Clinical trials: Healthcare Disparities
Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth
Personalized Care for Prenatal Stress Reduction & Prevention of Preterm Birth (PTB) Disparities
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized prenatal support program [(Personalized Toolkit Building a Comprehensive Approach to Resource optimization and Empowerment in Pregnancy \& Beyond, (PTBCARE+)] works to…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Preterm Birth, Preterm Birth Recurrence, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- PTBCARE+ (NCT06915428)
- Testing
- Care coordination, Electronic massage, support gift #1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1
APOL1 Genetic Testing Program for Living Donors
Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, LDs take on a higher risk of future ESKD themselves.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1, Kidney Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT04910867
- Testing
- Components of Genetic Counseling, APOL1 genetic testing, EHR integration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Gender Identity
TRANSLATE: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals' Access to Healthcare
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals face a number of health disparities, many of which can be tied to a lack of access to or use of primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT03808883
- Testing
- TGNC Directed Advocacy Meetings, Facilitated Dialogues between TGNC Cohort and Healthcare Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight
Pilot Trial of CenteringPregnancy With Mindfulness Skills
In the U.S., rates of preterm birth and low birth weight have increased over the past 30 years. Poor birth outcomes are especially high among racial/ethnic minority populations.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01646463
- Testing
- CenteringPregnancy, CenteringPregnancy with Mindfulness Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Racism
Addressing Microaggressions in Racially Charged Patient-provider Interactions: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Racial bias in medical care is a significant public health issue, with increased focus on microaggressions and the quality of patient-provider interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT04180956
- Testing
- Bias-reduction Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Vitiligo
Investigating Healthcare Disparities in Vitiligo
Vitiligo is an acquired, non contagious skin disorder characterised by depigmented patches of skin that may appear in a localised or very generalised distribution, and affecting 0.5-2.0% of the global population.There are…
- Trial name
- NCT06097494
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39,374 people
- Sponsor
- Momentum Data
Hypertension
COmmuNity-engaged SimULation Training for Blood Pressure Control
The goal of CONSULT-BP is to train early-stage healthcare providers, including residents and nurse practitioner (NP) students, to mitigate providers' bias, improve communication skills, and enhance providers' ability to develop…
- Trial name
- CONSULT-BP (NCT03375918)
- Testing
- CONSULT-BP Educational Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Chronic Low Back Pain
Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain is the most common cause of pain in the United States. Common treatments such as medication, physical therapy, and surgery often do not provide adequate relief.
- Trial name
- NCT00865358
- Testing
- Yoga Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Quality of Health Care
Measuring Ethnic Disparities in Family Planning Services in Peru
This study is designed as a crossover randomized controlled trial, to investigate the effects of client's ethnic characteristics on the quality of family planning services.
- Trial name
- NCT01885858
- Testing
- Indigenous profile, Mestizo profile
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Culturally Tailored HPV Psychoeducational Multimedia Intervention
Community members ages 18 - 45 years old from the El Paso, Texas, U.S.-Mexico Border Region will be recruited to compare psychoeducational multimedia interventions focused on the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Intention, Adherence, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT06098690
- Testing
- Culturally Tailored Multimedia Psychoeducational HPV Intervention, General HPV Multimedia Psychoeducational Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
MITIGAAT: Multifaceted Intervention To Improve Graft Outcome Disparities in African American Kidney Transplants
This is a randomized study to test a smartphone app that a pharmacist will use to help kidney transplant patients track their medications, blood pressures, and blood sugars in those with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06023615
- Testing
- mHealth app/dashboard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Implicit Bias
Counter Bias Training Simulation Healthcare
The overall goal of this project was to develop and evaluate Counter Bias Training Simulation (CBTsim) Healthcare - an anti-bias training program that is specific for healthcare professionals.
- Trial name
- CBTsim (NCT07886931)
- Testing
- CBTsim, bias documentary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Neoplasms, HIV
Potlako: A Programmatic Intervention to Improve Access to Timely Oncology Care
Diagnostic and treatment delays contribute substantially to disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality between low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, HIV, Healthcare Disparity
- Trial name
- NCT02752061
- Testing
- Potlako intervention
- Where
- Botswana
- Volunteers
- 979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Screening Mammogram
Increasing Breast Cancer Screening in Chinese Immigrants
The long-term goal of this research is to increase breast cancer screening rates in NYC Chinese immigrants. The researchers plan to accomplish this objective by developing and testing a culturally- and linguistically-adapted…
- Trial name
- NCT05089292
- Testing
- Narrative breast health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Breast Cancer
Design of Chatbot Persona for Breast Cancer Screening Outreach Among Black Women
Breast cancer screening disparities among Black women persist despite health system recognition and outreach. However, current evidence on how to tailor and optimize implementation strategies for breast cancer screening outreach…
- Trial name
- NCT05472064
- Testing
- Persona: Primary care doctor, Persona: Breast cancer survivor, Communication Style: Direct
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
COVID-19
Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Black and Latino Youth
Black and Latino youth may be less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine than White youth. In this study we will work with community members to come up with ways to help Black and Latino families learn more about the COVID-19…
- Trial name
- NCT05293392
- Testing
- Culturally-Tailored COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,792 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Health System
Pain, Back Pain
Development of STEPPT
This 6-month pilot study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and estimate effect sizes of the pilot STEPPT intervention for addressing ethnic disparities in physical therapy referrals and adherence between Hispanic and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- STEPPT PILOT (NCT06835439)
- Testing
- STEPPT Pilot, Standard Care (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Hypertension
Discovering Healthcare Innovations to Address Disparities in Stroke (DIADS)
The goal of this pragmatic study is to improve hypertension (HTN) control rate in blacks and to reduce racial disparity in HTN control.
- Trial name
- DIADS (NCT01892592)
- Testing
- Diet and Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Maternal Mortality Disparities, Maternal Morbidity Disparities
Scaling up Maternal Health Equity Best Practices
This study works with prenatal and postnatal care providers in 12 Michigan counties to scale up best practices for maternal health equity.
- Trial name
- NCT06541951
- Testing
- Services as usual, Scale-up implementation approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Chronic Illness
Patient Navigation for Medicaid Frequent ED Users
A large proportion of frequent ED users have Medicaid insurance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of patient navigation for reducing Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospitalizations and improving…
- Trial name
- NCT01797068
- Testing
- Patient Navigator, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University