Clinical trials: Snakebite
Snake Bite
A Controlled Clinical Trial on The Use of a Specific Antivenom Against Envenoming by Bungarus Multicinctus
In northern Vietnam, a vast majority of the most severe envenomed patients are bitten by Bungarus multicinctus. Hitherto, these victims have received supportive care only.
- Trial name
- NCT00811239
- Testing
- Bungarus multicinctus-candidus Antivenom, Supportive Care
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Hanoi Medical University
Snake Bites, Antivenins
Evaluation of Anti-venoms Serum in Africa
There is little or no assessment under real-use conditions of the efficacy and the tolerance in the short, medium and long term of the antivenoms currently on the market and used in the treatment of snake bites.
- Conditions
- Snake Bites, Antivenins, Snake Venoms
- Trial name
- ESAA (NCT03326492)
- Testing
- Antivenom serum Inoserp Pan-Africa® injection
- Where
- 13 sites in Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Snake Bite, Weaning
Automatic Tube Compensation (ATC) for Weaning Patients With Severe Neurotoxic Snake Envenoming
In the mechanically ventilated patient, the single greatest cause of imposed work of breathing is the resistance caused by the endotracheal tube.
- Conditions
- Snake Bite, Weaning, Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- ATC (NCT00804011)
- Testing
- ATC, PSV
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Snakebite, Snake Envenomation
Mapping Snakebite Risk in Ghana and Rwanda
Snakebite causes approximately 138,000 deaths each year and non-fatal bites lead to considerable health burden, particularly in low-income tropical countries. Data on snakebite burden are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT06808789
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 32,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Snake Bites, Coagulopathy, Consumption
Hemostatic Variables In Snakebite Study
Background Novelty The global assays of coagulation, namely the viscoelastometric tests and clot waveform has never been studied in detail before in snakebite victims.
- Trial name
- HISS (NCT04520282)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Coagulation Defect, Snake Bites
Study Comparing Modified Lee White Clotting Time Against Twenty Minute Whole Blood Clotting Test in Snakebite Victims
20 minute Whole Blood Clotting Test(20'WBCT) recommended by World Health Organisation guidelines is probably the most routinely employed bed side screening tool in the country.
- Trial name
- LAT (NCT03890016)
- Testing
- 20'Whole Blood ClottingTest (WBCT), Modified Lee and White (MLW) Method Clotting Time
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Appu Suseel
Snake Envenomation
Polyvalent Antivenom (Premium-PANAF) for Snakebite Envenoming in Ethiopia
Snakebite Envenomation is recognised as a Neglected Tropical Diseases with high lethality in Sub-Saharan Africa. The current syndromic treatment approach is also fraught by supply pipeline constraints and need for cold-chain…
- Trial name
- NCT07659002
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
Snakebites, Envenoming
Broad-spectrum Rapid Antidote: Varespladib Oral for Snakebite
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of varespladib-methyl, concurrently with standard of care (SOC), in subjects bitten by…
- Conditions
- Snakebites, Envenoming, Envenoming, Snake, Envenomation, Snake
- Trial name
- BRAVO (NCT04996264)
- Testing
- Varespladib Methyl, Standard of care (SOC)
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Ophirex, Inc.
Coral Snake Bite, Toxic Effect of Coral Snake Venom
Emergency Treatment of Coral Snake Envenomation With Antivenom
The purpose of this study is to see whether a new F(ab')2 antivenom will prevent injury and death from the bite of a coral snake. Funding Source - FDA OOPD.
- Trial name
- NCT01337245
- Testing
- Snake (Micrurus) North American immune F(ab')2 Equine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Snake Bite
Phase 3 Multicenter Comparative Study to Confirm Safety and Effectiveness of the F(ab)2 Antivenom Anavip.
The purpose of this study is to establish if F(ab)2 antivenom (Anavip) is safe for crotalinae envenomation. Confirm its effectiveness in preventing the occurrence of delayed coagulopathies and compare the safety and efficacy with…
- Trial name
- NCT00636116
- Testing
- Crotalinae (pit viper) equine immune F(ab)2, Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab, ovine
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V.
Snakebite Cases Evaluation Clinical and Laboratory
Evaluation of Snakebite Cases in Assiut Governorate, Egypt (Prospective Study)
1. Study the sociodemographic profile of snakebite victims in Assiut Governorate. 2. Portray the clinical profile of snakebite victims admitted to Assiut University , El Eman General Hospital and Assiut General Hospital. 3.
- Trial name
- NCT06703645
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Snake Envenomation, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
A Study to Compare Adaptive Support Ventilation vs. Volume Controlled Ventilation for Management of Respiratory Failure in Patients With Neuroparalytic Snake Envenomation
Neuroparalytic snake envenomation results in severe muscle weakness and respiratory failure. Treatment requires administration of anti-snake venom and supportive care in the form of invasive mechanical ventilation.
- Conditions
- Snake Envenomation, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Adaptive Support Ventilation
- Trial name
- ASV vs VCV in (NCT02877498)
- Testing
- Adaptive support ventilation, Volume controlled ventilation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Snake Bites
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study: CroFab® vs Placebo for Copperhead Snake Envenomation
This study will evaluate the recovery from copperhead snake bite in patients with mild or moderate venom effect. Potential subjects received CroFab antivenom or placebo.
- Trial name
- Copperhead (NCT01864200)
- Testing
- Crotalidae polyvalent immune fab (ovine)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- BTG International Inc.
Venomous Snakebites, Local Anesthesia
Subcutaneous Injection of Large Volumes of Tumescent Lidocaine and Epinephrine by Laypersons
This research is intended to show that it is safe and not difficult for nearly anyone to inject at least 125ml of a dilute solution of tumescent lidocaine and epinephrine (TLE), where a TLE solution consists of lidocaine (1gm/L)…
- Conditions
- Venomous Snakebites, Local Anesthesia, Painless Injection, Regional Anesthesia
- Trial name
- TLE-RCT (NCT04733781)
- Testing
- Tumescent Lidocaine and Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey Alan Klein, MD
Snakebite, Epidemiology
Mapping Snakebite Risk in Kenya and Eswatini
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how snakebite risk varies in different environments in Kenya and understand how this information can be used to support decision makers.
- Trial name
- NCT06124872
- Testing
- Survey questionnaire, Key informant interview
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 70,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Envenomation, Snakebite, Envenomation
Clinical Profile and Antivenom Use in Hump-nosed Pit Viper Bites in Kerala, South India: A Review.
Several controversies exist in Hypnale bite management in Kerala. Even though leading bodies like WHO recommend against using antivenom for hypnale bites, many physicians still administer antivenom for snakebites even when the…
- Trial name
- NCT05954806
- Testing
- Antivenom Snakes
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Snake Bites
Safety and Effectiveness of PANAF-Premium TM Snake Venom Antiserum As Standard Treatment for Snakebites
Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Standard snake antivenom (SA) remains the primary treatment and has been shown to reduce mortality in observational studies conducted in…
- Trial name
- PMS (NCT06615960)
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Premium Serums & Vaccines Pvt.Ltd.
Snake Bites
Non-inferiority Trial of Two Snake Antivenoms in CAR (PAVES)
Interventional, individually randomized, double (e.g. investigator and participant) blinded, parallel two-arm, non-inferiority trial to assess the efficacy of EchiTabPlus-ICP compared to FAV-Africa for the treatment of snakebite…
- Trial name
- PAVES (NCT02694952)
- Testing
- FAV-Africa, EchiTabPlus-ICP
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Snakebite, Coagulopathy, Consumption
Waveform Analysis In Snakebite Victims With Hematotoxicity
In hematotoxic snakebites, due to the lack of a better alternative, 20 minute whole blood clotting test (20'WBCT) or Clotting time remains the standard test in developing countries even though its reliability and sensitivity has…
- Trial name
- WISH (NCT03859154)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Snake Bites
Improving Safety of Antivenom in People Bitten by Snakes
A study to increase the safety of polyvalent antivenom involving 1000 patients in three centres: low dose adrenaline, promethazine, \& hydrocortisone (alone and in combination) to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom in…
- Trial name
- NCT00270777
- Testing
- adrenaline, promethazine, hydrocortisone
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kelaniya