Clinical trials: Drug Resistance
TB Multi-drug Resistant
Epidemiology of MDR-TB in Peru
The purpose of this study is to better understand tuberculosis (TB) and the risk of infection with TB, in Peru. TB is a disease that is caused by bacteria and transmitted through droplets in the air that come from the lungs of an…
- Trial name
- Estudio Epi (NCT00676754)
- Testing
- Statens Serum Institut RT23 2TU tuberculin
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 18,544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University Faculty of Medicine
Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Disease
Meta-analyses of Liquid Versus Solid Calories and Body Weight
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to rising rates of overweight and obesity. The most prominent mechanism to explain the link between SSBs and obesity is that liquid calories are not perceived by the…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Prediabetic State
- Trial name
- NCT02702440
- Testing
- Liquid calories from sugars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- John Sievenpiper
Diarrhea
Impact of Bismuth Subsalicylate on Antimicrobial Use Among Adult Diarrhea Outpatients--Pakistan
The purpose of this study is to learn whether bismuth subsalicylate can reduce use of antibiotics among adults with diarrhea in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT02047162
- Testing
- Bismuth subsalicylate
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overweight, Obesity
Meta-analyses of the Effect of 'Catalytic' Doses of Fructose and Its Epimers on Carbohydrate Metabolism
Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, its prevalence continues to rise worldwide. There is a need for new modalities to improve metabolic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes and those who…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Dysglycemia, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02776722
- Testing
- fructose, allulose, tagatose, or sorbose
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy
Plasmodium Falciparum Genomic Intelligence in Mozambique
Mozambique is among the ten countries with the highest burden of malaria worldwide, with an estimated 9.3 million cases in 2018, and constitutes a core target for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Roll Back Malaria…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy, Malaria
- Trial name
- GenMoz (NCT05306067)
- Testing
- LDH-based malaria rapid diagnostic test, Malaria rapid diagnostic test
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 21,848 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica
Malaria
Parasite Clearance and Protection From Infection (PCPI) in Cameroon
The Cameroon PCPI study will measure the effect of the parasite genotypes associated with SP resistance on parasite clearance and protection from infection when exposed to SP.
- Trial name
- NCT06173206
- Testing
- SP (Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd), SPAQ (Guilin Pharmaceuticals), AS (Guilin Pharmaceuticals)
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 902 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Helicobacter Pylori Infection
The Prevalence of Family-unit Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Jiangsu
To assess Family-unit Helicobacter Pylori Infection rates and antimicrobial resistance rates in Jiangsu,China
- Trial name
- NCT05654857
- Testing
- PCR test in the stool
- Where
- 16 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Longitudinal FolloW-up of Antimicrobial Resistance From Perinatal Acquisition (LWAPA): A SHARE Study ASSESSING AND PREVENTING Antimicrobial Resistance in the Perinatal Period
In 2022, in collaboration between the Botswana Ministry of Health (MOH), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control \& Prevention, and the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP), a program was launched called, "Surveillance of…
- Trial name
- LWAPA (NCT06617260)
- Where
- Botswana
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Metabolic Syndrome X
Study of Chronic Degenerative Diseases
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in children have been increasing in parallel at an alarming rate. In particular, the increasing prevalence of type 2 DM is attributable to genetic factors, clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02495961
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asociación Científica Latina A.C.
Malaria
Optimal Chemopreventive Regimens to Prevent Malaria and Improve Birth Outcomes in Uganda
This trial tests the hypothesis that intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) + dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DP) will significantly reduce the risk of adverse birth outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT04336189
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,757 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grant Dorsey, M.D, Ph.D.
Dental Caries in Children, Cariostatic Agent
Cariostatic and Remineralizing Effects of Three Different Dental Varnishes
This study is a randomly, controlled, prospective in vivo study. The objective of this study is: To evaluate the cariostatic and re-mineralizing effects of Nano silver fluoride, Nano Hydroxyapatite and sodium fluoride varnishes…
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children, Cariostatic Agent, Resistance, Dental Caries, Fluoride Varnishes
- Trial name
- NCT04887389
- Testing
- Nano Silver Fluoride varnish, nano-hydroxyapatite varnish, sodium Fluoride Varnish
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nisreen Ibrahim khan
HIV/AIDS
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Who Received Etravirine and/or Darunavir
The objectives of this data collection activity are to: 1. Describe the baseline demographics, clinical and laboratory profile of patients who ever received darunavir (DRV) and/or etravirine (ETR), at the time of initiation on…
- Trial name
- NewHorizon (NCT04194021)
- Where
- 5 sites in Cameroon, Eswatini and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Epilepsy Intractable
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07714226
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Molecular Epidemiology, Strains Genotyping of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis Circulating in Central Africa Region
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a significant challenge in Central Africa. Understanding the molecular epidemiology and genotypic characteristics of MDR-TB strains is crucial for effective control measures.
- Trial name
- MESTCAR (NCT07017803)
- Where
- 8 sites in Gabon
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Optimising Community Antibiotic Use and Infection Control With Behavioural Interventions in Burkina Faso and DR Congo
Emergence of antibiotic resistance (AMR) is a serious concern for Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Unregulated use of antibiotics, a major AMR driver, is highly prevalent in LMICs, with medicine stores as key providers.
- Trial name
- CABU-B/C (NCT05378880)
- Testing
- Behavioural intervention bundle to optimise antibiotic use and reduce the risk of human-to-human or environmental-animal-human transmission
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 5,532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Gestational Diabetes, Glucose Tolerance Impaired in Pregnancy
Food Product for Management of Gestational Diabetes
The goal of this pilot open pre-post clinical trial is to test effects of a wholegrain product in patients with newly diagnosed gestational diabetes.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Glucose Tolerance Impaired in Pregnancy, Glucose Tolerance Impaired, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT05917808
- Testing
- Ready-to-eat wholegrain porridge
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stoffwechselzentrum Rhein - Pfalz
l Carnitine With Ketogenic Diet
The Effect of Carnitine Supplementation on Cardiac Function and Lipid Profile in Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet
Primary aim: Demonstrating the effect of carnitine supplementation on lipid profile and cardiovascular functions in patients with DRE on KD.
- Trial name
- NCT06198803
- Testing
- L Carnitine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Malaria
Monitoring Pregnant Women for Antimalarial Drug Resistance
Annually, malaria affects an estimated 229 million people, causing 409,000 deaths (WHO 2019) mostly in Africa. Despite a substantial decline in malaria-related maternal and child deaths in recent years, progress in controlling…
- Trial name
- MIRANDA (NCT05072613)
- Testing
- Malaria screening
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 6,833 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital