Clinical trials: Family and Household
Diabetes, Chronic Disease
Families Implementing Good Health Traditions for Life
This study will provide evidence for the utility of using a community-engaged research approach to implement a tailored, family-oriented adaptation of the Diabetes Prevention Program that will have positive effects on risk…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Chronic Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- FIGHT for Life (NCT07441655)
- Testing
- Families Implementing Good Health Traditions for Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Morehouse School of Medicine
Onychomycosis, Tinea Pedis
Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families
The objective is to demonstrate person-to-person spread of dermatophytes of the skin and nails among family members, as measured by fungal culture and DNA typing of the dermatophytes isolated.
- Trial name
- NCT00233493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Vitamin D Deficiency
A Household-Based Dietary Intervention Study of Vitamin D Fortified Bread in Irish Families
Vitamin D deficiency is common. It is caused by limited sun availability together with a low supply of vitamin D in the food system. There is a high prevalence of low vitamin D status around the world.
- Trial name
- Fam-D-Bread (NCT07481240)
- Testing
- Fortified Bread, Unfortified bread
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Pediatric Obesity, Mental Health Wellness 1
The Family Stress Study - Chronic Stress and Child Adiposity: Testing a Bio-behavioural Model
The Family Stress Study is following families with young children in Guelph, Hamilton and surrounding areas over 3 years to understand how chronic stress impacts children's weight gain over time and how this association is…
- Trial name
- NCT05534711
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Smoking, Cancer
Parent Willingness to Participate in Tobacco Trials in the Pediatric Clinical Setting
Little is known about what factors influence parental decisions to participate or to decline participation in tobacco trials offered in the pediatric clinical setting.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01673243
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Mental Health Disorders, Suicide or Selfinflicted Injury by Firearms and Explosives
Firearm Storage Device Distribution to Families of Children With Mental Health Complaints
This study aims to describe the baseline rate of safe firearm storage device use in the homes of pediatric patients with mental health complaints treated in the Emergency Department (ED) and/or inpatient psychiatric unit of an…
- Trial name
- NCT03386409
- Testing
- Free safe firearm storage device distribution, Low cost safe firearm storage device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Parenting
Reintegration of Children Into Family-based Care in Uganda
The proposed study will be an individually randomized controlled trial with children (age 1 to 13 years at the time of screening for inclusion in the study) living in residential care, reintegrated back into family-based care, in…
- Trial name
- NCT03498469
- Testing
- Standardized reintegration package, Enhanced reintegration package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Westat
Child Development, Brain Development
Baby's First Years
Recent advances in developmental neuroscience suggest that experiences early in life can have profound and enduring influences on the developing brain.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Brain Development, Household and Family Processes
- Trial name
- BFY (NCT03593356)
- Testing
- Monthly cash gift payments of $333, Monthly cash gift payments of $20
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity
Grocery Assistance Program Study for Families
An experimental trial will be conducted whereby a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-like food benefit program will be implemented in 240 SNAP eligible households.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity, Food Legislation, Healthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT03363048
- Testing
- Restricted, Restriction plus Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 646 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Dyslipidemias, Atherosclerosis
Dyslipidemia Prevalence, Perception, Treatment, and Awareness in the Tunisian Population
ATERA Survey is a national cross sectional observational study, aiming to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and other conventional risk factors for CHD (Coronary Heart Disease), the relationship between environmental and…
- Conditions
- Dyslipidemias, Atherosclerosis, Households, Survey, Family Life
- Trial name
- ATERASurvey (NCT03799185)
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 13,610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association Tunisienne d'Etude & de Recherche sur l'Athérosclérose
Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development
Transform + Family Academy Randomized Controlled Trial in the Philippines
This study evaluates the integration of two complementary poverty alleviation programs: Compassion International's (CI) child-focused Survival and Early Childhood Program with International Care Ministries' (ICM) household-level…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development, Household and Family, Financial Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT07213102
- Testing
- Integrated Whole-Household Programming, Standard Child-Focused Programming
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- International Care Ministries, Philippines
Obesity
Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples Action Toward Obesity Prevention (SHARE-AP Action)
The purpose of this study is to develop an effective intervention strategy to prevent \& reduce obesity among a high risk cohort of Aboriginal families.
- Trial name
- NCT00334269
- Testing
- Health messaging at weekly home visits by health counsellor, Weekly home delivery of bottled spring water, Weekly afterschool physical activity program for 5-18y.o.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Weight Loss, Pediatric Obesity
Dyad Plus Effectiveness/Feasibility
The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of a coordinated program (Dyad Plus) that would help to facilitate self-monitoring, positive communication, joint problem solving, and social support to increase…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Pediatric Obesity, Overweight Adolescents, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04036331
- Testing
- Brenner FIT Standard, By Design Essentials, Dyad Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Cancer Risk
Family-Based Intervention Study of the Effects of Environmental Exposures on Breast Tissue Composition
This research study is being conducted to find out whether changes in household and personal behavior aimed at reducing exposure to environmental chemicals in dust (increased house dust removal efforts/cleaning and hand washing)…
- Trial name
- NCT04265547
- Testing
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Household Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Gender Role, Woman's Role
Promoting Female Empowerment at the Household Level Among Couples in Ibadan, Nigeria
Sub-Saharan African women continue to face socio-economic challenges and limited reproductive freedoms, which diminishes their ability to exercise agency and choice in their lives and their environment.
- Conditions
- Gender Role, Woman's Role, Couples, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT03888495
- Testing
- Gender Socialization Training workshop, Financial Literacy Training Intervention, Family Planning Counseling and Services
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,472 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ibadan
Legislation, Policy
Evaluation of the Research to Policy Collaboration Model
This work aims to evaluate an approach for improving federal legislators' use of evidence-known as the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) - which seeks to address known barriers to policymakers' use of research, including a…
- Conditions
- Legislation, Policy, Child Abuse, Family and Household
- Trial name
- RPC (NCT03671434)
- Testing
- Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Light Touch Policy Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Sexual Behavior, Conflict, Family
Heart to Heart: Testing a Sexual Health Training for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
Heart to Heart is a brief pregnancy prevention training program delivered to foster and kinship caregivers to prevent unintended pregnancy in foster youth.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Conflict, Family, Pregnancy Related, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03331016
- Testing
- Heart to Heart Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Tuberculosis
Early Risk Assessment in Household Contacts (≥10 Years) of TB Patients by New Diagnostic Tests in 3 African Countries
The ERASE - TB study will be conducted in order to fill a critical unmet need for tuberculosis control. Persons who are in contact with an infectious TB case may become infected themselves.
- Trial name
- ERASE-TB (NCT04781257)
- Testing
- New test candidates
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Domestic Violence, Family and Household
Protection From Gender-based Violence in Cote d'Ivoire
There is some evidence that suggests that economic empowerment and challenging gender inequalities and prevailing ideas on masculinities will lead to a decrease in levels of partner violence.
- Trial name
- NCT01629472
- Testing
- VSLA + Gender dialogue groups
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 981 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Contraception
Evaluating Household Visits and Small Groups to Increase Contraception Use Among Married Adolescent Girls in Rural Niger
This study entails a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods (i.e., complementary quantitative and qualitative) outcome evaluation to assess the efficacy of the Reaching Married Adolescents (RMA) Interventions developed and implemented…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-RMA (NCT03226730)
- Testing
- Household Visits, Small Groups
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,898 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego