Clinical trials: Homelessness
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Housing Problems
Diabetes Homeless Medication Support
This randomized pilot trial of the Diabetes Homeless Medication Support intervention vs. brief diabetes education will test the perception and feasibility of anticipated study procedures and refine randomization and blinding.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Housing Problems, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- D-HOMES (NCT05258630)
- Testing
- Diabetes Homeless Medication Support (D-Homes), Enhanced usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Empathy Towards People Experiencing Homelessness, Education
Virtual Reality and Lived-Experience Speakers in Homelessness Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of Medical Sciences Students' Empathy and Attitudes Toward People Experiencing Homelessness
The goal of this study is to learn whether a virtual reality experience about homelessness, used together with talks from people with lived experience of homelessness, can improve empathy and attitudes toward people experiencing…
- Conditions
- Empathy Towards People Experiencing Homelessness, Education, Education, Medical, Undergraduate
- Trial name
- NCT07727447
- Testing
- We Live Here virtual reality homelessness perspective-taking simulation, Lived-experience speaker session on homelessness
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University
Cancer
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Among the Homeless Population: The Health Navigator Model
Prevention and early detection are key for the decrease of cancer-related mortality. However, socially deprived population groups don't have the privilege of unburdened access to the healthcare system.
- Trial name
- CANCERLESS (NCT05406687)
- Testing
- Health Navigator Model
- Where
- 18 sites in Austria, Greece and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 654 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depressive Symptoms
Mindfulness-based Intervention to Address PTSD in Trauma-exposed, Homeless Women
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a major public health concern that disproportionately effects minorities and those with low-socioeconomic status, such as homeless women, creating a critical health disparity.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depressive Symptoms, Hydrocortisone, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT04605198
- Testing
- Modified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Health Promotion Wellness Classes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alcohol Misuse, Homeless
Efficacy of a Smartphone-Based JITAI to Reduce Drinking Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Approximately 1 out of every 3 adults experiencing homelessness has a current alcohol use disorder (AUD). Alcohol use plays a central role in increased morbidity and mortality in this population, with some studies suggesting it…
- Trial name
- SmartT_A (NCT06821295)
- Testing
- Smart-T Alcohol, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Alcohol Use Disorder
Harm Reduction With Pharmacotherapy (HaRP)
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of extended-release naltrexone and harm reduction counseling in reducing alcohol-related harm among homeless people with alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- HaRP (NCT01932801)
- Testing
- XR-NTX, HRC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Homeless Persons, Wound and Injuries
The WARM Study is a Pilot Study That Aims to Investigate the Impact of Environmental Factors on Acute and Chronic Wounds, Mental Illness, and Social Factors Among People Experiencing Housing Emergencies in Augsburg.
Providing healthcare to homeless people is a key and challenging task, both for society as a whole and for medical and psychosocial professionals.
- Conditions
- Homeless Persons, Wound and Injuries, Chronic Wound Care, Homelessness
- Trial name
- WARM (NCT07640672)
- Testing
- Wound care at the University Hospital and in the Johanniter mobile wound care unit
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Augsburg
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms: a Homeless Case Series
This case series and feasibility trial evaluated a novel integrated cognitive behavioral treatment, which was adapted specifically for homeless individuals and developed to treat substance use and depressive symptoms…
- Trial name
- INTER (NCT05329181)
- Testing
- Integrated cognitive behavioral treatment
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Homelessness, Respite Care
Bridge Copenhagen - Respite Care for Homeless People
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of a two week respite program (Red Cross) for homeless people just discharged from hospitals in the capital region of Denmark.
- Trial name
- BC (NCT02649595)
- Testing
- Red Cross Respite care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Healthy
Intervention to Improve Expression of End of Life Preferences for Homeless Persons
The purpose of this study is to determine whether homeless individuals will complete a living will and whether guidance enhances rates of completion and to see whether filling out a living will has any impact on the care given at…
- Trial name
- SELPH (NCT00546884)
- Testing
- MI condition, GI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Smoking
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives, Text Messaging, and Usual Care for Homeless Smokers
The QUIT (Quitting with Usual Care, Incentives, and Technology) Smoking Study is a 3-arm pilot randomized controlled trial that will test the effect of 2 different experimental smoking cessation interventions relative to a…
- Trial name
- QUIT (NCT02565381)
- Testing
- Transdermal nicotine patch, In-person smoking cessation counseling, Contingent financial rewards for smoking abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Contraception Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Evaluating the Impact of CHOICE-AYA on Contraceptive Use, Continuation and Satisfaction
This is a prospective study involving two phases: 1) adaptation and 2) intervention, in adolescents aged 14-21 experiencing homelessness.
- Conditions
- Contraception Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Behavior
- Trial name
- CHOICE-AYA (NCT05022134)
- Testing
- CHOICE-AYA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Psychological Trauma, Trauma and Stress Related Disorders
Trauma-Focused Intervention With Women Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness and associated traumas disproportionately affect women. The biopsychosocial health consequences of untreated trauma are profound.
- Conditions
- Psychological Trauma, Trauma and Stress Related Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT05873517
- Testing
- Immediate Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)+, Waitlist + NET+
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Housing Problems, Pregnancy Related
Evaluating the Impact of Emergency Maternity Housing
Moms will call and agencies will determine if she is eligible based on basic criteria. If she is eligible, the agency will send her an intake application link to complete, which includes a consent form.
- Trial name
- NCT05428514
- Testing
- Maternity Housing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Alcohol Use Disorder
Phosphatidylethanol-Based Contingency Management for Housing
The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) in reducing alcohol use in individuals experiencing unstable housing but who are currently housed in shelters.
- Trial name
- NCT04038021
- Testing
- Phosphatidylethanol-based Contingency Management, Non-Contingent Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Type 2 Diabetes
Effectiveness of the Diabetes Homeless Medication Support (D-HOMES) Program on Diabetes Management
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Diabetes Homelessness Medication Support (D-HOMES) wellness coaching model is effective for adults who speak English or Spanish, have Type 2 diabetes with an HbA1c at or above…
- Trial name
- D-HOMES R01 (NCT07091487)
- Testing
- Diabetes Homeless Medication Support, Enhanced Usual Care/ Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Katherine Vickery
End of Life Decision Making, Advance Care Planning
An Intervention to Improve End of Life Decision Making Among Homeless Persons
This project is a prospective, randomized controlled trial to improve the end of life experience for homeless persons by facilitating the expression of their wishes and enhancement of their dignity when facing serious illness…
- Trial name
- NCT00471016
- Testing
- Guided intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Veterans, Homeless Persons
Improving Housing Outcomes for Homeless Veterans
Many homeless Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) enroll in the VA's Supported Housing (VASH) program but struggle to obtain and sustain housing.
- Conditions
- Veterans, Homeless Persons, Mentally Ill Persons
- Trial name
- NCT03646149
- Testing
- Housing Skills Training Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Severe Psychiatric Disorder
Impact of an Alternative to Incarceration by Housing and Support by Assertive Community Treatment Team for Homeless People With Severe Psychiatric Disorders Referred to Referral Procedures : AILSI Program
People who are homeless with severe psychiatric disorders have to negotiate discontinuous mental health care pathways including high use of emergency departement and enforced hospitalisation, poor access to ambulatory care, poor…
- Trial name
- AILSI (NCT06025006)
- Testing
- alternative to incarceration
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Smoking Cessation, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
Smoke-free Home Intervention in Permanent Supportive Housing
The focus of this study is on expanding access to voluntary smoke-free homes to formerly homeless residents residing in permanent supportive housing and examining the impact of this intervention on reducing tobacco-caused…
- Trial name
- NCT04855357
- Testing
- Resident counselling, Staff Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco