Clinical trials: Intestinal Infection
Acute Appendicitis, Abscess
Water And Saline Head-to-head In The Blinded Evaluation Study Trial
Patients who are diagnosed with acute appendicitis consented and then randomized into two arms of the trial. In one arm, patients receive irrigation of the abdomen during surgery with normal saline, or salt water.
- Trial name
- WASHITBEST (NCT02714023)
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Sterile Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Dysentery
Identification of Correlates of Protection Against Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Infections
The aim of this study is to accelerate the development of vaccine candidates against diarrheal diseases caused by Shigella and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC).
- Trial name
- NCT01638039
- Testing
- Laboratory Tests
- Where
- 7 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection
Impact of Alternative Treatment Strategies and Delivery Systems for Soil-transmitted Helminths in Kenya
The mainstay of control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is school-based deworming but recent modelling has highlights that in all but low very transmission settings, the treatment of school-aged children is unlikely to…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection, Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Trial name
- TUMIKIA (NCT02397772)
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 21,761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Respiratory Infections in Children
Probiotics, Respiratory and Intestinal Microbiome and Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Pneumonia and diarrhea are the most frequent causes of infectious diseases in children under 5 years of age worldwide, responsible for 1.5 million deaths annually. In up to 80% of pneumonia cases the etiology is viral.
- Trial name
- NCT03683927
- Testing
- Bacillus clausii, Sterile water
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Intestinal Microbiota Between Different Groups
Impact of Direct-acting Antiviral Drugs on The Patterns of Gut Microbiota in Patients With HCV Related Chronic Liver Diseases
The recent introduction of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy has dramatically changed the rates of cure of HCV infection even in difficult to treat subjects and in those with severe comorbidities .
- Trial name
- NCT06829966
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Healthy Volunteers
ShigETEC Vaccine Study in Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial is to test ShigETEC vaccine, a combination vaccine against Shigella and ETEC diarrhoea in Bangladeshi adults (aged 18-45 years) and paediatric participants of three different age groups (aged 2-5…
- Trial name
- NCT05987488
- Testing
- ShigETEC live, attenuated, oral vaccine
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eveliqure Biotechnologies GmbH
Malaria
Gut and Azithromycin Mechanisms in Infants and Children II
Childhood mortality is decreasing worldwide. However, many sub-Saharan countries still have high children under 5 mortality rates.
- Trial name
- GAMINII (NCT04315272)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Mexico
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- NCT04736615
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behavior change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Appendicitis
Abdominal Drainage During Appendicectomy - Resources Down the Drain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
The investigators performed a retrospective review of all patients undergoing appendicectomy from March-November 2018 using the online theatre database and discharge letters.
- Trial name
- NCT04163211
- Testing
- Abdominal drain
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Polio
Immunogenicity of 1 or 2 Doses of bOPV in Chilean Infants Primed With IPV Vaccine
The rationale for this study (IPV 002ABMG) is to evaluate and compare three doses of IPV, two doses of IPV plus one bOPV, and one dose of IPV plus two doses of bOPV in order to provide evidence for better immunization policy…
- Trial name
- IPV002ABMG (NCT01841671)
- Testing
- IPV, bOPV, mOPV type 2
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Shigella Infection
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of IP-QSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults/Adolescents, Children and Infants
The goal of this phase 1/2a, randomized, observer-blind, age-descending, dose-finding trial is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent synthetic oligosaccharide-based Shigella vaccine (adjuvanted IP-QSV) in…
- Trial name
- NCT07666750
- Testing
- 30μg IP-QSV, 10μg IP-QSV, 2μg IP-QSV
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Chronic Disease, HIV/AIDS
Observational Pharmaco-Epidemiology Research & Analysis
Greater advances are needed in two separate but related areas in healthcare: 1) the Clinical Decision Support Systems that complement the EHR use in support of routine patient care, population management and disease management…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, HIV/AIDS, Liver Diseases, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Trial name
- OPERA (NCT03813862)
- Testing
- Non-interventional (observational only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epividian
Shigellosis
A Study to Determine If a New Shigella Vaccine is Safe, Induces Immunity and The Best Dose Among Kenyan Infants
In this study, the tetravalent bioconjugate candidate vaccine Shigella4V will be tested to obtain first-in-human data on its safety and immunogenicity in infants and to identify the preferred dose of Shigella4V in 9 month old…
- Trial name
- NCT04056117
- Testing
- Shigella 4V, MenACWY, Rabies
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LimmaTech Biologics AG
IBD, Covid19
Covid-19 Vaccine Responses in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
The 2019-coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, was identified as the source of pneumonia cases in Wuhan city in China. It rapidly spread worldwide and was declared by WHO as a pandemic.
- Trial name
- NCT05067959
- Testing
- Covid-19 vaccine
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Diarrhea
Effects of Probiotic in Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea in Children
Persistent diarrhea is a common health problem worldwide, particularly in low-income countries. Approximately 3% to 20% of acute diarrhea episodes in children under 5 years of age become persistent diarrhea.
- Trial name
- NCT05812820
- Testing
- LiveSpo DIA30, LiveSpo CLAUSY, RO
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Children's Hospital, Vietnam
Schistosomiasis, Anemia
Schistosomiasis Effect on Response to Vaccines, Anaemia and Nutritional Status of Children of Northern Senegal
SchistoVAN aims to study the role of schistosomiasis infection in the modulation of the immune response of children to childhood vaccine antigens, as well as the impact of this infection on their nutritional status and their…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Anemia, Underweight, Stunting
- Trial name
- SchistoVAN (NCT01553552)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
Blastocystis Infections
Efficacy of Calprotectin as A Marker For the Pathogenicity of Blastocystis Infection
Blastocystis which is commonly found in the gastro-intestinal tract, has been recognized as a non-pathogenic organism for a few decades. It has a variable distribution.
- Trial name
- NCT05724368
- Testing
- Fecal Calprotectin ELISA kit
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Death, Nosocomial Infection
Prophylactic Probiotics in Premature Infants
This study tries to determine whether the oral administration of a specific probiotic (good bacteria) in premature infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit may prevent infections and the development of a severe…
- Trial name
- C3P (NCT00727363)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 8 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 751 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colombian Neonatal Research Network
Early-Onset Sepses, Neonatal, Periventricular Haemorrhage Neonatal
Zinc Supplementation on Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Premature birth is a major cause of neonatal death in addition to neonatal asphyxia and infections. Early in life, premature babies must get aggressive nutrition so that there is no extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in the…
- Conditions
- Early-Onset Sepses, Neonatal, Periventricular Haemorrhage Neonatal, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT04050488
- Testing
- Zinc Sulfate
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia