satiety and consume only the…
- Trial name
- NCT03672227
- Testing
- Mealtime Matters Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Physical Activity
Citizen Science to Promote Sustained Physical Activity in Low-Income Communities
While low-income midlife and older adults are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases that can be alleviated by regular physical activity, few physical activity programs have been developed specifically with their needs…
- Trial name
- NCT03041415
- Testing
- ALED Alone Physical Activity Program, ALED + Our Voice PA Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cigarette Smoker, Current Every Day Smoker
Mobile Smoking Cessation Intervention in Enhancing Cancer Outreach in Low-Income Adult Smokers
This trial studies how well a mobile smoking cessation intervention works in enhancing cancer outreach in low-income adult smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT00948129
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Smoking Cessation Intervention, Telephone-Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 626 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mental Health, Family Relations
An Evaluation of a Family Counseling Intervention ("Tuko Pamoja") in Kenya: a Single Case Series Design
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a family counseling intervention, entitled "Tuko Pamoja" (Translation "We are Together" in Kiswahili).
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Family Relations, Family Conflict, Child Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- C0058 (4A) (NCT03360201)
- Testing
- Tuko Pamoja, "We are Together" in Kiswahili
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Dental Caries
Waukesha Smiles: Dental Outreach to Low-income Waukesha Children
The Waukesha Smiles Project will compare approaches to improve oral health habits and increase access to basic dental care for low-income children in Waukesha, Wisconsin through a school-based outreach program of oral health…
- Trial name
- NCT00703001
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Referral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Cervical Neoplasia
Feasibility of Delphi Screener for Cervical Cytology
The aim of this study is to see whether a new self-sampling device, the Delphi Screener (Delphi Devices, Scherpenzeel, Netherlands), can be used for cervical cancer screening.
- Trial name
- NCT00702208
- Testing
- Delphi Screener
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Uptake of Systematic Review Evidence
Place Activation in Urban Peripheries: the 'Comunidades y Espacios Activos" Project (CEA)
This study will use a Hybrid III Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to test an 'active dissemination and implementation' intervention in peripheral urban neighborhoods, designed to accelerate the uptake of evidence-based…
- Trial name
- CEA (NCT06999382)
- Testing
- Active Dissemination and Implementation, Passive Dissemination
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deborah Salvo
Monitoring Blood Pressure, Aspirin Prophylaxis
Improving Prenatal Care to Reduce Early Onset Preeclampsia in Low-Income
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a telehealth hypertension group prenatal care program (Centering HER / HGPC-T) can improve blood pressure monitoring and aspirin adherence and help reduce early-onset preeclampsia in…
- Trial name
- NCT07491510
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Behavioral: Experimental: Centering HER (routine prenatal care + 7 doula-led 90-minute virtual group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Measles
Non-Specific Effects of Standard Titre Measles Vaccination
The general objectives of the proposed research work are: A1) to reduce childhood mortality in developing countries through better control of measles infection by finding the best immunization strategy, and A2) to investigate the…
- Trial name
- NCT00168662
- Testing
- Measles and inactivated polio vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 7,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Chronic Disease of Cardiovascular System, Multiple Chronic Conditions
MOCHA Moving Forward: a CBPR Investigation of Chronic Disease Prevention in Older, Low-income African-American Men
The overall goal of the research is to discover how to reduce chronic disease health disparities among older (ages 35-70) low-income African-American men more effectively.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease of Cardiovascular System, Multiple Chronic Conditions, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03745703
- Testing
- MOCHA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Aging
Affordable Mobile Robots for the Elderly
This project develops and tests the use of service robots to track health of the elderly over time. The objectives are to develop a low-cost mobile manipulator capable of a limited set of elder- relevant manipulation tasks (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02807506
- Testing
- Mobile Service Robot, Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity Prevention
Randomized Trial of Financial Incentives to Reduce Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases by Low-income, Latino Families
Approximately 15% of the US population is enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and 50% are children.
- Trial name
- NCT01990508
- Testing
- Targeted beverage education and financial incentives, Traffic-light labeling of all beverages in store
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Pregnancy, Eclampsia
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Use to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Low Income Country Settings
In many low-income countries, the use of ultrasound by medical officers and non-physician health care staff (e.g., midwives) for antenatal identification of high risk pregnancies is a new intervention requiring authoritative…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT01990625
- Testing
- Antenatal Ultrasound Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Guatemala, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 45,038 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition Package intervention on child feeding practices…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04133766
- Testing
- Community Based Nutrition Package (CNBP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360