Clinical trials: Households
Zinc Deficiency, Diarrhea
Water-based Zinc Intervention Trial in Zinc Deficient Children
The overall aim of this trial is to determine whether the use of the household-based water treatment device Life Straw Family (LSF) can be an effective strategy to improve zinc status and health status of vulnerable populations…
- Trial name
- NCT01472211
- Testing
- zinc enriching filter (LifeStrawFamily), disinfection tablets
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
COVID-19
Intranasal Heparin Treatment to Reduce Transmission Among Household Contacts of COVID 19 Positive Adults and Children
Coronavirus-induced disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infection caused by a virus whose full name is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
- Trial name
- INHERIT (NCT05204550)
- Testing
- unfractionated heparin, 0.9%sodium chloride
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Anemia, Iron-deficiency
Effectiveness of Selling Micronutrient Sprinkles in Rural Kenya
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of household-based distribution of evidence-based health products and to measure the health impact of these combined interventions on a population basis.
- Trial name
- NICHE (NCT01088958)
- Testing
- Micronutrient powders (Sprinkles)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Study on a Live-attenuated Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine for Assessment of Safety, Transmissibility, and Genetic Stability of the Vaccine Virus Among Close Contacts in Infants and Toddlers 6 to < 24 Months of Age in Puerto Rico (USA)
The primary purpose of the study is to assess the shedding, transmission, and genetic stability of the live-attenuated RSVt vaccine after each intranasal vaccination (56 days apart) in infants and toddlers 6 to < 24 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT05687279
- Testing
- RSVt Vaccine, Control Group
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Oxidant Imbalance, Pulmonary Function
In Utero Household Air Pollution Exposure and Lung Development in Ghana
Household air pollution from cook stoves using solid fuels dominates total population air pollution exposures. Females and young children are disproportionately affected as they either perform or are present for the majority of…
- Trial name
- NCT02200289
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sleep, Inadequate, Sleep
Using Yoga to Reduce Chaos and Improve Preschooler Sleep
The goal of this intervention study is to learn if a yoga-based bedtime routine is feasible for families to follow and to learn if the routine is effective at improving preschooler sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT06549868
- Testing
- Yoga-based bedtime routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emily Guseman
Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia
Does Treating Hookworm Improve Productivity of Small Subsistence Farmers
Treatment of hookworm infected groups with albendazole has been shown to result in an increase in hemoglobin levels and a related decrease in the prevalence of anemia.
- Conditions
- Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia, Exercise Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT02102321
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Salmon, Margaret, M.D.
Malaria
Malaria Survey in the Tak Province Refugee Camps
According to the World Malaria Report, there were significant decreases in the number of P.falciparum (PF) malaria cases worldwide in the past decade.
- Trial name
- NCT01902797
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Helminthiasis, Diarrhea
Spillover Effects of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions on Child Health
The purpose of this study is to measure whether a combined water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention leads to improved health of children who did not receive the intervention themselves and who live within a close vicinity of…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02396407
- Testing
- Combined water, sanitation, and hygiene
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Tuberculosis
Early Risk Assessment in Household Contacts (≥10 Years) of TB Patients by New Diagnostic Tests in 3 African Countries
The ERASE - TB study will be conducted in order to fill a critical unmet need for tuberculosis control. Persons who are in contact with an infectious TB case may become infected themselves.
- Trial name
- ERASE-TB (NCT04781257)
- Testing
- New test candidates
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Influenza
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Baloxavir Marboxil Versus Placebo to Reduce Onward Transmission of Influenza A or B in Households
Otherwise healthy index patients (IP) are randomized to either baloxavir marboxil or placebo if their influenza symptoms onset was within 48 hours of screening.
- Trial name
- NCT03969212
- Testing
- Baloxavir Marboxil
- Where
- 142 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 4,138 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Cholera, Diarrhea
Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-days
The Cholera Hospital Based Intervention for 7 Days (CHoBI7) randomized controlled trial for transition to scale aimed to: (1) Develop and evaluate scalable approaches to integrate the CHoBI7 intervention into the services…
- Conditions
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Stunting
- Trial name
- CHoBI7 (NCT04008134)
- Testing
- CHoBI7 health facility program, CHoBI7 mHealth program, CHoBI7 home visit program
- Volunteers
- 2,626 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Recurrence
Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Study of Home-based Interventions to Prevent CA-MRSA Infection Recurrence
The overall goal of the project is to develop and evaluate a home-based intervention to prevent re-infection and transmission of Community-Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in patients presenting to…
- Conditions
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Recurrence, Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Antibiotic Resistance
- Trial name
- CAMP-2 (NCT02566928)
- Testing
- 2% mupirocin ointment, Chlorhexidine wash, Hygiene protocol
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Directors Network
Tuberculosis
A Home-Based Approach to Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Management
Background: Tuberculosis (TB), though preventable and curable, remains a major public health concern worldwide. While elimination of tuberculosis infection (TBI) is critical to TB elimination, TBI continues to represent a…
- Trial name
- NCT07479030
- Testing
- A home-based approach to TB preventive treatment management
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- Dilla University
Scabies, Households
Comparing the Effectiveness of Individual vs. Household Treatment for Scabies in Lambaréné, Gabon
It is unclear whether individual treatment of scabies is similarly effective compared to household treatment. This study therefore compares these two treatment strategies with topical benzyl benzoate for treating scabies in…
- Trial name
- NCT04205669
- Testing
- Benzyl Benzoate 25% Topical Application Lotion
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Influenza Prevention
Study to Assess the Prophylactic Efficacy and Safety of Sebaloxavir Marboxil Tablets/Oral Suspension for Influenza Prevention in Household Contacts Aged ≥2 Years.
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial. The trial participants include index participants (IP) and household contacts (HHC).
- Trial name
- NCT07730346
- Testing
- Sebaloxavir marboxil
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 858 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Zenshine Pharmaceuticals
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
Hotspots, Households and Hospitals: Enhanced Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Case Finding in Namibia
Poor case management, pharmacokinetic variability and on-going transmission have fostered the drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) epidemic leading to a global estimated number of >500,000 new multidrug resistant (MDR) TB cases…
- Trial name
- H3TB (NCT05022238)
- Where
- Namibia
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Namibia
Staphylococcal Skin Infection, Abscess
Individualized vs. Household MRSA Decolonization
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of commonly used decolonization treatments (application of mupirocin antibiotic ointment to the nose and bleach baths) when performed by individuals with a…
- Conditions
- Staphylococcal Skin Infection, Abscess, Furunculosis, Staphylococcus Aureus
- Trial name
- HOME2DS (NCT01814371)
- Testing
- 2% mupirocin ointment, Bleach Bath (dilute), Hygiene Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
COVID-19
COVID-19 Household Transmission Study
This study will test and follow persons quarantined at home after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 (COV) aged 18 years and older and their household members aged 1 year and older.
- Trial name
- CO-HOST (NCT04445233)
- Testing
- COVID-19 IgM-IgG Rapid Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Coronavirus Infection
COVID-19: Epidemiological Study of the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Household of a Person Who Has Had a COVID-19 Disease
Evaluating the rate of exposure to the virus in the close contact population who shared the home of a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 at the time of infection of the index case - adults or children - is a major factor in…
- Trial name
- FAMICOV (NCT04511949)
- Testing
- COVID-19 IgG / IgM rapid test (whole blood, serum, plasma)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherches et d'Etude sur la Pathologie Tropicale et le Sida