Clinical trials: Stigma
HIV Infections, HIV Prevention and Care
HealthMpowerment Korea: Pilot Testing the Cultural Adaptation of a Digital HIV Intervention for Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Korea
This study tests a mobile application (app) designed to support sexual health and prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young men in South Korea.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV Prevention and Care, Risk Reduction Behavior, Digital Health
- Trial name
- HMP Korea (NCT07741123)
- Testing
- Bandi Mobile Application (Full Access), Information-Only Mobile Application (Limited Access)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seul Ki Choi
Tuberculosis (TB)
Digital Psychosocial Interventions on Stigma and Health Outcomes in TB Patients
This study addresses the shortcomings of routine clinical management for tuberculosis (TB) patients by proposing psychosocial interventions targeting stigma, while investigating the current status of stigma, psychological issues…
- Trial name
- NCT07742683
- Testing
- Online Mindfulness, Online CBT Intervention, Human-computer Interaction
- Volunteers
- 496 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College
Stigma, Co-Occurring Disorders
Honest, Open, Proud (HOP): A Peer Delivered, Co-occurring Disorders Intervention for Justice-involved Veterans
As many as two-thirds of Justice-involved Veterans (JIVs) have a substance-use disorder (SUD), and up to 51% have a mental health (MH) condition; however, fewer than one-third of JIVs receive MH or SUD treatment, and addressing…
- Conditions
- Stigma, Co-Occurring Disorders, Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health Disorder
- Trial name
- HOP (NCT07742722)
- Testing
- Veterans Affairs-Honest, Open, Proud
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Weight Stigma
Adapting a Health at Every Size Intervention to Obstetric Care
Perinatal mental health disorders occur in 1 in 5 pregnancies and have significant negative intergenerational consequences including being the leading cause of overall and preventable mortality during pregnancy and the first year…
- Trial name
- OB-HAES (NCT06919783)
- Testing
- Health at Every Size in Obstetrics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
HIV
PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) Stigma and Women Ethnodrama Pre-Test Phase
The investigators will develop and pre-test an ethnodrama intervention designed to transform community member beliefs about and foster support of young cisgender women (YCW) using PrEP.
- Trial name
- NCT06501885
- Testing
- Ethnodrama Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Bipolar Disorder (BD), Internalized Stigma
The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Psychoeducation on Internalized Stigma in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder
Since ancient times, societies have exhibited negative, discriminatory, labeling, and stigmatizing attitudes toward mental disorders and individuals with psychiatric conditions.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder (BD), Internalized Stigma, Psychoeducation
- Trial name
- education (NCT07733297)
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioral based psychoeducation program, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
HIV, Cervical Cancer Stigma
RISE: Reducing Cancer and HIV Stigma Through Empowerment
This multilevel randomized behavioral study evaluates participant- and provider-level stigma-reduction interventions in Zambia. Participant-level intervention: Women living with cervical cancer and HIV (WLC+H ) are randomized in…
- Trial name
- NCT07728370
- Testing
- Neutral Video, Storytelling, Self disclosure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Mental Disorders
Reducing Stigma Among Healthcare Providers to Improve Mental Health Services
A growing number of trials have demonstrated treatment effectiveness for people with mental illness (PWMI) by non-specialist providers, such as primary care and community health workers, in low-resource settings.
- Trial name
- RESHAPE-mh (NCT02793271)
- Testing
- RESHAPE, PRIME/mhGAP
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brandon A Kohrt, MD, PhD
Mental Health Literacy, Stigma (Social Distance)
Pilot Cluster RCT of an Indirect Contact Mental Health Literacy Program for 5th-Grade Students
This cluster-randomized pilot trial will evaluate the preliminary effects and feasibility of adding an indirect contact component to a school-based mental health literacy (MHL) lesson for 5th-grade students in a public elementary…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Literacy, Stigma (Social Distance), Help-seeking Intention
- Trial name
- SMHLP-IC (NCT07324265)
- Testing
- Indirect Contact, Standard MHL Lesson Only
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
Weight, Body Weight
Addressing Weight Bias Internalization to Improve Adolescent Weight Management Outcomes: Randomized Pilot Trial
Weight stigma and weight bias internalization (WBI) are common among adolescents at higher weight statuses. WBI is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Weight, Body Weight, Weight Bias, Weight Stigma
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT06864208)
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Management, Weight Bias Internalization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
HIV, Indonesia
Care Disengagement Prevention in PLWH in Indonesia
This study is being done because the investigators want to learn about how stigma and culture in Indonesia affects how much contact people living with HIV have with the healthcare system and also how it might affect their health…
- Conditions
- HIV, Indonesia, Engagement in HIV Care, Stigma
- Trial name
- NCT07706634
- Testing
- Stigma reduction
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
HIV, Stigma
This Trial Aims to Evaluate the Effect of Two HIV Stigma Reduction Interventions at the Health Facility Level and the Individual Level for People Struggling to Access and Remain in Care in Uganda.
The overall goal of the Ssinga Nze study ("Ssinga Nze" means "If it were me" in Luganda, the local language) is to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve access to HIV care, including antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV…
- Trial name
- Ssinga Nze (NCT07708519)
- Testing
- Health Policy Plus (HP+) Total Facility Approach (TFA) to Stigma Reduction, a clinic-level intervention and HIV Education, Empathy and Empowerment (HIVE3), an individual-level intervention.
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Substance Abuse, Substance Addiction
The Trans-Led Care Study
This study is testing a new mutual-help group called "the TLC program" for transgender adults who use substances or are recently in recovery.
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Substance Addiction, Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)
- Trial name
- TLC (NCT06880705)
- Testing
- The TLC Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Illinois Institute of Technology
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Treatment Adherence
Effectiveness of Psychosocial Counseling in Patients With a New Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Introduction: Newly diagnosed TB patients frequently experience psychological distress, stigma, and concerns regarding treatment duration, side effects, and social consequences, which may negatively affect adherence.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Treatment Adherence, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07703696
- Testing
- psychosocial counseling
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Diponegoro
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Substance Use
Harm Reduction in HIV Primary Care for PLWH Who Use Drugs
People living with HIV (PLWH) who use drugs experience significant health disparities including lower rates of retention in HIV care and higher rates of unsuppressed viral load, resulting in secondary infections and increased…
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Substance Use, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05404750
- Testing
- Harm Reduction
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
HIV-related Stigma, Patient Satisfaction
POL and Access Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma Among Service Providers in China
In this project, UCLA's Center for Community Health (CCH) will develop an efficacious intervention trial integrating both individual and structural components to reduce HIV- related stigma among service providers in China and…
- Conditions
- HIV-related Stigma, Patient Satisfaction, Provider-patient Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT01052415
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,400 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Help-Seeking Behavior, Stigma, Social
Delivering Church-based Interventions to Reduce Stigma and Mental Health Treatment Disparities Among Latinos
This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial of a Latino church-based intervention in Los Angeles and Riverside Counties.
- Trial name
- NCT03631745
- Testing
- NAMI Mental Health 101 and NAMI FaithNet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,713 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
HIV Infections
A Stigma Reduction Intervention at Time of Entry Into Antenatal Care to Improve PMTCT Services in Tanzania
This study will pilot test a brief, scalable intervention called Maisha (Swahili for life), to address HIV stigma for women presenting to antenatal care in Tanzania and male partners who accompany them.
- Trial name
- Maisha (NCT03600142)
- Testing
- Mashia
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Stigma
Solving Stigma Through POV Simulation: Enhancing Pharmacist Empathy-based Practices With Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Why This Research Matters (Significance) 1 in 5 of the 50+ million people with chronic pain in the U.S. face stigma when using opioids, especially women and racial minorities.
- Trial name
- point of view (NCT07217548)
- Testing
- point of view simulation, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
HIV
Promoting Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women Living With HIV in Santo Domingo
This study includes an adapted multilevel intervention, Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors), including individual counseling, peer navigation, and community mobilization for transfeminine people living with HIV in the Dominican…
- Trial name
- NCT06316102
- Testing
- Gender Affirming Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) (GAP)
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill