Clinical trials: Worker Health
Weight, Food Choice
Promoting Employee Health Through The Worksite Food Environment
This project tests a scalable and sustainable approach to weight gain prevention in a population of employees by using the worksite environment to deliver personalized feedback about worksite food purchases, daily calorie goals…
- Conditions
- Weight, Food Choice, Nutrition Intake
- Trial name
- ChooseWell 365 (NCT02660086)
- Testing
- Personalized nutrition feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder
Community Health Worker Training to Reduce Depression and Substance Use Stigma in TB/HIV Care in South Africa
Poor engagement in care contributes to HIV- and TB-related morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline lay health workers who work to re-engage patients who are lost to follow-up…
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Disorder, Social Stigma, Depression
- Trial name
- Siyakhana (NCT05282173)
- Testing
- Siyakhana CHW Training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Influenza
High Dose Influenza Vaccine in Nursing Home - Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot evaluation is to help determine the feasibility and power needed to prospectively evaluate relative effectiveness of high-dose influenza vaccine in preventing influenza mortality and hospitalization in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01720277
- Testing
- HD Fluzone Vaccine, SD Fluzone Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,957 people
- Sponsor
- Insight Therapeutics, LLC
COVID-19 Vaccines
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Nursing Homes
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, now being administered to skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents and staff, has highly variable acceptance between facilities.
- Trial name
- NCT04732819
- Testing
- High touch multi-pronged behavioral intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23,768 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation in Hispanic Construction Workers
Construction workers have the highest rate of smoking among all occupations, and are frequently exposed to a wide range of workplace hazards (e.g. toxins), which interact with smoking to increase their health risks.
- Trial name
- NCT02873377
- Testing
- Nicorette Gum, Nicoderm CQ, Smoking Quitline Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Health Personnel Attitude, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Healthcare Provider Human Papillomavirus Education and Professional Skills Intervention
Healthcare providers (HCP) serving the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region will be recruited to compare educational and professional skills interventions focused on the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Trial name
- NCT05120869
- Testing
- Tailored HPV Education and Professional Skills Intervention Group, General HPV Education and Communication Skills Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Diabetes Type 2
Changing the Healthcare Delivery Model
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing 3 strategies to improve wellness behaviors and clinical goals for diabetes type 2(DM2) Medicaid patients.
- Trial name
- C4H (NCT02093234)
- Testing
- mobile health care application, CHWs and mobile health care application, Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
COVID-19
Feasibility Pilot Clinical Trial of Omega-3 Supplement vs. Placebo for Post Covid-19 Recovery Among Health Care Workers
This is a two-arm, double blind randomized 12-week study to supplement omega-3 (Eicosapentaenoic acid - EPA + docosahexaenoic acid - DHA) among 100 adults (age 18+) who had coronavirus-19 (covid-19) and are experiencing possible…
- Trial name
- NCT05121766
- Testing
- Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
COVID-19, SARS-CoV 2
COVID-19: Povidone-Iodine Intranasal Prophylaxis in Front-line Healthcare Personnel and Inpatients
Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is a broad-spectrum antiseptic with activity against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. It has been previously used in both intranasal preparations against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) as…
- Trial name
- PIIPPI (NCT04364802)
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine Nasal Spray and Gargle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nikita Gupta
Acute Stroke
Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial
The Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial (MISTT) is a patient-centered randomized control trial that aims to improve the experience of stroke patients after they return home.
- Trial name
- MISTT (NCT02653170)
- Testing
- SCM, SCM and VSSP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection
Reducing Perioperative S. Aureus Transmission
The purpose of this study is to prevent the spread of S. aureus, a dangerous bacterium, within the operating room and between patients undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection, Health Care Worker Patient Transmission
- Trial name
- NCT03638947
- Testing
- Swab and decolonization using povidone-iodine cleansing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Loftus
Stroke, Secondary Stroke Prevention
The SUCCEED Trial of Secondary Stroke Prevention
The purpose of this study is to test a newly-developed outpatient clinic and community-based care intervention called SUCCEED (Secondary stroke prevention by Uniting Community and Chronic care model teams Early to End…
- Trial name
- SUCCEED (NCT01763203)
- Testing
- Care Management+Community Health Worker, Usual Care
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 487 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Disease (HABIT): Efficacy Trial
Many youth with chronic disease have difficulty taking medication every day and therefore do not receive full benefit from treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03462511
- Testing
- HABIT Intervention, Standard of Care, Education materials
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tobacco Dependence
Testing C-Raven, a Virtual Tobacco Cessation Intervention, in the Community
To inform a future randomized trial of a virtual counselor led computer delivered intervention for tobacco cessation augmented with community health worker (CHW) support and navigation to lung cancer screening in low-income…
- Trial name
- NCT06289192
- Testing
- C-Raven Virtual Tobacco Cessation Counseling, Nicotine Replacement Product, Community Health Worker
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Community Health Aides, Industrial Hygiene
Work Should Not Hurt You: Reduction of Hazardous Exposures in Small Businesses Through a Community Health Worker Intervention
This project aims to reduce negative health outcomes in small businesses that primarily employ high-risk Latino workers by characterizing their exposures to hazardous chemicals and assessing if a community health worker (CHW)…
- Conditions
- Community Health Aides, Industrial Hygiene, Volatile Organic Compounds
- Trial name
- NCT03455530
- Testing
- Industrial Hygiene-Enhance Community Health Worker Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Influenza
Randomized Control Trial to Study the Efficacy of the Surgical Mask Versus the N95 Respirator to Prevent Influenza
The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of the surgical mask to the N95 respirator in protecting nurses from influenza in the hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00756574
- Testing
- Surgical mask, N95 mask
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 447 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection
Building an Optimal Hand Hygiene Bundle
Hand hygiene is the single most effective practice in preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Despite the strength of the evidence, hospital staff continue to sanitize their hands less than half of the time…
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection, Compliance
- Trial name
- NCT02223455
- Testing
- Hand Hygiene Signs
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health Personnel, Stress
Cereset Research In Healthcare Workers During COVID-19
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Cereset Research to improve the symptoms of stress in healthcare workers in an open label, waitlist controlled pilot clinical trial, during the period of COVID-19.
- Conditions
- Health Personnel, Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia
- Trial name
- NCT04682197
- Testing
- Cereset Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Stroke, Acute Ischemic
Community Health Worker Assisted Task Specific and Cognitive Therapy at Home With Exposure After Stroke
CATCHES is a novel intervention for preliminary testing, integrating Task Specific Therapy at home guided by Community Health Workers (CHW) under supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist (PT) guided by telehealth based…
- Trial name
- CATCHES (NCT06314308)
- Testing
- CATCHES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study Aimed to Assess the Needs of Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease and Healthcare Professionals Managing Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Selected Nigerian Centres
This pilot research is aimed to assess the needs of patients and health workers involved in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) management in Nigeria.
- Trial name
- NCT04505969
- Testing
- Questionnaire to assess needs
- Where
- 4 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi Onlus