Clinical trials: Healthcare Disparities
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
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
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
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
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
Healthy, Breast Cancer
Validation of a Tear-based Screening Assay for Breast Cancer
This study will explore and better understand the value, usage, and benefits of a tear-based screening test for breast cancer as a supplemental tool for screening mammograms.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04928014
- Testing
- Schirmer Strip
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namida Lab
Hypertension
The Multicenter Randomized HYpertension and VALUEs (HYVALUE) Trial
The objective of this study is to reduce the effects of stereotype threat on the adherence of African American patients with hypertension.
- Trial name
- HYVALUE (NCT03028597)
- Testing
- Intervention Values Affirmation, Control Values Affirmation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthcare Disparities, Minority Health
Tailored Approach to Sleep Health Education: A Community Engaged Approach
This study aims to develop educational tools and platforms to promote the transfer of sleep health information to blacks to foster adoption of healthful sleep practices.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Disparities, Minority Health, Sleep, Sleep Disorders
- Trial name
- TASHE (NCT02507089)
- Testing
- Tailored sleep health education materials., Generic sleep health education materials.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Stroke, Practice
Smart-SABI: Digital Phenotyping of Stroke Access Barriers
This study aims to identify and quantify the non-clinical barriers (social, transport, and knowledge-based) that delay patient arrival at the hospital during an Acute Ischemic Stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Practice, Healthcare Disparities, Thrombectomy
- Trial name
- Smart-SABI (NCT07257146)
- Testing
- Targeted Stroke Systems of Care Training (SABI-Guided)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Middle East North Africa Stroke and Interventional Neurotherapies Organization
Tissue and Organ Procurement, Health Behavior
Community Trial to Enhance Organ Donation
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a 5-minute video intervention regarding organ donation and transplantation on increasing the number of organ donor cards signed in Northeastern Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles…
- Trial name
- NCT00870506
- Testing
- video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 973 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Breast Cancer
Behavioural Science Messages in Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the United Kingdom, with 1 in 8 women affected during their lifetime. Whilst survival rates are high, the 5-year survival rate is 72% higher with the earliest stage breast cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT05395871
- Testing
- Behavioural Message, Behavioural Message + Video, Usual Care Message
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34,047 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Preconception Care
Study of Virtual Patient Advocate for Preconception Care for African American Women
This study is to examine the effectiveness of a health communication system (Gabby) that assesses preconception health risks and tailors the intervention to each subject, based on her health risks.
- Trial name
- "Gabby" (NCT01812824)
- Testing
- Intervention (Virtual Patient Advocate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
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
Health Care Disparities
Mitigating Racial Disparities in Shared Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit
This is a non randomized pilot trial aimed to: Test the feasibility of an intervention to support intensive care unit clinicians in conducting shared decision making conversations with families of patients with acute respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT05710744
- Testing
- Shared decision making tip sheet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University