Clinical trials: Parasitic Disease
Cystic Echinococcosis
Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Hydatidosis in Elderly Patients
Cystic echinococcosis is a clinically complex chronic parasitic disease and a major socioeconomic problem in endemic areas. The safety of liver resection in elderly patients is often debated among medical professionals.
- Trial name
- ELDHIDA (NCT05113550)
- Testing
- Surgical remove
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Extremadura
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 Infection, Malaria
Pharmacology of Antimalarial Therapy With or Without Antiretroviral Therapy
The purpose of this study is to see if taking nevirapine (NVP) for HIV changes the way artemether/lumefantrine (AL) works in children who are co-infected with both HIV and malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT01728961
- Testing
- Artemether/Lumefantrine (AL)
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
Malaria
Drug-drug Interaction Study of Ganaplacide and Lumefantrine With Efavirenz
This study assessed the effect of multiple doses of a moderate inducer of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 (efavirenz) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ganaplacide and lumefantrine combination.
- Trial name
- NCT05330273
- Testing
- Ganaplacide, Lumefantrine, Efavirenz
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Healthy Volunteers
A Safety Study of Mebendazole in Children 2 to 10 Years of Age
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mebendazole 500-mg chewable tablet formulation in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT01173562
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Falciparum Malaria
Phase Ib Trial of Two Virosome Formulated Malaria Vaccine Components (PEV 301, PEV 302) in Tanzania
This is a phase Ib double-blind randomized placebo controlled age-deescalating trial to assess sagety and immunogenicity of two virosome formulated anti-malaria vaccine components (PEV 301 and PEV 302) administered in combination…
- Trial name
- PMAL03 (NCT00513669)
- Testing
- PEV 301& 302 in virosomes, Inflexal V (active comparator)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Malaria, Anemia
Optimization of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Delivery
Based in part on the pivotal studies conducted in Mali, SMC was approved by WHO as a policy for malaria control in countries with seasonal malaria transmission such as Mali in March 2012.
- Trial name
- SMC (NCT02646410)
- Testing
- FPD+NDOT, FPD+DOT, DDD+NDOT
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bamako
Cryptosporidiosis, HIV Infections
Safety and Effectiveness of Nitazoxanide for the Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in AIDS Patients
The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to treat cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients with nitazoxanide.
- Trial name
- NCT00004986
- Testing
- Nitazoxanide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Romark Laboratories L.C.
Malaria
Safety, Tolerability and Protective Efficacy of PfSPZ Vaccine in Gabonese Children
This study is a single site, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy (VE) of PfSPZ Vaccine in Gabonese children that are naturally…
- Trial name
- NCT03521973
- Testing
- PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanaria Inc.
Malaria
Relapses in Plasmodium Ovale and Efficacy of Artemether-lumefantrine for Mixed Species and Non-falciparum Malaria
Malaria is a protozoan infection transmitted by anopheline mosquitoes. The most severe forms are caused by Plasmodium (P) falciparum and to a much lesser extent by P. vivax.
- Trial name
- REPLAMO (NCT02528279)
- Testing
- Coartem
- Where
- 2 sites in Gabon
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Anemia
RBC Transfusion in Severe Anemia With Lactic Acidosis
The hypothesis of this study is that prolonged-storage RBCs are not inferior to short-storage RBCs for the time required to clear elevated blood lactate levels in children with severe anemia.
- Trial name
- TOTAL (NCT01586923)
- Testing
- RBC transfusion
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Malaria
Assessment of Safety and Immunogenicity of R21/Matrix-M™ in African Children Living With HIV
A Phase Ib trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of R21/Matrix-M™ in African children living with HIV
- Trial name
- NCT05385510
- Testing
- R21/Matrix-M™
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Neurocysticercosis, HIV/AIDS
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania
This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.
- Trial name
- CYSTINET_Tz (NCT03851419)
- Testing
- Diagnosis of (Neuro)cysticercosis
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Malaria
Trial to Evaluate L9LS in Healthy Adults
Background: Malaria is a parasitic disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical areas. There is no vaccine to prevent malaria infection. If not treated right away, it can become serious or deadly.
- Trial name
- VRC 614 (NCT05019729)
- Testing
- VRC-MALMAB0114-00-AB, Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) sporozoite challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Scabies
Efficacy and Safety Study of Moxidectin in Adults With Scabies
Moxidectin is not approved to treat scabies in humans. The effective dose of moxidectin to treat scabies is not known. This study aims to assess the efficacy of a single administration of 8 mg, 16 mg, or 32 mg moxidectin per oral…
- Trial name
- NCT05875441
- Testing
- Moxidectin Oral Product
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Dominican Republic and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines Development for Global Health
Malaria
Safety, Immunogenicity, and Protective Efficacy of Radiation Attenuated Plasmodium Falciparum NF54 Sporozoites (PfSPZ Vaccine) During Malaria Transmission Season in Healthy African Adult Women of Childbearing Potential in Mali
Background: Malaria is a disease spread by mosquitos. Pregnant women are highly susceptible to malaria. This can lead to poor health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.
- Trial name
- NCT03989102
- Testing
- PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria,Falciparum, Feasibility
Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation
The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is being introduced sub-nationally in phased pilot introductions through the EPI programmes in Malawi Ghana and Kenya.
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Feasibility, Safety, Mortality
- Trial name
- MVPE (NCT03806465)
- Testing
- Feasibility survey, Sentinel hospital surveillance, Community mortality surveillance
- Where
- 3 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30,124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rafiq OKINE
Malaria
Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine Versus Artemether- Lumefantrine in the Treatment Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Sudan
Dihydroartemisinin- Piperaquine is not inferior to artemether-lumefantrine
- Trial name
- NCT01075945
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin- piperaquine, artemether- lumefantrine
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Khartoum
Allergy to Fish, Allergy
Anisakis Blastocystis Cryptosporidium Fish Serology
Anisakidae frequently infect fish species that are commonly eaten by humans. Some of them are recognized as zoonotic diseases agents, and have a high impact on human health.
- Conditions
- Allergy to Fish, Allergy, Anisakis
- Trial name
- ABCFish2 (NCT02666092)
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Detection of anti-Anisakis and anti-fish antibodies
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Helminthiasis
Relative Efficacy of Two Regimens of Ante-helminthic Treatment
The most common soil transmitted helminthic infections(STHI) includes infection with Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and Hookworm.
- Trial name
- NCT00367627
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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