Clinical trials: Rural Health
Diabetes, Depression
HOPE Pilot for Veterans With Complex Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to determine if behavioral health coaching for rural veterans with diabetes and depression will improve self-management behaviors and lead to improvement in diabetes care outcomes (e.g., HA1C) and…
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT01274715)
- Testing
- Behavioral Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Depression, Suicidality
Development and Preliminary Trial of a Brief, Portable Health Intervention for Rural Sexual Minority Emerging Adults
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of writing interventions specifically designed for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) emerging adults (ages 18-29) that are aimed at improving the outcomes: depression…
- Conditions
- Depression, Suicidality, Substance Abuse, HIV
- Trial name
- Project LEAP (NCT03751020)
- Testing
- Expressive Writing (EW) Intervention, Self-Affirmation (SA) Intervention, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Veteran, Smoking Cessation
Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART) for Rural Veteran Smokers
The primary goal of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined tele-health and contingency management (CM) intervention that investigators are calling Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART).
- Trial name
- NCT01723163
- Testing
- Abstinence Reinforcement Therapy (ART), Telephone Counseling and NRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking Cessation
Disease Management for Smoking Cessation
The primary aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of both high and low intensity, disease management programs for smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT00440115
- Testing
- High intensity disease management, Low intensity disease management, Comparison group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Cardiovascular Diseases, Self Efficacy
CommunityRx-Cardiovascular Disease
The goal of this single arm pre-test post-test design study is to test the impact of providing patients with information about community-based resources to address health-related social needs and cardiometabolic health in rural…
- Trial name
- CRx-CVD (NCT06264726)
- Testing
- HealtheRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diabetes
Health Literacy Intervention to Improve Diabetes Outcomes Among Rural Primary Care Patients
The researchers will conduct a patient-randomized, pragmatic clinical trial among 6 rural PCMHs in Arkansas, targeting individuals with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. The primary aims are to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02779556
- Testing
- ACP Living with Diabetes Guide, ADA Living Well with Diabetes Workbook
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
HIV
Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Among Rural Older Adults Living With HIV
Engagement in HIV medical care and adherence to HIV medications are both essential in improving health outcomes among people living with HIV (PLH), but PLH living in rural areas-who suffer higher mortality rates than their urban…
- Trial name
- NCT04549259
- Testing
- Group-Based Social Support, HIV Stigma Reduction, Strengths-Based Case Management (SBCM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Type2 Diabetes
Social Network Analysis to Identify Community Health Workers
The objective of this study is to recruit influential community members using Snowball Sampling Methods. Community members identified through social network analysis as influential and well-connected will be trained as community…
- Trial name
- NCT04210024
- Testing
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brittany L Smalls
Diet Habit, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
iSIPsmarter: An RCT Evaluating the Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention to Reduce Sugary Drinks in Rural Appalachia
The proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) is guided by the RE-AIM (i.e. reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework and targets 244 adults from rural Appalachia.
- Trial name
- NCT05030753
- Testing
- iSIPsmarter, Patient Education (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Counseling Intervention for Pharmacists: A Stepped-Wedge Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if virtual facilitation (e.g., video coaching) increases rural pharmacists' ability to implement COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy counseling when compared to a "standard" implementation…
- Trial name
- NCT06547814
- Testing
- Standard implementation webinar and online training, Virtual facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Activity, Exercise
Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
The innovative MPBA+F begins with peer-to-peer mentoring followed by structured parental/family support for long-term reinforcement of PA behaviors.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Exercise, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT05758441
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active plus Family, Tracking Health and Fitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Vaccine Hesitancy
Increasing Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescents in the Rural South
The benefits of adolescent vaccines are well known for preventing meningococcal infection and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related pre-cancerous lesions.
- Trial name
- INVEST (NCT04999267)
- Testing
- INVEST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
MOWI Research Pilot
The goal of this study is to conduct a program of pilot research aimed at developing and evaluating a technology-assisted wellness intervention for older adults with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03104192
- Testing
- Develop & Refine MOWI w/o Amulet, MOWI Weight Loss Maintenance, Develop & Refine MOWI w Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy
Providing Financial Incentives to Improve Adherence to Referral Eye Care Visits
Glaucoma is a blinding eye disease increasingly common in older adults, particularly in African Americans, and often diagnosed late in the disease course.
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Refractive Errors, Cataract
- Trial name
- AL-SIGHT (NCT04328207)
- Testing
- No Financial Incentive, Financial Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity-Related Malignant Neoplasm
Weight Loss Intervention for the Reduction of Cancer Risk and Health Disparities in Rural Ohio
This study determines the feasibility of a telephone-based weight lost intervention in reducing cancer risk and health disparities in rural Ohio.
- Trial name
- HERO (NCT05040152)
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling and Surveillance, Exercise Intervention, Informational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lower Tract Respiratory Infection
Wood Stove Interventions and Child Respiratory Health
Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) account for more than 27% of all hospitalizations among US children under five years of age, with recurrent LRTIs in children a recognized risk factor for asthma.
- Trial name
- KidsAIR (NCT02240134)
- Testing
- Education Intervention (Tx1), Air Filtration Unit Treatment (Tx2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 523 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Depression, Anxiety
A Virtual Navigation Intervention to Reduce Behavioral Health Admissions From Rural Emergency Departments
This research project is a pragmatic, randomized evaluation of a quality improvement initiative which seeks to evaluate the effects of standardizing the use of a BH-VPN program among patients with a telepsychiatric consult.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders
- Trial name
- VIBRANT (NCT04148521)
- Testing
- Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,089 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Counseling Intervention for Pharmacists
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if virtual facilitation (e.g., video coaching) increases rural pharmacists' ability to implement COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy counseling when compared to a "standard" implementation…
- Trial name
- NCT05926544
- Testing
- Standard implementation webinar and online training, Virtual facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill