Clinical trials: Parasitemia
Malaria
Plasmodium and Other Parasites in Pregnant Women and Children Around Margibi and Montserrado Counties, Liberia
Background: The disease malaria affects many people in Liberia and other parts of Africa. It is caused by germs that are spread by mosquito bites.
- Trial name
- NCT03719599
- Where
- 2 sites in Liberia
- Volunteers
- 1,264 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Efficacy of Artemisinin Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Uncomplicated P. Falciparum in Pregnancy in Brazil
Data on the burden of MIP in low transmission areas, such as Latin America, are very limited; there is even less information on the efficacy of case management of MiP.
- Trial name
- PAACT-PF (NCT01082731)
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine, Mefloquine- Artesunate
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Infections, Malaria
Differences in Malaria Infection Levels in HIV-infected Infants and Children Receiving PI- and NNRTI-based HAART
More than 1.5 million deaths of African children under 5 years of age have been due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. When HIV and malaria are present as coinfections, they enhance each other's progression.
- Trial name
- NCT00719602
- Testing
- Lamivudine, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Nevirapine
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi, Uganda and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Malaria
Markers of T Cell Suppression: Associations With Malaria Infection and Antimalarial Treatment in Malian Children
Background: The disease malaria can cause very serious health problems. Researchers want to see if malaria affects the way T cells and vaccines work in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT02504918
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Impact of TMP-SMX Prophylaxis on Malaria Infection and Immunity in Children in Uganda
Background: Malaria is a disease that affects many children and adults in Uganda and Africa. If it is not treated, it can make some people severely ill.
- Trial name
- NCT02094508
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Molecular Basis of Erythrocyte Invasion by Plasmodium Vivax Into Duffy-Negative Erythrocytes in Mali
Background: Malaria is caused by parasites carried by some mosquitos. When the mosquitos bite people, the parasites can infect them. One of these parasites is Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax). Some children have P.
- Trial name
- NCT03304691
- Where
- 2 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria, Seizures
Aggressive Antipyretics for Fever Reduction in CNS Malaria
The study will examine whether prophylactic and scheduled treatment with acetaminophen and ibuprofen can decrease the maximum temperature experienced during the acute illness in children with CNS malaria.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Seizures, Coma, Parasitemia
- Trial name
- NCT03399318
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Asymptomatic Parasitemia In Pregnancy
Evaluate Parasitological Clearance Rates And Pharmacokinetics Of The Combination Of Azithromycin And Chloroquine In Asymptomatic Pregnant Women With Falciparum Parasitemia In Africa
The study will be conducted in asymptomatic pregnant women with P. falciparum parasitemia. The subjects will be given 3 day dosing regiment of the fixed-dose combination of Azithromycin and Chloroquine.
- Trial name
- NCT01103713
- Testing
- Azithromycin plus chloroquine
- Where
- 7 sites in Benin, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Malaria, Falciparum
Malaria Transmission Studies in Mali
Background: Malaria is an illness caused by a parasite spread by mosquitoes. When a mosquito bites a person who is infected with a kind of parasite called a gametocyte, it is able to spread the infection to another person.
- Trial name
- NCT01829737
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Parasitemia
Parasitic Clearance and Recurrence Rates Among Patients With Vivax Malaria
This research is intended to study the efficacy of CQ alone for P.vivax infection and also to study the recurrence rate among patients with P.vivax on standard dose of CQ and PQ.
- Trial name
- BCAPES (NCT01784315)
- Testing
- Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT)will be used for Chloroquine resistant P.vivax, Chloroquine and Primaquine
- Where
- 3 sites in Bhutan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Bhutan