Clinical trials: Vulnerable Population
Parenting, Covid19
A Multimodal Parent-focused Intervention for Vulnerable Populations in the Bronx
For caregivers in the Bronx, the pandemic has caused unprecedented psychological distress; in addition to combating social determinants of health (SDOH), these families now face greater financial insecurity and challenges related…
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT04991467)
- Testing
- CARE Program and Valera Application with care manager functionality, Valera Application with care manager functionality, CARE Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 367 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Covid19
COVID-19 Citizen Science Expansion Project
COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS), launched in March 2020, supports collaborative research on symptoms, risk factors, surveillance, biomarkers and testing for COVID-19 using the Eureka Research Platform.
- Trial name
- NCT05548803
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52,351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Tobacco Use Disorder
Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Vulnerable Populations: Opioid Use Disorder
Prevalence of smoking among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) is six-fold that of the general US adult population. The mortality rate of opioid-dependent smokers is four times that of opioid-dependent nonsmokers, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04092101
- Testing
- Cigarettes with varying nicotine content, E-Cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Psychological Distress
The Effect of Social Relationships on Psychological Distress and Disease Progression in Patients With Diabetes
This study will determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a monthly social support group along with a weekly peer-to-peer meeting in improving perceived level of social support, diabetes distress, and A1c profiles in…
- Trial name
- NCT03083795
- Testing
- Social relationships intervention
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- BCDiabetes.Ca
Postpartum Depression
Can Oxytocin Level Predict Postpartum Depression?
The goal of this research study is to understand the relationship between the hormone oxytocin and postpartum mood.
- Trial name
- NCT02020148
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Tobacco Use Disorder
Project 3, Study 2: Extended Exposure to Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in People With Current Affective Disorders
This study will examine extended exposure to cigarettes varying in nicotine content among disadvantaged women. Adults with affective disorders are at increased risk for smoking, nicotine dependence, and using high nicotine yield…
- Trial name
- NCT02232737
- Testing
- Very low nicotine content cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 775 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Breastfeeding, Breast Pumping
Parkdale Infant Nutrition Security Targeted Evaluation Project: Focus Groups & Interviews
In Toronto Ontario, the Parkdale Community Health Centre operates a community outreach program entitled Parkdale Parents' Primary Prevention Project (5P's).
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breast Pumping, Infant Nutrition, Vulnerable Population
- Trial name
- PINSTEP-2 (NCT03305406)
- Testing
- Focus groups, Interviews
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Treatment Adherence
Pilot Study of a Transition Intervention for ALWH
The investigators will conduct a pilot study of a community-based intervention designed to improve outcomes among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) transitioning to adult HIV care in Lima, Peru.
- Trial name
- PASEO (NCT05022706)
- Testing
- Community-based accompaniment and home visits, Directly Observed Therapy, Monthly Peer Support Groups
- Where
- 3 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Cardiovascular Health, Food Insecurity
Educational Strategy on a Vulnerable Population to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Food Insecurity
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an educational program on a healthy lifestyle which increases health literacy could improve long-term health and mitigate food insecurity.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Health, Food Insecurity, Healthy Lifestyle, Vulnerable Population
- Trial name
- E-DUCASS (NCT05379842)
- Testing
- Education on a healthy lifestyle and health literacy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Plaque, Atherosclerotic Disease
BioImage Study: A Clinical Study of Burden of Atherosclerotic Disease in an At-Risk Population
The BioImage Study is a study of the characteristics of subclinical cardiovascular disease, as measured by imaging modalities, unsupervised circulating biomarker measurements, and risk factors that predict progression to overt…
- Conditions
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic Disease, Heart Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00738725
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,687 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BG Medicine, Inc
Moderate and High Cardiovascular Risk
Effectiveness of Financial Incentives and Text Messages to Improve Health Care in Population With Moderate and High Cardiovascular Risk
Cardiovascular diseases are increasing throughout the developing world and are the cause of almost 16.7 million deaths each year, of which 80% occur in low and middle-income countries.
- Trial name
- NCT03300154
- Testing
- Financial incentives, Framing (SMS)
- Where
- 9 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 917 people
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Substance Abuse, Decision Making, Shared
Data2Action Oregon Project: Supporting Data-driven Decision-Making for Substance Use Services, Policy, and Overdose Prevention
Oregon's decision makers (e.g., community service providers, public health, justice, advocacy groups, payers) are calling for comprehensive, current, and trusted data to inform how they allocate resources to improve substance use…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Decision Making, Shared, Implementation Science, Decision Making
- Trial name
- D2A Oregon (NCT06852170)
- Testing
- Co-Design Sessions (CDS), Data products
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Disaster, Vulnerable Populations
Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures - Mercer County, New Jersey
Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N-TORM) is an innovative nurse-driven household emergency preparedness (HEP) intervention modeled after an existing community intervention provided by emergency management personnel.
- Trial name
- NTORM (NCT05455580)
- Testing
- Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N-TORM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York