Clinical trials: Community Health Workers
Oral Health, Child
Testing Preliminary Effectiveness of a Training to Support CHWs Outreach on Dental to African American Caregivers
Two arm study, experimental and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to help community health workers conduct effective outreach to support the dental health of African American youth via their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Child, Adolescents, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- GRIN (NCT05511935)
- Testing
- professional development training for CHWs on dental health (GRIN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
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
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
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
Presbyopia
Presbyopia Screening by Community Health Worker in Bangladesh
Demand in near vision correction in the community exist in the Bangladesh with a thin presence of eye- care. This study aimed to test the skill of BRAC service-providers in identifying presbyopia-cases, to ensure frequent…
- Trial name
- NCT03001258
- Testing
- Presbyopia screening training
- Volunteers
- 2,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brac
Preeclampsia Postpartum, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
A Community Health Worker Intervention to Address Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
United States maternal mortality and preterm birth rates are among the highest among high-income countries due in part to a combination of racial, regional and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and overall health.
- Trial name
- AW2H (NCT06353256)
- Testing
- usual postpartum care, usual postpartum care + community health worker intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Self-Collection for Southeast Asian Immigrant and Refugee Women
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether educational workshops paired with self-collected high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV) screening will increase participation in cervical cancer screening among…
- Trial name
- NCT05286749
- Testing
- Workshop plus Clinician-Collected Cervical Swab, Workshop plus Participant-Collected Cervical Swab, HPV testing on Participant-Collected Cervical Swab Samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fever, Malaria
Innovative Public-private Partnership to Target Subsidized Antimalarials in the Retail Sector (Aim 2)
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the public health impact of targeted antimalarials subsidies through scale-up by determining the community-wide effects of targeting an antimalarial subsidy through a partnership…
- Trial name
- NCT02461628
- Testing
- Malaria RDT & conditional voucher for ACT from retail sector
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Oral Health, Child
Guardians Receiving Information Through Navigators
A multi-arm study, experimental and control groups, to explore the impact of an online training program to help community health workers conduct effective outreach to support the dental health of high-risk youth via their…
- Conditions
- Oral Health, Child, Adolescent, High-risk
- Trial name
- GRIN (NCT07147244)
- Testing
- Treatment 1: Full GRIN course (Lessons 1-8), Treatment 2: Part 1 of GRIN (Lessons 1-4), Treatment 3: Part 2 of GRIN (Lesson 1, 5-8)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
Covid19, Vaccine Refusal
COVID-19 Vaccine Education at the Point of Testing to Increase Vaccine Uptake in Vulnerable Communities in SE Louisiana
This project is a 2-year study to investigate vaccine hesitancy and vaccine completion among vulnerable communities in the Southeastern Louisiana region.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Vaccine Refusal, Vaccine Hesitancy
- Trial name
- NCT04939506
- Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccine Education at the Point of COVID-19 Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 377 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xavier University of Louisiana.
Postpartum, Women
Monitoring and Outreach for Maternal Safety Postpartum
Two arm study, intervention and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to help community health workers (CHWs) conduct effective outreach to support postpartum mothers, particularly those at higher risk for…
- Conditions
- Postpartum, Women, Community Health Workers, Knowledge
- Trial name
- MOMSPostpartum (NCT06899737)
- Testing
- MOMS Postpartum Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
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
Covid19, Vaccine Refusal
Impact of LA-CEAL HALT COVID-19 Ambassador Program on Likelihood to Vaccinate
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the HALT COVID Ambassador educational outreach program on increasing likelihood to vaccinate against COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04930965
- Testing
- Community health worker engagement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Type2 Diabetes
Social Network Analysis to Identify Community Health Workers
The objective of this study is to recruit influential community members using Snowball Sampling Methods. Community members identified through social network analysis as influential and well-connected will be trained as community…
- Trial name
- NCT04210024
- Testing
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brittany L Smalls
Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening Services Through CHW-led Multi-modality Intervention
The purpose of this research study is to determine the best way to increase screening for cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, HIV, and Hepatitis C among under screened Hispanic, Haitian and African-American individuals in…
- Conditions
- Human Papillomavirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C, ColoRectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02970136
- Testing
- OraQuick Swab, Fecal Immunochemical Test, OraQuick Fingerstick
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 754 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use
Siyakhana Peer: Evaluating a Peer Recovery Coach Model to Reduce Substance Use Stigma in South African HIV Care
Alcohol and other drug use is common among people living with HIV in South Africa and is associated with worse engagement in HIV care.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05907174
- Testing
- Siyakhana - P
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Contraception
Clinical Study of Depo Provera Comparing Lay Health Workers and Clinically-trained Health Workers
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing lay Lady Health Workers (Lay Health Workers) with Family Welfare Workers (Clinically- trained Health Workers) on quantitative measures of safety and effectiveness of Depo Provera…
- Trial name
- NCT03255941
- Testing
- DMPA, Sayana Press
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Connecting Healthy Women: Examining the Effect of an Intervention From the Effect of Being Reachable
The investigators propose to test a community-developed and targeted intervention that employs community health workers (CHWs) as aides to newly Medicaid-insured women.
- Conditions
- Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02157168
- Testing
- Community health worker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
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
Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography
Promotora Navigator - Culturally Appropriate Patient Navigator
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