Clinical trials: Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Clinical Trial Phase I/IIa to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of StreptInCor
This is a Phase I/IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation clinical trial to test the candidate vaccine StreptInCor.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Rheumatic Diseases
- Trial name
- StreptInCorVac (NCT07078357)
- Testing
- StrepIncor
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
School-based Program for the Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Endemic Regions
The overall objective of the PREVENT trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated, school-based program for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in regions with an endemic pattern of RHD.
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT06720272)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- 2 sites in Nepal, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Pilgrim
Streptococcus Group A
Prevalence of RHD, Pyoderma and Scabies in Children in Fiji
The purpose of this study is to estimate the number of cases of rheumatic heart disease, pyoderma, and scabies in school age children in Fiji.
- Trial name
- NCT00284843
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 5,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Screening for Disorders of Lipid Metabolism and Familial Hyperlipidemia in Children and Adolescents With Increased Cardiovascular Risk Due to Chronic Diseases Such as Congenital Heart Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease and Rheumatic Disorders
Preventive measures are increasingly coming to the forefront of medicine. Many of these measures can be implemented as early as childhood and adolescence.
- Conditions
- Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors, Congenital Heart Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Trial name
- FAMELIPIDCHILD (NCT07716488)
- Testing
- blood test, questionaire
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandra Miriam Kiess
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
ACT4RHD is an Open-label, Randomised, Adaptive Platform Trial to Evaluate Novel and Repurposed Clinical Interventions for Patients With Acute Rheumatic Fever and Carditis. ACT4RHD Seeks to Determine Whether These Interventions Reduce RHD Severity at 6 Months.
The ACT4RHD trial is a multicentre, pragmatic, multi-arm, open-label adaptive platform trial addressing multiple therapeutic questions in patients with ARF and carditis.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- ACT4RHD (NCT07830108)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), No Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Prednisone or Prednisolone
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Starship Child Health, Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Rheumatic Heart Disease
The Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children in Fiji
This study is an epidemiological observational cross-sectional study designed to estimate the prevalence of echocardiographically confirmed RHD in school children from 5-14 years of age in Fiji.
- Trial name
- NCT00779662
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Penicillin to Prevent Early Rheumatic Heart Disease in School-Aged Children
This study will look at whether children ages 5-8 who take Penicillin V by mouth twice a day are less likely to develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period compared to children who do not take the medicine.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 2 (NCT07798232)
- Testing
- Oral Penicillin V
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,622 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Determining the Impact of Penicillin in Latent RHD: The GOAL Trial
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects at least 32.9 million people, mostly children living in low-resource settings. Long-term intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) prophylaxis is proven to prevent progression of chronic…
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- GOAL (NCT03346525)
- Testing
- intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) prophylaxis
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 807 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Rheumatic Heart Disease
A Non-Inferiority Trial of Stopping Penicillin in Early Rheumatic Heart Disease: GOAL-Stop
GOAL-Stop is a randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial designed to evaluate whether discontinuing secondary antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is non-inferior to continuing SAP in preventing progression of rheumatic heart disease…
- Trial name
- GOAL-Stop (NCT07146048)
- Testing
- Secondary Prophylaxis
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 922 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Multi-country Evaluation of Early RHD in Children Across Africa for Vaccine Trial Readiness
This study will look at how many children develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period. The study will include children ages 5 to 8 who do not have RHD at the start and who live in areas where the disease is common.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 1 (NCT07790302)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Rituximab in Patients With Acute Rheumatic Fever
Acute Rheumatic Fever is an autoimmune inflammatory post-infectious syndrome, mainly caused by type A streptococcus. It is characterized as an inadequate immune response.
- Trial name
- AGRAF-2 (NCT05682196)
- Testing
- Rituximab added to standard of care treatment, standard of care treatment alone
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- African Academy of Methodology and Statistics
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role…
- Trial name
- NEPAL4 (NCT05504928)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Effectiveness of Edutainment-Based Interventions in Increasing Knowledge of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among School-Going Children in Nepal: Study Protocol for Colors to Save Hearts Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study
Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), remain significant public health concerns in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal.
- Trial name
- NCT07065474
- Testing
- education material
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu Institute of Child Health
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children, Heart Disease, Valvular
Identifying Essential Elements of SAP Supports
CAMPS Plus is a non-randomized extension cohort to assess the non-inferiority of a case manager only (CM) intervention when compared to case manager plus peer support group (CM+PG) to support secondary antibiotic prophylaxis…
- Trial name
- CAMPSPlus (NCT07603297)
- Testing
- Case Management Supports
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Adapting Enhanced Supports to Improve Patient Adherence to Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness and implementation of enhanced Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis (SAP) supports using a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation design.
- Trial name
- SHIELD 3 Adapt (NCT07666048)
- Testing
- CHW Delivered SAP Adherence Supports
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati