Clinical trials: Trachoma, active
Active Trachoma
The Effects of Hand and Face Washing With Soap on Active Trachoma Among Children 1-9 Years Old.
Active trachoma remains a major public health problem among children in Ethiopia. This clinical trial evaluates whether regular hand and face washing with soap reduces the prevalence of active trachoma among children aged 1-9…
- Trial name
- NCT07767578
- Testing
- A structured Health Belief Model (HBM)-based behavioural intervention delivered over 24 weeks, comprising interactive health education, behaviour change communication, skills training, and practical d
- Volunteers
- 990 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahir Dar University
Survival of Flies Developing in Faecal Samples
Evaluation of the Impact of Oral Ivermectin on Musca Sorbens Flies, Putative Vector of Trachoma
Trachoma is caused by repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the eye. Routes of infection include close person-to-person contact and contaminated clothing.
- Trial name
- IVERMUSC (NCT07657143)
- Testing
- Ivermectin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Trachoma, Eye Diseases
RESTORE: Comparing Two Approaches to Repeat TT Surgery Performed by Integrated Eye Care Workers (IECWs)
The primary objective of this randomized clinical trial is to determine whether repeat trichiasis surgery performed with Bevel-Rotate Advancement Procedure (B-RAP) improves surgical success compared to Bilamellar Tarsal Rotation…
- Conditions
- Trachoma, Eye Diseases, Trichiasis
- Trial name
- NCT07322302
- Testing
- B-RAP, BLTR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Trachoma
Kebele Elimination of Trachoma for Ocular Health
The investigators propose a cluster-randomized clinical trial to determine whether an intensive, targeted azithromycin distribution strategy is effective for elimination of trachoma at the kebele level compared to the World…
- Trial name
- KETFO (NCT03335072)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 320,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco