Clinical trials: Hookworm Infection
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection
Impact of Alternative Treatment Strategies and Delivery Systems for Soil-transmitted Helminths in Kenya
The mainstay of control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is school-based deworming but recent modelling has highlights that in all but low very transmission settings, the treatment of school-aged children is unlikely to…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection, Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Trial name
- TUMIKIA (NCT02397772)
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 21,761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anemia, Worm Infections
Effect of Hookworm Elimination and Vitamin A Intervention on Iron Status of Preschool Children in Sichuan, China
The present study is intended to supplement the preschool anemic children with vitamin A capsule and de-hookworm administration in poverty Sichuan province.
- Trial name
- NCT02675140
- Testing
- ZENTEL, ZENTEL and Vitamin A Soft Capsules
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chengdu Maternal and Children's Health Care Hospital
Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Real World Evaluation of an Albendazole-Ivermectin Coformulation Safety and Effectiveness
An open-label, randomized by school, two-arm pragmatic trial, will be conducted involving two study sites in Sub-Saharan-Africa (SSA), Ghana and Kenya, to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the newly developed fixed dose…
- Trial name
- NCT06282315
- Testing
- Pre-screening Phase, Screenig Phase, Randomization
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Intestinal Helminthiasis, Ascariasis
Impact of Repeated Anthelmintic Treatment on the Risk of Malaria in Kenyan School Children
Many school children in Kenya are infected with plasmodia and helminth species and are at risk of coinfection. It has been suggested that the immune response evoked by helminth infections may modify immune responses to plasmodia…
- Conditions
- Intestinal Helminthiasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT01658774
- Testing
- Albendazole, Vitamin C
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,377 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
Hookworm Disease, Hookworm Infection
Study of Co-administered Na-APR-1 (M74) and Na-GST-1 in Gabonese Children
Double blind, randomized, controlled, dose-escalation Phase 1 clinical trial in hookworm-exposed children aged 6 to 10 years living in the area of Lambaréné, Gabon.
- Trial name
- NCT02839161
- Testing
- Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel, Na-APR-1 (M74)/Alhydrogel, Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Intestinal Diseases, Helminthiasis
Efficacy of Albendazole to Treat Intestinal Helminths and Its Effect on Gut Microflora
Albendazole is a main anti-helminth, however there is a lack of data regarding its efficacy in the school children population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the albendazole one versus two and three doses…
- Trial name
- NCT01192802
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Schweitzer Hospital
Helminthiasis, Ascaris Infection
Soil-transmitted Helminth Reinfection Rates After Single and Repeated School Hygiene Education
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, or hookworm, affect approximately 1.5 millions individuals primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Ascaris Infection, Trichuris Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- NCT04227834
- Testing
- Health hygiene education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of a New Chewable Versus the Swallowable Tablet of Mebendazole Against Hookworm
The rational of this study is to provide evidence on the safety and efficacy of a new chewable tablet of mebendazole compared to the standard tablet in preschool- and school-aged children infected with hookworm.
- Trial name
- CHEW_MEB_PEMBA (NCT03995680)
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Hookworm
Study to Test Whether Shoes Protect Children Against Hookworm Infection on Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Small association studies have hypothesised that shoes protect against hookworm infection. The purpose of this pragmatic study was determine, under field conditions, whether school-age children on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, would…
- Trial name
- SKIP (NCT01869127)
- Testing
- Shoes
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,056 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bird, Christopher
Testing, Performance
Validation of INSPiRED Innovative Smart Diagnostic Devices for the Detection of Parasites Infections.
Malaria, schistosomiasis and ancylostomiasis are three parasitic diseases which affect hundreds of millions of people and are an important cause of global mortality and morbidity.
- Conditions
- Testing, Performance, Specificity, Sensitivity
- Trial name
- INSPiRED-WP3 (NCT04505046)
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Ascariasis, Trichuriasis
Effectiveness of Combined Albendazole and Ivermectin Treatment for Intestinal Worm Infections
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and impact on growth of two drug treatments against intestinal worms in schoolchildren from a rural area of Guatemala.
- Conditions
- Ascariasis, Trichuriasis, Hookworm Infection, Strongyloidiasis
- Trial name
- NCT00207753
- Testing
- albendazole vs. combined albendazole/ivermectin treatment
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diarrhoeal Disease, Hookworm Infection
Evaluating Impact of Improved Floors on Health
The goal of this intervention study is to learn about the impact of household flooring on health in rural Kenya, and test whether providing an improved (cement stabilised, washable) floor improves the health of children and their…
- Conditions
- Diarrhoeal Disease, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Infection
- Trial name
- SABABU (NCT05914363)
- Testing
- Sealed washable floor plus behaviour change, Behaviour change intervention, Routine deworming
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Community Health Education and Hygiene Promotion Added to Deworming Among Ethnic Khmer Children in Vietnam
This study evaluated whether adding community health education and household hygiene promotion to supervised deworming could improve soil-transmitted helminth (STH) outcomes and related caregiver and household factors among…
- Trial name
- NCT07855978
- Testing
- Albendazole 400 mg, Community Health Education and Hygiene Promotion
- Where
- 4 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 704 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adjunctive Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
This is a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the additive benefit of Ivermectin (IVM) (or Placebo) mass drug administration (MDA) to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) MDA for malaria control in a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Strongyloidiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MATAMAL (NCT04844905)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Adolescents and Adults Infected With Hookworm
To compare the efficacy and safety of emodepside to that of albendazole (Zentel®) in participants aged 12-60, inclusive, infected with hookworm.
- Trial name
- NCT05538767
- Testing
- Emodepside, Albendazole 400mg
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
Moxidectin Versus Ivermectin as Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Onchocerciasis and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
This clinical trial compares two treatments - ivermectin and moxidectin - to learn which is better at reducing the proportion of people with onchocerciasis (river blindness) when given through mass drug administration (MDA) in…
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- EKAIO (NCT07145736)
- Testing
- Moxidectin, Ivermectin
- Where
- Angola
- Volunteers
- 52,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute