Clinical trials: Rural Health
Healthy Lifestyle
SENior PRIorat: Participatory Research for the Improvement of Lifestyles, Quality of Life, Emotional Well-being, and Locomotor Abilities of Older Adults in the Priorat
Spain is experiencing a demographic shift towards an ageing population. In 2022, 20.1% of Spaniards were 65 or older, a figure projected to reach 30.4% by 2050.
- Trial name
- SENPRI (NCT07189533)
- Testing
- Co-created intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Well-Being, Depression
Single-Session Computerized Mental Health Intervention for Rural Indian Adolescents
The overall aim of this project is to understand if single-session interventions are acceptable, culturally appropriate, and effective for Indian adolescents attending a rural, low-resource government school.
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04020549
- Testing
- Growth, Gratitude, & Positive Activities, Study Skills Control
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Improving the Collaborative Health of Adult Dyads
This study tests the efficacy of a dyadic intervention to mitigate the adverse health consequences of adults with pre-existing chronic health conditions and their informal carepartners (IC).
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05370014
- Testing
- Integrating Community-based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance with Families (iCINGS FAM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
HIV
Operational Assessment of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Primary Healthcare Clinics
Diagnostic point-of-care (POC) tests are being rapidly developed and implemented in resource-limited settings. There has been a rapid rise of HIV and TB POC tests in South Africa during the last 10-15 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02692274
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Mental Health Issue, Depression
Just-in-Time Training for Youth Mentors
This study will evaluate the usability, feasibility, and acceptability of a novel multi-level Just-In-Time Training (JITT) implementation strategy (JITT-EBP) that aims to equip mentors and mentor supervisors to implement…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07129070
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training via Just-In-Time Training (JITT) implementation strategy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST) implemented via usual training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Medication Errors
Evaluation of an Outpatient Modified Prescription Form
The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified paper prescribing form decreases prescribing errors compared to a traditional or standard paper prescribing form.
- Trial name
- NCT00256594
- Testing
- prescription form
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Maternal Nutrition, Child Nutrition
Climate-Responsive Nutrition, WASH, and Heat Counselling for Maternal and Child Health in Sindh, Pakistan
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether a climate- and gender-responsive integrated package of nutrition, hygiene (WASH), and heat-adaptation counselling can improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes among…
- Trial name
- IGNIT3 (NCT07819994)
- Testing
- Training of Lady Health Workers (LHWs), Training of Healthcare Providers (HCPs) at Facilities
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Opioid-Related Disorders, Buprenorphine
Developing a Tailored Stigma Reduction Intervention to Increase Buprenorphine Prescribing
Buprenorphine is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder that also has strong potential to reduce HIV transmission in people who use drugs.
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, Buprenorphine, Social Stigma, Rural Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT05505227
- Testing
- Stigma-reduction training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Smoking Cessation
QuitAid Pilot Feasibility Trial
Adult smokers were recruited through an independent pharmacy in rural Appalachia and were randomized to 1 of 8 treatments, including medication and/or therapy from the pharmacist, to help quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05649241
- Testing
- Nicotine patch, Nicotine gum, Medication Therapy Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Vaccine Hesitancy, Structural Barriers
Advancing Vaccine Equity Through Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers, and Trust
In the proposed study, the investigators will conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups with Black, Hispanic, and medically underserved communities, living in the rural south and will provide a quantitative survey (mixed…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Hesitancy, Structural Barriers, Vaccine Trust
- Trial name
- NCT05537714
- Testing
- Qualitative interviews/focus groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Behavioral Symptoms, Community Health Workers
Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial
The goal of this community-engaged research is two-fold. The first goal is to gather stakeholder feedback to inform a school-based community health worker intervention with youth with poor school attendance and an enhanced usual…
- Conditions
- Behavioral Symptoms, Community Health Workers, Social Determinants of Health, Educational Problems
- Trial name
- HERE (NCT06460116)
- Testing
- School-Based Community Health Worker (SB-CHW) intervention, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) Methods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Antenatal Care, Maternal Health
AI Blind-Sweep Ultrasound for Antenatal Screening by Non-Specialist Health Workers in Rural DR Congo
FS2 evaluates the diagnostic accuracy and implementation feasibility of an AI-assisted blind-sweep obstetric ultrasound (SPAQ E-con AI), operated by trained non-specialist health workers, for antenatal screening in rural…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Care, Maternal Health, Gestational Age, Placenta Praevia
- Trial name
- FS2 (NCT07677670)
- Testing
- SPAQ E-con AI blind-sweep ultrasound
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SOIK Corporation Sarl
Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Water Filtration and Health Study
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens, Gastrointestinal Disease, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- RWELL (NCT07818902)
- Testing
- Water filter
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Pregnancy
Evaluation of the Effects of Community-based Interventions
Maternal death is a substantial burden in developing countries. In Bangladesh, recent studies have suggested that a large proportion of women giving birth in rural areas experience pregnancy and delivery related complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00198731
- Testing
- Care Seeking for Obstetric Complication
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well
Project EXCEL will provide community or online exercise programs to rural and remote and under-served cancer survivors, as well as encourage participants to become life-long exercisers.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- EXCEL (NCT04478851)
- Testing
- Group Exercise Classes
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Pediatric Obesity, Health Behavior, Risky
Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas
Childhood obesity is a national problem with racial and ethnic disparities specifically among Hispanic children. The primary purpose of this study is to develop and implement a culturally appropriate healthy eating intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT06565455
- Testing
- Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Lung Cancer, Smoking Cessation
Shared Decision Making in Rural Primary Care Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation
The intervention is aimed to improve adherence to the lung cancer screening (LCS) guidelines and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) coverage criteria to conduct shared decision-making (SDM) and provide smoking…
- Trial name
- SDM-LCS-SC (NCT04897568)
- Testing
- Patient decision aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Tobacco Cessation
Addressing Tobacco Use Disparities in Rural Older Adults Through an Innovative Mobile Phone Intervention
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a Scheduled Gradual Reduction (SGR) intervention via SMS (short message service) text messaging plus SMS Support Messages in…
- Trial name
- NCT02510716
- Testing
- SGR, Support message only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pregnancy Related, Postpartum
Mobile Application-based Exercise Intervention for Pregnant Women
The overarching goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to test the efficacy of the mHealth app (BumptUp) for improving physical activity levels among pregnant and postpartum women in a rural setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05849649
- Testing
- BumptUp, Educational Brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University