Clinical trials: RDT
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria, Pregnancy Malaria
Clinical Performance of the Histidine Rich Protein 2 (HRP2) Highly Sensitive Rapid Diagnostic Test (HS-RDT) for Malaria Diagnosis in Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea
Malaria during pregnancy remains an important public health issue in endemic countries. Most cases of malaria in pregnant women are asymptomatic, and can contribute to adverse outcomes, such as maternal and neonatal anaemia as…
- Conditions
- Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria, Pregnancy Malaria, Diagnoses Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03462615
- Testing
- HS-RDT
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 930 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma
SJDAWN: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Phase 1 Study Evaluating Molecularly-Driven Doublet Therapies for Children and Young Adults With Recurrent Brain Tumors
Approximately 90% of children with malignant brain tumors that have recurred or relapsed after receiving conventional therapy will die of disease.
- Conditions
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, Anaplastic Ganglioglioma, Anaplastic Meningioma
- Trial name
- NCT03434262
- Testing
- Gemcitabine, ribociclib, sonidegib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Recurrent Solid Tumor, Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma
Study of Onivyde With Talazoparib or Temozolomide in Children With Recurrent Solid Tumors and Ewing Sarcoma
The phase I portion of this study is designed for children or adolescents and young adults (AYA) with a diagnosis of a solid tumor that has recurred (come back after treatment) or is refractory (never completely went away).
- Conditions
- Recurrent Solid Tumor, Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma, Recurrent Hepatoblastoma, Recurrent Malignant Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04901702
- Testing
- Onivyde, Talazoparib, Temozolomide
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Rhabdoid Neoplasm of CNS
Antineoplaston Therapy in Treating Children With Rhabdoid Tumor of the Central Nervous System
RATIONALE: Current therapies for childhood Rhabdoid tumors provide limited benefit to the patient. The anti-cancer properties of Antineoplaston therapy suggest that it may prove beneficial in the treatment of childhood Rhabdoid…
- Trial name
- NCT00003469
- Testing
- Antineoplaston therapy (Atengenal + Astugenal)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Burzynski Research Institute
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Ependymal Tumor
Ulixertinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With MAPK Pathway Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial)
This phase II Pediatric MATCH trial studies how well ulixertinib works in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced), non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders that have a…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Ependymal Tumor, Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma, Recurrent Glioma
- Trial name
- NCT03698994
- Testing
- Pharmacokinetic Study, Ulixertinib
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Antimicrobial Resistance
Algorithm Using a Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Management of Childhood Febrile Diseases.
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), fever remains a major public health problem in children. The introduction of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in routine healthcare has greatly improved the management of malaria.
- Trial name
- e-MANIC (NCT05285657)
- Testing
- Two-step malaria RDT detecting PfHRP2/pLDH (SD Ag Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan: Standard Diagnostics, Hagal-Dong, Korea)
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,176 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Etoposide Followed By an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Previously Untreated Malignant Brain Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00392886
- Testing
- carboplatin, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Assessment of Recombinant HAT-RDT Specificity
Human African trypanosomiasis HAT, or sleeping sickness, is a tropical disease caused mainly by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (gHAT).
- Trial name
- NCT05637632
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Intraocular Melanoma
Iodine I 131 Monoclonal Antibody 3F8 in Treating Patients With Central Nervous System Cancer or Leptomeningeal Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies, such as iodine I 131 monoclonal antibody 3F8, can find tumor cells and carry tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Intraocular Melanoma, Lung Cancer, Melanoma (Skin)
- Trial name
- NCT00445965
- Testing
- DNA analysis, immunologic technique, pharmacological study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma
An Intermediate Expanded Use Trial of DFMO
To provide DFMO in an expanded use setting to subjects with relapsed rare tumors with increased LIN28 expression or MYCN amplification or up regulation of ornithine decarboxylase.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Typical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor, Embryonal Tumor With Abundant Neuropil and True Rosettes
- Trial name
- NCT03581240
- Testing
- eflornithine HCl
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Giselle Sholler
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Dasatinib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Dasatinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs in chemotherapy, such as ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Kidney Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00788125
- Testing
- carboplatin, dasatinib, etoposide phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Malaria Infection, Pregnancy
Diagnostic Access to Self-Care and Health Services in Low and Middle Income Countries (DASH) - Phase II
Our primary goal is to determine if on-demand, home-based rapid testing, or rapid testing done by a community health worker (CHW) results in people testing for diseases more frequently and getting care more quickly.
- Conditions
- Malaria Infection, Pregnancy, HIV, Diabetes
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT06588790)
- Testing
- Home-based rapid testing, Community health worker rapid testing
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Collecting and Storing Tissue From Young Patients With Cancer
This laboratory study is collecting and storing tissue, blood, and bone marrow samples from young patients with cancer. Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and bone marrow from patients with cancer to study in the…
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Central Nervous System Neoplasm, Ewing Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00898755
- Testing
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- 68 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer
MT2004-30: Tomotherapy for Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: A peripheral blood stem cell transplant or bone marrow transplant using stem cells from the patient may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy and image-guided intensity-modulated radiation…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Kidney Cancer, Liver Cancer, Retinoblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT00623077
- Testing
- filgrastim, busulfan, etoposide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Malaria, RDT
Abbott NxTekTM Malaria RDT WHO Prequalification Study
Since their introduction in the late 90's, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have dramatically improved our ability to control malaria but proved insufficient to support elimination efforts because of their limited sensitivity…
- Conditions
- Malaria, RDT, Diagnoses Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05444790
- Testing
- Rapid Diagnostic Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia, Peru and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,563 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor
Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Peripheral stem cell transplantation may be able to replace immune cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy used to kill tumor cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00007813
- Testing
- filgrastim, carboplatin, cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Ewing's Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma
Aflac ST0901 CHOANOME - Sirolimus in Solid Tumors
The best treatment for recurrent cancers or those that do not respond to therapies is not known. Typically, patients with these cancers receive a combination of cancer drugs (chemotherapy), surgery, or radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Ewing's Sarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Astrocytoma, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
- Trial name
- Aflac ST0901 (NCT01331135)
- Testing
- sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Collecting and Storing Blood and Brain Tumor Tissue Samples From Children With Brain Tumors
The purpose of this study is to collect and store brain tissue samples and blood from children with brain cancer that will be tested in the laboratory.
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Cerebral Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00919750
- Testing
- Cytology Specimen Collection Procedure
- Where
- 187 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,258 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Central Nervous System Tumor, Pediatric, Glioma
EGFR806-specific CAR T Cell Locoregional Immunotherapy for EGFR-positive Recurrent or Refractory Pediatric CNS Tumors
This is a Phase 1 study of central nervous system (CNS) locoregional adoptive therapy with autologous CD4+ and CD8+ T cells that are lentivirally transduced to express an EGFR806 specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and…
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Tumor, Pediatric, Glioma, Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma
- Trial name
- NCT03638167
- Testing
- EGFR806-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brain Tumor Recurrent
Methotrexate and Etoposide Infusions Into the Fourth Ventricle in Children with Recurrent Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors
The goal of this clinical research study is to establish the safety of simultaneous infusions of methotrexate and etoposide into the fourth ventricle of the brain or resection cavity in patients with recurrent malignant posterior…
- Trial name
- NCT02905110
- Testing
- Methotrexate, Etoposide, Ommaya Reservoir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston