Clinical trials: Intestinal Amebiasis
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
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
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
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
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
Liver Abscess, Amoebic Liver Abscess
Efficacy of Diloxanide Furoate as Additional Luminal Agent Along With Metronidazole for the Treatment of Amoebic Liver Abscess
Liver abscess is a common cause of presentation to medical emergency. Among the various causes of liver abscess, Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is a frequent cause that can resemble pyogenic infections in tropical regions.
- Trial name
- DFALA RCT (NCT07807150)
- Testing
- Diloxanide furoate
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Helminthiasis, Amoebiasis
Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of a Double Treatment Plan Using a Combination of Mebendazole and Quinfamide for Treating Intestinal Helminthiasis and Amebiasis in the Mexican Population
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of the combination of mebendazole plus quinfamide for the treatment of intestinal helminthiasis and amoebiasis in Mexican population.
- Trial name
- NCT02385058
- Testing
- Mebendazole, Quinfamide
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen-Cilag Ltd.
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.
Dysentery Amebic
Immunochromatography Versus Microscopy for Diagnosis of Entamoeba Histolytica/Dispar Infection.
Amoebiasis, an infection by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica is globally considered as the third leading parasitic cause of human mortality besides malaria and schistosomiasis. It is estimated that E.
- Trial name
- NCT04759937
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Retrospective Chart Review of Patients With Acanthamoeba Keratitis Who Have Received 0.8 mg/ml Polihexanide
This will be a non-interventional study with secondary use of data. The study will be a site-based retrospective review of medical chart of patients with AK who initiated and completed a treatment with 0.8 mg/ml polihexanide as…
- Trial name
- NCT06641882
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- SIFI SpA
Amebiasis, Cryptosporidiosis
Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
This protocol offers diagnosis and standard medical treatment for various parasitic gastrointestinal infections. Gastrointestinal parasites are either worms (helminths) or one-celled animals called protozoans which live in the…
- Conditions
- Amebiasis, Cryptosporidiosis, Giardiasis, Parasitic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001162
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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.
Blastocystis Infections
Molecular Characterization of Blastocystis Isolates From Human by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) Analysis
Blastocystis is an anaerobic unicellular protozoal parasite infecting the gastrointestinal tract of humans and a wide range of animals.
- Trial name
- NCT05580393
- Testing
- RFLP analysis of SSU rRNA
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
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, 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
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Retrospective Chart Review of Patients With Acanthamoeba Keratitis Who Have Received 0.8 mg/mL Polihexanide as Part of the "Medicines in Special Situations" (Medicamentos en Situaciones Especiales) Program in Spain.
The study will be a multicentric, retrospective, non-interventional medical chart review of patients with AK who initiated a treatment with 0.8 mg/ml polihexanide as part of the Spanish Medicines in Special Situations program…
- Trial name
- NCT07195864
- Testing
- PHMB 0.08%
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- SIFI SpA
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
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
Blastocystis Hominis Infections
Is it Effective to Treat Patients With Blastocystis Hominis Infection?
The objective of this study is to determine whether in the setting of primary health care it is effective to treat with metronidazole returning travellers with gastrointestinal symptoms and B. hominis in the stool or not.
- Trial name
- NCT01521403
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
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)