Clinical trials: in Laos
Acute Febrile Illness
Evaluation of the DPP II Assay in Laos
Fever is the most frequent symptom in patients seeking care globally. Several causative agents of febrile illness have been described with a high prevalence in South East Asia.
- Trial name
- NCT04299607
- Testing
- DPP Fever Panel II assay and DPP Micro Readers
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Targeted Active Case Detection Among High Risk Populations in Southern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
This study assesses the effectiveness of targeted active case detection among high-risk populations in Southern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR).
- Trial name
- NCT03783299
- Testing
- Standard RDT and HS-RDT, Artemether-lumefantrine, Primaquine Phosphate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 39,968 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Targeted Chemo-elimination (TCE) of Malaria
The overall aim of this study is two fold: 1. to pilot targeted chemo-elimination of plasmodium falciparum malaria in known areas of artemisinin resistance in South East Asia. 2.
- Trial name
- TME (NCT01872702)
- Testing
- malaria elimination using DP and low-dose primaquine
- Where
- 5 sites in Burma, Cambodia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Encephalitis
SouthEast Asia Encephalitis Project
Encephalitis, an acute inflammation of the central nervous system associated with neurologic dysfunction is of public health concern worldwide, because of its high mortality and neurological sequelae rates.
- Trial name
- SEAe (NCT04089436)
- Testing
- CSF sampling, Blood sampling, Nasopharyngeal and rectal sampling
- Where
- 7 sites in Burma, Cambodia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Antibiotic Use, Rural Healthcare-seeking Behaviour
Antibiotics and Activity Spaces: An Exploratory Study of Behaviour, Marginalisation, and Knowledge Diffusion
The investigators will conduct two rural surveys in Thailand and Lao PDR to improve the understanding of antibiotic-related health behaviour among the general population.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Use, Rural Healthcare-seeking Behaviour, Marginalisation (Economic, Social, Spatial)
- Trial name
- ESRC (NCT03241316)
- Testing
- Observational study of behaviour
- Where
- 2 sites in Laos, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 5,885 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Falciparum
A Study by the Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration (TRAC)
This study is an open-label randomised trial comparing standard ACT treatment with matching triple artemisinin-based combination therapies (TACTs), evaluating efficacy in safety and tolerability.
- Trial name
- TRACII (NCT02453308)
- Testing
- ACT, TACT
- Where
- 20 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Hookworm Infection
Triple Combinations Against Hookworm Infections in Lao
More than one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH, A. lumbricoides, hookworm or Trichuris trichiura). Preventive chemotherapy - i.e.
- Trial name
- Tricombi (NCT03278431)
- Testing
- Albendazole, Pyrantel Pamoate, Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Falciparum Malaria
Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin (TRAC)
Because the artemisinins are the most potent antimalarial drugs, the reduction in parasite numbers is rapid. Therefore, early measures of reducing parasite counts are needed.
- Trial name
- TRAC (NCT01350856)
- Testing
- Artesunate 2, Artesunate 4
- Where
- 19 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Dengue
Clinical Evaluation of Insect Repellent and Insecticide Treated Nets in Lao PDR
Rural communities involved in agriculture are often at highest risk of insect-borne diseases in Southeast (SE) Asia. Skin-applied insect repellents may prove a useful means of reducing mosquito-borne diseases for those people…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- NCT00938379
- Testing
- 20% deet insect repellent
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine