Clinical trials: Africa
Sexually Transmitted Infection, Hiv
A Comprehensive HIV Prevention Package for South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women: IMARA SA
Programs which go beyond individual-level behavior change to reduce HIV and STI infections among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa are essential to meet global HIV targets.
- Trial name
- IMARA-SA pilot (NCT05504954)
- Testing
- IMARA-SA (intervention group), Health promotion control group
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
HIV/AIDS
Patient Actor Training to Improve HIV Services for Adolescents in Kenya
The goal of this study is to develop and evaluate a clinical training intervention utilizing standardized patient actors to improve communication and interpersonal skills of health care workers who serve HIV-infected adolescents…
- Trial name
- SPEED (NCT02928900)
- Testing
- Clinician training intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tailoring Treatment Targets for Early Autism Intervention in Africa
Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs), an evidence-based early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention approach, target key behaviors that help language development.
- Trial name
- NCT04068688
- Testing
- Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Telehealth coaching
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV-1-infection, Adolescent Behavior
InTSHA: Interactive Transition Support for HIV-infected Adolescents Using Social Media
The goal of this study is to develop and evaluate a social media behavioral intervention based on the Social-ecological Model of Adolescent and Young Adult Readiness to Transition (SMART) to improve transition care for…
- Trial name
- InTSHA (NCT03624413)
- Testing
- Social Media Intervention, Standard of Care
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV
Strategic Antiretroviral Therapy and HIV Testing for Youth in Rural Africa
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of a combination intervention on long-term HIV viral load (VL) suppression among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults 15-24 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT03848728
- Testing
- SEARCH Youth combination intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,988 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV Infections, Tuberculosis
Characteristics and Prevalence of Tuberculosis and HIV in Masiphumelele Township, Cape Town, South Africa
The purpose of this study is to determine the number of people infected with tuberculosis (TB) in the Masiphumelele Township of Cape Town, South Africa, a community with high rates of TB and HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00346476
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CIPRA SA
HIV, Hypertension
SEARCH SAPPHIRE Phase A: A Multisectoral Strategy to Address Persistent Drivers of the HIV Epidemic in East Africa
The randomized trials in this record will assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and hypertension with the objective of informing a population-based study of multi-sectored…
- Conditions
- HIV, Hypertension, Alcohol Drinking, Maternal Child Health
- Trial name
- SAPPHIRE PhA (NCT04810650)
- Testing
- Mobility Dynamic Treatment Intervention, Health Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users, Hypertension Linkage
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV/AIDS, HIV-1-infection
Simplifying Treatment and Monitoring for HIV (STREAM HIV)
This study seeks to determine the clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness of implementing an integrated model for HIV monitoring using point of care (POC) tenofovir (TFV) adherence testing and POC viral load (VL) monitoring in…
- Trial name
- NCT04341779
- Testing
- Point-of-care viral load testing and tenofovir adherence testing
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 539 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant
Kangaroo Mother Care Before Stabilisation Amongst Low Birth Weight Neonates in Africa
We will conduct an individually randomised, controlled, superiority trial with two parallel groups; an intervention arm allocated to receive KMC and a control arm receiving 'standard' care.
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant, Death; Neonatal, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- OMWaNA (NCT02811432)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care, Standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,221 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-focused CBT in Tanzania and Kenya
The primary goal is to study the effectiveness of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in treating traumatic grief and traumatic stress for orphaned children and young adolescents in two East African sites with…
- Conditions
- Childhood Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01822366
- Testing
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Malaria
A Surveillance Study of Diseases Specified as Adverse Events of Special Interest, of Other Adverse Events Leading to Hospitalisation or Death, and of Meningitis in Children in Africa Prior to Implementation of the RTS,S/AS01E Candidate Vaccine
The purpose of this pre-licensure cohort study was to estimate the incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESI), other adverse events (AE) leading to hospitalisation or death, meningitis and malaria in sub-Saharan…
- Trial name
- NCT02374450
- Testing
- Blood collection
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36,366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
Immunogenicity and Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine Given at 6, 7.5 and 9 Months of Age in Co-administration With Measles, Rubella and Yellow Fever (YF) Vaccines Followed by a Booster of the Malaria Vaccine.
The purpose of this study is to assess the immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of the SB257049 candidate malaria vaccine when co-administered with Vitamin A, measles, rubella and yellow fever vaccines to children aged 6…
- Trial name
- NCT02699099
- Testing
- Vitamin A, Candidate Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine, MR-Vac
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Diarrhoea
A Study on the Safety and Immune Responses to the GVGH altSonflex1-2-3 Vaccine Against Shigellosis in Adults, Children, and Infants
The aim of the current clinical study was to evaluate, for the first time in humans (FTIH), the safety and immunogenicity of the altSonflex1-2-3 candidate vaccine against S. sonnei and S. flexneri serotypes 1b, 2a, and 3a.
- Trial name
- NCT05073003
- Testing
- AltSonflex1-2-3 High Dose, AltSonflex1-2-3 Medium Dose, AltSonflex1-2-3 Low Dose
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 551 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Tuberculosis
Comparative Study of Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Delivery Via Disposable Syringe Jet Injector and Needle & Syringe
The study is designed to test the hypothesis that BCG administration via jet injector will produce a comparable immune response and that there will be no significant differences in safety or reactogenicity between BCG…
- Trial name
- NCT01742364
- Testing
- Bioject ID Pen, Needle and syringe
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Tuberculosis
Comparative Effectiveness/Implementation of TB Case Finding in Rural South Africa
The purpose of this study is to compare three strategies for finding TB cases in a rural Sub-Saharan African setting: 1) Screening all attendees of primary care clinics for TB; 2) Conducting household contact investigations of…
- Trial name
- Kharitode TB (NCT02808507)
- Testing
- Active TB case finding
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,852 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Independent Child Migration
Intervention to Improve Developmental and Health Outcomes for Female Adolescents
The primary goal of this pilot study (R21) is to address the urgent need for theoretically and empirically informed interventions that prevent poor female youth's rural-to-urban migration for child labor in low and middle-income…
- Trial name
- NCT04231669
- Testing
- Anzansi Family Program
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, HIV Infections
Le Kip Kip: A Campaign to Change Social Norms and Build Sustainable Demand for PrEP Among Women in South Africa
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a social media campaign and community engagement activities to promote pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among young women and to influence community norms around PrEP in…
- Trial name
- NCT05417620
- Testing
- Social Media Campaign, PrEP Champions, Community Mobilization
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 601 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sickle Cell Anemia, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in SCD, in Northern Nigeria
Except for children with HIV, all recommendations for treatment of childhood malnutrition are for children < 5 years of age. The overall goal of this randomized controlled nutrition feasibility trial is to identify whether…
- Trial name
- NCT03634488
- Testing
- hydroxyurea (20mg/kg/day), Ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS
Clinical Study of STI Screening to Prevent Adverse Birth and New-born Outcomes (Philani Ndiphile)
This study aims to evaluate different screening strategies to decrease the burden of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among pregnant women, and reduce adverse birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, Cost-effectiveness, Birth Outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT04446611
- Testing
- First antenatal care + test-of-cure, First antenatal care + week 30-34 gestation (no test-of-cure)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd
Hiv
Evaluation of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Cascade in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Cape Town (Formative Study)
The overarching goal of this proposal is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of integrating PrEP into antenatal and postnatal care, to describe the cascade in women initiating PrEP in this setting, and to evaluate the…
- Trial name
- PrEP-PP (NCT03826199)
- Testing
- TDF-FTC, Counselling on PrEP in antenatal and postnatal care
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles