Clinical trials: Refugee Health
Pain, Mental Health Impairment
Physiotherapy and Psychological Among Refugees From Syria
The war in Syria began in 2011 and refugees from this country have faced stressors including security risks, lack of access and availability of basic services and resources as well as family, community, and socio political…
- Trial name
- NCT03951909
- Testing
- Physiotherapy activity and awareness intervention: PAAI, Psychological intervention: Teaching recovery techniques (TRT)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
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
Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status
Female Genital Cutting in the Arizona Somali Refugee Community
The focus of this project is to elucidate the gaps in care and enhance the provision of FGC-related health care and social services for women in Arizona who have experienced FGC; engaging the Somali and Somali Bantu communities.
- Conditions
- Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type III Status
- Trial name
- FGC (NCT03249649)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Healthcare Needs Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,736 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Symptoms
The Impact of Playing Tetris on Migrants' Mental Health
This study examines if playing Tetris prevents the development of Post-traumatic stress disorder or related anxiety and depressive symptoms. The investigators recruit 300 participants in total in Greece and in the Netherlands.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Symptoms, Depression Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06773338
- Testing
- Tetris, No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tilburg University
PTSD, Depression, Anxiety
Physical Activity Intervention for Trauma Afflicted Refugees
This study evaluates the effects of a 10-session physical activity intervention for trauma afflicted refugees. Half of participants will receive this 10-session physical activity intervention and half of the participants will be…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04065126
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention, Brief psycho-education
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Red Cross University College
Refugee Health
HealthIntro - Health Perspective in the Introduction Program
Health problems seem one major reason for why not all refugees, especially women, fulfill the introduction program (IP) and enter the labour market after the end of the program.
- Trial name
- HealthIntro (NCT04973215)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Mental Health, Therapeutics
Lay Therapist Effectiveness With Displaced Persons Kurdish Iraq
Negative mental health effects of war exposure and displacement are pervasive, but many displaced persons and refugees in low-and-middle income countries lack access to evidence-based treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT04684810
- Testing
- Community Lay Therapist-Administered EBT
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Depression, Anxiety
Phone-Delivered Psychological Intervention (t-CETA) for Mental Health Problems in 8-17 Year-Old Syrian Refugee Children
This study evaluates the effectiveness of t-CETA, a version of Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) adapted to be delivered over the telephone, in treating common mental health problems in 8-17 year old Syrian refugee…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Conduct Disorder
- Trial name
- t-CETA (NCT03887312)
- Testing
- t-CETA, Médecins du Monde treatment as usual
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Nutrition, Healthy
Refugee Insect Production for Food and Feed: the School Meal Intervention
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess whether edible insect-enriched school porridge has nutrition and health benefits for children aged 6-9 years in refugee communities in Uganda.
- Trial name
- REFIPRO (NCT06739629)
- Testing
- Insect porridge, Maize Porridge
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Violence, Domestic, Violence-Related Symptom
The weWomen and ourCircle Intervention for Immigrant, Refugee and Indigenous Women
This study evaluates the impact of administering culturally-specific versions of the Danger Assessment (DA) tool followed by the tailored safety planning/referral via use of internet/smartphone-based safety decision aid (SDA) on…
- Trial name
- NCT03265847
- Testing
- Culturally-tailored Safety Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Psychological Distress, PTSD
Boosting Refugee Integration Through Psychological Intervention
Refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) face numerous stressors and adversities which put them at risk for developing mental health problems. However, access to adequate mental health care in host countries is limited.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, PTSD, Trauma, Common Mental Health Problems
- Trial name
- BRIGHT (NCT06776523)
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Computer, Screening
Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment (CaPRA) for Refugee Health and Settlement
The purpose of this study was to examine preliminary effect of Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment tool (CaPRA) among Afghan refugees visiting medical professionals (family physicians or nurse practitioners) at a…
- Conditions
- Computer, Screening, Decision Support System, Primary Care
- Trial name
- CaPRA (NCT01427829)
- Testing
- Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment (CaPRA)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Refugees
Migrant Health Promotion Program for University Students
The aim of the study is to determine effect of program about developing nursing students' attitudes towards refugees based on contact hypothesis on Xenophobia, Attitude towards Refugees and Intercultural Sensitivity.
- Trial name
- NCT04069559
- Testing
- To develop nursing students' attitudes towards refugees program which based on contact hypothesis.
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Prevention, Substance Use
Substance Use Prevention for Recently Displaced Adults - SUPRA (R33) RCT
This study is a randomized controlled trial among 144 internally displaced people to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a single-session Acceptance of Commitment Therapy (ACT) group therapy…
- Conditions
- Prevention, Substance Use, Refugee Health
- Trial name
- SUPRA RCT R33 (NCT07672457)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attention Control
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Child Development, Early Child Development
Intergenerational Risk and Resilience of Rohingya in Displacement
The iRRRd study is an ongoing prospective longitudinal prenatal birth cohort study based in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Between February 2023 and March 2024, 2,888 pregnant women were enrolled (approximately 80% Rohingya refugees…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Early Child Development, Mental Health, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- iRRRd (NCT07758283)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy for Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied minors (UM) are considered to be a highly vulnerable refugee subgroup. Research has indicated that UM experience traumatic events and consequently develop high levels of psychopathology.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05218031
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cyprus
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Comparing the Effectiveness of Art and Sand-play in Reducing PTSD Among Refugee Children
Due to the political state of Syria, Jordan is experiencing a major increase in the number of Syrians seeking asylum each year, a quarter of which are children.
- Trial name
- NCT06984198
- Testing
- Sandplay Therapy, Art Therapy
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah University Hospital
Patient Navigation
Empowering Families of Migrant Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test if a patient navigator program improves healthcare experiences and outcomes for migrant families caring for a child or youth with special healthcare needs (i.e.
- Trial name
- MiNav (NCT06373588)
- Testing
- Patient Navigator
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Adult Asylum Seekers Who Have Applied for Asylum at the Regional Prefecture in Rennes
Health Care Access for Asylum Seekers in Brittany : Description, Associated Factors and Levers of Improvement
The main objective of this research is to study the logics and the associated factors with asylum seekers use of dedicated health structures.
- Trial name
- ACCEDAB (NCT03754374)
- Testing
- access to healthcare
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Mental Health Impairment, Stress, Psychological
Health and Quality of Life Among Resettled Syrians in Norway
Brief summary The civil war in Syria has taken a severe toll on the Syrian population, with over 350 000 dead and more than 10 million Syrians forced to leave their home since 2011.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Impairment, Stress, Psychological, Quality of Life, Health, Subjective
- Trial name
- REFUGE-I (NCT03742128)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies