Clinical trials: Rural Health
Chronic Pain, Rural Health
Field and Home Exercise Program for Improving Function in Iraqi Rural Women
This study evaluates a 12-week Combined Rehabilitation Program (CRP) designed to reduce musculoskeletal pain and improve physical function among rural women in northern Iraq.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Rural Health, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- CRP-Rural (NCT07129356)
- Testing
- Combined Exercise
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mosul
Malnutrition (Calorie), Infant Nutrition Disorder
Goat Milk-Derived Formula vs. Undiluted Goat Milk in Infants Unable to Exclusively Breastfeed: Growth and Biomarker Analysis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Goat Milk-Derived Formula Alternatives (GMDFA) are safe and effective for infants who are unable to be exclusively breastfed.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition (Calorie), Infant Nutrition Disorder, Growth Flatering, Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- GMDFA (NCT07225153)
- Testing
- GMDFA, Undiluted Goat Milk
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Nutritional Deficiencies
Development and Health of Rural Chinese Children Fed Meat as a Daily Complementary Food From 6-18 Mos of Age
Inadequate feeding of infants and toddlers impairs physical and cognitive development and is a major contributor to early childhood infectious disease illnesses and preventable mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00726102
- Testing
- Meat, Cereal, fortified rice cereal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Smoking
Evaluating a Telemedicine Smoking Cessation Program in Rural Primary Care Practices
People who smoke cigarettes and live in rural areas may not have access to a wide variety of resources to help them stop smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT00843505
- Testing
- Telemedicine Smoking Cessation Program, Telephone Quitline Smoking Cessation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 566 people
- Sponsor
- Kimber Richter, PhD, MPH, MA
Newborn Health Complications, Maternal Health Complications
Encouraging Pregnant Women to Use Skilled Birth Attendants and Its Effects on Maternal and Newborn Health in Rural Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether encouraging pregnant women in rural Bangladesh to use a skilled birth attendant during childbirth can improve the health of mothers and newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT07804069
- Testing
- Skilled Birth Attendant Encouragement Intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 504 people
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Smoking Cessation
Investigating Novel Smoking Cessation Primary Care Interventions in Rural Environments
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate an electronic visit (e-visit) for smoking cessation across rural primary care settings.
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT05764759)
- Testing
- Smoking cessation e-visit, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hypertension
Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation-rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Feasibility Study
High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In rural South Asia, hypertension remains to be a significant public health issue with sub-optimal rates of case finding and management.
- Trial name
- COBRA-BPS (NCT02341651)
- Testing
- Multicomponent intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
eHealth Diet and Physical Activity Program for the Improvement of Health in Rural Latino Cancer Survivors
This clinical trial studies how to improve the diet quality and physical activity level of Latino cancer survivors living in rural areas.
- Trial name
- MiVSEEV (NCT04081298)
- Testing
- Health Education, Physical Activity, Health Promotion and Education: Text Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Incentives, Health Behavior
Advancing the Health of Rural Communities in Uganda Through Strong Community Health Programs
The overarching goal of this study is to improve the health of women and children in rural areas of Uganda through strengthening of the community health workforce, which provides critical health services to the rural poor.
- Conditions
- Incentives, Health Behavior, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT05176106
- Testing
- CHW Incentives Intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 769 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hypertension
Pediatric Blood Pressure Clinical Decision Support Tool (PedsBP CDS)
The goal of the PedsBP CDS research project is to adapt a previously tested web-based clinical decision support tool that appropriately identifies high blood pressure in youth for use in a primarily rural health system and…
- Trial name
- NCT05126082
- Testing
- PedsBP CDS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
The Impact of Community Health Worker Training by US Health Volunteers on the Health of Rural Ugandans
There are many trials measuring the impact of service work on volunteers themselves, but few studies measuring the impact of service on the local people.
- Trial name
- NCT02045706
- Testing
- Community Health Worker Trainings
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward O'Neil Jr, M.D.
HIV Infections
Omuyambi: Traditional Healer Support to Improve HIV Viral Suppression in Rural Uganda
This study aims to test a new approach to support people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Uganda. Traditional healers (TH) will be trained to provide counselling and testing for HIV, help patients start…
- Trial name
- NCT05943548
- Testing
- Omuyambi, Control
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Impact of Multimodal Telerehabilitation in Rural Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer
People with prostate cancer may have a decreased quality of life due to the cancer itself and due to a lifesaving cancer treatment.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Androgen Deprivation Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07032584
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Air Pollution, Indoor
The Clean Air Study: HEPA Purifiers to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Health in Rural Alaska Homes
Alaska Native children experience a high burden of respiratory disease, especially those in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta. Studies have shown that things like wood stove use, poor ventilation, and indoor tobacco smoke exposure…
- Trial name
- NCT06534385
- Testing
- Air purifier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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