Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
Diabetes Mellitus, Telemedicine
Community- and mHealth-Based Integrated Management of Diabetes in Primary Healthcare in Rwanda
The Home Based Care Practitioners (HBCPs) programme has been established by the Rwandan Ministry of Health in response to the shortage of health professionals.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Telemedicine, Community Health Workers
- Trial name
- D²Rwanda (NCT03376607)
- Testing
- HBCP programme, mobile health application
- Where
- 9 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Papillomavirus Infections, Health Behavior
Community and Physician Perspectives Regarding Male Youth Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Disease and Vaccination
This is a minimal risk, anonymous, convenience sample, social behavioral study using qualitative descriptive survey methods. It is to ascertain community member, physician, resident and medical student perspectives regarding…
- Conditions
- Papillomavirus Infections, Health Behavior, Attitude of Health Personnel, Human Papilloma Virus, Male
- Trial name
- NCT02897232
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Malaria Infection, Pregnancy
Diagnostic Access to Self-Care and Health Services in Low and Middle Income Countries (DASH) - Phase II
Our primary goal is to determine if on-demand, home-based rapid testing, or rapid testing done by a community health worker (CHW) results in people testing for diseases more frequently and getting care more quickly.
- Conditions
- Malaria Infection, Pregnancy, HIV, Diabetes
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT06588790)
- Testing
- Home-based rapid testing, Community health worker rapid testing
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Malaria, Fever
Cluster Randomised Trial of Malaria RDTs Used by CHWs in Afghanistan
Malaria is a common, but decreasing, cause of fever in endemic areas. The use of rapid diagnostic tests could improve treatment of malaria at the local community level. Deployment of these tests is, however, a considerable cost.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Fever, Acute Febrile Illness, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01403350
- Testing
- Malaria Rapid Diagnostic test
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 2,421 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Short Message Service (SMS), Incentives
Leveraging Community Health Workers and a Digital Health System to Improve the Timeliness of Child Well Visits
The goal of this cluster-randomized type 1 effectiveness implementation hybrid trial is to evaluate whether a community health worker led, integrated digital health intervention (Huduma Kwa Wakati; "Timely Services" in Kiswahili)…
- Conditions
- Short Message Service (SMS), Incentives, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Preventive Services
- Trial name
- MINT-II/HKW (NCT06024317)
- Testing
- Huduma Kwa Wakati - Knowledge Intervention, Huduma Kwa Wakati - Reminders, Huduma Kwa Wakati - Incentives
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure
Optimizing Linkage and Retention to Hypertension Care in Rural Kenya
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa among adults above age 30. The prevalence of hypertension, a major risk factor for CVD, is increasing over time in sub-Saharan Africa, exerting a…
- Trial name
- NCT01844596
- Testing
- behavioral communication strategy, Behavioral communication strategy, plus smartphone-based tool
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,455 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Virta Intervention in CommuniTies in cOloRado (VICTOR-Pilot)
The VICTOR study plans to include rural communities served by Colorado Heart Healthy Solutions (CHHS) program and find out whether participants will accept a referral to a comprehensive virtual lifestyle intervention, Virta…
- Trial name
- VICTOR (NCT04807218)
- Testing
- Virta Health
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado Prevention Center
Social Determinants of Health, Breast Cancer
Social Risk Factors and Discrimination in Cancer Survivorship
The objective of the proposed study is to scale social risk factor screening and referral for cancer survivors and to solidify information exchange between clinical and community settings in order to improve survivor health and…
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Health Equity
- Trial name
- NCT05301114
- Testing
- Community Health Worker support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Disabled Persons
Our Peers - Empowerment and Navigational Support - Community Living (OP-ENS-CL): A Peer Navigator Intervention for Adults With Acquired Physical Disabilities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a remote peer navigator intervention (OP-ENS - CL) for people with newly acquired physical disabilities returning to community living after rehabilitation improves self-reported…
- Trial name
- OP-ENS-CL (NCT06941233)
- Testing
- Our Peers - Empowerment and Navigational Support - Community Living (OP-ENS - CL)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Susan Magasi
Cancer, Breast, Diabetes Mellitus
Comorbidities And Reducing inEquitieS
Black cancer patients tend to have worse outcomes than White cancer patients. Some of this disparity may be due to comorbidities.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Breast, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Cancer Prostate
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT04836221)
- Testing
- Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Corazon de la Familia (Heart of the Family)
The Corazón de la Familia study is a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of a novel family-focused lifestyle modification intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among…
- Conditions
- Risk Reduction Behavior, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03196024
- Testing
- Family-focused intervention arm, Individual-focused intervention arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gia Mudd
Prostate Cancer
Trial of Community Health Worker-led Decision Coaching
Black men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer, the most common non-cutaneous malignancy among men in the U.S. This randomized trial will evaluate the efficacy of a Community Health Worker-led decision coaching…
- Trial name
- NCT03726320
- Testing
- Education Counseling Session for PSA Screening, General Health Counseling Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Community Health Workers in Diabetes Care in American Samoa
As type 2 diabetes prevalence increases in the United States, the burden of diabetes falls more on groups with greater barriers to care, such as language and cultural differences, and lower economic resources.
- Trial name
- DCAS (NCT00850824)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker home visits
- Where
- American Samoa
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Covid19
Home-based Care and Hand Hygiene Interventions in Honduras
This study aims to enroll patients with acute infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who do not meet criteria for hospital admission according to protocols developed by the Honduras Ministry…
- Trial name
- NCT04886414
- Testing
- Phone-based monitoring, Oxygen saturation monitoring, Alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 1,821 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pain
Using CERS to Optimize Quality of Life for Persons With Diabetes and Chronic Pain
As many as 75% of people with diabetes report chronic pain. While cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves pain and functioning in individuals with chronic pain, many rural and underserved communities lack resources for such…
- Trial name
- Living Healthy (NCT02538055)
- Testing
- Living Healthy, General Health Program
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia
The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome.
- Trial name
- community (NCT00803322)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Malnourished Children
Enhancing Growth Monitoring Visits in Joshipur Rural Municipality, Kailai, Nepal
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if health workers training on growth promotion and monitoring guideline and Female Community Health Volunteers mobilization for increasing demand for growth monitoring and promotion…
- Trial name
- NCT06743451
- Testing
- Health workers training on GMP guideline, Female community health volunteers' mobilization for inviting mothers and caretakers
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Liver Neoplasms, Hepatitis B
Lay Health Worker Model to Reduce Liver Cancer Disparities in Asian Americans
The study was conducted between April 2013 and October 2014. In the parent study, 600 foreign-born Asian American adults 18 years of age and older were drawn from the community in the Baltimore Washington Metropolitan Area.
- Trial name
- LHWAA (NCT02760537)
- Testing
- Lay Health Worker Intervention
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Pregnancy Related
Feasibility of Using NeoSpot at Community Settings
Continuous vital sign monitoring is a basic tenet of specialized care in the developed world that is vastly underutilized during hospital or clinic admissions or outpatient routine visits in most low-and-middle income countries…
- Trial name
- NCT05652777
- Testing
- NeoSpot
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Hypertension
Hypertension Control Program in Argentina (HCPIA)
The objective of this cluster randomized trial is to test whether a comprehensive intervention program within a national public primary care system will improve hypertension control among uninsured hypertensive patients and their…
- Trial name
- NCT01834131
- Testing
- Comprehensive Intervention
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 1,954 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University