Clinical trials: Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Case Management and Peer Support Groups for Prophylaxis Adherence in Rheumatic Heart Disease
The objective of CAMPS is to test and evaluate scalable models of secondary antibiotic adherence support for children newly diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease.
- Trial name
- CAMPS (NCT05502042)
- Testing
- Case Manager and Peer Support Group
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Inflammatory Rheumatism
Impact of a Telenursing Service on Satisfaction and Health Outcomes of Children With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Paediatric rheumatisms represent a large group of inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases of the locomotion system. The annual rate incidence of children diagnosed with rheumatic disease in Switzerland (canton of Vaud) is 56.8…
- Trial name
- NCT01511341
- Testing
- Telenursing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
Other Specified Inflammatory Disorders of Skin or Subcutaneous Tissue, Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Observational Study of the Genetic Architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases
This study investigates the genetic architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases. After collecting informed consent, all patients' clinical phenotype is graded at inclusion with a detailed case report form and a…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Inflammatory Disorders of Skin or Subcutaneous Tissue, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp, Sweet's Syndrome
- Trial name
- NEUTROGENE (NCT01952275)
- Testing
- Collection of biological samples
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Rheumatic Fever
Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease According to Revised Jones Criteria (2015) in Assiut Governate
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease according to revised jones criteria (2015) in Assiut governate
- Trial name
- NCT04316897
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Penicillin to Prevent Early Rheumatic Heart Disease in School-Aged Children
This study will look at whether children ages 5-8 who take Penicillin V by mouth twice a day are less likely to develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period compared to children who do not take the medicine.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 2 (NCT07798232)
- Testing
- Oral Penicillin V
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,622 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Testing a Registry-Based Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up in Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening in Uganda
This study aims to improve follow-up care after positive rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening in Northern Uganda. It will identify barriers and co-develop an enhanced ACT+ strategy, then evaluate its effectiveness in…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 2 (NCT07606131)
- Testing
- The ACT+ Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Train the Trainer Curriculum to Scale up AI Supported Echo for RHD Screening in a Public Health System
The first primary objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic performance (sensitivity and specificity) of primary MOH nurses who have completed certification in focused echocardiography acquisition and interpretation…
- Trial name
- ADD-RHD 2B (NCT05668611)
- Testing
- Primary Training Phase, Primary Assessment Phase, Primary Screening Phase
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,628 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Relations With Cytokines in Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever
We aimed to investigate if adiponectin facilitates diagnosis of ARF by analyzing adiponectin levels in acute and convalescent periods of the acute rheumatic fever and by comparing results with that of healthy control group; also…
- Trial name
- NCT01886846
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease
Effect of Simvastatin on Cardiac Function
It is well know that statins have been used to low cholesterol to prevent and treat coronary artery disease for many years. It was also reported that statins could protect endothelial function and cardiac function during coronary…
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Aneurysm, Heart Valve Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01178710
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research and Screening in Nepal: A Feasibility Study
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remains a significant public health problem in lower and middle-income countries, accounting for over 300,000 deaths world-wide.
- Trial name
- NCT05250154
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,438 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Study in Lusaka
This study will determine the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Lusaka, Zambia through school-based screening methodology using ultraportable echocardiography and a recently validated, abridged screening protocol…
- Trial name
- NCT02661763
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,024 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zambia
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Artificial Intelligence to Scale Early Rheumatic Heart Disease Detection
The main goal of this project is to see if RADAR (Rapid AI-assisted Detection and Analysis of Rheumatic heart disease), which is a machine and deep-learning AI model, can help make rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening easier…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 1 (NCT07599956)
- Testing
- AI assisted echocardiography
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Diseases, Scabies
Assessment of the Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Settings in Mayotte and the Acquisition of Ultrasound Sequences Guided by Artificial Intelligence
The prevalence of chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD) on the island of Mayotte is unknown, but it appears to be high and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- PRECARE-MAYIA (NCT07904975)
- Testing
- Ultrasound performed bycardiologis for diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role…
- Trial name
- NEPAL4 (NCT05504928)
- Testing
- School nurse program
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Rheumatic Heart Disease
RhEumatiC Heart diseAse Genetics
Rheumatic fever (RF) is an autoimmune disease that is mediated by the cellular and humoral immune response that follows an untreated pharyngeal Streptococcus pyogenes infection.
- Trial name
- RECHARGE (NCT02118818)
- Testing
- Next generation sequencing
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rheumatic Heart Disease
DNA Typing of HLA-DR/DQ Alleles in Taiwan Chinese With Rheumatic Heart Disease
The current study was designed to determine whether the HLA-DRB1, DQA1, DQB1 alleles are associated with the risk and the pattern of valve damage of RHD.
- Trial name
- NCT00264524
- Testing
- venipuncture to withdraw patient's blood
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease
Domestication and Implementation of the PEN-Plus Clinical Model in the Zambian Health System
Cognizant of the prevalence of complicated non communicable diseases (NCD) and the attendant capacity problems faced by the health workers in primary care settings, we propose to adapt and pilot the Package of Essential…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- PEN Plus (NCT07753681)
- Testing
- Supportive treatment
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,084 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Rheumatic Heart Disease
Right Ventricular Echo Assessment in Mitral Valve Replacement
Rheumatic heart disease remains a major health problem in developing countries. It is the most important sequel of rheumatic fever and occurs in about 30% of patients with rheumatic fever.Rheumatic heart disease presents with…
- Trial name
- NCT03549052
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Rheumatic Fever
Efficacy of BLIS K12 as Preventive Measure for Rheumatic Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily treatment with Streptococcus Salivarius BLIS K-12 prevents streptococcal throat infection in children that have had an episode of rheumatic fever.
- Trial name
- NCT02407106
- Testing
- Streptococcus Salivarius BLIS K12
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kaplan Medical Center
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease Community Streptococcal Treatment Program "RESET"
The primary objective of this study is to determine the impact of a pragmatic RHD primary prevention program in Uganda. The secondary Objective are as follow: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05276999
- Testing
- Healthcare provider education, Community Awareness campaign
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 66,123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati