Clinical trials: Vulnerable Populations
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
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
Pregnancy
Effect of a Dairy Product for Pregnant and Lactating Women on the Composition of Human Milk
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
- NCT07173881
- Testing
- Fortified powder milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri
Fracture, Influenza Vaccination
Influenza Vaccination Against Infectious Complications and Mortality in Older Adults With Fractures: a Large-scale Retrospective Cohort Study
Background: Both influenza and bone fractures are significant contributors to morbidity and mortality among older adults. This study evaluated the associations between influenza vaccination (IV) and adverse outcomes following…
- Trial name
- NCT07231016
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 561,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Covid19
Community Network-driven COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination of Vulnerable Populations in the Central US
This C3 project, Community network-driven COVID-19 testing of vulnerable populations in the Central US, will implement and evaluate a COVID-19 testing and vaccination approach that combines an evidence-based Social Network…
- Trial name
- C3 (NCT04743908)
- Testing
- Social Network Strategy + COVID-19 messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations
Pilot Test of a Mobile App That Helps Spanish-speakers Find Mental Health Services in the US.
The goal of this observational study is to develop and test a mobile app for Spanish speakers residing in the US who seeking drug treatment and/or behavioral health services for themselves or an associate.
- Trial name
- NCT06619431
- Testing
- Mobile Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Volver Health
Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonism
Prodromal and Overt Parkinson's Disease Epidemiological Study in Brazil
Parkinson's Disease (PD) affects people universally, including all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, as a highly prevalent neurodegenerative disorder.
- Trial name
- PROBE-PD (NCT05677529)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
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
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
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
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
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
COVID-19 Pandemic
MiVacunaLA: an Intervention to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviors Among Latinos
The aim of this study is to determine whether a community-informed, linguistically and culturally tailored educational program delivered via mobile phone is effective in improving vaccination behaviors among Latino families.
- Trial name
- NCT05234372
- Testing
- mivacunaLA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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
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
Health Behavior
Ecology of Medical Care - Utilisation of Health Care in Austria
BACKGROUND: A proper understanding of the attitudes towards its own health status and concise estimates concerning the health seeking behavior of the different subgroups of a population are highly desirable.
- Trial name
- ECOHCARE (NCT01261845)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
COVID-19, Vulnerable Populations
The SINCERE Intervention to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities
The goal of this real world efficacy study is to understand the benefit of universal social needs screening, community-based service referrals, and telephonic follow-up as a scalable strategy for preventing COVID-19 transmission…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Vulnerable Populations, Social Determinants of Health
- Trial name
- SINCERE (NCT05228886)
- Testing
- SINCERE, Scheduled Follow-Up, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrea Wallace
Metabolic Syndrome
Effect of High Cheese Consumption on Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
The overall aim of the present research project is to examine whether consumption of high daily amounts of cheese, both high-fat and low-fat, affects risk markers of disease in a study population of men and women with metabolic…
- Trial name
- Osterix (NCT02616471)
- Testing
- High-fat cheese, Low-fat cheese, No-cheese/carbohydrate
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
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
Cancer Prevention
Getting Ahead for Cancer Control
A new, practical program, entitled Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World, provides a novel approach to addressing this previously intractable problem.
- Trial name
- NCT03247634
- Testing
- Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin'-By World
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center