Clinical trials: Income
Obesity
Reducing Health Disparities in Childhood Obesity
In this study, we will address cost barriers to participating in summer programs and hypothesize this will lead to marked improvements in children's obesogenic behaviors and a reduction in excessive, unhealthy weight gain over…
- Trial name
- NCT04072549
- Testing
- Free Summer Programming
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 651 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Connect to Quit for Smoking
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce smoking in low income veterans within a regional United States Veterans Administration(VA) health care system.
- Trial name
- CTQ (NCT01299896)
- Testing
- Coordinated Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 633 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression
PEERS Using Peer Mentors to Deliver Depression Care
Fifteen to twenty percent of older Americans (6 to 8 million people) suffer from depression but more than one-half do not receive any services, a burden disproportionately shared by low-income and minority older adults who…
- Trial name
- NCT04319094
- Testing
- PEERS, Social interaction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Weight Loss
Lifestyle Behavior Weight Loss Intervention
This lifestyle behavior intervention aims to weight loss in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children through promotion of stress management, healthy eating, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04649047
- Testing
- Goal-oriented episodic future thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Breastfeeding
Breast for Success: A Family-Centered Intervention in Support of Breastfeeding Among High-risk Low-income Mothers
Breast for Success is a new direct service program focused on overcoming barriers to breastfeeding for low-income inner-city mothers by use of a culturally competent and home-based educational and support intervention.
- Trial name
- BFS (NCT01272661)
- Testing
- Enhanced Curriculum, Enhanced Curriculum+Breastfeeding Doula, Enhanced Curriculum +Father Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,296 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pilot Guaranteed Income Study, Philadelphia, April 2023
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a short-term unconditional cash transfer (UCT) in people living with poverty and chronic disease (either prediabetes/diabetes or hypertension).
- Trial name
- PGI (NCT05838027)
- Testing
- Cash Transfer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Low Birthweight, Pre-Term
Low-birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration
Globally, 15% of all babies, amounting to 20 million infants each year, are born low birthweight (LBW), defined less than 2500 grams (5.5 lbs).
- Trial name
- LIFE (NCT04002908)
- Where
- 3 sites in India, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Diet, Healthy, Diet Habit
The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3)
There is a need to develop evidence-based interventions that rural food pantries can use to limit the distribution and intake of ultra-processed foods and promote the distribution and intake of minimally processed foods in the…
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Diet Habit, Disease, Chronic, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- UP3 (NCT04241133)
- Testing
- The UnProcessed Pantry Project (UP3)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Malignant Neoplasm of Large Intestine
Effectiveness of Direct-to-Patient Outreach on Colorectal Cancer Screening Within a Low Income and Diverse Population
The purpose of this study is to determine if the direct mailing of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) kits to patients who are due for colorectal cancer screening is an effective way to improve colorectal cancer screening rates…
- Trial name
- NCT01385579
- Testing
- Care manager outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Overweight, Obesity
Toddler Overweight Prevention Study Among Low-Income Families
The hypothesis is that toddlers with parents who are randomized to a parenting intervention and toddlers with parents who are randomized to the maternal intervention focused on maternal diet and physical activity will be more…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Depression
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT02615158)
- Testing
- Maternal Physical Activity and Nutrition, Parenting, Child Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm
Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) Study
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness study of two forms of enhanced prenatal care among 674 Medi-Cal eligible pregnant individuals in Fresno, California.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm, Prenatal Stress, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT04154423)
- Testing
- Glow! Group Prenatal Care, Individual Prenatal Care with CPSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma
Mobile Health Case Management System for Reducing Pediatric Treatment Abandonment
Digital case management systems have the potential to increase compliance with protocol-driven treatment, reduce treatment abandonment and ultimately help to close the discrepancy in pediatric cancer outcomes between Low and…
- Conditions
- Burkitt Lymphoma, Retinoblastoma, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT03677128
- Testing
- mNavigator
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Depression, Anxiety Disorder
Preventing Depression in Late Life: A Model for Low and Middle Income Countries
This study is being conducted in GOA India. The study addresses specific issues of depression prevention in older adults living in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), by developing risk-reduction strategies through the use…
- Trial name
- NCT02145429
- Testing
- Problem Solving therapy and Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation
Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday: Family Nature Outings in a Low Income Population
The SHINE study is a randomized controlled study of the effect of a park-based family support group on multiple outcomes (including stress and physical activity) in a low income population.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT02623855)
- Testing
- Family outings, Park prescription, Pedometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Addressing Basic Needs to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Medicaid Beneficiaries
This pragmatic randomized trial will test the effectiveness of a basic needs navigation intervention compared to usual care among 500 adults (ages 18-75) with Medicaid, type 2 diabetes, and 1 or more unmet basic needs.
- Trial name
- NCT03940209
- Testing
- Basic needs navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 473 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Diet Habit
Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings
The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the components of a behavioral economics strategy (i.e., healthy bundle defaults) to influence diet behaviors; 2) characterize the online grocery shopping behaviors and…
- Trial name
- NCT04766034
- Testing
- Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Smoking
Smoking Treatment and Exercise Program for Underserved Populations (STEP UP)
This project proposes to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a mobile intervention to target smoking-cessation and increase physical activity among low-income persons.
- Trial name
- NCT02873754
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Counseling, Mobile Contingency Management, Bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Homeless Persons
Effect of a Rent Subsidy and Mentoring on Youth Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Compared to the vast amount of literature about the risk factors associated with young people entering and becoming entrenched in homelessness, much less is known about how to facilitate and sustain transitions off the streets.
- Trial name
- NCT03779204
- Testing
- Mentorship, Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto