Clinical trials: Public Health
Diabetes
Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines
The investigators are adopting an intervention which has been tested in Canada to the Philippine setting. The program will be called Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAPP).
- Trial name
- CHAP-P (NCT02479516)
- Testing
- Community Health Assessment Program Philippines (CHAP-P)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Vaccine Hesitancy, COVID-19 Testing
A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination
The objective of this study is to compare the results of a COVID-19 specific curriculum led by LACDHS Community Health Workers (CHWs) from these same communities of safety-net patients to effectively increase COVID-19 testing and…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Hesitancy, COVID-19 Testing, Community Health Workers
- Trial name
- NCT05473936
- Testing
- Community Health Worker led curriculum
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Breast Screening
Are Text Message Reminders an Effective Intervention for Improving the Uptake of Breast Screening?
Breast Cancer is the single most common cancer, and the third leading cause of cancer cancer deaths, in the United Kingdom. Breast screening is able to detect breast cancer in the early stages of development, during which time it…
- Trial name
- NCT01977599
- Testing
- Text Message Reminder for Breast Screening Appointment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dental Caries, Oral Health Behavior Change
Assessing the Impact of a Social Media-Based Educational Intervention Using WhatsApp Video Messages on Dental Caries Prevention Knowledge, Oral Hygiene Practices, and Attitudes Toward Dental Health Among Primary School Children Aged 10-12 Years in Public Schools in Cairo Governorate, Egypt: A Quasi-
The goal of this study is to learn if educational videos sent through WhatsApp can improve dental health knowledge, healthy habits, and attitudes in primary school children aged 10 to 12 years in Cairo, Egypt.
- Conditions
- Dental Caries, Oral Health Behavior Change, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT07363317
- Testing
- WhatsApp-Based Dental Health Education for Children
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rana Mohamed Ahmed Farghal
Infantile Diarrhea, Diarrhea
Working With Community Health Workers to Increase ORS Use in Uganda
The purpose of this study is to assess how free distribution and preemptive home delivery of oral rehydration salts (ORS) by community health workers affects ORS use.
- Conditions
- Infantile Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Dehydration
- Trial name
- NCT02870491
- Testing
- Free Distribution, Preemptive Delivery
- Volunteers
- 7,949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Behavior Problem
Enhancing the Health Extension Workers Capacity for Promotion of Maternal and Child
Background: Maternal and child nutrition is a lingering public health concern, affecting the lives of the most vulnerable individuals, in particular mothers and children.
- Trial name
- NCT05028010
- Testing
- Capacity building
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gondar
Lung Neoplasm
Brazilian Lung Immunotherapy Study
Immunotherapy with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents either as single agents or combined with chemotherapy is now considered the standard of care for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Trial name
- BLISS (NCT05081674)
- Testing
- Alectinib, Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Chronic Disease, Community Health Workers
Unidos: Linking Individuals to Social Determinant and Community Health Services
For 19 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC) has been engaged in academic community collaborative research to reduce chronic disease health disparities among the…
- Trial name
- NCT04124224
- Testing
- Unidos
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Brain, Aging
Biobank and Brain Health in Bordeaux.
B cube is a new generation cohort to study the determinants and natural history of brain aging, using molecular epidemiology, in a representative sample (N=2000) of the general population from the age of 55 (the approximate age…
- Conditions
- Brain, Aging, Cognitive Aging, Immunosenescence
- Trial name
- B-cube (NCT05322343)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Fasting blood sampling., Saliva collection and nasal or nasopharyngeal swab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Smoking
Chicago Community Health Study
The study examined smokers from the initial COMPASS survey who live in one of three local Census tracks with large concentrations of minority populations and smoking rates, including Washington Park (98.8% African American, 60.5%…
- Trial name
- CCHS (NCT04460417)
- Testing
- Enhanced Care, TAU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Rabies, Health Education
Social Media as an Information, Education and Communication Tool for Rabies Prevention: An Interventional Study
Background: Rabies is a fatal disease that can be avoided by treating animal bites promptly. Hence, post-exposure prophylaxis is critical.
- Conditions
- Rabies, Health Education, Public Health, Preventive Health Services
- Trial name
- NCT05702008
- Testing
- Rabies Information Education and Communication Material
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College
Vaccine Knowledge, Vaccine Hesitancy
Supporting CHWs as Vaccine Educators: Impact of a Digital Training and Chatbot Intervention on Vaccination in Kenya
This study seeks to understand how to support community health workers (CHWs) to improve routine vaccination rates in high-need areas by testing a two-part intervention.
- Conditions
- Vaccine Knowledge, Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Refusal
- Trial name
- NCT06237374
- Testing
- Digital Vaccine Education Training & Patient-facing Chatbot Tool, Standard Training
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 795 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Diabetes
Community Health Workers and Diabetes Education
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a diabetes education program delivered to CHW in improving the metabolic control of patients with type 2 DM.
- Trial name
- NCT02811874
- Testing
- diabetes education, education in other areas
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Type 1 Diabetes
Clinical Effects of Intermitent Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 1 Diabetes
Observational cross-sectional multicenter study about clinical effect of intermitent continuous glucose monitoring (Flash) in adult type 1 diabetes patients in an Spanish public health system.
- Trial name
- NCT05095610
- Testing
- Flash
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,121 people
- Sponsor
- Castilla-La Mancha Health Service
Asthma
Guidelines to Practice: Reducing Asthma Health Disparities Through Guideline Implementation
The primary hypothesis the investigators will test is that that improving asthma guideline implementation and providing patients with a unified asthma management plan using a multi-component and multilevel intervention will…
- Trial name
- G2P (NCT02190617)
- Testing
- Enhanced Clinic+ Unified Plan + CHW, Enhanced Clinic+ Unified Management Plan, CHW Home Visit Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Public Health - Seattle and King County
Breast Neoplasm Female
mHealth Behavioural Intervention to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Rates Among Members of the Public
Late-stage presentation of breast cancer cases are on the rise in Malaysia. Encouraging breast screening practices can assist in early breast cancer detection.
- Trial name
- mBLISS-B (NCT06293508)
- Testing
- Standard Health Communication Intervention, Behavioural Change Health Communication Intervention
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Research Centre, Malaysia
Malaria in Pregnancy
Assessing the Effectiveness of Community Delivery of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp) in Malawi
The overall aim of the study is to learn whether utilization of Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) for delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnant women (IPTp) can increase coverage of three or more…
- Trial name
- NCT03376217
- Testing
- IPTp delivered by HSAs
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,447 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Colorectal Neoplasms
Screening of Colorectal Cancer in the Public Healthcare Sector in Argentina
Introduction: Early detection of certain types of cancer significantly increases the likelihood of successful treatment and reduces mortality from these causes.
- Trial name
- NCT04293315
- Testing
- Improvement Cycles
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 1,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Technology Addiction, Public Health Nursing
The Effect Of Technology Addiction Prevention Program On University Students At Risk For Technology Addiction
Due to the increasing use of technological devices among adolescents, technology addiction is a serious public health problem that requires intervention.
- Conditions
- Technology Addiction, Public Health Nursing, School Health
- Trial name
- NCT06918691
- Testing
- technology addiction prevention program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Heart Failure
Haiti Community Health Workers (CHW) Adaptation
Evidence-based interventions to improve linkage and outcomes for heart failure (HF) patients requires input from stakeholders: patients, community health workers (CHWs), healthcare staff, and health system administrators.
- Trial name
- NCT05091710
- Testing
- HF follow up care, HF Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center