Clinical trials: Rural and Urban
Coronary Heart Disease
Rapid Engagement for Solutions to Population and Outcomes Through Networked Dialogue for Coronary Heart Disease
Cardiometabolic diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in the state of Wisconsin and are expected to pose an increasing burden over the next few decades.
- Trial name
- RESPOND (NCT07260552)
- Testing
- Polygenic risk score
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Healthy Children, Elementary School Age
Healthy Buddies Manitoba
School-based interventions are generally ineffective for preventing weight gain in children. In 2007, a group from the University of British Columbia, developed a program called Healthy Buddies, that relied on peer mentors to…
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, Elementary School Age, Rural and Urban, First Nations
- Trial name
- NCT01979978
- Testing
- Healthy Buddies Curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 647 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Thiamine Deficiency
Further Development and Assessment of Tools to Measure Risk Factors for and Treatment of Thiamine Deficiency Disorders
Thiamine deficiency, including the most severe form infantile beriberi, is a public health concern across South and Southeast Asia, where monotonous diets rely on thiamine-poor white rice.
- Trial name
- NCT05390086
- Testing
- Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Laos
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Suicide, Depression
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Suicide Prevention and Depression
This study plans to learn more about the use of one of two self-guided online cognitive behavioral therapy courses. One is focused on symptoms of depression and one is focused on history of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT06375083
- Testing
- c-CBT for Suicide Prevention, c-CBT or Depression
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Frailty in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer Who Are Undergoing Major Surgery
This research is for patients who have gastrointestinal cancer and have a planned major surgery. The purpose of this research is to identify cancer patients who may be at risk for frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05694338
- Testing
- Frailty survey
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Guthrie Clinic
Indoor Air Quality
DIY Indoor Air Cleaner Study in Rural and Urban Communities in Colorado
Elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) are associated with adverse health outcomes such as asthma exacerbations, cardiovascular issues, and respiratory diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT07815652
- Testing
- DIY Air Cleaner and Breathe Clean Video
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diabetic Foot, Diabetic Ulcer of Left Foot
Crossing the Divide: Piloting Integrated Care to Reduce Amputations Among Rural Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
This project directly addresses the escalating national rate of major (above-ankle) amputations due to diabetic foot ulcers; it focuses on rural patients, who face 37% higher odds of major amputation compared to their urban…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot, Diabetic Ulcer of Left Foot, Diabetic Ulcer of Right Foot, Amputation
- Trial name
- NCT05203471
- Testing
- integrated care model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Motor Development
Motor Development of Normal Children
The goal of this type of study: observational study is to compare motor development between urban and rural regions in pre-school age children.
- Trial name
- NCT05948176
- Testing
- The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Glaucoma
Impact of an Educational Video on Satisfaction After Glaucoma Surgery
Overall Objective: This study will assess whether an educational video is effective in increasing patient satisfaction with glaucoma surgery. 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03958929
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Malnutrition; Diabetes, Diabetes
Metabolic Characteristics of Lean Diabetes in Rural and Semi-urban India and in the United States
This purpose of this study is to define the metabolic characteristics of individuals with Lean Diabetes. We aim to determine whether differences in body composition, including any differences in lipid (fat) deposition, exist…
- Trial name
- NCT02987335
- Testing
- Pancreatic Clamp
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention
A Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of The PrePex System, a Male Circumcision Device and Methodology for Rapid Scale up of Painless and Bloodless National Circumcision Programs, in Urban and Remote Rural Settings
The protocol, approved by the Rwanda National Ethical Committee, was issued to assess the safety and efficacy of the circumcision device for applying it to the national scale up of adult male circumcision in Rwanda
- Conditions
- Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01150370
- Testing
- The PrePex a novel device for adult male circumcision
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Childhood Obesity
The Dose Trial: Dose Intensity of Behavioral Interventions for Childhood Obesity
The research team is recruiting 900 children between the ages 5-17 with obesity from Tennessee and Louisiana. The team is assigning children and their caregivers by chance to one of five groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06654323
- Testing
- Intensive Behavioral Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Urinary Incontinence
Urban-Rural Comparison of Urinary Incontinence Impact in Women
This study will examine how urinary incontinence affects women's daily activities and quality of life in urban and rural areas. Urinary incontinence means unintentional urine leakage.
- Trial name
- NCT07669922
- Testing
- Observational assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Outbreak Investigation
Leveraging Social Innovation and Community-Engagement to Reduce Disparities in Outbreak Control Outcomes
This study evaluates the impact of an intervention to increase viral transmission behaviors. The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing contest.
- Trial name
- NCT05123729
- Testing
- Crowdsourced campaign package, Rapid Response Teams, Registry enrollment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Particularly Rural/Urban Residence, Gender
Patient-Defined Treatment Success and Preferences in Stage IV Lung Cancer Patients
Our long-term goal is to integrate non-small cell lung cancer patient treatment preferences into clinical treatment planning.
- Conditions
- Particularly Rural/Urban Residence, Gender, Age, FACT-TOI Scores
- Trial name
- NCT02190864
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Booster Dose Reminder/Recall for Adolescents
A single COVID-19 booster dose has been recommended in the United States for adolescents aged ≥12 years to enhance protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- Trial name
- AIMED COVID (NCT05571657)
- Testing
- Reminder/Recall Sent Via Preferred Method of Communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,304 people
- Sponsor
- Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Fever, Children
Study to Investigate the Causes of Fever in Children Living in Urban Dar es Salaam and Rural Ifakara
The goal is to improve the evidence-based management of fever cases seen in outpatient clinics in malaria endemic countries, through a better understanding of the value of accurate malaria diagnosis, and through an improved…
- Conditions
- Fever, Children, Infectious Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01812785
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Dementia, Acoustic Stimulation
Personalized Sensory Stimulation: Urban and Rural Dementia Care
As Taiwan transitions into a super-aged society, rising dementia rates have severely strained long-term care systems. Although current daycare centers provide multi-modal programs, they remain limited to behavioral training…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Acoustic Stimulation, Healthcare Disparities, Precision Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07778277
- Testing
- Digital personalized intervention system (active setting), Gamma auditory stimulation device (active setting)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Health Services Accessibility, First-line Treatment
Can Digitally Delivered First-line Osteoarthritis Treatment Improve Equal Access to Care
To improve chronically ill patients' health and quality of life, long-standing and continuous treatment is needed at an acceptable cost.
- Conditions
- Health Services Accessibility, First-line Treatment, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- Access (NCT06148779)
- Testing
- Digitally delivered first-line treatment for osteoarthritis, Face-to-face first-line treatment for osteoarthritis
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people
- Sponsor
- Joint Academy
Asthma
Rural Asthma Effectiveness Study
The investigators will test if their intervention, Asthma Self-Management for Adolescents (ASMA), an 8-week, high school-based intervention for teenagers, improves asthma in rural high school students with uncontrolled asthma…
- Trial name
- NCT03533764
- Testing
- ASMA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 359 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University