Clinical trials: Amoebic Colitis
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial Pilot
This is a study of optimal treatments for acanthamoeba keratitis. In the first part of the study, participants will be randomized to chlorhexidine monotherapy or chlorhexidine plus povidone iodine.
- Trial name
- NCT03484507
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Povidone-Iodine, Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Among Patients With Persistent Digestive Disorders
NIDIAG is an international collaboration on integrated diagnosis-treatment platforms, funded by the European Commission (EC). NIDIAG aims to develop an improved, patient-centred system for delivering primary health care in…
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Shigellosis
- Trial name
- NIDIAGDigest (NCT02105714)
- Testing
- Stool culturing for pathogenic bacteria, Kato-Katz technique, Baermann technique
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Blastocystis Infection, Cryptosporidium Infection
Blastocystis and Cryptosporidium Infection in Colorectal Cancer Patients
1. Detect the prevelance of Blastocystis spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. among patients with colorectal cancer attending South Egypt Cancer Institute-Assiut University. 2.
- Conditions
- Blastocystis Infection, Cryptosporidium Infection, Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06379035
- Testing
- ELISA / PCR
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Amebiasis
Study of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Amebiasis in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of nitazoxanide suspension in treating diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00366730
- Testing
- Nitazoxanide
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Romark Laboratories L.C.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Polihexanide (PHMB) Eye Drops in Patients Affected by Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Prospective randomized study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 0.08% polihexanide (PHMB) eye drops in patients affected by acanthamoeba keratitis.
- Trial name
- NCT03274895
- Testing
- PHMB 0.08%, Propamidine 0.1%, PHMB 0.02%
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- SIFI SpA
Acute Abdomen, Emergency Surgery
Primary Cecal Pathologies Presenting as Acute Abdomen
Background: The importance of cecal pathologies lie in the fact that being the first part of large intestine, any disease involving the cecum affects overall functioning of the large bowel.
- Conditions
- Acute Abdomen, Emergency Surgery, Laparotomy, Amoebic Colitis
- Trial name
- NCT03262025
- Testing
- Operated
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial
The Parasitic Ulcer Treatment Trial (PUTT) is a multi-center, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to determine whether including topical corticosteroids in a regimen for acanthamoeba keratitis…
- Trial name
- PUTT (NCT06213649)
- Testing
- Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), Topical corticosteroid
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Jeremy Keenan, MD, MPH
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Retrospective Study of Acanthamoebic Keratitis During the Past 10 Years
Acanthamoebic keratitis is an important corneal disease which may cause severe complication. The difficulty in diagnosis, the difficulty in treatment, and the long treatment process are factors leading to the poor prognosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT02763605
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Safety and Tolerability of Preservative-free Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB) Ophthalmic Solution in Healthy Subjects
Randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, multiple center, parallel-group Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of 3 doses of preservative-free PHMB ophthalmic solution compared to placebo in healthy subjects
- Trial name
- NCT02506257
- Testing
- 0.04% PHMB, 0.06% PHMB, 0.08% PHMB
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SIFI SpA
Amoebic Dysentery, Giardiasis
Auranofin for Giardia Protozoa
This is a phase IIa, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blinded superiority treatment study in males and non-pregnant females, 18 to 65 years of age who are in good health.
- Trial name
- NCT02736968
- Testing
- Auranofin
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Amebiasis
Study of Nitazoxanide in the Treatment of Amebiasis in Adults and Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of nitazoxanide tablets in treating diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica in adults and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00366236
- Testing
- Nitazoxanide
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Romark Laboratories L.C.
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Cataract
Ultrahigh-resolution Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Anterior Eye Segment Structures
The development of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and its application for in vivo imaging has opened entirely new opportunities in ophthalmology.
- Conditions
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Cataract, Glaucoma, Corneal Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT03461978
- Testing
- Ultrahigh resolution Spectral Domain OCT
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Blastocystis Infections
Efficacy of Calprotectin as A Marker For the Pathogenicity of Blastocystis Infection
Blastocystis which is commonly found in the gastro-intestinal tract, has been recognized as a non-pathogenic organism for a few decades. It has a variable distribution.
- Trial name
- NCT05724368
- Testing
- Fecal Calprotectin ELISA kit
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Blastocystis Hominis Infections
Isolation and Characterization of Blastocystis Hominis as Apotential Human Pathogen
Detection of the presence of Blastocystis hominis among outpatients presented with GIT symptoms at Assiut University Hospitals in comparison with those in control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05814861
- Testing
- culture and PCR
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Amoebiasis
Auranofin PK Following Oral Dose Administration
Phase I, open-label study in 15 healthy adult subjects receive 6 mg of auranofin orally once every 24 hours for 7days. Blood samples will be taken for 17 weeks following the last dose of auranofin for determination of terminal…
- Trial name
- NCT02089048
- Testing
- Auranofin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Fungal Keratitis
Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation With Green Light for Infection Reduction
Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation with Green light for Infection Reduction (REAGIR ) is an international, randomized, doubled masked, clinical trial.
- Trial name
- REAGIR (NCT05110001)
- Testing
- Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Natamycin
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil, India
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases In Patients With Persistent Fever in Cambodia, Nepal, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (NIDIAG-Fever)
Tropical fevers have been a diagnostic challenge from the antiquity. Nowadays, despite the availability of good diagnostic capacities, undifferentiated febrile illnesses continue to be a thorny problem for travel physicians.
- Conditions
- Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis, Enteric Fever, Melioidosis
- Trial name
- NCT01766830
- Testing
- rk28 ICT, IT LEISH (rK39), Immunochromatographic HAT test
- Where
- 7 sites in Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Acanthamoeba Keratitis, Artificial Intelligence
Acanthamoeba and Artificial Intelligence
Acanthamoeba keratitis, caused by the pathogen Acanthamoeba spp, is recognized worldwide as a severe ocular infection that can pose potential risks to vision.
- Trial name
- NCT06332703
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Amebiasis, Cryptosporidium
Field Studies of Amebiasis in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study will be to investigate the incidence of both Amebiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Bangladeshi children and examine genetic variation in innate and adaptive immunity with respect to these infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02734264
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 629 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Amebic Liver Abscess
Prognosis of Failure Treatment of Amebic Liver Abscess
Amebic liver abscess is the most frequent extra-intestinal form of the amoebiasis; actually the factors for predicting failure in the medical treatment are not clear.
- Trial name
- NCT00641992
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí