Clinical trials: in Afghanistan
Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition Package intervention on child feeding practices…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04133766
- Testing
- Community Based Nutrition Package (CNBP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Uncomplicated Vivax Malaria
IMPROV (Improving the Radical Cure of Vivax Malaria)
The main determinant of primaquine efficacy is the total dose of primaquine administered, rather than the dosing schedule. Previous trials have demonstrated that the standard low dose regimen of primaquine (3.5 mg/kg total) fails…
- Trial name
- NCT01814683
- Testing
- Primaquine
- Where
- 8 sites in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,388 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Vivax Malaria
Estimating the Risk of Plasmodium Vivax Relapses in Afghanistan
This is an open label two-arm randomized prospective study of two treatments for P. vivax malaria. Patients meeting study inclusion criteria will be enrolled and allocated either chloroquine alone or chloroquine plus primaquine…
- Trial name
- VRA (NCT01178021)
- Testing
- Chloroquine, Chloroquine/Primaquine
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 593 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria, Vivax Malaria
A Comparative Study of Artekin With Standard Malarial Treatment Regimes in Afghanistan
Malaria is a major public health problem in many provinces of Afghanistan the failure rate of chloroquine (CQ) and amodiaquine (AQ) treated Plasmodium falciparum(Pf) malaria has risen to more than 60% overall and as high as 90%…
- Trial name
- NCT00682578
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine (Artekin), artesunate-sulphadoxin/pyrimethamine, chloroquine
- Where
- 4 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 1,086 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Concussion
Comparison of the DANA to the ANAM in the Evaluation of Cognitive Changes After Concussion
The Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment (DANA) was recently developed as a durable, portable, and "field-hardened" NeuroCognitive Assessment Tool.
- Trial name
- NCT01728142
- Testing
- DANA Brief, ANAM
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Brain Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury
DANA Compared to MACE in Evaluation of Suspected Acute Concussion
The purpose of this study is to compare the sensitivity of the DANA Rapid exam with the MACE cognitive score. The primary hypothesis is that the DANA Rapid exam will be more sensitive for detecting impaired cognitive performance…
- Trial name
- NCT01728129
- Testing
- DANA Rapid, MACE
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Viral Hepatitis B, Contraception
Blood-borne Infection Screening in an Afghan Antenatal Population
Baseline information indicates there are measurable levels of hepatitis B SAg and low utilization of postpartum contraception, correct breastfeeding practices, or adherence to infant vaccination schedules in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- Conditions
- Viral Hepatitis B, Contraception, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Effects of; Lack of Care of Infants
- Trial name
- NCT01199601
- Testing
- Concentrated postpartum counseling
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 1,291 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Acute Watery Diarrhea, Dysentery/Febrile Diarrhea
Trial Evaluating Ambulatory Treatment of Travelers' Diarrhea
The purpose of the trial is to develop the evidence on relative efficacy of 3 available single-dose loperamide adjuncted regimens for watery diarrhea and a single-dose regimen, with and without loperamide, for dysentery/febrile…
- Trial name
- TrEAT TD (NCT01618591)
- Testing
- Single dose rifaximin 1650 mg, Single dose azithromycin 500 mg, Single dose levofloxacin 500 mg
- Where
- 5 sites in Afghanistan, Djibouti and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)
Misoprostol for Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) in Home Births
Misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 that induces uterine contractions, has been proposed as a low cost, easy-to-use option for prevention and treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH), especially in settings where injectable…
- Trial name
- NCT01508429
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Malaria, Fever
Examination of ACT Implementation in a Vivax / Falciparum Co-endemic Area
In areas of which are co-endemic for vivax and falciparum malaria, treatments for the two diseases often differ and this may lead to mistreatment. This places an emphasis on diagnosis at the health service provision level.
- Trial name
- NCT00935688
- Testing
- Rapid diagnostic test
- Where
- 2 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Falciparum Malaria
Artesunate+Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
In Afghanistan, studies over the past 15 years have shown a high degree of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine (80%) and more recently an increasing degree of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine monotherapy (12%).
- Trial name
- ASPF (NCT01115439)
- Testing
- artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (AS+SP)
- Where
- 4 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Mental Health, Stress
Psychosocial Counseling in Afghanistan
The assessment intends to investigate the efficacy of psychosocial counseling for the treatment of help seeking individuals with psychosocial problems in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.
- Trial name
- NCT01155687
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Wound Healing
Rationales for Wound Care Management in Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients
The rationales of a clinical trial comparing intralesional antimonial therapy versus wound care management in patients with old world cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) are the following: 1.
- Trial name
- LEICO (NCT00996463)
- Testing
- Electro-thermo-coagulation, Sodium Stibogluconate, DAC N-055
- Where
- Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Waisenmedizin e. V. Promoting Access to Essential Medicine
Pneumonia, Vitamin D Deficiency
Kabul Vitamin D Supplementation Trial
Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood mortality, accounting for 19% of the 10.6 million deaths that occur each year1.
- Trial name
- NCT00548379
- Testing
- vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 3,048 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine