Clinical trials: PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION
Oral Health, Diagnosis, Oral
Evaluation of Salivary Flow and Buffer Capacity Associated to Aged People's Oral Health
The purpose of this study is to identify the relation of the salivary flow and the buffer capacity of the saliva with medicine, buccal discomfort and auto-related illnesses in aged people.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Diagnosis, Oral, Public Health
- Trial name
- NCT00651248
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academia Cearense de Odontologia
Ebola Virus Disease, Marburg Virus Disease
Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability and Immune Responses of Ebola-S and Marburg Vaccines in Healthy Adults
Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of cAd3-EBO-S and cAd3 Marburg vaccines when administered Intramuscular (IM) at a dose of 1 x 10^11 particle units (PU) to healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04723602
- Testing
- cAd3-Marburg, cAd3-EBO-S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
Childhood Obesity
La Vida Buena Childhood Obesity Program
Mariposa Community Health Center, a health center in Nogales, Arizona on the US-Mexico border, will provide a program to prevent obesity in children and create a community environment that supports a healthy lifestyle.
- Trial name
- NCT03781856
- Testing
- La Vida Buena Program, Brief Educational Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV, Pregnancy
Trial to Improve Access to PMTCT Services and Reduce HIV Transmission From Mother to Child
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced community health worker (CHW) intervention and outreach system to improve antenatal care and PMTCT…
- Trial name
- FS (NCT01932138)
- Testing
- Enhanced CHW intervention, Standard of care
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 190,530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Global Surgery, Health System
Surgical Assessment Tool for Ethiopia National Policy Monitoring & Evaluation
Introduction: A baseline assessment of surgical capacity is recommended as a first-step to inform national policy on surgical system strengthening.
- Conditions
- Global Surgery, Health System, Health Planning, Global Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04276103
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Substance Use Disorders, Overdose
Emergency Medicine Peer Outreach Worker Engagement for Recovery
This is an observational, prospective case-control study evaluating the effects of an emergency department community health worker-peer recovery specialist program (PCHW), the Substance Misuse Assistance Response Team (SMART).
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Overdose, Opioid Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT06320015)
- Testing
- Substance Misuse Assistance Response Team (SMART), Usual Care Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Healthy
From FAST to FAST BEE - Video-Based Stroke Mnemonic Pilot
This online study evaluates immediate learning outcomes after viewing a short animated FAST BEE stroke-education video (1 minute 51 seconds).
- Trial name
- FAST BEE (NCT07440602)
- Testing
- FAST BEE Stroke Education Video (1 minute 51 seconds)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Pain, Chronic
An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign in a High School Setting Targeting Pain Related Knowledge and Beliefs
The beliefs held by students lead to behaviours in response to their pain which can be both helpful or a hindrance to how they manage their pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05636345
- Testing
- pain science education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), Influenza
Effect of Surgical Masks in Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of surgical masks in preventing acute respiratory tract infections. The main question it aims to answer is: Does wearing a mask prevent you from getting acute…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), Influenza, COVID - 19
- Trial name
- NCT07739446
- Testing
- Surgical masks
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiba University
Human Papilloma Virus
PreTeenVax Evaluation
The primary research aim of this project is to test the effectiveness of a comprehensive, evidence-based vaccine promotion toolkit implemented in the pediatric healthcare setting on increasing the likelihood that adolescents in…
- Trial name
- NCT03186430
- Testing
- Comprehensive Vaccine Promotion Package
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Compliance
Impact of Smoke Free Public Places (Smoke Free Cabs) on Cab Drivers in Mumbai
In addition to the passengers smoking inside the cab, the taxi drivers,are themselves addicted to smoking and/ or use of smokeless tobacco. Since tobacco is highly addictive, the cab drivers using tobacco need help in quitting.
- Trial name
- NCT02354638
- Testing
- Tobacco users, Pharmacotherapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Chronic Pain, Pain, Chronic
An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign Related to Persistent Pain in the United Kingdom
The goals of this study are To define what the public perceptions of persistent pain using a national survey Explore relationships between the reported pubic beliefs and demographic factors collected.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Back, Musculoskeletal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT06151678
- Testing
- Pain Education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Impact of Community Health Workers on Adherence to Therapy for Non-Communicable Chronic Disease in Chiapas, Mexico
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community health workers when added to routine care for patients with diabetes and high blood pressure in rural clinics in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT02549495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Counseling, Exercise
Aconselha + Movimento: Protocol for Online Training on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Counseling
This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of an online training program on physical activity and sedentary behavior counseling for primary health care workers.
- Conditions
- Counseling, Exercise, Competence, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- ACONSELHA+ (NCT07636291)
- Testing
- Development and Implementation of an Online Training Program on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Paraná
Hepatitis C and B VIRUS Screening, Awareness and Behavior Assessment and Evaluation for All Inhabitants Above Twelve Years of Al Othmaneya Village
Effect of Implementation Of Outreach Behavioral Change Program for HCV Elimination
Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the process of stopping sustained transmission of viral hepatitis, reducing its incidence to zero and providing access to safe, affordable and effective treatment and care for everyone.
- Trial name
- NCT03415334
- Testing
- behavioral development for change
- Volunteers
- 3,575 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre, Egypt
Prediabetic State
Evaluation of a Community Health Program for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Other Cardio-metabolic Risk Factors in Adults: Districts of Barranquilla and Bogota, Colombia - January 2017 - December 2019
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a program for modifying lifestyles for diabetes prevention type 2 and control cardio-metabolic risk factors in adults with different categories of…
- Trial name
- PREDICOL (NCT03049839)
- Testing
- Intervention_ S, Intervention_ I, Intervention_ C
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Norte
School Difficulties Associated With Mental Health Problems
Partnerships Between Schools and Public Mental Health Departments: Investigation of Multi-professional Interventions for Children Aged 3 to 8 With Mental Health Issues (Parpsych-Ed)
Local partnerships between schools (preschool and elementary) and mental health public services are implemented in seven sites in France.
- Trial name
- Parpsych-Ed (NCT04300712)
- Testing
- Questionnaires at the start and end of the school year
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GCS pour la recherche et la formation en sante mentale
Malaria, Public Health
Evaluation of a New Malaria Control Strategy Amongst Gold Miners Working Illegally in French Guiana (Malakit)
Illegal gold miners in French Guiana, a French overseas territory ('département') located in Amazonia, often carry malaria parasites (up to 46.8%).
- Trial name
- MALAKIT (NCT03695770)
- Testing
- kit for self-diagnosis and self-treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil, Suriname
- Volunteers
- 3,733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Onchocerciasis, Loiasis
Evaluation of the Diagnosis Performances of DEC LTS-2 Skin Patch for Onchocerciasis in Central Africa
This study aims at evaluating the diagnosis performances of the LTS-2 DEC patch for onchocerciasis compared to the gold standard which are the skin snips.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Loiasis, Diagnoses Disease, Neglected Diseases
- Trial name
- EOLoa (NCT04035174)
- Testing
- LTS-2 DEC patch, Skin snips
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Research on Filariasis and Other Tropical Diseases, Cameroon