Clinical trials: Child Mortality
Tuberculosis
Isoniazid Prophylaxis With Concomitant Cotrimoxazole in HIV-infected Children
The study involves use of isoniazid and cotrimoxazole as strategies for preventing infections in HIV-infected children and reducing mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00330304
- Testing
- Isoniazid, Cotrimoxazole
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Severe Pneumonia
Feasibility and Acceptability Followed by Effectiveness of bCPAP for Treatment of Children Aged 1-59 Months With Severe Pneumonia in Ethiopia
Principal Investigator: Mohammod Jobayer Chisti Research Protocol Title: Feasibility and Acceptability Followed by Effectiveness of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bCPAP) for Treatment of Children aged 1-59 months…
- Trial name
- NCT03870243
- Testing
- Bubble CPAP, Low flow oxygen
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,240 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Malnutrition, Pneumonia
Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network
The CHAIN Network aims to identify modifiable biomedical and social factors driving the greatly increased risk of mortality among young undernourished children admitted to hospital with acute illness, as inpatients and after…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Sepsis
- Trial name
- CHAIN (NCT03208725)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,335 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Child Mortality
REACH2: Implementation Research on Bi-Annual Mass Distribution of Azithromycin to Children 1-11 Months in Côte d'Ivoire
REACH2 is a three-year implementation research study designed to examine the implementation through a mass drug administration platform of bi-annual single-dose azithromycin to reduce child mortality among children ages 1 to 11…
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT05016895)
- Testing
- Single-dose azithromycin
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 767,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Rhabdomyolysis
Pediatric Rhabdomyolysis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
This retrospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the clinical characteristics, causes, intensive care management, and outcomes of pediatric patients with rhabdomyolysis admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…
- Trial name
- NCT07851987
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Anesthesia, Postoperative Complications
South African Paediatric Surgical Outcomes Study (SAPSOS)
There are few data of paediatric peri-operative morbidity and mortality in South Africa. There is little information on the burden or profile of surgical disease in the paediatric population, the level of anaesthesia or surgical…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Postoperative Complications, Child Mortality, Hospital Mortality
- Trial name
- SAPSOS (NCT03367832)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,025 people
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Children, Anaesthesia
NEonate-Children sTudy of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe Epidemiology of Morbidity and Mortality in Neonatal Anaesthesia
To study the 30-day morbidity and mortality after neonatal anaesthesia, and predictive factors that can be responsible for poor outcome.
- Trial name
- NECTARINE (NCT02350348)
- Where
- 10 sites in Belgium, Denmark and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 5,500 people
- Sponsor
- European Society of Anaesthesiology
Mortality, Antimicrobial Resistance
Azithromycin for Child Survival in Niger II
Several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) reduces child mortality, but increases antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
- Trial name
- AVENIR II (NCT06358872)
- Testing
- Azithromycin for Oral Suspension
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 3,300,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Measles
Early Two-dose Measles Vaccination Trial
The specific aims are to examine in Guinea-Bissau: whether the standard titre Schwarz (SW) or standard-titre Edmonston-Zagreb (EZ) measles vaccine will be the best vaccine strain for use in a routine one-dose measles vaccination…
- Trial name
- NCT00168558
- Testing
- Measles vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 5,879 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Immunoglobulin Prophylaxis, Cytomegalovirus Infections
Immunoglobiulin-specific Prophylaxis of Citomegalovirus Infections in Immunocompromised Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a globally prevalent, human-specific herpesvirus characterised by a lifelong latency after primary infection, an often asymptomatic reactivation and affecting up to 100% of adults based on region…
- Conditions
- Immunoglobulin Prophylaxis, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Transplant-Related Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07013370
- Testing
- Anti-CMV immunoglobulins [Megalotect (R)]
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Antonello Di Paolo, M.D., Ph.D.
Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
CPAP Improving Mortality for Pneumonia in African Children Trial
Pneumonia mortality rates in African countries like Malawi are high and increased further in children -exposed or infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as those that are severely malnourished or severely…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Malnutrition, Hypoxemia
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT02484183)
- Testing
- bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Malaria
Revaccination of Young Children With Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
BCG has marked immune stimulatory effects in both animal and human studies and observational studies suggest that BCG is associated with a non-specific reduction in mortality in areas with high infant and child mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00126217
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,871 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality
Neonatal Resuscitation in Zambia
Asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death in Zambia. This study will be conducted in two cities in Zambia to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared to the new World…
- Conditions
- Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00097097
- Testing
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Bacterial Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia
Inhaled Corticosteroids in U-5 Children With Acute Respiratory Infection in Uganda: A Randomised Trial
The purpose of this study is to find out whether adjunct treatment with inhaled corticosteroids lead to faster improvement and reduce mortality of children under 5 years of age admitted to hospital with ALRI.
- Conditions
- Bacterial Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia, Acute Asthma
- Trial name
- ICS (NCT01868113)
- Testing
- Inhaled corticosteroid
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality (All Cause)
MNCH Programming in Southwest Uganda Maternal and Child Health In Bushenyi and Rubirizi Districts, UGANDA
The investigators will assess whether in Bushenyi District in southwestern Uganda, a two year intervention providing comprehensive MNCH programming will: Reduce morbidity and mortality for children under five years old and…
- Trial name
- HCUM (NCT01571765)
- Testing
- MNCH programming in health district
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 10,985 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hyperthyroidism
Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Care Journey in Children and Adolescents With Hyperthyroidism
"Early paediatric Basedow disease is one of the rare endocrine diseases for which the Reference Centre for Rare Endocrine Growth Diseases, was approved by the Ministry of Health in 2005.
- Trial name
- MOTHYRE (NCT03951532)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Inflammatory Response, Multi-organ Failure
Modulation of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Critically Ill Children After Glutamine Supplementation
This study aims to describe the use of glutamine supplementation in the modulation of inflammatory response in critically ill pediatric patients and to determine if this decrease leads to clinical improvement in morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT01367223
- Testing
- solution of amino acids supplemented with glutamine, amino acids not supplemented with glutamine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Sepsis, Pregnancy
Chlorhexidine Vaginal and Infant Wash in Pakistan
Infection is a major health problem during birth in Pakistan. This study will look at the possibility of using a septic wash to help improve health during birth in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT00121394
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine vaginal and infant wash
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 5,008 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome
MORDOR II Burkina Faso: Longitudinal Trial
Globally, childhood mortality has shown a promising downward trend in recent years, however, many sub-Saharan countries still have relatively high child mortality rates.
- Conditions
- Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome, Child Mortality, Resistance Bacterial
- Trial name
- GAMIN (NCT03676751)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality, Perinatal Mortality
Perinatal Mortality Outcomes Through Household Infection Pathways
The goal of this trial is to learn if replacing household soil floors with concrete floors can prevent deaths of infants around the time of birth, including stillbirths and deaths in the first month of life in rural Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality, Perinatal Mortality, Infant Mortality, Child Mortality
- Trial name
- POTH (NCT07620613)
- Testing
- Concrete household floor
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University