Clinical trials: in Zambia
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19
Characterizing SARS-CoV-2-specific Immunity in Individuals Who Have Recovered From COVID-19
The purpose of this study is to learn more about infection with and recovery from the virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
- Trial name
- NCT04403880
- Testing
- Sample collection
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Malawi and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HIV Vaccine Trials Network
HIV Infections, Pregnancy Related
Reaching 90 90 90 in Adolescents in Zambia: Using All Our SKILLZ
"SKILLZ," is a mixed methods evaluation of the Grassroots Soccer (GRS) SKILLZ Package based in Lusaka, Zambia. The package is made up of three football-based programs: (1) SKILLZ-Girl - implemented in schools as part of a 10-week…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Pregnancy Related, STI, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- SKILLZ (NCT04429061)
- Testing
- SKILLZ-Girl curriculum
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Preterm Birth
Trial of the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Developing Countries
Multi-country two-arm, parallel cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce neonatal mortality through increasing the rate of antenatal corticosteroid administration to eligible women.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01084096)
- Testing
- Increasing use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS)
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 103,117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Neurodevelopmental Abnormality
ASPIRIN: Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Trial
A total of 620 children will be enrolled in this study from six sites in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Half of the children's mothers will have taken aspirin and half will have taken placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT04888377
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Randomized Control Trial on Trauma Focused CBT in Zambia
The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in subset of children who are affected by trauma with significant mental health symptomatology in order to 1) examine the…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Risk Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT01624298
- Testing
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Malaria
Stimulating Private Sector Malaria Control
Preliminary evidence from ongoing research provides strong indications that protecting farmers from malaria would be profitable for outgrowing agribusinesses in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- Outgrowers (NCT01397851)
- Testing
- Insecticide-treated net (BASF Incerceptor)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 81,597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Risk Behaviors
Like Father Like Son
This purpose of this study is to look at the best way to offer the Like Father Like Son + Spear \& Shield program.
- Trial name
- NCT04119414
- Testing
- Spear and Shield (S&S) Program, Like Father Like Son (LFLS) Program
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
HIV-1
A Study to Assess the Efficacy of a Heterologous Prime/Boost Vaccine Regimen of Ad26.Mos4.HIV and Aluminum Phosphate-Adjuvanted Clade C gp140 in Preventing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -1 Infection in Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the preventive vaccine efficacy (VE), safety and tolerability of a heterologous prime/boost regimen utilizing Ad26.Mos4.HIV and aluminum-phosphate adjuvanted Clade C gp 140 for the…
- Trial name
- NCT03060629
- Testing
- Ad26.Mos4.HIV, Clade C gp140
- Where
- 23 sites in Malawi, Mozambique and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
HIV Infections
Evaluating the Safety and Immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV and MF59®- or AS01B-adjuvanted Bivalent Subtype C gp120 in Healthy, HIV-uninfected Adult Participants
A phase 1/2a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of ALVAC-HIV (vCP2438) and of MF59®- or AS01B-adjuvanted clade C Env protein, in healthy, HIV-uninfected adult participants
- Trial name
- HVTN 120 (NCT03122223)
- Testing
- ALVAC-HIV (vCP2438), Bivalent subtype C gp120/MF59, Bivalent subtype C gp120/AS01(B)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
HIV Infection, Rotavirus Infection
Safety and Immune Response of a Rotavirus Vaccine in HIV-infected and Uninfected Children Born to HIV-infected Mothers
Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children, accounting for 45% of severe diarrhea disease in both developed and developing countries.
- Trial name
- NCT00880698
- Testing
- RotaTeq
- Where
- 6 sites in Botswana, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
HIV
Combination Partner HIV Testing Strategies for HIV-positive and HIV-negative Pregnant Women
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of secondary distribution HIV self-test kits to existing partner notification guidelines increases the proportion of male partners who access facility-based…
- Trial name
- MP3 Pilot (NCT04124536)
- Testing
- HIV self-testing with partner notification.
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diarrhea, Diarrhea Rotavirus
Study of BBIL's ROTAVAC® and ROTAVAC 5CM Vaccines in Zambia
The study is being conducted to evaluate and compare the immunogenicity of ROTAVAC® and ROTAVAC 5D 28 days after the last dose of the vaccine, when administered to infants in a three-dose schedule at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age.
- Trial name
- ROTAVAC (NCT03602053)
- Testing
- ROTAVAC®, ROTAVAC 5D, Rotarix®
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Vaccines
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Candidate Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine in Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the protective efficacy of two doses of GSK Biologicals' candidate TB vaccine against pulmonary TB, as compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01755598
- Testing
- GSK Biologicals' investigational TB vaccine (GSK692342)
- Where
- 9 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,575 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Diarrhoea
Causes of Rotavirus Vaccine Failure in Zambian Children
Zambia recently introduced routine infant immunization against rotavirus - the most important cause of severe gastroenteritis and diarrhoea mortality in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01886833
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Diarrhea
PROMISE EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
The objective of the project is to develop and test an intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), to assess its impact on infant health in African contexts where a high prevalence of HIV is a barrier, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT00397150
- Testing
- Peer-support for exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,579 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Genital Herpes
GUD Clinical and Virologic Response to Acyclovir in HIV Negative African Women
To examine the time to healing of genital lesion and duration of herpes simplex virus (HSV) shedding from genetic ulcer disease (GUD) among 90 HIV-negative African women who have a history of GUD and are HSV-2 seropositive and…
- Trial name
- PK/GUD (NCT00808405)
- Testing
- acyclovir
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington