Clinical trials: Neglected Tropical Disease
Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary
Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjunct Metformin for Multibacillary Leprosy
This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of adjunct metformin added to standard-of-care multi-drug therapy (MDT) in patients with multibacillary leprosy, and explore its effects on immunological…
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary, Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Trial name
- MetLep (NCT05243654)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 6 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Lymphatic Filariasis, Yaws
PK PD Study of IDA and Azithromycin for NTDs ( ComboNTDs )
This is a Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic study evaluating the safety of co-administering Azithromycin alongside the new IDA (Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole) combination treatment for LF.
- Conditions
- Lymphatic Filariasis, Yaws, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT03664063
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Albendazole, Ivermectin
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
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 Transmission
Assessing the Effect of Neglected Tropical Diseases on Plasmodium Falciparum Transmission in an Area of Co-endemicity
Assessing the effect of neglected tropical diseases on Plasmodium falciparum transmission in an area of co endemicity.
- Trial name
- TRANSMAL (NCT02769013)
- Testing
- Pre-treatment follow up, S. haematobium treatment, Post treatment follow up
- Where
- 2 sites in Gabon, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
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
Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
Integrated Mapping of Skin-presenting Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia
Appropriate targeting of interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that require innovative and intensified disease management (IDM) requires accurate data on the distribution of these diseases within endemic countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases
- Trial name
- NCT03683745
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 56,285 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Rabies in Animals, Worms; Intestine
Integrating Community Interventions to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
The overarching goal of this project is the elimination of two neglected tropical diseases (NTD): soil-transmitted helminthiasis and rabies.
- Trial name
- NCT03667079
- Testing
- integrated delivery of deworming and vaccination, Mass deworming only, Mass vaccination of dogs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Na-GST-1 With or Without CpG
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the hookworm life cycle that is thought to play a role in the parasite's degradation of host hemoglobin for use as an energy source.
- Trial name
- NCT02143518
- Testing
- Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel®, CpG 10104
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben
Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
Implementation of the COmmunity HEalth System InnovatiON Project in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
The COHESION-I project will evaluate the effects of the co-creation intervention (2016 to 2019) and the co-design intervention (2023 to 2024) on improving (a) health system responsiveness, and (b) patient satisfaction, at the…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Trial name
- COHESION-I (NCT06989502)
- Testing
- Co-creation (2016 to 2019) + Co-design (2023 to 2024), Co-design only (2023 to 2024)
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Nepal and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,094 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adjunctive Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
This is a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the additive benefit of Ivermectin (IVM) (or Placebo) mass drug administration (MDA) to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) MDA for malaria control in a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Strongyloidiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MATAMAL (NCT04844905)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Onchocerciasis, Loiasis
Development of a New Rapid Diagnostic Test to Support Onchocerciasis Elimination
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is one of the disease targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the group of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Loiasis, Mansonelliasis, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- Obi1 (NCT06350851)
- Testing
- Biological samples collection (blood drawing + feces)
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 1,128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bioaster
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Safety and Immunogenicity of the Na-APR-1 Hookworm Vaccine in Healthy Adults
Hookworms digest hemoglobin from erythrocytes for use as an energy source via a proteolytic cascade that begins with the aspartic protease, APR-1.
- Trial name
- NCT01717950
- Testing
- Na-APR-1 (M74)/Alhydrogel®, Gluco-Pyranosylphospho-Lipid A Aqueous Formulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Serum Pharmacokinetic Disposition and Urinary Excretion of Albendazole
Mass drug administration (MDA) of albendazole (ABZ) to school-age and pre-school-age children is the currently recommended strategy for controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in endemic areas.
- Trial name
- NCT03192449
- Testing
- Albendazole.
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Salta
Trachoma, Yaws
Safety of Co-administration of IDA and Azithromycin for NTDs ( ComboNTDs )
This is a cluster randomised trial evaluating the safety of co-administering Azithromycin alongside the new IDA (Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole) combination treatment for LF.
- Conditions
- Trachoma, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies
- Trial name
- NCT03676140
- Testing
- Albendazole on Day 1, Ivermectin on Day 1, Diethylcarbamazine on day 1
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Spatial Analysis of Host-parasite Interactions in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifestations range from self-healing localized skin ulcers/nodules to diffusely spread chronic lesions.
- Trial name
- SpatialCL (NCT05332093)
- Testing
- skin biopsy, venous blood sample (plasma, PBMC, WB), venous blood sample (HLA)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Early Detection and AI-Based Management of Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa by Frontline Health Workers
Skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin NTDs) affect about 1.8 billion people worldwide, particularly in poor and rural communities where healthcare access is limited.
- Conditions
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
- Trial name
- SkincAIr (NCT07506967)
- Testing
- A mobile app with AI functionality for diagnosing skin-related NTDs
- Where
- 5 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,420 people
- Sponsor
- Kenya Medical Research Institute