Clinical trials: completed, in Niger
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin: Morbidity Study
The long-term goal of this study is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and increasing growth, and for the potential selection of antibiotic…
- Trial name
- MORDORMorb (NCT02048007)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Malawi and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 72,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malnutrition
Use of MUAC as Basic Criterion for Admission, Follow-up and Exit From the Ambulatory Nutrition Program
The aim of this study is to provide comprehensive documentation of the relevant results and operational implications of this new model using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) as the single anthropometric criterion for admission…
- Trial name
- MUAC120 (NCT03280082)
- Testing
- MUAC Program, Standard Program
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 6,200 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Pregnancy
Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women and Optimization of Prenatal Care Services
A national survey in Niger found that women and children are at risk of undernutrition and that many pregnant women don't visit health centers during pregnancy as often as is recommended.
- Trial name
- NCT01832688
- Testing
- Programmatic prenatal care optimization
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Ciprofloxacin for the Prevention of Meningococcal Meningitis
This study evaluates the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin, given to the contacts of meningitis cases, on the overall attack rate of meningitis during an epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT02724046
- Testing
- Ciprofloxacin
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Malnutrition
Different Strategies for Preventing Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger
Options for large-scale preventive distributions include fortified blended flours, ready-to-use foods and direct cash transfer either alone or in combination with family protective rations.
- Trial name
- NCT01828814
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 7,836 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Surgery, Surgery- Complications
African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS)
STUDY OBJECTIVE To confirm the incidence of in-hospital postoperative complications in adult surgical patients in Africa. STUDY DESIGN Seven day, African national multi-centre prospective observational cohort study of adult (≥18…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgery- Complications, Mortality
- Trial name
- ASOS (NCT03044899)
- Testing
- All surgeries in adult patients
- Where
- 25 sites in Algeria, Benin and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 11,422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Suspected Damage to Fetus From Viral Disease in the Mother, HIV
Optimizing Integrated PMTCT Services in Rural North-Central Nigeria
Each year, an estimated 230,000 HIV-infected women in need of services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) give birth in Nigeria, more than in any other nation in the world.
- Trial name
- NCT01805752
- Testing
- Task-shifting to lower-cadre providers at PMTCT sites, POC CD4+ cell count testing, integrated mother-infant care
- Where
- 12 sites in Nigeria, Niger
- Volunteers
- 369 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Malaria, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Efficacy and Bio-availability of Artemether-Lumefantrine in Severely Malnourished Children
The general objective of the study is to answer to the question: "Is the current dose of AL less efficacious in the severely malnourished compared to the non-severely malnourished children, and is PK in cause?" We aim to assess…
- Trial name
- MAL-NUT (NCT01958905)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine fixed combination
- Where
- 2 sites in Mali, Niger
- Volunteers
- 399 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Malaria
Efficacy of Three ACTs for the Treatment of Falciparum Malaria in Maradi Niger
Study treatments: Artemether-lumefantrine Artesunate-amodiaquine Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Location: Maradi, Niger Principal Objective: To measure the clinical and parasitological efficacy of the three artemisinin…
- Trial name
- NCT01755559
- Testing
- Artesunate-amodiaquine, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 663 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Severe Malnutrition, Malnutrition
Characterizing the Gut Microbiota Alteration Associated With Severe Acute Malnutrition
The investigators performed two case-control studies in Niger and Senegal analysing fecal microbiota to characterize the specificity of the gut microbiota alteration associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
- Conditions
- Severe Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Infant Nutrition Disorders, Child Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02413905
- Testing
- Stool samples
- Where
- 2 sites in Niger, Senegal
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
Vaginal Fistula
Non-inferiority of Short-term Catheterization Following Fistula Repair Surgery
This facility-based, multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT) will test the non-inferiority of short-term (7 day) urethral catheterization compared to longer-term (14 day) urethral catheterization in terms of predicting…
- Trial name
- NCT01428830
- Testing
- 7-day catheterization following fistula repair surgery, 14 day catheterization
- Where
- 8 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 524 people
- Sponsor
- EngenderHealth
Malnutrition
Evaluation of Two Community Based Screening Strategies for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6-59 Months in Mirria District, Niger
The objective of this study is to determine the efficacity of a community strategy for screening children 06-59 months old for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) conducted by their mothers' compared with a community screening…
- Trial name
- MàLÉ (NCT01863394)
- Testing
- Screening by mothers, Active comparator: Screening by community health workers
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 4,429 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Severe Acute Malnutrition
The Effect of Routine Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children Without Complications
This study will be conducted as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to compare routine antibiotic prescription vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01613547
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,412 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Meningitis
Study on the Impact of Vaccination With a Conjugate Vaccine on Meningococcal Carriage
Meningococcal disease occurs throughout the world but attack rates in the Sahelian and sub-Sahelian regions of Africa - the African meningitis belt - are many times higher than those seen in any other part of the world.
- Trial name
- MenAfriCar (NCT01119482)
- Testing
- MenAfriVac™
- Where
- 3 sites in Chad, Mali and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 33,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Trachoma, Chlamydia Trachomatis
Impact of Two Alternative Dosing Strategies for Trachoma Control in Niger
Trachoma is a disease of poverty, which in the hyperendemic areas affects all individuals by the time they are two years old. Active disease is concentrated in children and occurs sporadically in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00618449
- Testing
- Azithromcyin, Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Incomplete Abortion
Sublingual Misoprostol Versus Standard Surgical Care for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion
In this study, we will compare the safety and efficacy of 400 mcg sublingually administered misoprostol alone to standard surgical care for the treatment of incomplete abortion.
- Trial name
- NCT00466999
- Testing
- misoprostol, surgery
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects