Clinical trials: Low Cost
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Brain Health Study: A Pragmatic, Patient-Centered Trial
The eRADAR Brain Health Study seeks to refine and test a novel, low-cost strategy for increasing dementia detection within primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT05356702
- Testing
- Brain Health Assessment
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,417 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assessing the Effectiveness of Reciprocal Imitation Teaching in Part C Early Intervention Settings (Sprout Study)
Despite strong consensus that early, specialized intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can have a dramatic impact on outcomes, the public health system's capacity to provide such services is severely…
- Trial name
- NCT05425277
- Testing
- Reciprocal Intervention Teaching (RIT), Daily Routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Tuberculosis (TB)
Examining Psycho-Socioeconomic Linkages in TB Care: The UPLIFT Trial
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an ongoing public health and socioeconomic challenge worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Vietnam.
- Trial name
- UPLIFT (NCT06916962)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- 12 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 1,324 people
- Sponsor
- Freundeskreis Für Internationale Tuberkulosehilfe e.V
Hypertension
Diuretics In the Management of Essential Hypertension (DIME) Study
The purpose of DIME is to evaluate the safety (i.e. new onset of diabetes and other metabolic adverse events), efficacy and cost-effectiveness of antihypertensive treatment with low dose diuretics.
- Trial name
- NCT00131846
- Testing
- Thiazide diuretics, No diuretics
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 1,130 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoto University
Pre-eclampsia
Assessment of a Syringe Pump to Pre-eclamptic Women in a Low-resource Hospital
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia cause 50,000 deaths annually. While MgSO4 is a widely accepted and relatively inexpensive treatment for these conditions, barriers to delivery via IV injection in low-resource settings pose a large…
- Trial name
- NCT02296931
- Testing
- Saline, Magnesium Sulfate
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Marsh Rice University
Newly Diagnosed Pediatric ITP
Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Single Dose Low Cost Minipool Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Moderately Severe Newly Diagnosed ITP
To demonstrate the efficacy of new product IVIG prepared by minipool technology as assessed by Bleeding Score and platelet count at 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02669277
- Testing
- IVIG prepared by minipool technology, standard IVIG product
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Pulmonary Embolism, Thromboembolism
Nadroparin for the Initial Treatment of Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Low-molecular-weight heparin (LWMH) appears to be at least as effective and safe as standard, unfractionated heparin (UFH)for the treatment of patients with deep vein thrombosis(DVT) and may also be so in patients with pulmonary…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Thromboembolism, Vascular Diseases, Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NATSPUTE (NCT00796692)
- Testing
- Nadroparin, Unfractionated heparin(UFH)
- Where
- 39 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
Stroke Acute
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients in the Hospital and at Home.
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a low-cost virtual reality (VR) motor rehabilitation platform can improve motor recovery in people recovering from a first-time ischemic stroke both in the hospital and at home.
- Trial name
- NCT06864741
- Testing
- Virtual reality guided motor rehabilitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Neonatal Hypothermia
Pilot Clinical Assessment of Low-cost Infant Incubator in Monitoring Temperature and Treating Hypothermia in Infants
A team of researchers at Rice University and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) are working to develop a low-cost infant incubator called "IncuBaby" that consists of two components: a temperature sensor that can continuously…
- Trial name
- NCT03965312
- Testing
- Continuous temperature monitor, Neonatal Incubator, Patient monitor
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- William Marsh Rice University
Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis
Mind Matters: A High Touch, Low Cost Approach to Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Patients With Psoriatic Diseases
Despite advances in effective psoriatic disease treatment, the disease still has a serious impact on mental health and well-being of millions of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05571696
- Testing
- Immune Strength
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Elaine Husni
Multiple Sclerosis
Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
This study is aimed to test the efficacy and feasibility of an immersive virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation programs to improve upper-limb motor functions in 24 patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), characterized by moderate…
- Trial name
- NCT04027491
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Depression
Learning Through Play (LTP) Plus Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP Plus Dads)
The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of culturally adapted group parenting intervention delivered by non-specialists and community health workers for depressed fathers.
- Trial name
- LTP+Dads (NCT03564847)
- Testing
- LTP Plus
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning
Pulse Oximetry, Free and Open Source
Calibration and Validation of High Quality Low-Cost 3D Printed Pulse Oximeter
Pulse oximetry is a vital tool in the rapid and non-invasive assessment of emergency patients, providing a continuous estimate of hemoglobin saturation in arterial blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02846974
- Testing
- Pulse oximeter
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Substance Abuse
Low-Cost Contingency Management for Hispanic Outpatients - 3
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a lower-cost contingency management (CM) procedure in Hispanic substance abusing outpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT00249548
- Testing
- Contingency management
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Virtual Reality-Assisted Hypnotherapy Program on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective, Comparative, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study
This randomized, prospective study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of a Virtual Reality (VR)-assisted hypnotherapy program on quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- Trial name
- NCT06698354
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Assisted Hypnotherapy, Standard Physical Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Beykent
Violence, Domestic, Psychological Distress
Adapting a Low-cost Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Response Intervention
The goal of this feasibility study (clinical trial) is to test a low-cost, combined, adapted intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health intervention (Wings of Hope: WINGS + Problem Management Plus: PM+) that can be carried…
- Trial name
- NCT06350383
- Testing
- WINGS+PM+, PM+-only
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Breastfeeding Rates
Evaluation of a Community Health Nurse/Peer Counselor Program to Help Low-Income Women Breastfeed Longer
This research was done to better understand how new mothers who are breastfeeding feel and the questions they have. We wanted to use ways to help new mothers to breastfeed successfully.
- Trial name
- NCT00608088
- Testing
- Usual Care, Community Health Nurse/Peer Councelor Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Cleft Lip Repair
Pilot Study of Smartphone -Based AI Assisted Ultrasound Guided Infraorbital Nerve Block in Pediatric Cleft Lip Repair
It's prospective single blinded randomized multi-center trial of 120 infant scheduled for primary unilateral cleft lip repair .
- Trial name
- NCT07232914
- Testing
- Infraorbital Nerve Block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Drug Use, Hepatitis
Low Dead-space Injecting Equipment Distribution Program for People Who Inject Drugs in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Implementation and evaluation of a distribution program for low dead-space syringes/needles (LDSS/N) in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, Ukraine, and South Africa.
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Hepatitis, Hiv
- Trial name
- NCT06395129
- Testing
- Low dead-space syringes/needles, Hepatitis C Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Test, HIV rapid Diagnostic Test
- Where
- 9 sites in Armenia, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Médecins du Monde
Chronic Heart Failure
A Randomized Trial of Effect of Low-Cost Maintenance Training on Exercise Capacity, Quality of Life and Morbidity
The aim of the study is to determine whether a low-cost home-based training programme can maintain the achieved effect of physical training on exercise capacity and QOL in patients with Chronic Heart Failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00214513
- Testing
- Home-based exercise training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital