Clinical trials: Poverty
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
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Brain Health and Exercise in Schizophrenia
To determine the effects of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volumes and severity of psychotic symptoms in a population of psychosis patients compared to healthy age/gender matched volunteers.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Poor Memory
- Trial name
- PEHP (NCT01392885)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute
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
Diet, Healthy, Health Risk Behaviors
Impact of BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program on Diet Quality and Psychosocial Well-being of Low-income Adults
The British Columbia (BC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides low-income households with $21/week in coupons to purchase healthy foods at farmers' markets and supportive nutrition skill-building activities.
- Trial name
- NCT03952338
- Testing
- Food coupons, Nutrition skill-building
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Dietary Quality
Parental Feeding Styles and Child Dietary Quality
In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index.
- Trial name
- NCT03390621
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Fertilization in Vitro
Poor Ovarian Responders Undergoing IVF Using Luteal Ovarian Stimulation Versus Follicular Ovarian Stimulation
The investigators attempted to compare the clinical outcomes and cumulus genes expression in poor ovarian responders undergoing luteal ovarian stimulation or follicular ovarian stimulation in in vitro fertilization cycles.
- Trial name
- NCT03238833
- Testing
- luteal ovarian stimulation, follicular ovarian stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Nutrition Poor
Evaluation of Immunonutrition For Patients With Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit.
The aim of the work will be to assess the combined effect of enteral or parenteral nutrition enriched with immunonutrition on the outcome of critically ill patients with pneumonia in comparison with patients who received standard…
- Trial name
- NCT05463458
- Testing
- nutrition
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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
Obesity-Related Malignant Neoplasm
A Food Security Intervention for the Prevention of Cancer in Low-income Families
This study is being done to see how produce delivery with or without nutritional education affects what people eat and if it can help improve diet and nutrition in low-income families and their ability to get enough healthy food.
- Trial name
- NCT07039630
- Testing
- Food Assistance Programs, Health Promotion and Education, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Zinc Deficiency, Diarrhea
Water-based Zinc Intervention Trial in Zinc Deficient Children
The overall aim of this trial is to determine whether the use of the household-based water treatment device Life Straw Family (LSF) can be an effective strategy to improve zinc status and health status of vulnerable populations…
- Trial name
- NCT01472211
- Testing
- zinc enriching filter (LifeStrawFamily), disinfection tablets
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Colorectal Cancer
Comparing Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
The purpose of this study is to test different approaches to help people understand the purpose of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, two screening test options available, and the barriers to screening so they can make informed…
- Trial name
- NCT03200366
- Testing
- Tailored DVD, Patient Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 371 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
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
Poor Sleep Quality
Assessment of Sleep Quality in Cannabinoid Therapy
The current study aims to assess the impact of starting cannabinoid therapy on sleep quality for individuals with sleep disturbance.
- Trial name
- NCT05237037
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cerebra Medical
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
Vaccine Reaction
Understanding Poor Vaccine Responses to Hepatitis B Vaccination
Vaccines have prevented countless infections but poor vaccine responses remain a major challenge in many scenarios. Hepatitis B vaccine nonresponses are common but immunologically not well-understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04674462
- Testing
- CpG-adjuvanted HBV Vaccine, Traditional HBV Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Functional Decline, Aging
GRACE: Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a collaborative model of team care as compared to usual care in improving functional outcomes among community-dwelling low-income older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00182962
- Testing
- Geriatric Resources for Assessment & Care of Elders (GRACE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Infertility
Autologous Endometrial Coculture (AECCT)
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Autologous Endometrial Coculture (AECC) in young in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients with poor ovarian reserve improves pregnancy outcome.
- Trial name
- AECCT (NCT01472861)
- Testing
- AECC (Autologous endometrial coculture), no endometrial biopsy or Autologous endometrial coculture (AECC) performed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Infertility, Female
Transdermal Testosterone for Poor Responder Patients Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Stimulation Prior to IVF
This study evaluates the efficacy of pre- IVF treatment with transdermal testosterone to enhance ovarian response in poor responders.
- Trial name
- NCT03078569
- Testing
- Testosterone gel
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Neck Pain Musculoskeletal, Back Pain, Unspecified
Individually Tailored Yoga Program for the Treatment of Chronic Neck and Back Pain
The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of an individually tailored yoga program delivered in a group setting for the treatment of chronic neck and back pain in a low income population.
- Trial name
- NCT02806323
- Testing
- Yoga practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison