Clinical trials: Chagas Disease
Infectious Diseases
Specificity Study of Diagnostic for Chagas Disease
This study assesses the specificity of Chagas Detect™ Plus (CDP) rapid test versus standard reference tests (e.g. RIPA or IFA) for Chagas diagnosis in the US.
- Trial name
- NCT02544139
- Testing
- Chagas Detect Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InBios International, Inc.
Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Microvascular Endothelial Function in a Cohort of Patients With the Cardiac Form of Chronic Chagas Disease.
The present study aims to evaluate the microvascular endothelial function of a single centre cohort of patients with the cardiac form of Chagas disease, and to search for associations with clinical and laboratory variables.
- Trial name
- NCT03524768
- Testing
- skin laser speckle contrast imaging and video-capillaroscopy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil
Chagas Disease
Short-course Benznidazole Treatment to Reduce Trypanosoma Cruzi Parasitic Load in Women of Reproductive Age
The investigators are proposing to perform a double-blinded, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing a short 30-day treatment with BZN 150mg/day (30d/150mg) vs. a 60-day treatment with BZN 300 mg/day (60d/300mg).
- Trial name
- BETTY (NCT03672487)
- Testing
- Benznidazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Argentina
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Chagas Disease
Abbott ESA Chagas Assay Post-Market Study
The study is conducted to meet an FDA post market commitment to collect and report data on the performance of the ESA Chagas assay.
- Trial name
- ESA (NCT01662362)
- Testing
- Testing Donor Specimens with ESA Chagas
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Diagnostics Division
Chagas Disease, Chagas Cardiomyopathy
Congenital Chagas Disease: Long Term Follow up of Treated Children. Preliminary Report or Cardiological Evaluation in Chagas Disease Treated Children
Chagas disease (CD) could be acquired by contact with the vector, transplacentally and by blood transfusion. The duration and clinical presentation of the initial acute phase of the infection may be variable, but the majority of…
- Trial name
- NCT04090489
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Niños R. Gutierrez de Buenos Aires
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben