Clinical trials: Refugee
STIs, HIV
Prevalence of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Migrant Communities in Slovakia
Before project launch, key materials were prepared, including informed consents, posters, informational leaflets, patient cards, social media posts, standard operating procedures, patient management plans and patient registries.
- Conditions
- STIs, HIV, Rapid Detection
- Trial name
- NCT07236268
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Immigrant Caregiver Health Care Navigation for Children
Prepared Parents Helping Kids
Learning to navigate the US health system is challenging for many new immigrants. This pilot study will determine whether an intervention to teach parents key skills needed to access health care for children is feasible and…
- Trial name
- NCT03719976
- Testing
- Group-based educational intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status
Female Genital Cutting in the Arizona Somali Refugee Community
The focus of this project is to elucidate the gaps in care and enhance the provision of FGC-related health care and social services for women in Arizona who have experienced FGC; engaging the Somali and Somali Bantu communities.
- Conditions
- Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type III Status
- Trial name
- FGC (NCT03249649)
- Testing
- Comprehensive Healthcare Needs Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,736 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Symptoms
The Impact of Playing Tetris on Migrants' Mental Health
This study examines if playing Tetris prevents the development of Post-traumatic stress disorder or related anxiety and depressive symptoms. The investigators recruit 300 participants in total in Greece and in the Netherlands.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Symptoms, Depression Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06773338
- Testing
- Tetris, No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Greece, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tilburg University
PTSD, Depression, Anxiety
Physical Activity Intervention for Trauma Afflicted Refugees
This study evaluates the effects of a 10-session physical activity intervention for trauma afflicted refugees. Half of participants will receive this 10-session physical activity intervention and half of the participants will be…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04065126
- Testing
- Physical activity intervention, Brief psycho-education
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Red Cross University College
Refugee Health
HealthIntro - Health Perspective in the Introduction Program
Health problems seem one major reason for why not all refugees, especially women, fulfill the introduction program (IP) and enter the labour market after the end of the program.
- Trial name
- HealthIntro (NCT04973215)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Malaria
Malaria Survey in the Tak Province Refugee Camps
According to the World Malaria Report, there were significant decreases in the number of P.falciparum (PF) malaria cases worldwide in the past decade.
- Trial name
- NCT01902797
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Khat Use Disorder
Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Reduce Khat Use
Healthy khat user with the intention to reduce or stop khat use will be randomly assigned to a one-session brief intervention or waiting list.
- Trial name
- MIkhat (NCT02253589)
- Testing
- modified ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Mental Health, Therapeutics
Lay Therapist Effectiveness With Displaced Persons Kurdish Iraq
Negative mental health effects of war exposure and displacement are pervasive, but many displaced persons and refugees in low-and-middle income countries lack access to evidence-based treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT04684810
- Testing
- Community Lay Therapist-Administered EBT
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
PTSD, Sleep Disorder
Sleep Impairments in Refugees Diagnosed With PTSD
The aim of this study is to examine sleep architecture in refugees with PTSD. Polysomnography (PSG) will be carried out to study the occurrence of sleep disorders in patients and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- PSG-PTSD (NCT03535636)
- Testing
- Polysomnography
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Depression, Anxiety
Phone-Delivered Psychological Intervention (t-CETA) for Mental Health Problems in 8-17 Year-Old Syrian Refugee Children
This study evaluates the effectiveness of t-CETA, a version of Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) adapted to be delivered over the telephone, in treating common mental health problems in 8-17 year old Syrian refugee…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Conduct Disorder
- Trial name
- t-CETA (NCT03887312)
- Testing
- t-CETA, Médecins du Monde treatment as usual
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Nutrition, Healthy
Refugee Insect Production for Food and Feed: the School Meal Intervention
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to assess whether edible insect-enriched school porridge has nutrition and health benefits for children aged 6-9 years in refugee communities in Uganda.
- Trial name
- REFIPRO (NCT06739629)
- Testing
- Insect porridge, Maize Porridge
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Violence, Domestic, Violence-Related Symptom
The weWomen and ourCircle Intervention for Immigrant, Refugee and Indigenous Women
This study evaluates the impact of administering culturally-specific versions of the Danger Assessment (DA) tool followed by the tailored safety planning/referral via use of internet/smartphone-based safety decision aid (SDA) on…
- Trial name
- NCT03265847
- Testing
- Culturally-tailored Safety Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Self-harm, Child Development
Culturally Adapted CMAP Plus LTP for Refugee Mothers with History of Self-harm in Pakistan
Objectives: To asses the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted manual assisted brief psychological intervention (CMAP) plus Learning through Play (LTP) for refugee mothers with history of self-harm having children…
- Trial name
- NCT05171192
- Testing
- CMAP Plus LTP
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning
Childhood Pneumonia, Pneumococcal Carriage
The Study of Chest Infections in Infants Living in a Refugee Camp on the Thai-Burmese Border
This study will follow 1000 refugee infants from birth for two years. The aim of the study is to better understand why some children develop infections caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae whilst others merely carry…
- Trial name
- ARI (NCT00894764)
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Burn Injury, Burns
Foreign-National Burn Patients in a Border-Region Burn Center
This retrospective cohort study will evaluate burn patients hospitalized and treated at the Burn Center of Gaziantep City Hospital between October 2023 and June 2026.
- Trial name
- NCT07673796
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep City Hospital
HIV, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for HIV Positive African, Caribbean and Black
Nearly two-thirds of ACB people living in Ontario are classified as immigrant, refugee or undocumented [non-status/NS] (IRNS) individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT03649607
- Testing
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pain, Pain, Chronic
Chronic Pain Diagnosis and Treatment in Torture Survivors
The goal Aim 1 of this investigation is to characterize the diagnosis of chronic pain in torture survivors. The investigators hypothesize that using a validated pain screen to supplement the existing United Nations Istanbul…
- Trial name
- NCT04629963
- Testing
- Pain Evaluation and BPISF, Surveys, a fingerstick blood sample, EMAs, and a digital wearable device
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Psychological Distress, PTSD
Boosting Refugee Integration Through Psychological Intervention
Refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) face numerous stressors and adversities which put them at risk for developing mental health problems. However, access to adequate mental health care in host countries is limited.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, PTSD, Trauma, Common Mental Health Problems
- Trial name
- BRIGHT (NCT06776523)
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Computer, Screening
Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment (CaPRA) for Refugee Health and Settlement
The purpose of this study was to examine preliminary effect of Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment tool (CaPRA) among Afghan refugees visiting medical professionals (family physicians or nurse practitioners) at a…
- Conditions
- Computer, Screening, Decision Support System, Primary Care
- Trial name
- CaPRA (NCT01427829)
- Testing
- Computer-assisted Psychosocial Risk Assessment (CaPRA)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto