Clinical trials: Public Health
Depression
Cost- Effectiveness and Quality of Life Assessment in Major Depression Disorder
To evaluate the effectiveness of one algorithm for Major Depression Disorder (MDD) using medications available in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (SUS), and assessment of the quality of life of these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02901249
- Testing
- sertraline, Nortriptyline, Lithium
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Smoking
Smoke-free Air Coalitions in Georgia and Armenia
This is a matched-pairs community randomized controlled trial (CRCT) to examine the impact of coalitions promoting smoke-free air policies on individual secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe).
- Trial name
- NCT03447912
- Testing
- Intervention Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in Armenia, Georgia
- Volunteers
- 2,924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mental Well-being, Happiness
Joyful Parenting Pilot Project RCT Study
Aims: To enhance mental well-being of adolescents, adults and their families by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community. Targets: Parents aged 12-59 and their family members in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT03282071
- Testing
- Joyful Parenting Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Colorectal Cancer
Scaling CRC Screening Through Outreach, Referral, and Engagement (SCORE)
This study will test the effectiveness of mailing fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) in increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in U.S. adults ages 45-75.
- Trial name
- SCORE (NCT04406714)
- Testing
- Trial Mailed FIT Intervention - Age Group 50-75, Sub-Study Mailed FIT Intervention Enhanced Envelope - Age Group 45-49, Sub-Study Mailed FIT Active Comparator Plain Envelope - Age Group 45-49
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hypertension
Feasibility Study of a Novel mHealth Application to Enable Community Health Workers to Manage
This is a single group study assessing the feasibility of hypertension management by community health workers (CHWs) equipped with a mobile clinical decision support (CDS) application and working with remote physician supervision.
- Trial name
- NCT05479097
- Testing
- Anti-Hypertensive
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Diabetes Type 2
Changing the Healthcare Delivery Model
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing 3 strategies to improve wellness behaviors and clinical goals for diabetes type 2(DM2) Medicaid patients.
- Trial name
- C4H (NCT02093234)
- Testing
- mobile health care application, CHWs and mobile health care application, Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
HIV Infections
HIV Screening in the Emergency Department Setting
Late diagnosis of HIV infection is believed to be responsible for high rates of HIV transmission. The purpose of this study is to determine whether targeted screening versus routine screening will identify a greater number of HIV…
- Trial name
- NCT00667186
- Testing
- Targeted Screening, Routine Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,572 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder
Community Health Worker Training to Reduce Depression and Substance Use Stigma in TB/HIV Care in South Africa
Poor engagement in care contributes to HIV- and TB-related morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline lay health workers who work to re-engage patients who are lost to follow-up…
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder, Social Stigma, Depression
- Trial name
- Siyakhana (NCT05282173)
- Testing
- Siyakhana CHW Training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety in Community Health Centers
This study will examine the efficacy of a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program for children with anxiety disorders in community health centers.
- Conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01416805
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome
Evaluating the Navajo Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) Program
Since 2009, a programmatic community-based strategy (COPE) has been implemented to address health disparities among Navajo individuals living with multiple chronic conditions.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03326206
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28,813 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
HIV
SEARCH CAB LA Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention Study Extension
The overall purpose of this SEARCH CAB-LA (Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension) randomized extension study is to determine if adding the option of CAB-LA as a prevention choice using a person-centered dynamic choice HIV (human…
- Trial name
- NCT05549726
- Testing
- Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension, Dynamic Choice Delivery Model, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 984 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease
SPREAD-NET: PRactices Enabling Adapting and Disseminating in the Safety NET
The investigators propose to compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies (low, medium, high intensity) at supporting CHCs' implementation of the ALL Initiative (an intervention shown to reduce patients' cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
- Trial name
- SPREAD-NET (NCT02325531)
- Testing
- Low support, Medium support, High support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use
Siyakhana Peer: Evaluating a Peer Recovery Coach Model to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in South African HIV Care
Alcohol and other drug use is common among people living with HIV in South Africa and is associated with worse engagement in HIV care.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05907174
- Testing
- Siyakhana - P
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
HIV
Crowdsourcing A Public Health Campaign
The purpose of this stepped wedge randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a crowdsourced intervention on promoting HIV testing among young Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM).
- Trial name
- NCT02796963
- Testing
- Crowdsourced intervention, Traditional intervention campaign
- Volunteers
- 1,381 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Smoking Cessation, Smoking Reduction
Tobacco Cessation in Public Housing
The inequity in cessation resources is at forefront in the recently enacted nationwide smoking ban in public housing facilities.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Smoking Reduction, Smoking, Tobacco
- Trial name
- NCT04889638
- Testing
- Cessation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV/AIDS
Community Health Worker And MHealth to ImProve Viral Suppression (CHAMPS Pilot)
The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a remotely delivered CHAMPS intervention for people living with HIV (PLWH) in a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- CHAMPS Pilot (NCT05938413)
- Testing
- Wise App with medication adherence reminders, CHW Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Hypertension, HIV
Community Health Worker Optimization of Antihypertensive Care in HIV
To adapt and assess the implementation and preliminary effectiveness of an integrated COBRA and CHAMP multi-component community health worker-delivered hypertension intervention in improving blood pressure control among PLWH in…
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT06503991)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW)-delivered Hypertension Management Pilot (CHAMP), Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation (COBRA)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Schistosomiasis, Health Education
Health Education Model Led by Community Health Volunteers.
The goal of this intervention study is to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of students on schistosomiasis in Pemba Island.
- Trial name
- NCT06312462
- Testing
- health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pemba Ministry of Health Zanzibar
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattention
Pilot Testing PREschooler Care, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education (PRE-CARE)
The goal of this proposed study is to pilot test a novel treatment model (PRE-CARE) addressing unmet social needs for families of preschool-age children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
- Trial name
- PRE-CARE (NCT04999982)
- Testing
- Screening, Resource Packet, Resource Navigation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Childhood Mortality
Community Health Azithromycin Trial in Burkina Faso
An estimated 7.7 million pre-school aged children die each year, the majority from infectious diseases. Mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma may have the unintended benefit of reducing childhood mortality.
- Trial name
- CHAT (NCT03676764)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 77,664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco