Clinical trials: Vulnerable Population
Diabetes
Harnessing Health IT for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan
To measure the effects of a Medical health plan-directed automated telephone self-management support system (ATSM) on patient outcomes among ethnically diverse health plan enrollees with diabetes.
- Trial name
- SMARTSteps (NCT00683020)
- Testing
- ATSM Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19
Examining How a Facilitated Self-Sampling Intervention and Testing Navigation Intervention Influences COVID-19 Testing
Antigen self-testing kits are more available at this stage in the pandemic, but among vulnerable populations, use is still low and instructions for antigen testing are not typically designed for low health literacy populations.
- Trial name
- NCT05606016
- Testing
- Facilitated Self-Sampling Intervention (FSSI), Testing Navigation Intervention (TNI)., Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,232 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
COVID-19 Testing in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
As part of National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, the goal of the RADxUP study is to develop, test, and evaluate a rapid, scalable capacity building project to…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05315908
- Testing
- Community outreach method
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,120 people
- Sponsor
- Jesse Nodora
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
HIV Infection
Integrated Care Centers to Improve HIV Outcomes in Vulnerable Indian Populations
This is a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated care centers (ICC) to improve access to HIV testing, prevention services, and treatment among high-risk populations of injection drug users (IDU) and…
- Trial name
- NCT01686750
- Testing
- Integrated care centers
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 21,726 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Linkage to Care, Homelessness
Improving Linkage to Health and Other Services for Veterans Leaving Incarceration
Veterans leaving incarceration and re-entering their communities (often described as "reentry" Veterans) face a number of challenges, including uncertainty about housing, vulnerability to substance use and relapse, on-going…
- Conditions
- Linkage to Care, Homelessness, Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT02964897)
- Testing
- Peer-support plus usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program, Usual care from the Health Care for Reentry Veterans program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- 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
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
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
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Impact of Medicaid Health Home on Patients With Diabetes in New York City
Type 2 diabetes is common in the United States; about 1 in 10 people have the disease. Diabetes can cause devastating health events, such as hospitalizations, kidney failure, blindness, amputation, heart attack, stroke, painful…
- Trial name
- NCT02713321
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96,759 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Overactive Bladder
A Study Of Efficacy And Safety Of Fesoterodine In Vulnerable Elderly Subjects With Overactive Bladder
This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of a flexible dose regimen of fesoterodine on urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episodes in vulnerable elderly subjects with overactive bladder (OAB).
- Trial name
- NCT00928070
- Testing
- Fesoterodine
- Where
- 125 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 566 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
Impact of Patient Activation and Engagement on Patient-Centered Outcomes of Care in ACOs
The investigators will study the delivery of care to patients with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases from 16 practices in health care organizations who receive incentives for improving the quality of patient care.
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT02287883)
- Testing
- Observational: Patient Activation and Engagement (PAE)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,176 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Malignant Neoplasm of Large Intestine
Effectiveness of Direct-to-Patient Outreach on Colorectal Cancer Screening Within a Low Income and Diverse Population
The purpose of this study is to determine if the direct mailing of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) kits to patients who are due for colorectal cancer screening is an effective way to improve colorectal cancer screening rates…
- Trial name
- NCT01385579
- Testing
- Care manager outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Diabetes Mellitus
Using Digital Health, Financial Incentives, and Community Health Worker Support to Change Health Behavior
This randomized controlled trial tests how digital health monitoring with financial incentives (DFI) and community health worker (CHW) support may affect how a person manages their diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03939793
- Testing
- IMPaCT Community Health Worker, Digital health monitoring with financial incentives, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer
Sexual Health Empowerment for Women's Health
The purpose of this study is to expand the reach of an existing cervical cancer literacy and prevention intervention- the Sexual Health Empowerment (SHE) Project .
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Contraceptive Usage, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- SHE-WOMEN (NCT03984695)
- Testing
- SHE-WOMEN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer
Scaling CRC Screening Through Outreach, Referral, and Engagement (SCORE)
This study will test the effectiveness of mailing fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) in increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in U.S. adults ages 45-75.
- Trial name
- SCORE (NCT04406714)
- Testing
- Trial Mailed FIT Intervention - Age Group 50-75, Sub-Study Mailed FIT Intervention Enhanced Envelope - Age Group 45-49, Sub-Study Mailed FIT Active Comparator Plain Envelope - Age Group 45-49
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Patient Compliance
Improving Comprehensive Cancer Screening Among Vulnerable Patients Using Patient Navigation
Patient navigation (PN) has been shown to improve rates of cancer screening in vulnerable populations. Most cancer PN programs are located in community health centers and focus on a single cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02553538
- Testing
- Patient Navigation
- Volunteers
- 1,612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
COVID-19 Testing Behaviors
Examining How a Text Message-based Educational Intervention Influences COVID-19 Testing
In this Phase III study, the investigators will build off of the Phase II embedded study with some adjustments to the design to address new research priorities that examine an intervention that is network informed and delivered…
- Trial name
- NCT07074171
- Testing
- Text message-based education intervention, Historical Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Embedded Primary Care MultiDisciplinary Diabetes Clinic
The purpose of this study is to improve diabetes management for patients at Midtown General Internal Medicine Clinic (Aim 1). The clinic offers dedicated diabetes care on certain days with trained providers able to offer…
- Trial name
- NCT06015685
- Testing
- Embedded Clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University