Clinical trials: in Jamaica
Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Tissue Collection for Studies of Lymph Cancer
Background: Lab studies help researchers better understand cancer biology. This information may lead to new methods for diagnosing or treating cancer.
- Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Multiple Myeloma, Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
- Trial name
- NCT01676805
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 1,295 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Hypertension, Blood Pressure
Caribbean and South America Team-based Strategy to Control Hypertension
The CATCH cluster randomized trial will test the effectiveness and implementation outcomes of implementing and scaling up the 2017 American Heart Association and 2021 World Health Organization hypertension guidelines through a…
- Trial name
- CATCH (NCT05405920)
- Testing
- Team-based Care to Implement Single-Pill Combination Therapy, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia, Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 1,706 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Metastatic Triple-negative Breast Cancer
HEADWATERS: Gemcitabine vs Paclitaxel in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Gemcitabine, a chemotherapy drug that is usually used to treat breast cancer after other treatments have failed, is better at treating triple negative breast cancer in women of…
- Trial name
- NCT07528768
- Testing
- Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m^2), Paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 weekly
- Where
- 3 sites in Barbados, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Mental Health, HIV
"Gwan Enjoy Life:" A Peer-Supported Mental Health Mentoring Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care Among Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV in Jamaica
Sexual minority men (SMM) in Jamaica face many challenges that affect their health and well-being. Although they make up a relatively small part of the population, they are much more likely to be living with HIV than the general…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, HIV, Pyschological Distress, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- GwanEnjoyLife (NCT07762612)
- Testing
- Gwan Enjoy Life Interveniton
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mental Health Wellness 1
The Efficacy of "Inner Peak" an AI-enabled Digital Wellness App on Mental Wellness Among a Sample of University of West Indies (UWI) Mona Students
This study aims to test the efficacy of therapist-created video content delivered by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversational agent and recommendation algorithms (as in the Inner Peak app) among a sample of University of…
- Trial name
- Wellness App (NCT07720973)
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control group
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Prostate Cancer
International Registry for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer (IRONMAN)
Our intent is to establish the International Registry to Improve Outcomes in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer (IRONMAN) as a prospective, international cohort of minimum 5,000 men with advanced cancer, including men with mHSPC…
- Trial name
- IRONMAN (NCT03151629)
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- 121 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium
Knee Osteoarthritis (OA), Total Knee Anthroplasty
Tourniquet Vs. No-Tourniquet Technique in Total Knee Arthroplasty at the University Hospital of the West Indies
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether performing total knee replacement surgery (total knee arthroplasty, TKA) without a tourniquet is clinically equivalent to performing the procedure with a tourniquet in…
- Trial name
- NCT07506434
- Testing
- pneumatic tourniquet
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
Low Back and Neck Pain in Nursing Students at The University of The West Indies
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of neck and low back pain in nursing students enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Mona; to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice of good spine health and…
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07167888
- Testing
- Clinical Control Group (Group A), Spine Exercise Program (Group B)
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Neck Pain, Back Pain
The Prevalence of Neck and Low Back Pain in FMSTRC Staff At the UWI Mona
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of neck and low back pain among full-time staff at the Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex (FMSTRC), The University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07194746
- Testing
- Clinical Control Group (Group A), Spine Exercise Program (Group B)
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
Neck and Low Back Pain in Physical Therapy Students at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of neck and low back pain among physical therapy students enrolled at The University of the West Indies, Mona.
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Spine Health
- Trial name
- NCT07177001
- Testing
- Clinical Control Group (Group A), Spine Exercise Program (Group B)
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Sickle Cell Anemia
Serial Assessment of Fertility Experiences
The SAFE study is a long-term research project that watches people with sickle cell anemia (SCA) over time. The main goal is to see how a medicine called hydroxyurea affects their growth, puberty, and ability to have children.
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT07116772)
- Where
- 3 sites in Dominican Republic, Jamaica and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Tinea Versicolor, Pityriasis Versicolor
A Study of the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of 20% Cassia Alata Extract Against Tinea Versicolor
The goal of this clinical trial is to establish the efficacy of Cassia alata extract as a cream form in treating tinea versicolor (liver spots/shifting clouds).
- Trial name
- NCT05730244
- Testing
- 20% Cassia alata cream
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
Neck and Low Back Pain in Medical Students at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of neck and low back pain in medical students enrolled at the University of the West Indies, Mona; to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice of good spine health and…
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Neck Pain Musculoskeletal
- Trial name
- NCT03707288
- Testing
- Clinical Control Group (Group A), Spine Exercise Program (Group B)
- Where
- 2 sites in Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Sickle Cell Anemia
EXTEND EXpanding Treatment for Existing Neurological Disease
The primary goal of the Phase II EXTEND trial is to investigate the effects of open-label hydroxyurea treatment, escalated to maximum tolerated dose, for children with Sickle Cell Anemia and either conditional (170 - 199 cm/sec)…
- Trial name
- NCT02556099
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma
Folic Acid Clinical Trial: Follow up of Children (FACT 4 Child)
FACT 4 Child is a follow up study of mothers who participated in the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (NCT01355159) and their children at 4-6 years of age to determine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation on social…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma, Executive Dysfunction, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03269110
- Testing
- SRS 2, CBCL, BRIEF-P
- Where
- 58 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Heart Failure, Acute Heart Failure (AHF)
American Registry of Ambulatory or Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to better characterize and understand the population of patients with ambulatory or acutely decompensated heart failure in the American continent, getting to know their sociodemographic, clinical and…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Chronic Heart Failure
- Trial name
- AMERICCAASS (NCT05295641)
- Where
- 119 sites in United States, Argentina and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 6,732 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili
ACL Tears
The Effect of Tranexamic Acid Vs Torniquet on Visual Clarity in Knee Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction
Study Objective: The study aims to determine if tranexamic acid (TXA) is as effective as a tourniquet in improving visual clarity during arthroscopic ACL reconstruction surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06781021
- Testing
- Tourniquet, TXA
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle-Cell; Hemoglobin Disease, Thalassemia
Pharmacokinetics of Oral Hydroxyurea Solution
An open label, safety and pharmacokinetic study of oral hydroxyurea solution administered to children from 6 months to 17.99 years (i.e.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle-Cell; Hemoglobin Disease, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell-beta-thalassemia, Sickle Cell Hemoglobin C
- Trial name
- HUPK (NCT03763656)
- Testing
- Oral Hydroxyurea (100 mg/mL) Solution
- Where
- 6 sites in Jamaica, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Laboratories Limited
Healthy
Empowering Adolescents to Lead Change Using Health Data
This study is a cluster randomized trial carried out in schools of secondary cities of four low- and middle income countries. Baseline surveys in 30 randomly selected schools will assess the health behaviours of 13-17 year old…
- Trial name
- NCT04963426
- Testing
- Behavioral interventions targeting multiple risk behaviors as well as protective factors, School-level interventions targeting the school environment and system
- Where
- 5 sites in Ghana, India and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 12,612 people
- Sponsor
- World Health Organization
Cognitive Aging, Adverse Childhood Experiences
Physical Exercise for Augmenting Cognitive Health (PEACH)
PEACH is a pilot project which is being conducted to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week home-based exercise intervention among Black and African American adults.
- Trial name
- PEACH (NCT04922710)
- Testing
- Home-based aerobic exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh