Clinical trials: Brain Abscess
Brain Abscess, Fatigue
Cognitive Function and Fatigue After Brain Abscess
Brain abscess is a focal bacterial or fungal infection of the brain. Treatment is neurosurgical drainage of pus followed by long-term antibiotic treatment.
- Conditions
- Brain Abscess, Fatigue, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04938362
- Testing
- FDG-PET, EEG
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
Primary Prophylaxis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in HIV-Infected Patients
To evaluate the effectiveness of pyrimethamine (given with leucovorin calcium versus placebo (an inactive substance) for the primary prophylaxis (prevention) of cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00000643
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine, Leucovorin calcium
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
A Pilot Study of Oral Clindamycin and Pyrimethamine for the Treatment of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients With AIDS
To collect information on the effectiveness and toxicity of clindamycin plus pyrimethamine and leucovorin calcium for the treatment of acute toxoplasmic encephalitis in adult patients with AIDS.
- Trial name
- NCT00000674
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine, Leucovorin calcium, Clindamycin
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Meningitis, Encephalitis
BIGlobal Intervention Study: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Brain Infections Globally
Background: Patients with suspected brain infections pose major challenges to low and middle income countries, including their disproportionately high burden, diverse causes with inadequate surveillance, requirement for invasive…
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Encephalitis, Abscess Brain
- Trial name
- NCT04190303
- Testing
- Pragmatic, multi-component package
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
A Pilot Study of 566C80 for the Salvage Treatment of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients Infected With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Who Have Failed or Are Intolerant of Pyrimethamine-Sulfadiazine
To evaluate the safety and tolerance of atovaquone (566C80) in AIDS patients with central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis. To evaluate the efficacy of 566C80 in the acute treatment and suppression of CNS toxoplasmosis in AIDS…
- Trial name
- NCT00001994
- Testing
- Atovaquone
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- Glaxo Wellcome
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
A Study of Azithromycin Plus Pyrimethamine in the Treatment of a Brain Infection in Patients With AIDS
To evaluate the effectiveness and toxicity of oral azithromycin and pyrimethamine as acute therapy for toxoplasmic encephalitis in AIDS patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00000966
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Pyrimethamine, Leucovorin calcium
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Brain Abscess
Brain Abscesses in Transplant Recipients: a Multicentre Retrospective Study (BAT-STUDY)
Allotransplantation is the process of transferring organ(s), tissue(s) or cell(s) from a healthy donor to a recipient. The two main applications of allotransplantation are solid organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic…
- Trial name
- NCT06242496
- Testing
- Retrospective follow-up
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
A Randomized Prospective Study of Pyrimethamine Therapy for Prevention of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in HIV-Infected Individuals With Serologic Evidence of Latent Toxoplasma Gondii Infection
To evaluate pyrimethamine as a prophylactic agent against toxoplasmic encephalitis in individuals who are coinfected with HIV and latent Toxoplasma gondii.
- Trial name
- NCT00000666
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Acute Brain Injury
The NEUROlogically-impaired Extubation Timing Trial (NEURO-ETT)
This trial in brain-injured patients will test which of the following will lead to better patient outcomes: (1) an airway management pathway consisting of daily assessments and removal of the breathing tube as soon as patients…
- Trial name
- NCT04291235
- Testing
- Airway Management Pathway, Usual Care
- Where
- 14 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Acute Brain Injury
The NEUROlogically-impaired Extubation Timing Trial
This randomized controlled trial will enrol patients with acute severe brain injury who pass a spontaneous breathing trial but have decreased level of consciousness. It will directly compare (1) prompt extubation vs.
- Trial name
- NEURO-ETT (NCT02920580)
- Testing
- Extubation, Usual Care
- Where
- 13 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral, HIV Infections
Phase II Randomized Open-Label Trial of Atovaquone Plus Pyrimethamine and Atovaquone Plus Sulfadiazine for the Treatment of Acute Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of atovaquone with either pyrimethamine or sulfadiazine in AIDS patients with toxoplasmic encephalitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00000794
- Testing
- Sulfadiazine, Clarithromycin, Atovaquone
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lateral Sinus Thrombosis, Mastoiditis
Otogenic CSVT Retrospective Case Series and Associated Thrombophilia
The aim of this study is to report the clinical presentation, Microbiological, laboratory and imaging evaluation, prothrombotic factors analysis, medical and surgical management and outcomes in children with Otogenic Cerebral…
- Conditions
- Lateral Sinus Thrombosis, Mastoiditis, Otitis Media
- Trial name
- CSVT PCR (NCT03864055)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel