Clinical trials: Community-acquired Infection
Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS
TB Reduction Through ART and TB Screening Project
Tuberculosis (TB) has overtaken HIV as the leading infectious cause of death worldwide and requires a major policy shift for it to be controlled in line with the WHO Stop-TB goal to "end TB".
- Trial name
- TREATS (NCT03739736)
- Testing
- Combination of TB/HIV prevention activities (arm A), Combination of TB/HIV prevention activities (arm B), Standard of care (arm C)
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Delivery Optimization for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (DO PrEP) Study
The overall goal is to determine whether an end-to-end decentralized delivery service for PrEP is more effective, safe, acceptable, and cost-effective than facility-based PrEP delivery.
- Conditions
- HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, ART
- Trial name
- NCT06176859
- Testing
- HIV PrEP Delivery
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV/AIDS
A Cluster Randomised Trial of Community-led Distribution of HIV Self-tests in Rural Malawi (HIV Self-Testing Africa [STAR])
The aim of this study is to determine the benefits, costs and safety of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits in rural Malawi, with a focus on testing and linkage to care and prevention services among defined…
- Trial name
- NCT03541382
- Testing
- OraQuick® HIV Self-Test
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 7,880 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
HIV/AIDS and Infections
POSSE Project: A Community-Level Intervention for Black YMSM
Black young men who have sex with men (BYMSM) are at high risk for contracting and transmitting HIV, and represent a priority population for developing effective interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03198663
- Testing
- POSSE
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,037 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook County Health
HIV Infections
C2P (With Venues): Connect to Protect® Partnerships For Youth Prevention Interventions
During Phase III, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN)/Connect-to-Protect (C2P) site staff, their official community partners established in Phase I, and newly invited community sector representatives (i.e.…
- Trial name
- NCT00271908
- Testing
- Community Mobilization
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 4,472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pneumonia
Effectiveness Study of Integrative Treatment for Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of pediatric pneumonia. It is a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02362906
- Testing
- Xiyanping injection, wind-heat formula granules, phlegm-heat formula granules
- Where
- 10 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Vitamin a
The Effect of Adjunct Vitamin a on Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Southern Iranian Children: a Randomized Clinical Trial
This randomized clinical trial included 105 children with CAP who were admitted to Bandar Abbas Children's Hospital. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a control group receiving standard antibiotic therapy and an…
- Trial name
- CAP Vitamin A (NCT06677684)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
Respiratory Infections, Genetic Disorder
Molecular Typing of Community-acquired Pneumonia Based on Multiple-omic Data Analysis
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a heterogeneous disease causing great morbidity, mortality and health care burden globally.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Infections, Genetic Disorder, Community-Acquired Infections, Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Trial name
- NCT03093220
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
Community-acquired Pneumonia, Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection
Determination of the Utility of Pfizer's Pneumococcal Urine Antigen Test in Children 5 Years of Age or Younger With Community Acquired Pneumonia in Guatemala
This prospective case-control study aims to evaluate the utility and establish laboratory thresholds for a multi-serotype urine antigen test for the diagnosis of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in children 5 years of…
- Trial name
- NCT03696303
- Testing
- Urinary antigen detection assay
- Where
- 3 sites in Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
HIV/AIDS
Community-based, Peer-delivered PrEP for Female Sex Workers in Rural Uganda: The Peers for PrEP (P4P) Study
The overall goal of the P4P: Peers for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) study is to pilot test a peer-led and delivered intervention for biomedical HIV prevention that is tailored to women who engage in sex work in southwestern…
- Trial name
- P4P (NCT06353295)
- Testing
- P4P intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
ComBaCaL HIV Prevention TwiCs
This cluster-randomized intervention is embedded in the ComBaCaL (Community-Based Chronic disease care Lesotho) cohort study (EKNZ ID AO_2022-00058, clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT05596773, Lesotho NH-REC ID 210-2022), a platform for…
- Trial name
- CoPrev (NCT07581600)
- Testing
- CoPrev model, Referral to the nearest responsible health facility
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
Comparison of Door-to-door Versus Community Gathering to Provide HIV Counseling and Testing Services in Rural Lesotho
The purpose of this trial is to determine if door-to-door is more effective than community gathering in providing voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) in communities in rural Lesotho.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension
- Trial name
- DoDoPi (NCT01459120)
- Testing
- Door-to-door, Pitso
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SolidarMed
Community-Acquired MRSA Infections, Abscesses
An Attempt to Reduce Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection in Soldiers
The main purpose of this study is to determine if applying mupirocin into soldiers noses who are colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) will reduce infections in them and their cohort of fellow soldiers.
- Conditions
- Community-Acquired MRSA Infections, Abscesses, Cellulitis, Folliculitis
- Trial name
- NCT00289588
- Testing
- Mupirocin (drug)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Asthma (Diagnosis), Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Multimodal Assisted Diagnosis for Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Using Questionnaires, Cough Sounds, and Breath Sounds
This study aims to establish a standardized, synchronized data collection system for pediatric symptom questionnaires, cough sounds, and breath sounds, and to construct a multimodal database of pediatric respiratory diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT07613242
- Testing
- Multimodal respiratory data collection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
New Mexico Honey Wound Treatment Research Study
In a time of emerging bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, honey offers an alternative that has potential to reduce the heavy reliance on pharmaceutical antibiotics.
- Trial name
- NCT01748318
- Testing
- New Mexico Honey, Bactrim DS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- R. Stephen Rankin, M.D.
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluation of a Home-based Community Health Worker Program in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
The purpose of this early Phase 2 comparison trial is to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) home visitors on pregnant women and their children in a rural setting in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Depression, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03517878
- Testing
- Comprehensive CHW Program
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Clinical Pathway Based on Procalcitonin Levels for the Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Outpatients
A clinical protocol was developed for the management of adult outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and Pneumonia Severity Index risk classes I-II.
- Trial name
- NCT02600806
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Levofloxacin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Twice Daily Treatment With Amoxicillin for Non-severe Community Acquired Pneumonia.
The aim of this study will be to evaluate whether a twice-daily antibiotic regimen is non-inferior to a thrice-daily regimen for the treatment of non-severe community acquired pneumonia in children presenting at a paediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT03031210
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Asthma, COPD
Exhaled Breath Metabolomic Biomarkers in the Acutely Breathless Patient
An acute study carried out across three acute admissions units within Leicestershire. The study is aimed at discovery and validation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath.
- Conditions
- Asthma, COPD, Heart Failure, Community-acquired Pneumonia
- Trial name
- EMBER (NCT03672994)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester