Clinical trials: Intestinal Infection
Acute Appendicitis
Appendicectomy Versus Antibiotics in the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Appendicectomy has been the treatment of acute appendicitis for over a hundred years. Appendicectomy, however, includes operative and postoperative risks despite being a "routine" operation.
- Trial name
- APPAC (NCT01022567)
- Testing
- Appendicectomy, Ertapenem
- Where
- 6 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia
Antibiotic "Dysbiosis" in Preterm Infants
Prolonged antibiotic use in preterm neonates has significant consequences on the developing intestinal microbiome, metabolome and host response, predisposing the neonate to various major morbidities, including necrotizing…
- Conditions
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT02784821
- Testing
- Antibiotic, Gastric fluid, Breast milk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Shigellosis, Bacillary Dysentery
Safety and Immunogenicity of Artificial Invaplex (Shigella Flexneri 2a InvaplexAR)
This study is an open-label, dose-escalating Phase 1 investigation of S. flexneri 2a InvaplexAR vaccine. A total of up to 40 subjects will receive one of four S. flexneri 2a InvaplexAR vaccine doses.
- Trial name
- NCT02445963
- Testing
- Shigella flexneri 2a InvaplexAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma
REVEAL Study of NKTR-262 in Combination With NKTR-214 and Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced / Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies
Patients received intratumoral (IT) injections of NKTR-262 in 3-week cycles for up to 3 cycles; bempegaldesleukin with or without nivolumab was administered every 3 weeks (q3w), and treatment continued until unacceptable…
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- REVEAL (NCT03435640)
- Testing
- NKTR-262, bempegaldesleukin, nivolumab
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Nektar Therapeutics
Microbial Colonization
Effects of Intravenous (IV) Omadacycline on Gut Microbiome
Given the clinical need to improve upon current antibiotic regimens for the treatment of C. difficile infection with a particular focus on the impact of therapies on gut microbiome, this study proposes to characterize the impact…
- Trial name
- NCT05515562
- Testing
- Omadacycline Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Celiac Disease
Desensitising Celiac Disease Patients With the Human Hookworm
We have established that the hookworm Necator americanus (Na) dramatically alters the local and systemic immune landscape of the infected human host.
- Trial name
- NaCeD (NCT01661933)
- Testing
- Necator americanus
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The Prince Charles Hospital
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Microbiota or Placebo After Antimicrobial Therapy for Recurrent C. Difficile at Home (MATCH)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Fecal Microbiota Therapy (FMT) is effective vs. placebo in the prevention of C. difficile infection recurrence.
- Trial name
- MATCH (NCT03005379)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Therapy (FMT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Suppurative Appendicitis
Fast Track Appendectomy for Suppurative Appendicitis
The literature has reported that fast track surgery can be safely applied to children undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis.
- Trial name
- NCT02137603
- Testing
- Patients discharged home the same day following appendectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Clostridia Difficile Colitis, Clostridium; Sepsis
Comparing the Effectiveness of IV Bezlotoxumab Versus Placebo in Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Fulminant C. Diff Requiring Surgery.
A new medication, Bezlotoxumab, has been approved for treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhea by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The way this new medication works, is by binding the toxin produced by C.
- Trial name
- NCT03756454
- Testing
- Bezlotoxumab, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Malaria
Gut and Azithromycin Mechanisms in Infants and Children II
Childhood mortality is decreasing worldwide. However, many sub-Saharan countries still have high children under 5 mortality rates.
- Trial name
- GAMINII (NCT04315272)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Everolimus in Treating Patients With Lymphoma That Has Relapsed or Not Responded to Previous Treatment
RATIONALE: Everolimus may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the cancer.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Lymphoproliferative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00436618
- Testing
- Everolimus
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Antibiotics Associated Colitis, Pulmonary Infection
Effect of Probiotic Lactobacilli (Lacidofil Cap®) for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD) is a common complication of antibiotic use. The frequency of AAD can be high (26 - 60%) or moderate (13-29%) during hospital outbreaks and is relatively infrequent in outpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT01058356
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Pharmbio Korea Co., Ltd.
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
Early Protein Supplementation in Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Human Milk
The central hypothesis of this clinical trial is that, in extremely preterm infants, protein-enriched human milk diets compared to usual human milk diets during the first 2 weeks after birth increase fat-free mass (FFM)-for-age Z…
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Breast Milk Expression, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04325308
- Testing
- Protein-enriched human milk diet, Usual human milk diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dysentery, Bacillary
A Study to Evaluate Safety and Immunogenicity of 1 Booster Dose of 1790GAHB Vaccine in Healthy Adults Primed With 3 Doses of 1790GAHB Vaccine in Study H03_01TP Compared to 1 Vaccination of 1790GAHB in Either Subjects Who Received Placebo in the Same Study or naïve Subjects Not Part of H03_01TP Study
GVGH Shigella Sonnei 1970GAHB is a vaccine aimed at preventing the disease caused by Shigella sonnei. A post-hoc analysis of subjects who participated in the parent study showed significantly different responses in subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT03089879
- Testing
- GVGH Shigella sonnei 1790GAHB vaccine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Diarrhea
Rifaximin for Prevention of Travellers' Diarrhea
The purpose of this study is to determine if 600 mg of rifaximin, taken once a day for 14 days by healthy subjects, is safe and effective for the prevention of travellers' diarrhea compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT00742469
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
HIV Coinfection
HIV And Parasitic Infection (HAPI) Study
The overall goal of this study is to determine if periodic de-worming of persons living with HIV in intestinal parasite-endemic regions will lead to decreased morbidity and mortality associated with HIV by reducing immune…
- Trial name
- HAPI (NCT05323396)
- Testing
- Antiparasitic medication
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Shigellosis
A Phase 1, Dose Escalation Study, to Evaluate a New Shigella Sonnei Vaccine in Healthy Adults.
This Phase 1 clinical trial is aimed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of 3 doses of 5 sequentially escalating dosages of a candidate vaccine against Shigella sonnei (1790GAHB vaccine) administered by intramuscular route…
- Trial name
- NCT02017899
- Testing
- S. sonnei 1790GAHB
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GSK Vaccines Institute For Global Health S.r.l.
Acute Appendicitis
The Role of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in Appendicitis
This study seeks to determine the efficacy of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in improving the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children, when compared to the standard grey-scale ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03687502
- Testing
- Sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Abscess, Intra-Abdominal, Abdominal Abscess
A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem Compared With Meropenem in Children Hospitalized With Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of doripenem compared with meropenem in children hospitalized with complicated intra-abdominal infections.
- Conditions
- Abscess, Intra-Abdominal, Abdominal Abscess, Abdomen, Acute, Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01110382
- Testing
- Doripenem, Meropenem, Amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil in Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Who Have Undergone Total-Body Irradiation With or Without Fludarabine Phosphate Followed by Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil works in preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients who have undergone total-body irradiation (TBI) with or without fludarabine phosphate followed by…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT00089011
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, total-body irradiation, mycophenolate mofetil
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center