Clinical trials: Workers
Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography
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Although there has been interval improvement in reducing disparity in mammography utilization in medically underserved communities since the 1990s, significant disparities persist and should be addressed.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography, Community Health Worker
- Trial name
- NCT03557801
- Testing
- Mammography with Community Health Worker (individual), Mammography with Community Health Worker (group), Standard of Care Mammography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Impact of Community Health Workers on Adherence to Therapy for Non-Communicable Chronic Disease in Chiapas, Mexico
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community health workers when added to routine care for patients with diabetes and high blood pressure in rural clinics in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT02549495
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Obesity, Overweight
A Maintenance Program for the Be Fit Employee Wellness Program
This research study is being done: 1) to determine if the MGH Be Fit program helps employees to change their nutrition and exercise habits and lower their risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes and 2) to…
- Trial name
- NCT00707577
- Testing
- Internet-based maintenance program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypertension, Diabetes
A Multi-center Trial of IMPaCT CHW Support for Chronically-ill Patients
This is a multi-center randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) vs. usual clinician support in helping chronically-ill patients with low socioeconomic status to improve their health…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Tobacco Dependence
- Trial name
- IMPaCT (NCT02347787)
- Testing
- IMPaCT, Usual care
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Acceptability of Semi-recumbent Pedal Desk
Workers' Acceptability of a Prototype Integrated and Interactive Pedal Desk
The purpose of this study is to assess full-time workers'impressions and acceptability of a prototype pedal desk. The pedal-desk is a semi-recumbent (upright) portable pedal mechanism that allows workers to complete tasks in a…
- Trial name
- WAPD (NCT01956071)
- Testing
- WAPD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Caregiver Burnout
Testing Preliminary Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program on Caregiving
Two arm study, experimental and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to prepare community health workers (CHWs) conduct effective outreach to support African American and Latino male caregivers of older…
- Trial name
- IN-HOME (NCT06049043)
- Testing
- Intervention to Help Orient Men to Excel (IN-HOME), AARP's English "Care at Home" resource webpage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
HIV, HIV Infections
Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sexual and Injection Risks Among Female Sex Workers Who Also Inject Drugs in Mexico
The investigators propose a highly efficient four-arm (factorial) trial to simultaneously test the efficacy of two behavioral interventions aimed at: increasing condom use in the context of ongoing drug use and decreasing needle…
- Trial name
- FSW-IDU (NCT00840658)
- Testing
- Interactive injection and sexual risk intervention, Interactive Sexual Risk Intervention, Interactive Injection Risk Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steffanie Strathdee
Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior
New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study - Testing Overlooked Occupations
This mixed methods study evaluates the effectiveness and cost of a healthcare worker focused outreach intervention strategy versus community organization led outreach to explore contextual factors (individual, family, and…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04766333
- Testing
- Healthcare Worker Focused Outreach, Community Organization Led Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
SARS-CoV-2
Rapid SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Testing in High Risk Healthcare Workers
The purpose of this study is to validate the use of a rapid, at home, point-of-care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test in high risk healthcare workers.
- Trial name
- COVID-Antibody (NCT04334876)
- Testing
- SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Testing Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial
Despite widespread use of respiratory protective equipment in the U.S. healthcare workplace, there is very little clinical evidence that respirators prevent healthcare personnel (HCP) from airborne infectious diseases.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Viruses, Paramyxoviridae Infections, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- ResPECT (NCT01249625)
- Testing
- N95 Respirator, Medical/surgical mask
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,862 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
INTRuST Structured Assessment For Evaluation of TBI (SAFE-TBI)
The current study will evaluate the initial reliability and validity of a new instrument, the INTRuST Structured Assessment for Evaluation of TBI (SAFE-TBI), in three samples of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi…
- Trial name
- SAFE-TBI (NCT01554891)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- INTRuST, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Consortium
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis
Vaccination Adjuved Against Hepatitis B in SNS Workers Typed as no Responders to Conventional Vaccines
Health workers with biological risk in their tasks, who have been vaccinated as non-responders to conventional vaccination against Hepatitis B.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Hepatitis, Hepatitis, Viral, Human, Hepatitis B Immunization
- Trial name
- NCT03410953
- Testing
- Fendrix suspension for injection Hepatitis B (rDNA) vaccine (adjuvanted, adsorbed).
- Where
- 11 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León
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
Fatigue, Sleep
The Sleep and Teamwork in EMS Study
More than half of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers report work-related mental and physical fatigue. Odds of injury among fatigued EMS workers are nearly double that of non-fatigued workers.
- Trial name
- SaFTiE (NCT04456764)
- Testing
- SaFTiE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Airway Obstruction
Lung Function and Inflammatory Markers in Cement Dust Exposed Workers: A Cross-shifts Study
The aim of the study is to examine possible changes in lung function, nitric oxide levels and systemic inflammatory markers in cement dust exposed workers, during one shift (6-8 hours).
- Trial name
- LIS (NCT00727714)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Telemark
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
Hepatitis C, Medication Adherence
Intensive Models of HCV Care for Injection Drug Users
Injection drug users (IDUs) constitute 60% of the approximately 5 million people in the U.S. infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV treatment leading to sustained viral response (SVR) is associated with increased survival.
- Trial name
- NCT01857245
- Testing
- Intensive Models (mDOT and CGT) of HCV Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Sedentary, Overweight
Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health
Our objective in this pilot study is to test the combined effect of a) replacing office workers' sedentary workstations with active workstations (LifeBalance Station) and b) optimizing computer workstation ergonomics on daily…
- Trial name
- NCT02071420
- Testing
- Active Workstation Intervention, Ergonomic Intervention, Email Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
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
COVID 19
CROWN CORONATION: COVID-19 Research Outcomes Worldwide Network for CORONAvirus prevenTION
The objective of CROWN CORONATION is the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 by using combinations of approved and safe repurposed interventions, with complementary mechanisms of action.
- Trial name
- CROWN CORONA (NCT04333732)
- Testing
- MR or M-M-R II ® vaccine
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Ghana and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,411 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine