Clinical trials: Malaria Prevention
Malaria
Evaluation of the Public Health Impact of Seasonal Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) in Children in Senegal
In areas of seasonal malaria transmission the burden of severe disease and mortality due to malaria is mainly among children under 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00712374
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Preterm Birth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00131235
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Malaria
School Based Malaria Control in Ugandan Schoolchildren
The investigators hypothesize that schoolchildren treated with IPT using DP over one year of follow-up will have a different risk of clinical malaria compared to those treated with placebo.
- Trial name
- SBMC (NCT01231880)
- Testing
- Four monthly IPT with dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine (DP), Monthly IPT using DP
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 740 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Incidence
Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for Malaria Prevention in Refugee Settings
The objective is to test the protective effect of permethrin-treated lesus against malaria in young children in refugee settings
- Trial name
- NCT07903324
- Testing
- Factory-treated lesu, Soaked lesu, Untreated lesu
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria in Pregnancy
Evaluating the Effects of Community Delivery of Malaria Intermittent Preventive Treatment on Pregnant Women and Babies
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community delivery of sulfadoxine-pyrimetamine (SP) for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in increasing the coverage of IPTp among pregnant women in…
- Trial name
- TIPTOP (NCT03600844)
- Testing
- Community distribution of SP for IPTp
- Where
- 12 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 10,602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Malaria
Parasite Clearance and Protection From Infection (PCPI) in Cameroon
The Cameroon PCPI study will measure the effect of the parasite genotypes associated with SP resistance on parasite clearance and protection from infection when exposed to SP.
- Trial name
- NCT06173206
- Testing
- SP (Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd), SPAQ (Guilin Pharmaceuticals), AS (Guilin Pharmaceuticals)
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 902 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria
Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infant in Mali
Studies have shown that Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) with Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)reduced the incidence of clinical malaria and anemia without modifying infants' serological response to EPI vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT00766662
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bamako
Pregnancy
IPTp Plus ITNs for Malaria Control in Pregnant Women
We aim to evaluate whether IPT in pregnancy provides any additional benefit to the protection afforded by ITNs.
- Trial name
- NCT00209781
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (Fansidar), ITNs
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 1,028 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Malaria
Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTc) and Home Based Management of Malaria (HMM)in The Gambia
Malaria in African countries remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity among young children. The global malaria control strategies include prompt treatment with an effective antimalarial drug, vector control using…
- Trial name
- NCT00944840
- Testing
- SP plus amodiaquine
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Anemia
Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Antimalarials in Kenyan Infants
The purpose of the study is to see whether antimalarial drugs administered at the time of routine infant vaccinations prevents malaria and anemia in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00111163
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with artesunate, amodiaquine with artesunate, chlorproguanil-dapsone
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaria, HIV Infections
HIV Protease Inhibitors for the Prevention of Malaria in Ugandan Children
HIV and malaria are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and children bear the greatest brunt of both diseases. No single existing intervention is likely to control malaria in Africa.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-PEDS (NCT00978068)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r), Nevirapine (NVP), Efavirenz (EFV)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria, Malaria Prophylaxis
Boosting the Impact of SMC Through Simultaneous Screening and Treatment of Roommates
Malaria represents a major public health concern in sub-Sahara Africa. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is one of the largest preventive measures.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Malaria Prophylaxis, Mass Testing and Treatment
- Trial name
- SMC-RST (NCT04816461)
- Testing
- Amodiaquine Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamin administration, Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Standard HRP2-RDT
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Child Mortality
Improving Care Through Azithromycin Research for Infants in Africa
Infectious diseases are among the most common causes of mortality in the over 2.5 million children under 5 years of age (U5) who died in 2018 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
- Trial name
- ICARIA (NCT04235816)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 20,560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Malaria
Evaluation of Insecticide Treated Nets and Wall Liners for the Prevention of Malaria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether insecticide treated wall liners, in combination with insecticide treated nets, reduce the incidence of malaria infections compared to insecticide treated nets alone.
- Trial name
- MTC-ITWL (NCT01043796)
- Testing
- Insecticide treated nets and wall liners, Insecticide treated nets alone
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaria
Prevention of Malaria in HIV-uninfected Pregnant Women and Infants
This will be a double-blinded randomized controlled phase III trial of 782 HIV uninfected pregnant women and the children born to them.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-BC3 (NCT02793622)
- Testing
- Monthly Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) During Pregnancy, Monthly Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DP) During Pregnancy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 782 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria
OPTIMAL LEAP: Optimizing Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine IPTsc Intervals to Advance Learning, Executive Function, Attendance, and Antimalarial Resistance Surveillance in Kenyan Schoolchildren
Malaria remains a major cause of illness among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom carry asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections that may contribute to anemia, inflammation, school absenteeism, and…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria, Intermittent Preventive Treatment
- Trial name
- Optimal LEAP (NCT07798583)
- Testing
- Monthly DP, Quarterly DP
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy
Improving PRegnancy Outcomes With Intermittent preVEntive Treatment in Africa
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of monthly intermittent preventive treatment using dihydroartemisinin piperaquine (DP) alone or in combination with azithromycin (AZ) compared to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy, Malaria
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT03208179)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine plus azithromycin
- Where
- 7 sites in Kenya, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Malaria, P. Falciparum
Permethrin-treated Baby-wraps for the Prevention of Malaria in Children
The scientific objective of this study is to test the protective effect of permethrin-treated lesus against P. falciparum malaria in infants and young children.
- Trial name
- NCT05391230
- Testing
- Permethrin-treated lesu, Untreated lesu
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria,Falciparum, Anemia in Children
Preventing Malaria in School Children to Protect the Whole Community in Rural Blantyre District, Malawi
This is an individually randomized, controlled, single blind three arm clinical trial of malaria chemoprevention strategies Arm 1: Intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (IPT-DP).
- Trial name
- NCT06083688
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Chloroquine, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-amodiaquine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine