Clinical trials: Infection, Parasite
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
Pediculus Capitis
Treatment of Head Lice Infestation Using Novel Ultrasonic Comb
A pilot study to evaluate safety and efficacy of the Lucy combined with LucyGel in killing head lice and their eggs. 23 participants will be enrolled in this study.
- Trial name
- NCT02854878
- Testing
- The Lucy ultrasonic comb models A and B combined with the LucyGel
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ParaSonic Ltd.
Weight Loss, Weight Gain
Effect of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Supplement After an Episode of Malaria Falciparum on Weight
The primary objective of this study is to determine to what extent provision with RUTF will promote catch up growth in children following an acute uncomplicated episode of P. falciparum malaria.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Convalescence, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT00819858
- Testing
- RUTF (Plumpynut®)
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands
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
Severe Malaria
Monitoring of Molecular Markers of Artemisinin Resistance Through Repeated Cross-sectional Assessments in DR Congo, Nigeria and Uganda
Currently, 16 African countries include the use of pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) in their treatment policies. However, guidelines for RAS use vary widely across countries and inappropriate use of RAS as a monotherapy and…
- Trial name
- Caramal DRM (NCT04037332)
- Testing
- Blood sample (combined with malaria RDT) followed by gentoyping analysis
- Where
- 7 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 916 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Malaria
A Phase 1 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Profile of a Single Doses of MMV533.
Phase 1, single -centre study in 2 parts. The study designs for each part are well established for first-in-human studies and are appropriate to assess safety, tolerability and preliminary pharmacokinetics.
- Trial name
- NCT04323306
- Testing
- MMV688533
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Participants With Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of emodepside compared to mebendazole in adults and adolescents infected with T. trichiura, either as single infection or co-infections with hookworm and/or A. lumbricoides.
- Conditions
- Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
- Trial name
- TREMO-Pemba (NCT06736691)
- Testing
- emodepside (BAY 44-4400), Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Scabies
A Dose Ranging Vehicle Controlled Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Permethrin Foam, 5% and Permethrin Foam, 4% for the Treatment of Scabies
To determine and compare the safety and efficacy of permethrin foam 4% and permethrin foam 5% with that of vehicle in subjects with scabies.
- Trial name
- NCT02094716
- Testing
- Permethrin Foam 4%, Permethrin Foam 5%, Vehicle Foam
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Dominican Republic and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Mylan Inc.
Toxocara Infection
The Effectiveness of Albendazole Treatment Among Infected Toxocara Children
This study consists 2 phases. The first phase will conduct a cross-sectional study to determine the infection rate of Toxocariasis larvae, describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics, identify risk factors related to…
- Trial name
- NCT05208333
- Testing
- Albenza 200Mg Tablet
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Malaria
Revaccination of Young Children With Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
BCG has marked immune stimulatory effects in both animal and human studies and observational studies suggest that BCG is associated with a non-specific reduction in mortality in areas with high infant and child mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00126217
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,871 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Malaria, Vivax
Serological Screen and Treat Trial for Plasmodium Vivax
This is a clinical trial to evaluate an experimental serological diagnostic technique intended to identify people at high risk of having dormant malaria parasites in their liver.
- Trial name
- SSAT (NCT04223674)
- Testing
- Serological screen and treat
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 1,133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Healthy Lactating Women
Tafenoquine and Primaquine in Colostrum and Breast Milk
Each year almost a million infants are born small for gestational age due to malaria infection in pregnancy. These infants are at risk for stillbirth or neonatal death, and being born too small predisposes the survivors to…
- Trial name
- TBM (NCT04984759)
- Testing
- Primaquine, Tafenoquine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria
Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infant in Mali
Studies have shown that Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) with Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)reduced the incidence of clinical malaria and anemia without modifying infants' serological response to EPI vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT00766662
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bamako
Malaria
Evaluating the Ottawa Malaria Decision Aid
BRIEF SUMMARY Canadians often visit areas with malaria where the preventative drug chloroquine no longer works. This leaves Canadians with the choice to use three different drugs to prevent malaria - atovaquone-proguanil…
- Trial name
- OMDA (NCT01976325)
- Testing
- Ottawa Malaria Decision Aid
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Malaria, Fever
Cluster Randomised Trial of Malaria RDTs Used by CHWs in Afghanistan
Malaria is a common, but decreasing, cause of fever in endemic areas. The use of rapid diagnostic tests could improve treatment of malaria at the local community level. Deployment of these tests is, however, a considerable cost.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Fever, Acute Febrile Illness, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01403350
- Testing
- Malaria Rapid Diagnostic test
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 2,421 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Pediculosis Capitis, Lice Infestations
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Leave-in Spray in Subjects With Head Lice Infestation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Vamousse Spray 'n' Go, compared to a 1% Permethrin control shampoo, in the treatment of head lice.
- Conditions
- Pediculosis Capitis, Lice Infestations, Head Lice
- Trial name
- NCT05565820
- Testing
- Vamousse Spray 'n' Go, Nix Creme Rinse Lice Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance Pharmaceuticals
Covid19, Paludism
Malaria as a Protection Factor Against Severe COVID-19 (Known as SARS-COV-2) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Palu-COVID)
In this study, the investigators will explore the reasons for the apparently lower proportion of severe COVID-19 cases in many sub-Sahara African countries.
- Trial name
- Palu-COVID (NCT05012280)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
HIV Infections, Protozoan Infections
Intestinal Protozoal Infections and Sexual Transmitted Diseases Among Targeted Cohorts
In this two-year study, we will target two high risk groups, including MSM of HIV-infected and those of non-HIV-infected. We will avail the serodiagnosis to detect the potential amebic carriers in both groups; and use microscopy…
- Trial name
- NCT00630162
- Testing
- amoeba
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Malaria
Screening of Healthy Volunteers for Investigational Antimalarial Drugs, Malaria Vaccines, and Controlled Human Malaria Challenge
Background: Malaria is a serious infection caused by a parasite. People get malaria when an infected mosquito bites them. Malaria can cause major health and social problems in places were malaria is common, such as Africa but can…
- Trial name
- NCT02639299
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)