Clinical trials: Vulnerable Population
HIV
HIV Testing in Community Health Center Dental Clinics
This is a cluster randomized trial among dental clinics (n=4) to evaluate whether rapid HIV testing (RHT) during dental visits improves HIV testing rates compared to referral for laboratory HIV testing.
- Trial name
- TEETH (NCT07089849)
- Testing
- Rapid HIV testing, Referral for HIV testing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,715 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Diabetic Foot, Educational Intervention
Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Footcare Among Individuals Having Type 2 Diabetes at Slums of Karachi, Pakistan.
There are multiple studies conducted in Pakistan that supports the topic of foot care knowledge among individual with type 2 diabetes but all are descriptive cross-sectional studies and investigators cannot develop cause effect…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot, Educational Intervention, Foot Care, Foot Ulcer, Diabetic
- Trial name
- NCT06358846
- Testing
- Self-care behavior to promote foot care through educational guidance among individual with diabetes
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SINA Health Education and Welfare Trust
Health Promotion, Vulnerable Populations
Qualitative Study Among Migrant and Socially Vulnerable Populations on Their Interest in Collective Approaches to Health Promotion.
This exploratory qualitative study aims to collect the health needs and representations of migrant and socially vulnerable populations attending the Doctors in the World center in Nice, and to assess their interest in collective…
- Conditions
- Health Promotion, Vulnerable Populations, Access to Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT07174154
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Homosexuality, Male, HIV
HIV Prevention Among Vulnerable Male Youth
This exploratory study aims to design and test an HIV prevention intervention for young men who have sex with men (MSM) between the ages of 16-20 as this group comprises the US adolescent population most at-risk for HIV infection…
- Conditions
- Homosexuality, Male, HIV, Substance-related Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT01771237
- Testing
- MyPeeps Manualized Group Intervention, Standard Sexual Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Tobacco Use Disorder
Project 1, Study 2: Extended Exposure to Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Childbearing Age Women
This study will examine extended exposure to cigarettes varying in nicotine content among disadvantaged women. Disadvantaged women are at increased risk for smoking, nicotine dependence, and using high nicotine yield cigarettes…
- Trial name
- NCT02250534
- Testing
- Very low nicotine content cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 775 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Aging, Veterans
Geri Pride: Feasibility Pilot of a Group Intervention for Older Veterans
There are over one million Veterans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, (LGB) or a related identity. Older LGB Veterans face unique hurdles as they age, including stress, anxiety, heart disease, cancer, decreased ability to…
- Conditions
- Aging, Veterans, Social Determinants of Health, Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations
- Trial name
- NCT07831759
- Testing
- Geri Pride Health Promotion Group
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Diabetes
Addressing Social Determinants of Health & Diabetes Self-Management in Vulnerable Populations
In this pilot and feasibility study, the investigator will randomize 100 African-American, Hispanic, and/or Medicaid (all race/ethnicities) patients from KPNW with A1C ≥ 8 to one of two 6-month interventions: 1) patient…
- Trial name
- NCT03802825
- Testing
- Diabetes Self-Management Training, Standard Patient Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
The GoodNEWS Lifestyle Enhancement Program
This study will train Lay Health Promoters (LHPs) from African-American churches to administer healthy living lessons and activities to their congregations in order to improve overall health and address cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- GoodNEWS (NCT00669630)
- Testing
- Lay Health Promoter (LHP) with maintenance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Tobacco Use Disorder
Project 2, Study 2: Extended Exposure to Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Opioid Abusers
This study will examine extended exposure to cigarettes varying in nicotine content among adults with opioid use disorder. Those with opioid use disorder are at increased risk for smoking, nicotine dependence, and using high…
- Trial name
- P2S2 (NCT02250664)
- Testing
- Very low nicotine content cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 775 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), Postnatal AKI
NIRS Monitoring in the NICU and AKI
The primary objective of this study is to describe the pattern of renal tissue oxygen saturation (SrSO2) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in premature infants <30 weeks gestational age.
- Trial name
- NCT07222722
- Testing
- NIRS Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Obesity & Overweight, Vulnerable Families
Evaluation of a Multicomponent Early Intervention for Childhood Obesity Prevention in Vulnerable Families
Childhood obesity is a public health concern. Evidence-based, multicomponent, parenting interventions targeting early childhood and adapted to families' socioeconomic context are needed to prevent childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Vulnerable Families, Children, Families With Infants
- Trial name
- Bambú (NCT07529704)
- Testing
- Bambú program
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helena Vall Roqué
Child Development, Developmental Disabilities
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone-based Early Childhood Developmental Screening
The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of telephone-based early childhood developmental screening and care coordination, compared to usual care in a primary care pediatrics clinic.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Ambulatory Care, Screening
- Trial name
- NCT02495025
- Testing
- Telephone-based developmental screening and care coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Tobacco Use Disorder
Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Vulnerable Populations: Women of Reproductive Age
Despite marked reductions in cigarette smoking in the general population, smoking among economically disadvantaged women has increased.
- Trial name
- NCT04092387
- Testing
- Varying the nicotine content of cigarettes, E-Cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Motor Activity
Physical Activity Promotion in Primary Health Care Settings
A quasi experimental study evaluating the effectiveness of a walking program at primary health care settings in a low-income area
- Trial name
- NCT02857127
- Testing
- Walking program
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Lactating Mothers, Infants
Effect of Consumption of a Milk Product Designed for Lactating Women on Human Milk Composition
Vulnerable populations, who have deficient diets, may produce human milk (HML) that is not adequate in all nutrients and this will have consequences on the growth and development of the child.
- Trial name
- NCT06319079
- Testing
- Fortified powder milk, Powder milk
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri
Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care
Assessing the Effectiveness of Heat Adaptation Digital Messages From Primary Care Providers to Their Patients on the Change in Behaviour for Heatwave-related Preparedness
Extreme heat events pose a significant health threat in Canada, as demonstrated by the 2021 heat wave that claimed over 600 lives in Western Canada. Most heat-related deaths occur indoors and are preventable.
- Conditions
- Heathly Subjects, Primary Health Care, Climate Change, Public Health
- Trial name
- HeatSmart (NCT07024628)
- Testing
- Heat adaptation digital messaging, Non-heat-related digital messaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital Montfort
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
A Systemic Screening for TB Disease in High-risk Groups in Barcelona
The purpose of this screening study is to identify and screen vulnerable population in Barcelona for active pulmonary tuberculosis
- Trial name
- SYS-TB-S (NCT06706596)
- Testing
- Screening for TB symptoms, Chest X-ray
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol
HIV/AIDS
Hybrid STTR Intervention for Heterosexuals: Anonymous Testing and Confidential Care Linkage
The Brooklyn Community United (BCU) study is a supplement to the main research study titled "Peer Driven Intervention to Seek, Test, \& Treat Heterosexuals at High Risk for HIV." The main study's field name is Brooklyn Community…
- Trial name
- BCU (NCT02421159)
- Testing
- Seek and Test Phase, Treat and Retain Phase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Health Behavior
RCT of Health-promoting Intervention for Older Foreign-born Adults
The overarching aim with this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a health promoting programme for people from Finland or the Western Balkan region, who were 70 years of age or older and independent daily activites (1).
- Trial name
- NCT01841853
- Testing
- Senior meetings
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Disaster, Vulnerable Populations
Korean Translation and Validation of the K-HEPI in NYC
Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) is an innovative nurse-driven household emergency preparedness intervention modeled after an existing community intervention provided by emergency management personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT05544578
- Testing
- Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N- TORM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York