Clinical trials: Rural Health
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Melanoma, Adolescents
Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools
Drawing from prior school-based skin cancer prevention programs, we have adapted intervention materials to target rural high schoolers.
- Trial name
- STARS (NCT06694571)
- Testing
- Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Vaccine Hesitancy
Increasing Vaccine Uptake Among Adolescents in the Rural South
The benefits of adolescent vaccines are well known for preventing meningococcal infection and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related pre-cancerous lesions.
- Trial name
- INVEST (NCT04999267)
- Testing
- INVEST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Birth Setting, Maternal Health
Traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in a Rural Ethiopian Hospital to Increase Hospital-based Delivery Rates
This study evaluates if organizing a postpartum traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony will provide an incentive for our antenatal care patients to eventually deliver in our hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT04232137
- Testing
- Postpartum coffee ceremony
- Volunteers
- 439 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chronic Pain
Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Evidence-based, On-demand, Digital Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain
This study compared two available, evidence-based, at-home digital pain treatment programs. The goal is to see if one approach is better than the other, and whether certain patients respond to one more than the other.
- Trial name
- NCT04933474
- Testing
- painTRAINER®, Skills-Based VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cancer, Fertility Issues
Intervening on Women's Health for Rural Young Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-component intervention to improve young female cancer survivors' engagement in goal-concordant reproductive health care.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Fertility Issues, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT06664034
- Testing
- Multi-component reproductive health care intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cardiovascular Diseases, Self Efficacy
CommunityRx-Cardiovascular Disease
The goal of this single arm pre-test post-test design study is to test the impact of providing patients with information about community-based resources to address health-related social needs and cardiometabolic health in rural…
- Trial name
- CRx-CVD (NCT06264726)
- Testing
- HealtheRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Physical Activity, Exercise
Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
The innovative MPBA+F begins with peer-to-peer mentoring followed by structured parental/family support for long-term reinforcement of PA behaviors.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Exercise, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT05758441
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active plus Family, Tracking Health and Fitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
New Ulm at HOME (Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment), NU-HOME
The goal of the proposed project is to see if an innovative family-based intervention can reduce childhood obesity by actively engaging the whole family in promoting healthy behaviors in the home.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Food Intake, Rural Health
- Trial name
- NU-HOME (NCT02973815)
- Testing
- NU-HOME Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Depression Anxiety and Co-occurring Rural Youth
Implementing and Evaluating an Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Intervention in School Settings
This research study examines rural youth's experience of an internet based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention, and their experience of symptoms of depression, anxiety and co-occurring disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04928001
- Testing
- internet based iCBT program, Youth Thrive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Hypertension
Pediatric Blood Pressure Clinical Decision Support Tool (PedsBP CDS)
The goal of the PedsBP CDS research project is to adapt a previously tested web-based clinical decision support tool that appropriately identifies high blood pressure in youth for use in a primarily rural health system and…
- Trial name
- NCT05126082
- Testing
- PedsBP CDS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of a New mHealth Tympanometer
Children in rural and underserved communities experience a disproportionately high burden of infection-related hearing loss, which is often preventable with timely identification and follow-up care.
- Trial name
- NCT05666505
- Testing
- Prototype mHealth tympanometer, Standard of care commercial tympanometer
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Lower Tract Respiratory Infection
Wood Stove Interventions and Child Respiratory Health
Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) account for more than 27% of all hospitalizations among US children under five years of age, with recurrent LRTIs in children a recognized risk factor for asthma.
- Trial name
- KidsAIR (NCT02240134)
- Testing
- Education Intervention (Tx1), Air Filtration Unit Treatment (Tx2)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 523 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
A Trauma-Informed Intervention for Positive Youth Development and Teacher Wellness in Rural Montana Year 2
Compared to U.S. urban counterparts, rural residents face major barriers to using health care services. Challenges include shortages of services, long distances to existing services, and stigma regarding mental illness in…
- Trial name
- NCT05844007
- Testing
- Trauma-Informed Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Asthma
Investigation of the Role of Pictorial Asthma Action Plans to Promote Self-management in Rural Youth With Asthma
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential benefit of Pictorial versus Written Asthma Action Plans (AAPs) to support asthma management among young people with persistent asthma.
- Trial name
- TAAC (NCT03187119)
- Testing
- Pictorial Asthma Action Plan, Written Asthma Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Early Child Development
Testing Means to Scale Early Childhood Development Interventions in Rural Kenya
This study aims to experimentally test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of competing models of delivery of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention in rural Kenya to determine how to maximize their reach to…
- Trial name
- NCT03548558
- Testing
- Group sessions, Group+Home sessions, Booster sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California