Clinical trials: Health Equity
Communication
The Patient and Family Centered I-PASS LISTEN Study: Language, Inclusion, Safety, and Teamwork for Equity Now
In 2014, a team of parents, nurses, and physicians created Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (PFC I-PASS), a bundle of communication interventions to improve the quality of information exchange between physicians, nurses, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05591066
- Testing
- PFC I-PASS Intervention, PFC I-PASS+ Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14,400 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cancer, Health Care Utilization
Comprehensive Connected Cancer Care (C4): Intervention Evaluation
The C4 program aims to provide a multi-level intervention program (Patient Level, Healthcare Team and Healthcare System Level) that improves the coordination of care with supportive/ancillary care providers and community services…
- Trial name
- NCT06326567
- Testing
- C4 Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Timothy Mullett
BMI, Blood Pressure
Food Resource Equity and Sustainability for Health
Food insecurity increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. American Indians (AIs) in Oklahoma are three times as likely as Whites to be food-insecure (21% vs.
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT03251950)
- Testing
- healthy eating and gardening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Limited English Proficiency
Family-Initiated Interpretation in the PICU
The goal of this study is to compare interpreter use rates before and after allowing non-English speaking families to call an interpreter themselves.
- Trial name
- NCT05791240
- Testing
- Family Initiated Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Alexithymia, Empathy Skills
Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Course: Effects on Alexithymia and Empathy in Medical Students
This study will examine whether a 14-week elective course that uses films and guided discussion on social justice in health care can improve medical students' empathy skills and reduce alexithymia (difficulty recognizing and…
- Conditions
- Alexithymia, Empathy Skills, Education, Medical, Social Justice Advocacy
- Trial name
- NCT07399366
- Testing
- Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Elective
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Pain, Chronic, Cancer Pain
Telemedicine Versus In-Person Follow-up for Cancer Pain Management: An Equity and Cost Analysis Comparison Using a Prospective Quasi-Experimental Design
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with approximately 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths reported in 2018.
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Cancer Pain, Cancer Related Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05628246
- Testing
- Telemedicine, In-person
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Physical Activity, Exercise
Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women
The purpose of this study is to test a culturally tailored, smartphone-delivered intervention designed to increase physical activity and reduce risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes among African American women.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT06337708
- Testing
- Smart Walk, Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Physical Activity
Physical and Social Environmental Influence on Children's Exercise: Preparation (Pre-PLACE)
Community based interventions are more acceptable to community members when all participants receive the intervention. A 'stepped-wedge' or 'multiple-baseline' design allows for all participants to receive the intervention by…
- Trial name
- Pre-PLACE (NCT03087123)
- Testing
- P-Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Access to Health Care, Gender-Based Violence
STRENGTH Pilot Project: A Study of a Women-led, Trauma-informed Model of Outreach to Foster Equity
The goal of this pilot study is to identify the core elements of outreach practice necessary to engage with women experiencing street-involvement who are underserved within health and social care settings.
- Conditions
- Access to Health Care, Gender-Based Violence, Safety, Access to Social Services
- Trial name
- NCT06854770
- Testing
- STRENGTH Outreach Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Hypertension
Remote Monitoring for Equity in Advancing Control of Hypertension
The goal of this study is to support patients with hypertension self-management using both home blood pressure monitors and digital messaging programs.
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT05481892)
- Testing
- Cellular Home blood pressure (BP) monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cancer
Food for Health Equity: Evaluation of a Nutrition Assistance Program
This study seeks to evaluate whether a nutrition assistance quality improvement program for patients with cancer and food insecurity receiving active treatment at Pacific Cancer Care will have reductions in food insecurity.
- Trial name
- NCT05947357
- Testing
- Nutrition Assistance Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Colo-rectal Cancer
Eliminating Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Rapid Cycle Testing: A Pilot Study
The investigators will use a mixed methods study i.e. focus groups involving CHC staff as well as quantitative study which involves analyzing data that is available from the EHR and DRVS population management platform.
- Trial name
- NCT05524428
- Testing
- Implementation Science Strategy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mental Health Wellness 1, Depression
Designing a Mental Health Model for Latina Women
The goal of this study is to implement such an approach conceptualized by a community health worker (CHW) to pilot an innovative, multi-level intervention to address social and structural determinants that negatively influence…
- Trial name
- NCT03901430
- Testing
- Group navigation model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Food Insecurity
Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health
Food insecurity (FI) disproportionately affects those who have been historically marginalized and significantly contributes to poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- I-FRESH (NCT06661538)
- Testing
- Food Security Screening & Referral Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Perinatal Outcomes, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Rhode Island Community-based Maternal Support Services
The purpose of this project is to improve perinatal health outcomes in Rhode Island by bringing together the hospital, community health workers (CHWs), doulas, and community-based organizations to build a service delivery model…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Outcomes, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- RICOMSS (NCT07446374)
- Testing
- Perinatal health screening, Support services
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Suicide, Mental Disorder
Systems Aligning for Equity (SAFE) Spaces
The goal of this 2-arm cluster randomized clinical trial is to test whether an evidence-based staff training and coaching model specifically designed as a response to legal system-involved youths' and frontline staff's mental…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Mental Disorder, Mental Health, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- SAFE Spaces (NCT05658068)
- Testing
- SAFE Spaces training and coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Hypertension, Hypertension Complicated
Improving Hypertension Control in Safety-Net Settings: The Boston Hypertension Equity Alliance in Treatment
High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension (HTN) affects over 100 million individuals in the US, increasing the risk of adverse outcomes, including stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
- Trial name
- BHEAT (NCT06948838)
- Testing
- RBPM, MII
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16,895 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Telemedicine, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
A Qualitative Study on Patients' (un)Ability and (un)Willingness to Use Telemonitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease, IBD) are chronic intestinal inflammations with considerable impact on quality of life.
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Disparity, Health Equity
- Trial name
- NCT06123052
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Franciscus Gasthuis
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation, Insurance, Health
Effectiveness of A Health Microinsurance Scheme for Private Primary Care in Malaysia
This is the Phase 3 of a 3 phase study to determine the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a health microinsurance scheme in improving health equity and clinical outcomes for private primary care (PPC) in Kuala…
- Trial name
- HMI (NCT02696174)
- Testing
- HMI
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Anxiety, Depression
Compassion Training and Mindfulness Training for Social Well-Being and Mental Health
Study Design, Aims, and Population: The present study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). The primary aim is to test the relative efficacy of two 8-week online interventions - Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT05227794
- Testing
- Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University