Clinical trials: Immunity
Nervous System Diseases
Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection and Repository Storage
Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the liquid around the brain and spinal cord. Many diseases can only be diagnosed by examining the CSF. A lumbar puncture is used to collect and test CSF.
- Trial name
- NCT01862107
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Vitamin D Deficiency, Tuberculosis
Role of Vitamin D in Innate Immunity to Tuberculosis
The investigators proposed a pilot study preparatory to developing a randomized trial of vitamin D for the prevention of TB infection. The specific aims are presented below: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01244204
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Polio
Immunogenicity of 1 or 2 Doses of bOPV in Chilean Infants Primed With IPV Vaccine
The rationale for this study (IPV 002ABMG) is to evaluate and compare three doses of IPV, two doses of IPV plus one bOPV, and one dose of IPV plus two doses of bOPV in order to provide evidence for better immunization policy…
- Trial name
- IPV002ABMG (NCT01841671)
- Testing
- IPV, bOPV, mOPV type 2
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Poliomyelitis
A Study on Immunity Duration Against Polio Over 18 Months Infants After 2 or 3 Primary Doses Sabin IPV in China
In 2017, China CDC conducted a study titled "A Study of Immunogenicity and Seroconversion With Sabin IPV Schedules in China". At present, all the infants in the monitoring cohort were over 18 months old and at least one year had…
- Trial name
- NCT04614597
- Testing
- Sabin strain inactivated polio vaccine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 774 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Pertussis
Seroprevalence of Pertussis Among Healthy Children and Adolescents in Kazakhstan
Seroprevalence of pertussis among older children and adolescents in Kazakhstan: A cross sectional study. Justification: to describe the distribution of anti-pertussis toxin (PT) antibodies (IgA and IgG) in a population aged 10-18…
- Trial name
- NCT04779853
- Testing
- Blood samples for pertussis antibody testing
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- Scientific and practical center of sanitary and epidemiological expertise and monitoring
Prostate Cancer
Blood for Immune Response to Provenge® in HRPC
This study is being conducted to assess and monitor immune response in patients with minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic hormone refractory prostate cancer who will be receiving Provenge® (Sipuleucel-T) therapy as part of their…
- Trial name
- NCT01274572
- Sponsor
- Mary Crowley Medical Research Center
HIV Infections
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Treatment for HIV Infected Patients Who Have Interrupted Their Anti-HIV Drug Therapy
When an HIV infected person taking strong anti-HIV drugs temporarily stops taking them, viral load rises and the body's immune system is exposed to more HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00038259
- Testing
- Aldesleukin
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria, Anemia
Optimization of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Delivery
Based in part on the pivotal studies conducted in Mali, SMC was approved by WHO as a policy for malaria control in countries with seasonal malaria transmission such as Mali in March 2012.
- Trial name
- SMC (NCT02646410)
- Testing
- FPD+NDOT, FPD+DOT, DDD+NDOT
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bamako
Breast Cancer Stage IV
The Resistance and Immune Response to Palbociclib in Breast Cancer
The investigators propose to conduct a biomarker and molecular profiling study in longitudinally paired tumor biopsies and serum from patients with Hormone Receptor positive (HR+) metastatic Breast Cancer (BC) treated with…
- Trial name
- NCT03401359
- Testing
- tissue biopsy, blood sample
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Measles, Mumps
Immune Responses to Two Dose Varivax +/- MMR-II
This study will test the safety and how well the body's immune system responds to a live, but weakened varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, known as Varivax, given with and without ProQuad, another measles, mumps, rubella, and…
- Conditions
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
- Trial name
- NCT00258726
- Testing
- MMR-II, Pro-Quad, Varivax
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Healthy Term Infant
The Impact of a Novel Infant Formula on Immunity, Gut Health and Growth
The goal of this multicenter, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial is to assess the safety and efficacy of a new infant formula on healthy term infants from enrollment to the age of 6 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06686433
- Testing
- Novel infant formula, Standard infant formula
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biostime (Guangzhou) Health Products Limited
Cervical Cancer, Anogenital Warts
Evaluation of Long Term Immunity Following HPV Vaccination
In Fiji, cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer and the highest cause of cancer mortality in women. In 2008/9, the Ministry of Health in Fiji accepted a donation of 110,000 doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine, Gardasil®…
- Trial name
- NCT02276521
- Testing
- Cervarix®
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
COVID-19
Role of HLA Genes and Innate Immunity in the Phenotypic Variability of COVID-19
Case-control, prospective retrospective association study of patients infected with SARS-CoV2 and cured by COVID19. Recruited patients were divided into two cohorts (cases: patients with respiratory failure that required…
- Trial name
- 3490 (NCT05711836)
- Testing
- HLA-genotyping
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
SARS-CoV-2
Prognostic Factors of COVID19
COVID-19 is an emerging disease, for which no specific treatment options are currently available. Since the end of February 2020, and due to a SARS-CoV-2 superspreading event (religious meeting), the Strasbourg University…
- Trial name
- Covid-HUS (NCT04405726)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Growth and Development
A Study to Investigate the Impact of Fortified Malt Based on Immunity Outcomes in School Children
This study will test the hypothesis that a fortified malt based food may improve immunity outcomes in 7-10 year old school age children.
- Trial name
- NCT02542865
- Testing
- Fortified malt based food
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Atopic Dermatitis (AD), Autoantibody
Birth Cohort: Development of IgE Autoantibodies in Newborns With (High Risk of) Atopic Dermatitis
Previous research has shown that some patients with atopic eczema have specific self-reactive antibodies, known as IgE autoantibodies, that react to their own skin cells, referred to as "self-reactive antibodies" or…
- Conditions
- Atopic Dermatitis (AD), Autoantibody, Auto-Immunity, Microbiome, Human
- Trial name
- DIANA (NCT07316465)
- Testing
- Development of atopic dermatitis with/without IgE autoantibodies
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Meningococcal Disease
South Australian Meningococcal B Vaccine Herd Immunity Study
To estimate the effect on carriage, all year 10, 11, and 12 students will be offered 4CMenB vaccination in South Australia through schools over the study period with 50% of the students enrolled receiving the vaccine in 2017 and…
- Trial name
- B Part of It (NCT03089086)
- Testing
- Licensed 4CMenB vaccine
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 34,489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Adelaide
Corona Virus Infection, Flu Vaccine
Understanding Immunity to the Flu Vaccine in COVID-19 Patients
The purpose of this study is to measure immunity to the flu vaccine over time in patients who have had COVID-19 and may have other medical conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes, chronic fatigue, or long-term COVID-19…
- Conditions
- Corona Virus Infection, Flu Vaccine, Immunity
- Trial name
- NCT04579588
- Testing
- Flu shot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
BK Polyomavirus, Kidney Transplant
Study of Anti-BKPyV Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients With BKPyV Viremia
The human pathogen BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a ubiquitous, small, non-enveloped DNA virus that infects over 90% of people, typically in childhood with mild or no symptoms.
- Trial name
- NEPHRO-BK (NCT06988072)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Skin Condition
Frequency of Skin Diseases in Children with Inborn Errors of Immunity
1. To detect the prevalence of skin diseases in patients with IEI in Assiut university Children hospital. 2. To describe the pattern of dermatological manifestation among IEI patients present at Assiut University Children…
- Trial name
- NCT06876337
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University