Clinical trials: Cryptococcus Neoformans
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Efficacy of Intrathecal Administration of Liposomal Amphotericin B in Cryptococcal Meningitis
The main purpose of this study is to observe the clinical effect of intrathecal administration of liposomal amphotericin B in Cryptococcal Meningitis without Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Trial name
- NCT02686853
- Testing
- Liposomal amphotericin B
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hui Bu
Mycoses
Study of Posaconazole in the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections (Study P02095)
This study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerance and efficacy of Posaconazole (SCH 56592) under an open label, treatment protocol for subjects with invasive fungal infections: A.
- Trial name
- NCT00034632
- Testing
- Posaconazole oral suspension
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
Open, Non-Comparative Study of Intravenous and Oral Fluconazole in the Treatment of Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole as an intravenous dose as initial treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis followed by oral therapy in AIDS and non-AIDS patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00002040
- Testing
- Fluconazole
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cryptococcosis, Lung Adenocarcinoma
Derivation and Validation of a Scoring System to Distinguish Cryptococcosis and Adenocarcinoma in Pulmonary Nodules
Pulmonary cryptococcosis often manifests as isolated or multiple nodules, easily mimicking lung cancer clinically and radiologically, which ascribes the poor sensitivity of Cryptococcus culture and rarely positive of Cryptococcal…
- Trial name
- NCT04554875
- Testing
- A scoring system
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
Pilot Study of Oral Fluconazole in the Treatment of Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS patients. Both newly diagnosed and relapsed patients are eligible.
- Trial name
- NCT00002076
- Testing
- Fluconazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
A Pilot Study of Fluconazole Plus Flucytosine for the Treatment of AIDS Patients With Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis.
To evaluate and estimate the safety and efficacy of the combination of fluconazole and flucytosine as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS.
- Trial name
- NCT00002113
- Testing
- Flucytosine, Fluconazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
A Study of Fluconazole in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients Who Have Not Had Success With Amphotericin B
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis in patients who have had an unsatisfactory response to or have experienced unacceptable toxicity with amphotericin B.
- Trial name
- NCT00002306
- Testing
- Fluconazole
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Single Dose Liposomal Amphotericin for Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia
This will be a randomized controlled trial of asymptomatic (Cryptococcal Antigen test)CrAg positive persons in Uganda. Patients will be randomized to receive preemptive treatment with 1 dose of liposomal amphotericin (10mg/kg) in…
- Trial name
- ACACIA (NCT03945448)
- Testing
- Single dose liposomal Amphotericin and Fluconazole, Fluconazole
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases in Neurological Disorders in DRC
The impact of neurological disorders is enormous worldwide, and it is increased in poor settings, due to lack of diagnosis and treatment facilities as well as delayed management.
- Conditions
- Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria, Bacterial Meningitis, Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- Nidiag-Neuro (NCT01589289)
- Testing
- Immunochromatographic HAT tests (DSD), Card Agglutination Trypanosoma Test, TB POC Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (Molbio Diagnostics)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Cryptococcosis
Evaluation of the Association of Polymorphisms in the Innate Immune System With the Risk for Cryptococcus Neoformans Infection in Patients Not Infected With HIV and Complications Associated With Cryptococcus Neoformans Infection
Innate immunity plays an important role for fungal recognition and initiation of fungicidal activity. We hypothesize that subtle differences in different molecules of innate immunity may contribute to either the predisposition or…
- Trial name
- NCT00001701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Mycoses
Open Label Study of Posaconazole in the Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections (Study P00041)
This study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerance and efficacy of Posaconazole (SCH 56592) under an open label, treatment protocol for subjects with invasive fungal infections: A: which are refractory or resistant to…
- Trial name
- NCT00034658
- Testing
- Posaconazole
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Amphotericin B With Flucytosine-Fluconazole Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis
To study the clinical effectiveness and safety of amphotericin B with flucytosine-fluconazole therapy for cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04532463
- Testing
- Amphotericin B 1 mg/kg 1 week & Flucytosine 100 mg/kg 1 week followed by Fluconazole 1200 mg/day 1 week
- Where
- Burma
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pharmacy, Yangon
Cryptococcal Meningitis, Cryptococcus Neoformans
Operational Research for Cryptococcal Antigen Screening
This will be a stepped wedge randomized trial design to evaluate the implementation of cryptococcal antigen (CRAG) screening and preemptive anti-fungal therapy of HIV-infected persons entering antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
- Conditions
- Cryptococcal Meningitis, Cryptococcus Neoformans, Cryptococcosis
- Trial name
- ORCAS (NCT01535469)
- Testing
- Fluconazole
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,049 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
A Multicenter Comparison of Fluconazole (UK-49,858) and Amphotericin B as Treatment for Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis
To compare the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole and amphotericin B, alone or in combination with flucytosine, as treatment for acute cryptococcal meningitis.
- Trial name
- NCT00002068
- Testing
- Fluconazole, Amphotericin B
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections
Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing Trial
The Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing (COAT) trial seeks to determine after cryptococcal meningitis (CM) whether early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior to hospital discharge results in superior survival compared to…
- Conditions
- Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections, AIDS
- Trial name
- COAT (NCT01075152)
- Testing
- efavirenz, nucleoside
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
HIV Infections, Tuberculosis
Prevalence of HIV +ve Cases With AIDS Defining Opportunistic Infections Among ART Naive Patients Attending ART Centre
HIV patients are likely to suffer from opportunistic infections, in absence of highly active retroviral therapy. This happens due to lack of awareness of HIV status among patients or unresponsive to anti retroviral drugs.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Tuberculosis, Candidiasis, Esophageal, Cryptococcosis
- Trial name
- ADC (NCT03993093)
- Testing
- CD4 cell count
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- Singh, Ranjan Kumar, M.D.
HIV, Tuberculosis
Vicente Ferrer HIV Cohort Study
The VFHCS is a long-term prospective cohort study of HIV infected patients from a resource-poor rural setting in India. The aim of the study is to use data collected from routine clinical care in order to describe the…
- Conditions
- HIV, Tuberculosis, Cryptococcosis, Opportunistic Infections
- Trial name
- VFHCS (NCT02454569)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rural Development Trust Hospital
Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections
High-Dose Fluconazole for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Infected Individuals
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.
- Trial name
- NCT00885703
- Testing
- Fluconazole, Amphotericin B
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, India and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
Safety and Antifungal Activity of Recombinant Interferon-Gamma 1b (rIFN-Gamma 1b) Given With Standard Therapy in Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis
The purpose of this study is to examine the antifungal activity of recombinant interferon-gamma 1b (rIFN-gamma 1b) given with standard antifungal therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00012467
- Testing
- Itraconazole, Flucytosine, Fluconazole
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Peru
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- InterMune
Mycoses
PK/PD Study of Posaconazole for Empiric Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Patients or Treatment of Refractory Invasive Fungal Infections (Study P01893)
This phase II study will be conducted to: 1. evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerance, and efficacy of different dosing schedules of Posaconazole in immunocompromised hosts with a variety of refractory invasive fungal…
- Trial name
- NCT00034671
- Testing
- Posaconazole oral suspension
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC