Clinical trials: Racial Discrimination
Pregnancy Related, Hypertension
The Path to Optimal Black Maternal Heart Health: Comparing Two CVD Risk Reduction Interventions (Change of HEART)
The overarching goal of our proposal is to reduce disparities in perinatal cardiovascular disease risk factors among Black women utilizing a community-driven, social ecological framework.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Hypertension, Obesity, Racism
- Trial name
- NCT05499507
- Testing
- COH, COH+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Racism, Stress, Psychological
Compassion-Based Resiliency Training (CBRT) Intervention on Racism-based Stress
The primary aim of this study is to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of CBRT intervention among African Americans compared to a wait-list control group.
- Trial name
- NCT06146218
- Testing
- Contemplative-Based Resilience Training (CBRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Infant Mortality, Infant Death
Today Not Tomorrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program (TNT- PISP)
This pilot project aims to implement and investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a unique community based prenatal care and support model for African American women and infants in Dane County.
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Infant Death, Racial Bias, Prenatal Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04100577
- Testing
- Today Not Tomorrrow Pregnancy and Infant Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Class I Malocclusion, Class II Div 1 Malocclusion
Assesment of Ethnic Bias in an Artificial Intelligence Based Orthodontic Diagnosis System
This study explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in orthodontics, which is the area of dentistry that focuses on correcting jaw and bite problems.
- Conditions
- Class I Malocclusion, Class II Div 1 Malocclusion, Class II Division 2 Malocclusion, Class III Malocclusion
- Trial name
- NCT07162753
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Psychological Trauma, Historical, Discrimination, Racial
The Social Regulation of Threat-related Vigilance and Arousal
This study will examine the effects of social support on threat vigilance and arousal using eye tracking. We will also test the moderating effects of trauma and discrimination history.
- Conditions
- Psychological Trauma, Historical, Discrimination, Racial, Emotion Regulation, Social Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT05558527
- Testing
- social support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno
Racism, Stress, Psychological
Racism-based and Biomarkers of Stress
This feasibility study aims to explore how racism-induced stress impacts the brain and body and how a culturally responsive intervention can reduce the mental and physical effects of this stress among African Americans (AA).
- Trial name
- NCT05574933
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Bias, Implicit, HIV
Intervention to Reduce Implicit Bias in Pharmacies
This study will follow the ADAPT-ITT model to apply the Prejudice Habit Breaking Intervention (PHBI) to pharmacists who have experience with or are willing to prescribe PrEP.
- Conditions
- Bias, Implicit, HIV, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT06487351
- Testing
- The adapted PHBI, The NIH Implicit Bias course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Blood Pressure, Sleep
"Neighborhood Disadvantage, Sleep and Vascular Health"
The purpose of the study is to find out the effects of neighborhood disadvantage and sleep disparities contribute to racial disparities in cardiometabolic health and blood pressure in young adults.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Sleep, Racism, Stiffness, Arterial
- Trial name
- NDSVH (NCT04576338)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse
Project BrEAtHe: A Culturally Tailored MBSR Intervention for Young Adult Black Men
The purpose of this study is to create a program focused on mindfulness and stress reduction specifically tailored to young adult Black males.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- BrEAtHe (NCT07009977)
- Testing
- self-guided mHealth app only, self-guided mHealth app + 'real-time' feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Pain, Acute
Racial Discrimination, Pain, and the Buffering Influences of Acknowledgment
Black young adults (aged 18-30; N = 92) were racially included (i.e., received the ball an equal number of times) or excluded (i.e., received the ball only once) by other White players in a ball-tossing computer game called…
- Trial name
- NCT06113926
- Testing
- Bystander Acknowledgment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Pregnancy Related, Mental Health Issue
Feasibility of a Prenatal Yoga Mobile App in African American Pregnant Women
The goal of this research is to test if a prenatal yoga app can improve well-being in African American/Black (AA) pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Mental Health Issue, Discrimination, Racial, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06353113
- Testing
- Down Dog Prenatal Yoga App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Depressive Symptoms, Allostatic Load
Our Voices Matter: Intervention for Depression in Youth
Over 15 million people participated in racial justice protests nationwide during 2020-2021 spotlighting activism as a collective tool against structural racism and discrimination (SRD).
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Allostatic Load, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- OVM (NCT07216326)
- Testing
- Racial Justice Activism Intervention ARM, Adulting 101- Control Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Mental Health Issue
Culturally Tailored Mindfulness-Positive Psychological Intervention Using Virtual Reality
This study is to explore the experience of older Korean adults with anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a virtual reality-based culturally tailored…
- Trial name
- NCT06019416
- Testing
- culturally tailored mindfulness-positive psychological intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Racism
Addressing Microaggressions in Racially Charged Patient-provider Interactions: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Racial bias in medical care is a significant public health issue, with increased focus on microaggressions and the quality of patient-provider interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT04180956
- Testing
- Bias-reduction Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Discrimination, Racial, Social Isolation
Discrimination and the Brain-Gut-Microbiome (BGM) Axis
Obesity is a major public health problem related to a variety of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. Prior research indicates that social stressors contribute to risk for obesity, possibly through alterations in diet…
- Conditions
- Discrimination, Racial, Social Isolation, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05120908
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Psychological Distress
Forms of Racial Discrimination Study
The project aims to evaluate a brief intervention for coping with racism-related experiences for people of color and examine momentary factors that may buffer the negative mental health impact of racism.
- Trial name
- FORD (NCT03720600)
- Testing
- MAB Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Stress, Psychological, Stress, Emotional
Biology, Identity & Opportunity Study
This study will implement an intervention designed to promote ethnic and racial identity development. It is hypothesized that the intervention will have positive effects on ethnic-racial identity development, stress biology…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Stress, Emotional, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- BIO (NCT03412162)
- Testing
- Ethnic and Racial Identity Promotion, Academic Skills Promotion
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Complications
Resources, Inspiration, Support and Empowerment (RISE) for Black Pregnant Women
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) encompass a range of mental health disorders that occur during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. Approximately 13% of women experience PMADs.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, High Risk, Depression
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT05552053)
- Testing
- MWSH plus Candlelit Care, MWSH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
HIV, Health Care Utilization
Universal Basic Income and Structural Racism in the US South: HIV Care
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a promising strategy aimed at recalibrating economic systems that are grounded in structural racism.
- Trial name
- 017744S (NCT06186128)
- Testing
- Universal Basic Income
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Violence in Adolescence, Racism
Forging Hopeful Futures to Reduce Youth Violence
This cluster-randomized community-partnered study will examine the effectiveness of a racial-, gender-, and economic-justice focused youth violence prevention program called Forging Hopeful Futures with youth ages 13-19.
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence, Racism, Adolescent Behavior, Coping Skills
- Trial name
- FHF (NCT05743478)
- Testing
- Forging Hopeful Futures, Wellness Check-ins
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh