Clinical trials: School Absenteeism
Absenteeism, Diarrhea
Evaluation of the Dubai Cares WASH in School Initiative
This study will use longitudinal data collection to quantify the impact of a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in Mali, West Africa, on pupil absenteeism, diarrheal illness, and respiratory illness.
- Conditions
- Absenteeism, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01787058
- Testing
- Dubai Cares beneficiary
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 10,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
School Absenteeism
Effectiveness of Rapid Antigen Testing of Students for COVID-19 in Reducing Absences From Schools in Bangladesh
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the impact of different testing strategies with Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) on reduction of school absences. RATs are relatively inexpensive, fast, and can be performed at the point of care.
- Trial name
- NCT05668078
- Testing
- Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for COVID-19
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Back2School - CBT Intervention for School Absenteeism
The main objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a new psychological intervention, called Back2School, in helping youths with problematic school absenteeism to return to school.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Problem, School Absenteeism
- Trial name
- B2S (NCT03459677)
- Testing
- Back2School, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Universal Preventive Resilience Intervention to Improve and Promote Mental Health for Teenagers
Adolescence is a period of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. It is also associated with risk behaviour conducts.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Behavioral Problem of Child, Mental Disorder in Adolescence
- Trial name
- UPRIGHT (NCT03951376)
- Testing
- UPRIGHT intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Iceland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research
Anxiety Disorders, Depression
Early Intervention Coping Kids (TIM) Follow up Study
The project objectives are to investigate if a preventive intervention targeting anxious and sad children aged 8 to 12 years has haf the anticipated long-term effects, 5 years after receiving the intervention.
- Trial name
- FOPPT4 (NCT05766072)
- Testing
- EMOTION Kids coping with anxiety and depression (Mestrende barn in Norwegian)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Absenteeism, School Absenteeism
Early Absenteeism Guide for Lifelong Education
School absenteeism is a problem that can be caused by several different factors, such as difficulties within the family, problems in the school environment, or mental health difficulties.
- Trial name
- EAGLE (NCT07857603)
- Testing
- Intervention , EAGLE, Treatment as usual (TAU)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Asthma, Chronic School Absenteeism
Home Visits to Optimize Medical and Educational Success Among Sacramento Schoolchildren With Asthma
This study will establish a multi-disciplinary home visitation team consisting of a medical provider and school teacher or staff member, and will evaluate whether a series of visits from this team will help decrease school…
- Trial name
- NCT03335046
- Testing
- Home Visit, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections
The Impact of a School-based WASH Intervention on Child Health and School Attendance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This study aims to assess the effects of school-based, comprehensive water, sanitation, and hygiene improvements on child health and educational outcomes in schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT05024890)
- Testing
- Splash WASH in Schools programme (Project WISE)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 7,072 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza
Effectiveness of a Handwashing Programme in the Prevention of School Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Infections
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a hand-washing programme using hand sanitizer in the prevention of school absenteeism due to upper respiratory infections.
- Conditions
- Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza, Common Cold
- Trial name
- NCT01728090
- Testing
- hand sanitizer
- Volunteers
- 1,640 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental
Influenza, Influenza Vaccines
Evaluation of a School-based Influenza Vaccination Program
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inactivated influenza vaccines are effective to protect school children and their households from getting influenza infection and further prevent student's absenteeism.
- Trial name
- NCT00961337
- Testing
- Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 7,854 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and School Absenteeism
Study of the causes and rate of school absenteeism in children and adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Trial name
- MICI School (NCT03270267)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene Intervention Program on Primary School Students' Health Outcomes and Absenteeism in School
The most common infections in schools are acute respiratory infections (colds, pharyngitis, influenza and others) and diarrheal diseases.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Hand Hygiene, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT04267952
- Testing
- Hand hygiene intervention program developed according to planned behavior theory, Classical hand hygiene education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Asenteeism
Classroom Air Purifiers for Reducing School Absence
Background Respiratory infections like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 pose significant global health risks due to their high transmissibility and severity.
- Trial name
- NCT07119333
- Testing
- Air purifiers
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Skin Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections
A Nutritional Trial on Effect of L. Rhamnosus Yoba on RTI and Other Health Outcomes Among Children (3-6 Years) in Uganda
This is a nutritional observational trial with two arms: 1) Intervention arm of Probiotic Yoghurt containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba 2012 and 2) Control arm of milk. About 500 children in each arm will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Skin Diseases, Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT03990220
- Testing
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba 2012
- Where
- 10 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Absenteeism
Reopening Schools Safely and Educating Youth Research Study (ROSSEY)
The study has three aims and involves a clustered randomized controlled trial (RCT) where K-5 schools will be the unit of randomization.
- Trial name
- NCT04859699
- Testing
- COVID-19 Health Education Comic Books and Videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Excessive Absenteeism by Primary School Students
The Early Truancy Prevention Project
The Early Truancy Prevention Project is designed to prevent elementary school truancy through teacher-led interventions that are individualized to meet student needs.
- Trial name
- ETPP (NCT01894464)
- Testing
- Teacher led intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness
Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries
The purpose of this study is to assess whether simple, school-based handwashing promotion impacts health and hygiene knowledge among students and their families.
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT01043809
- Testing
- Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program, expanded school-based handwashing promotion
- Where
- 3 sites in China, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Respiratory Disease, Gastrointestinal Diseases and Symptom
12 Steps of a Modified Handwashing Program on Health Outcomes and School Absenteeism
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether providing hand and respiratory hygiene interventions in primary school children reduces the incidence rate of absence episodes due to illness in children during an academic…
- Trial name
- Hand hygiene (NCT07467902)
- Testing
- Hand Hygiene Education Program
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawler Medical University
Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)
Impact Evaluation of Accelerating Climate-Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja
Karamoja, in north-eastern Uganda, is among the most water-insecure regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Only 24 per cent of households can access the WHO-recommended 20 litres of water per person per day.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI), Menstrual Hygiene, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT07823231
- Testing
- Climate-resilient school WASH infrastructure package, WASH and menstrual health capacity building and social and behaviour change package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16,380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elijah Kipchumba