Clinical trials: Healthcare Disparities
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
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
COVID-19
PROmotion of COVID-19 BOOSTer VA(X)Ccination in the Emergency Department - PROBOOSTVAXED
The goal of this cluster randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of messaging interventions to increase booster vaccine uptake in adults in the emergency department(ED).
- Trial name
- PROBOOSTVAXED (NCT06156215)
- Testing
- Vaccine Messaging, Vaccine Acceptance Question
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 919 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Electronic Health Records, Chronic Disease
An RCT of an Online Training for Vulnerable Patients to Use an Online Patient Portal Website
Online patient portals are becoming ubiquitous in the US. Previous research has documented substantial usability barriers, especially among patients with limited health literacy.
- Conditions
- Electronic Health Records, Chronic Disease, Health Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT03354000
- Testing
- Take-home online training, In-person online training
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Communication
Avoiding Health Disparities When Collecting Patient Contextual Data for Clinical Care and Pragmatic Research
To assess whether the routine collection of patient-contextual data improves patient activation and communication, and can mitigate racial disparities in communication and engagement, we are inviting patients who have upcoming…
- Trial name
- NCT03766841
- Testing
- Facilitated Enrollment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
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
Physical Disability
Understanding Disparities in Healthcare and Primary Care Provider Quality
The project proposes to fill gaps in the understanding of disparities in healthcare and primary care provider (PCP) quality from the perspectives of adult Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities compared to those without…
- Trial name
- NCT02626910
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Racism, Healthcare Disparities
Assessing Patient-provider Interactions During the Preoperative Anesthesia Consult
This will be a prospective, observational, single-center study to evaluate the effect of race and ethnicity on anesthesia provider-patient interactions.
- Conditions
- Racism, Healthcare Disparities, Minority Health
- Trial name
- IMPLICIT (NCT04508543)
- Testing
- Non-verbal communication score
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Colorectal Neoplasms
Randomized Controlled Trial of Tailored Interactive Multimedia to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities
The study investigators have developed an interactive multimedia computer program that provides personally tailored education about colorectal cancer screening in the user's preferred language (English or Spanish).
- Trial name
- NCT00786747
- Testing
- Personally tailored computer program, Non-tailored control computer program
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
End Stage Liver DIsease
Disparities Among Liver Transplant Patients
The purpose of this study is to inform healthcare interventions to reduce the disparities in liver transplant listing and in transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT05981196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
The Church as a Bridge to Deliver Health Resources Via Telehealth
The proposed Church Bridge intervention project will provide an innovative, evidence-based and technology supported, health intervention model for Southern, African American, and rural populations who continue to be disparately…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Church, Healthcare Disparities
- Trial name
- NCT02773069
- Testing
- Church Bridge Project
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Mississippi
General Pediatric Medical Conditions, Healthcare System Navigation
Family Bridge Program
Pediatric healthcare disparities in the United States (US) remain persistent and pervasive. Suboptimal patient-provider communication plays an important role in creating and maintaining disparate outcomes; this is compounded by…
- Conditions
- General Pediatric Medical Conditions, Healthcare System Navigation, Patient-provider Communication, Health Disparities
- Trial name
- NCT06276621
- Testing
- Family Bridge Program, Care as usual - resources only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 728 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Medication Adherence, Asthma
AdheRence to Inhaled Corticosteroids in Asthma
It is widely recognized that asthma in adult African American patients is a significant health problem, which is partly affected by relatively low inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) adherence rates.
- Trial name
- ARICA (NCT03769519)
- Testing
- ARICA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Breast Cancer, Breast Neoplasms
Integrating Biological, Clinical, and Behavioral Factors to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes - Carolina Breast Cancer Study
Phase 4 of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study (CBCS4) builds on prior phases that examined molecular and epidemiologic differences in breast cancer types and outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07214610
- Testing
- Structured behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,300 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
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
Stroke
Preventing Recurrence of Thromboembolic Events Through Coordinated Treatment in the District of Columbia
The purpose of this study is to refine and evaluate the Preventing Recurrence of Thromboembolic Events through Coordinated Treatment in the District of Columbia (PROTECT DC) intervention.
- Trial name
- PROTECT DC (NCT00703274)
- Testing
- PROTECT DC
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Asthma, Obesity
Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in Health at Pediatric Visits
This research project is aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact of a pediatric-based intervention aimed at reducing low-income families' unmet material needs (food, housing, employment, childcare, household heat, education…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Obesity, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Disparities
- Trial name
- WECARE01 (NCT02451059)
- Testing
- WE CARE survey, WE CARE Community Resource Handout, Patient Navigator
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,205 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center