Clinical trials: Malaria, Cerebral
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Pentoxifylline in Children With Malaria
The primary objectives of this study is to identify a safe, tolerable dose of pentoxifylline in children with cerebral malaria and to establish an acceptable pentoxifylline dosage regimen for use in multi center Phase II and…
- Trial name
- NCT00133393
- Testing
- Pentoxifylline
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Hyperphenylalaninemia in Cerebral Malaria
The purpose of this study is to see if children, who develop coma from malaria, are not making enough of a vitamin-like chemical, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), which is required for the brain to function normally.
- Trial name
- NCT00338520
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Seizure, Epilepsy
Enteral Levetiracetam For Seizure Control In Pediatric Cerebral Malaria
Pediatric cerebral malaria (CM) affects more than 3 million children each year killing ~20% and leaving one third of survivors with long term neurologic and psychiatric sequelae.
- Conditions
- Seizure, Epilepsy, Cerebral Malaria
- Trial name
- LVT1 (NCT01660672)
- Testing
- LEVETIRACETAM
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Severe Malaria
Severe and Cerebral Malaria Investigated Through Host Metabolomics
The aim is to describe disease mechanisms of severe and cerebral malaria and identify new targets for adjunctive therapies. Despite treatment between 10-30% of patients with severe malaria die.
- Trial name
- NCT02451904
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
The Cytoadherence in Pediatric Malaria (CPM) Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the importance of key blood group molecules in the clinical outcome of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in children.
- Trial name
- CPM (NCT00707200)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Malaria, Malaria, Cerebral
Study of the Safety of Intravenous Artesunate
The purpose of this study is to establish the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of a multiple dose of the antimalarial drug artesunate.
- Trial name
- NCT00292942
- Testing
- Intravenous Artesunate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria, Cerebral
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Nitric Oxide as Adjunctive Treatment for Cerebral Malaria in Children
The purpose of this study is to assess if adding inhaled Nitric Oxide to other malaria treatments can improve the outcome of cerebral malaria in children aged 2months to 12 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01388842
- Testing
- inhaled nitric oxide
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Cerebral Malaria
Efficacy of Intrarectal Versus Intravenous Quinine for the Treatment of Childhood Cerebral Malaria
Cerebral malaria is the most lethal complication of P.falciparum infection with a mortality rate between 5 and 40%. Intravenous quinine remains the recommended treatment for cerebral malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT00124267
- Testing
- Intrarectal quinine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases in Neurological Disorders in DRC
The impact of neurological disorders is enormous worldwide, and it is increased in poor settings, due to lack of diagnosis and treatment facilities as well as delayed management.
- Conditions
- Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria, Bacterial Meningitis, Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- Nidiag-Neuro (NCT01589289)
- Testing
- Immunochromatographic HAT tests (DSD), Card Agglutination Trypanosoma Test, TB POC Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (Molbio Diagnostics)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Malaria, Dengue
Clinical Evaluation of Insect Repellent and Insecticide Treated Nets in Lao PDR
Rural communities involved in agriculture are often at highest risk of insect-borne diseases in Southeast (SE) Asia. Skin-applied insect repellents may prove a useful means of reducing mosquito-borne diseases for those people…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- NCT00938379
- Testing
- 20% deet insect repellent
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Cerebral Malaria, Malarial Retinopathy
Automated Detection of Malarial Retinopathy in Patients Diagnosed With Cerebral Malaria
The focus of the study is performance validation of ASPIRE software device in processing mydriatic retinal images of a patient with clinically diagnosed Cerebral Malaria (CM), to detect malarial retinopathy (MR).
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT06915285)
- Testing
- Automated software for malarial retinopathy detection
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 834 people
- Sponsor
- VisionQuest Biomedical LLC
Dengue, Chikungunya
Risk Assessment of Community Spread of Multiple Endemic Infectious Diseases in a One Health Perspective
RACSMEI addresses the high burden of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries, including Cambodia, where limited surveillance and laboratory capacity often obscure etiologies and transmission dynamics.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infection, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- RACSMEI (NCT07358910)
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Cerebral Malaria
Mannitol as Adjunct Therapy for Childhood Cerebral Malaria
Cerebral malaria is a life-threatening complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection in African children and nonimmune travellers despite availability of quinine, the current drug of choice.
- Trial name
- NCT00113854
- Testing
- Mannitol
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Seizure, Epilepsy
A Safety and Feasibility Study of Enteral LVT vs. Standard of Care for Seizure Control in Pediatric CM
Pediatric cerebral malaria (CM) affects more than 3 million children each year killing ~20% and leaving one third of survivors with long term neurologic and psychiatric sequelae.
- Conditions
- Seizure, Epilepsy, Cerebral Malaria
- Trial name
- LVT2 (NCT01982812)
- Testing
- Oral Levetiracetam, Standard AED
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Malaria, Cerebral
DON in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety of a single intravenous dose of DON in healthy adults, adults with uncomplicated malaria, and children 12 months-14 years old with clinically defined Cerebral Malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT05478720
- Testing
- 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON)
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Douglas Postels, MD, MS
Malaria, Cerebral
Rehabilitation Program for Cognitive Deficits in Ugandan Children After Cerebral Malaria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether computerised cognitive rehabilitation training improves cognition in children who have had cerebral malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT00658450
- Testing
- Cognitive rehabilitation training
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Cerebral Malaria
Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin During Cerebral Malaria
Malaria remains one of the most common life-threatening illnesses in the tropics with a dramatic toll of more than one million deaths each year.
- Trial name
- EPOMAL (NCT00697164)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
Malaria, Malaria, Cerebral
Study of the Safety of Intravenous Artesunate
The purpose of this study is to establish the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose of the antimalarial drug artesunate.
- Trial name
- NCT00292929
- Testing
- Intravenous artesunate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Brain Injuries, Malaria
An MRI Ancillary Study of a Malaria Fever Investigation
This study will seek consent from parents of children enrolled in the Malaria FEVER study to obtain neuroimaging and 12-month neuropsychiatric outcomes data and kidney function on their child.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Malaria, MRI Imaging, Neurocognitive Deficits
- Trial name
- MRIA (NCT05746819)
- Testing
- Aggressive antipyretics therapy of fever vs usual care in the Malaria RCT study
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Malaria, Cerebral
Treating Brain Swelling in Pediatric Cerebral Malaria
This study evaluates the effectiveness of two interventions in Malawian children with cerebral malaria at high risk of death. One-third of the participants will receive treatment as usual, one-third will receive treatment as…
- Trial name
- TBS (NCT03300648)
- Testing
- Mechanical ventilation, Hypertonic saline
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University