Clinical trials: Tuberculosis in Children
Tuberculosis, Children, Only
Integrating Pediatric TB Services Into Child Healthcare Services in Africa
Under-diagnosis of TB in children is a critical gap to address. The INPUT study is a multinational stepped-wedge cluster-randomized intervention study aiming to assess the effect of integrating TB services into child healthcare…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Children, Only, Diagnosis, Delivery of Health Care
- Trial name
- INPUT (NCT03862261)
- Testing
- Integrated pediatric TB services
- Where
- 12 sites in Cameroon, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,715 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Tuberculosis
PPD Size and Mycobacteria Tuberculosis ELISPOT in Children Who Have Received BCG in Neonate Period
To investigate the size of PPD and TB specific ELISPOT among children between 3m/o and 15 y/o . Calculate the normal range of age specific PPD size in children who recieved BCG at new-born period.
- Trial name
- NCT00172783
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Clinical Trial
Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics and Safety Tolerability of Higher Doses of Rifampic
Tuberculosis in children is a major public health problem and it contributes 10% of the total TB cases worldwide. TB treatment outcomes in children are challenged by insufficient consideration of the relationships between doses…
- Trial name
- HighRif C (NCT04437836)
- Testing
- Evaluation of high dose rifampicin in children
- Where
- 4 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute
Tuberculosis
Re-evaluating the Duration in Children of TB Treatment
Current tuberculosis (TB) treatment is effective (works well), but it takes a long time to cure TB. This study will evaluate if TB treatment with a higher dose of rifampicin, one of the TB medicines, and shorter TB treatment…
- Trial name
- REDUCE TB (NCT07656012)
- Testing
- Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Trachea Diseases, Tracheal Stenosis
Feasibility of Tracheobronchial Reconstruction Using Allogenic Aortic Patch in Children
Feasibility and safety of repairing tracheal and bronchial defects in infants and children using cryopreserved donor aortic patches.
- Conditions
- Trachea Diseases, Tracheal Stenosis, Tuberculosis; Tracheitis, Airway Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07240259
- Testing
- Cryopreserved aorta
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Clinical Study of Recombinant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ESAT6-CFP10 Allergen for Children
In this clinical research,48 cases TB (Tuberculosis patients) participants and 48 cases non-TB participants with lung disease who all meet the standard are divided into different groups through a randomized and blind method.
- Trial name
- NCT03027154
- Testing
- ESAT6-CFP10 in left arm and TB-PPD in right arm, ESAT6-CFP10 in right arm and TB-PPD in left arm
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
Tuberculosis, Diagnostics
Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network (R2D2 Kids) and Assessing Diagnostics At POC for TB in Children (ADAPT for Kids)
Every year there are an estimated 230,000 childhood deaths from TB. There is an urgent need for novel tests for TB diagnosis in children under 15 years.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Diagnostics, Global Health
- Trial name
- NCT05989802
- Testing
- Oral swab molecular testing, Automated Cough Sound Analysis, Automated Lung Sound Analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Tuberculosis, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Stools and Urine to Improve Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children
Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children is challenging in low and middle-income countries where access to TB culture and X-ray is limited. More than half cases of childhood TB remain undiagnosed every year.
- Trial name
- NCT06239337
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in stools and urine
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 563 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
TB - Tuberculosis, Household Contact
Introduction of Dispersible 3HP Formulations for TB Preventive Treatment in Children: a Multi-country Evaluation
The WHO has recommended TB preventive therapy (TPT) for children living with HIV (CLHIV) and household contacts of people living with TB, however, the scale-up and implementation of TPT has been sub-optimal globally particularly…
- Conditions
- TB - Tuberculosis, Household Contact, HIV, Children, Only
- Trial name
- NCT06511180
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Aurum Institute NPC
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Childhood TB Sequel
This study aims to describe the long-term adverse outcomes associated with PTB in children, to describe the evolution of these sequelae, and to determine the epidemiological risk factors associated with these sequelae.
- Trial name
- NCT05325125
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Tuberculosis, Hiv
Pharmacokinetics of Twice or Once Daily DTG (50mg) in Children With HIV and TB
Stage 1 proposed study will provide evidence to support the use of twice-daily dose 50mg DTG in children (20-35kgs) co-treated with RIF.
- Trial name
- ORCHID (NCT04746547)
- Testing
- Dolutegravir 50 MG, Dolutegravir 10 MG
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Shortened Regimen for Drug-susceptible TB in Children
While drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) disease in children currently requires four to six months of treatment, most children may be able to be cured with a shorter treatment of more powerful drugs.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Tuberculosis, Lymph Node, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- SMILE-TB (NCT06253715)
- Testing
- Isoniazid, Rifampin, Pyrazinamide
- Where
- 9 sites in India, Indonesia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 860 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
HIV Infections, Tuberculosis
Efavirenz (EFV) in HIV-Infected and HIV/Tuberculosis (TB) Coinfected Children
Efavirenz (EFV) is an anti-HIV medicine that is commonly used to treat HIV infection in adults and children older than 3 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00802802
- Testing
- Efavirenz (EFV), Rifampin-containing anti-TB therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in India, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Tuberculosis
Effects of the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique With and Without Balloon Blowing Therapy in Tuberculosis
The study design will be a randomized controlled trial. The data will be collected from Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital, Lahore. 34 kids aged 8 to 14 years will be randomly assigned either to an experimental group or a control…
- Trial name
- NCT07484490
- Testing
- Active cycle of breathing with Balloon therapy, Active Cycle of breathing
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
TB - Tuberculosis
Start Taking Action for Tuberculosis in Kids
Start4Kids: Evaluating the performance, feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CAD) of chest X-ray (CXR) and concurrent testing using novel diagnostics and non-sputum specimens for…
- Trial name
- Start4Kids (NCT07248423)
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, Truenat, MTB, Truenat MTB Plus
- Volunteers
- 7,920 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Tuberculosis, Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis
Study of a Single Dose of Pretomanid Added to an Optimized Background Regimen in Children With Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, tolerability, and acceptability of a single dose of pretomanid, added to an optimized background tuberculosis treatment regimen (OBR), in children with…
- Trial name
- NCT05586230
- Testing
- Pretomanid, Optimized background regimen (OBR) for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Tuberculosis
A Study of MVA85A in Healthy Children and Infants
This study is designed to evaluate the safety of the TB vaccine MVA85A in healthy children and infants in South Africa. A single vaccination with MVA85A has been shown to be safe and highly immunogenic in a wide range of subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT00679159
- Testing
- MVA85A, Prevenar
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Tuberculosis
Epidemiological Study In Tuberculosis-Endemic Urban Area in Senegal
A cross-sectional childhood M. tuberculosis infection survey of age-specific rates (defined by positivity to the test QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus) will be conducted in Senegal to collect information on the local TB endemic to inform…
- Trial name
- MTBVAC-EPI (NCT03767946)
- Testing
- Quantiferon Gold Plus Test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedical Research Center EPLS
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Diagnosing Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Children in Peru
Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among AIDS patients in the developing world. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV infected children is complicated by inefficient and expensive tuberculosis tests and vague diagnostic…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00054769
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)