Clinical trials: Under-Fives
Malnutrition, Worm Infestation
Deworming and Vitamin A (DEVTA) Prepilot Study
Background. More than a third of the world's population is infected with intestinal nematodes. A majority of these infections occur in children.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Worm Infestation, Under-Fives
- Trial name
- NCT00396500
- Testing
- Albendazole (400 mg) and/or Vitamin a
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- King George's Medical University
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Performance of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for Detection of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Indonesian Under-Fives
WHO recommends 11.5 cm as a cut-off point of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to detect and/or diagnose severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in under-five.
- Trial name
- NCT06545240
- Testing
- Mid-upper arm circumference
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Non-Severe Pneumonia, Under-Fives
ICMR-Indiaclen Trial on Amoxycillin vs Cotrimoxazole for Non-Severe Pneumonia
Background: With documented rise in bacterial resistance in vitro to co-trimoxazole, there is a need to document in vivo effectiveness of the drug in treatment of non-severe pneumonia in the community setting.
- Conditions
- Non-Severe Pneumonia, Under-Fives, Children
- Trial name
- NCT00396526
- Testing
- Oral Co-trimoxazole (8mg/kg/day trimithoprim) twice a day for five days vs. oral amoxycillin (20 mg/kg/day) thrice a day for three days.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- King George's Medical University
Malaria
Improved Clinical and Microscopy Diagnosis at Primary Health Care in Tanzania
General objective: To improve the quality of fever case management in children in government health facilities in Tanzania Hypothesis:The training of health workers, as well as provision, training and use of microscopes for…
- Trial name
- NCT00687895
- Testing
- Clinical algorithm and microscopy diagnosis of malaria
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 3,131 people
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences