Clinical trials: Disparities
Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension
Mitochondria Oxidative Stress and Vascular Health Study
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death in America and most of the post-industrial world. Hypertension is a leading risk factor for CVDs including stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart failure.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension, Racism, Vascular Diseases
- Trial name
- MOVHS (NCT05561556)
- Testing
- MitoQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Hypertension
Improving Hypertension Control in East and Central Harlem
This hypertension project is evaluating strategies developed to target problems underlying lack of blood pressure control among treated but uncontrolled hypertensive patients in East and Central Harlem.
- Trial name
- NCT00211666
- Testing
- Nurse management, home blood pressure monitors, and a chronic disease self management course.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Disparities, Community Health Workers
Philly CEAL- DECIDE+ Adaptation
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations in Philadelphia. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced community health worker (CHW) program that…
- Conditions
- Disparities, Community Health Workers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
- Trial name
- NCT06732102
- Testing
- DECIDE, Community Health Worker Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pediatric Cancer
Medically Tailored Meals for Kids
The purpose of this project is to learn whether an intervention that provides households with home-delivered healthy, frozen meals tailored to illness related conditions for 12 weeks during a child's treatment for serious illness…
- Trial name
- MTM-Kids (NCT06814795)
- Testing
- Medically tailored meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cervical Carcinoma
A Community Based Intervention to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in the Hispanic and East African Immigrant Community
This clinical trial studies whether a community based intervention improves cervical cancer screening (CCS) among women in the Hispanic and East African immigrant community.
- Trial name
- NCT07890402
- Testing
- HPV Self-Collection, Informational Intervention, Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease
Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Factors, and CVD Risk in Mexican-American Women
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in American women, claiming on average 40% of all female deaths each year.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00387166
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
End-Stage Renal Disease
Evaluation of a Patient Navigation System to Reduce Time to Waitlisting for Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of introducing a patient navigator to guide high and moderate risk patients through the pre-waitlisting phases of the kidney transplant process.
- Trial name
- NCT01776073
- Testing
- Patient Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
Genetic Testing to Understand and Address Renal Disease Disparities Across the United States
GUARDD-US is a prospective, multicenter, unblinded, two arm randomized pragmatic clinical trial. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to immediate APOL1 gene testing and return of results (ROR) to participant and…
- Trial name
- GUARDD-US (NCT04191824)
- Testing
- Timing of return of results
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,789 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Diabetic Retinopathy
Collaborative Care for Depression and Diabetic Retinopathy in African Americans
In this feasibility/pilot study, we will develop, refine, and evaluate the feasibility of a novel mental health/ophthalmologic intervention called, "Collaborative Care for Depression and Diabetic Retinopathy" (CC-DDR), which aims…
- Trial name
- CC-DDR (NCT02121340)
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer Cachexia
Florida Pancreas Collaborative Next Generation Biobank
The goal of this study is to partner with individuals known or suspected to have pancreatic cancer to build a biobank dedicated to minimizing disparities and personalizing care for individuals affected by pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03851133
- Testing
- Blood Sample Collection, Tumor Sample collection, Data Collection
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Parkinson Disease
Cognitive Disparities in Parkinson's Disease
This study will investigate disparities in neurocognitive impairment (NCI) among Hispanics/Latinos/as/x (henceforth Hispanics) living in the US-Mexico borderland of California or in North Carolina with Parkinson's Disease (PD)…
- Trial name
- NCT07262658
- Testing
- Will examine how Cardiovascular Disease risk, PD severity and social determinants impact neurocognitive impairment in Hispanics vs non-Hispanics Whites
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Lung Cancer
Leveraging the Emergency Department (LEAD) Study
This is a pilot Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. The study will first examine reach in a non-traditional setting (the Emergency Department - ED) that uses an Electronic Health Record (EHR)-embedded Social…
- Trial name
- NCT06605534
- Testing
- LungTalk, Non-tailored lung screening
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Health Disparities, Food Security
The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
More than a dozen states have proposed or plan to implement work requirements in Medicaid, and similar requirements already exist nationally in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), yet evidence on the effects…
- Trial name
- NCT04888832
- Testing
- Work requirement exemption months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Obese
Addressing Place and People Micro Environments in Weight Loss Disparities
The purpose of this study is to A) capture obesogenic cues that occur in daily life, and B) to deliver cue alerts. Investigators hypothesized that A) black women experience more cues, B) racial disparities in obesity are reduced…
- Trial name
- APP-ME (NCT03083964)
- Testing
- Usual Care, Priming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay
Can Novel Telemedicine Tools Reduce Disparities Related to Early Identification of Autism
In this study, the investigators are trying to find new ways to screen for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children. The investigators want to see if people like pediatricians can screen children for ASD while a…
- Trial name
- NCT03847337
- Testing
- Telehealth-Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT), Telehealth-Autism Spectrum Disorder-Pediatrics (ASD-PEDS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Asthma, Lung Diseases
Center for Reducing Asthma Disparities - Howard/Hopkins Centers
To evaluate asthma morbidity in low-income, African-American children and adults with asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT00281112
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Obesity, Childhood
A Trial of Two Family-based Childhood Obesity Treatment Programs
The primary aim is to determine the relative effectiveness in child BMI z-scores at 3, 6, and 12-months post baseline of iChoose+ versus Family Connections.
- Trial name
- NCT03245775
- Testing
- iChoose, Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Can a Novel Telemedicine Tool Reduce Disparities Related to the Identification of Preschool Children With Autism?
Families seeking evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face barriers such as low availability of specialists, lengthy waitlists, and long distances to tertiary care diagnostic centers.
- Trial name
- TAP-P (NCT05373173)
- Testing
- Tele-assessment + In-person assessment, Tele-assessment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Adult ALL
Validating the Spanish "Attitudes Toward Genomics and Precision Medicine" (AGPM).
The investigators aim to evaluate English and Spanish versions of the "Attitudes toward genomics and precision medicine" instrument (AGPM).
- Trial name
- NCT06386861
- Testing
- Attitudes Toward Genomics and Precision Medicine (English), Attitudes Toward Genomics and Precision Medicine (Spanish)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 851 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Pregnancy Related
Well-Mama Community Doula Navigator Study
This study will develop and test an intervention, called the Well-Mama intervention, which includes the use of a checklist by Community Doula Navigators to support pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT05179369
- Testing
- Standard Care with Well-Mama Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 576 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University