Clinical trials: Refugee
Stress, Depression Symptoms
SH+ and Cash Assistance
This pilot project aims to evaluate the implementation outcomes and preliminary impacts of a combined low-intensity psychological intervention paired with cash assistance for Dari-speaking adult Afghan asylum-seeking women in…
- Trial name
- NCT07016646
- Testing
- Self-Help Plus (SH+) and cash transfer, Cash transfer
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Mental Health Wellness 1, Well-Being, Psychological
Support Groups in the Metaverse for Ukrainian Refugees
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of support groups held in the Metaverse, designed to promote mental health and well-being in Ukrainian refugees.
- Trial name
- METASUPUKR (NCT06142032)
- Testing
- Metaverse support group, In-Person support group
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bucharest
Migrants, Anxiety
Status and Predictors of Mental Health Symptoms Among Migrants and Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Migrants and refugees are vulnerable subgroups in general with regards to symptoms of psychopathology. Furthermore, recent calls for paper urge investigation on current mental health status of migrants and refugees during the…
- Conditions
- Migrants, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04443764
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Incidence
Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for Malaria Prevention in Refugee Settings
The objective is to test the protective effect of permethrin-treated lesus against malaria in young children in refugee settings
- Trial name
- NCT07903324
- Testing
- Factory-treated lesu, Soaked lesu, Untreated lesu
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mental Health
Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Youth's Mental Health
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of STRONG on the mental health of refugee and immigrant students using a group randomized waitlist control design (e.g., randomization by school/group).
- Trial name
- NCT05208359
- Testing
- Supporting Transition Resilience Of Newcomer Groups (STRONG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola University Chicago
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Resettled Refugee Families for Healing
The goal of this type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial is to test a family strengthening (FS) model delivered through multiple family groups (MFG) combined with a virtual peer mentoring program called TeenAge Health…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- RRF4H (NCT06176638)
- Testing
- RRF4H Combination Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Financial Stress, Social Functioning
Livelihoods Intervention With Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda
Displaced and refugee youth in Uganda are more vulnerable to health risks due to financial insecurity. As such, the investigators aim to explore the utility of an intervention aimed at improving livelihoods, called Creating…
- Conditions
- Financial Stress, Social Functioning, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT06270160
- Testing
- HIVST, mHealth, Creating Futures Livelihoods program
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Stress, Psychological, Mental Health Impairment
A Psychosocial Program Impact Evaluation in Jordan
The study aims to deliver a robust pre-post evaluation of the wellbeing impacts of an innovative, brief, and scalable psychosocial intervention, delivered to refugee youth living in urban settlements in Jordan.
- Trial name
- NCT03012451
- Testing
- Advancing Adolescents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mental Health, Violence Against Children
Palestinian ParentText for Crisis: A Parenting Chabot in War and Displacement
The primary aim of this research is to evaluate if ParentText for Crisis helps improve the following outcomes among Palestinian caregivers living in Jordan: a.) Improving caregiver mental health; b.) Improving positive parenting…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Violence Against Children, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT07494786
- Testing
- ParentText for Crisis
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Coping Skills, Social Connectedness
Va Meh Du: A Sports-based Mental Health Promotion Intervention for Karenni Refugees
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a soccer program focused on mental health positively impacts mental health in Karenni refugee young boys and men.
- Conditions
- Coping Skills, Social Connectedness, Psychological Well Being, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06921499
- Testing
- Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education), Active Compartor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Gender-based Violence, Adherence
Impacts of Clean Cookstoves and Empowerment Training on Women's Health in Refugee Settings
The main objective of this study is to understand the links and outcomes of adoption of a cleaner cookstove/fuel and exposure to a personal empowerment training on women's health outcomes in a Congolese refugee camp in Rwanda…
- Conditions
- Gender-based Violence, Adherence, Mental Health Wellness 1, Empowerment
- Trial name
- NCT04081441
- Testing
- Inyenyeri clean cookstove and fuel system, I-ACT (Individual, Agency-Centered Training) workshop
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Study on Newborn Babies With a Yellow Skin Color (Neonatal Jaundice Study)
Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is the most common reason for admission in the neonatal period (first month of life) worldwide and at SMRU.
- Trial name
- NCT02361788
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 1,710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress Related Disorder
Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery for Refugees (MBTR-R)
Worldwide, refugees and asylum seekers suffer at high rates from trauma- and stress-related mental health problems. The investigators thus developed Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery for Refugees (MBTR-R) - a 9-week, mindfulness…
- Trial name
- NCT04380259
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery for Refugees (MBTR-R)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Immigrant Caregiver Health Care Navigation for Children
Prepared Parents Helping Kids
Learning to navigate the US health system is challenging for many new immigrants. This pilot study will determine whether an intervention to teach parents key skills needed to access health care for children is feasible and…
- Trial name
- NCT03719976
- Testing
- Group-based educational intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Health Knowledge, Attitude to Health
Community With Immigrants - a Step on the Road to Employment
The study will investigate if a standard integration programme in combination with a social and health promoting intervention can increase health and well-being among refugee families and influence success with education and…
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitude to Health, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT04725487
- Testing
- Standard integration program with social and health promoting intervention, Standard integration program
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Absalon
Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue
GBV Prevention, Mitigation, and Response in Colombia
As of August 2021, Colombia hosts the vast majority of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (UNHCR, 2022). For vulnerable refugees and migrants in Colombia, and especially for women, gender-based violence (GBV) is present during…
- Conditions
- Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue, Empowerment, Gender Based Violence Knowledge and Perceived Risk
- Trial name
- NCT06312592
- Testing
- Entrepreneurship School with Gender Lens
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Dental Caries, Gingivitis
Parental Perception of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Sudanese Refugee vs. Egyptian Children
This cross-sectional analytical study aims to assess and compare parental perceptions of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among Sudanese refugee children and Egyptian children aged 6-12 years living in Egypt.
- Conditions
- Dental Caries, Gingivitis, Oral Health, Refugee Health
- Trial name
- NCT07011381
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Use of Low-cost mHealth Intervention to Enhance Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural and Refugee Settings
Rural areas and refugee camps are characterized by poor access of patients to needed noncommunicable disease (NCD)-related health services, including diabetes and hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT03580330
- Testing
- mHealth intervention
- Volunteers
- 2,359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Psychological Distress, Psychological Trauma
Self Help Plus and Post-Migration Living Difficulties Support Intervention
This study will conduct a two-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial among Syrian refugee women living in Turkey who experience psychological distress.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Psychological Trauma, Mental Health, Refugee Health
- Trial name
- NCT06467071
- Testing
- SH+ combined with a session for PMLD
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
Hypertension and Diabetes Assessment in the Rohingya Refugee Population and in the Host Communities in Bangladesh
Due to a massive outbreak of violence against the Rohingya minority residing in the Rakhine State of Myanmar in late 2017, several hundred thousand Rohingya fled the country and sought a shelter in Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT04307875
- Testing
- Blood pressure measurement (sphygmomanometer), Blood glucose measurement, psychometric tests
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg