Clinical trials: Infectious Diarrhea
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection
Wells and Enteric Disease Transmission
Approximately 40 million people in the US are served by private, and frequently untreated, wells. Our best estimate is that 1.3 million cases of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) per year are attributed to consuming water from…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- WET (NCT04826991)
- Testing
- Active UV Device, Inactive UV Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Diarrhea, Dysentery (Bloody Diarrhea)
Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water
SODISWATER is a European Union funded health impact assessment study investigating the effect of sunlight to inactivate microbial pathogens in drinking water.
- Trial name
- SODISWATER (NCT01082107)
- Testing
- Solar disinfection in transparent containers (plastic bottles)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
Shigella Infection
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of IP-QSV Vaccine in Healthy Adults/Adolescents, Children and Infants
The goal of this phase 1/2a, randomized, observer-blind, age-descending, dose-finding trial is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent synthetic oligosaccharide-based Shigella vaccine (adjuvanted IP-QSV) in…
- Trial name
- NCT07666750
- Testing
- 30μg IP-QSV, 10μg IP-QSV, 2μg IP-QSV
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Cryptosporidiosis, HIV Infections
A Study of Letrazuril in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Diarrhea
To determine the pharmacokinetic profile of single doses of letrazuril in patients with AIDS-related cryptosporidial diarrhea; to determine the dose proportionality of single escalating doses of letrazuril; to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT00001018
- Testing
- Letrazuril
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Effectiveness of Saccharomyces Boulardii in Prevention of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common adverse effect in pediatric patients receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics such as co-amoxiclav for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI).
- Trial name
- NCT07785206
- Testing
- Co-amoxiclav, Saccharomyces boulardii
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, Lahore
Shigellosis
A Study to Determine If a New Shigella Vaccine is Safe, Induces Immunity and The Best Dose Among Kenyan Infants
In this study, the tetravalent bioconjugate candidate vaccine Shigella4V will be tested to obtain first-in-human data on its safety and immunogenicity in infants and to identify the preferred dose of Shigella4V in 9 month old…
- Trial name
- NCT04056117
- Testing
- Shigella 4V, MenACWY, Rabies
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LimmaTech Biologics AG
Diarrhea, Rotavirus Infection
Use of Nitazoxanide and Probiotics in Acute Diarrhea Secondary to Rotavirus
Nitazoxanide has proved an cytoprotective effect against rotavirus infection. How it could be clinically important in time of hospitalization and reduction of duration of diarrhea secondary to rotavirus?
- Trial name
- NCT00683982
- Testing
- Nitazoxanide, Probiotic mix preparation, Oral hydration solutions
- Where
- Bolivia
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Pediatrico Albina de Patino
Malnutrition, Dysentery
Social Network Interventions in Rural Honduras
This project will examine the spread of health interventions with a randomized control trial design by introducing public health interventions in 32 villages in the Honduran Department of Lempira.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Dysentery, Social Transmission of Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT01672580
- Testing
- exposure to vitamin use, exposure to water chlorination, high in-degree
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,773 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Diarrhea, HIV Infection
Safe Drinking Water For Households With Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children under 2 years and other members of households in which HIV-positive mothers are providing replacement and complementary feeding would potentially benefit from the use of a…
- Trial name
- SWIM (NCT01116908)
- Testing
- LifeStraw Family
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Diarrhea, Pneumonia
Effect of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea, Physical Growth and Immune Response in Malnourished Children
Zinc deficiency is common in developing country children, as food intakes are often low, foods from animal sources are infrequently used, the bioavailability of zinc from staple cereal-based diets is limited and zinc losses occur…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00272116
- Testing
- Zinc and vitamin A single dose at enrollment
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,482 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea
Effect of L. Rhamnosus Yoba on RTI and Other Health Outcomes Among Children (3-6 Years) in Uganda
This is a nutritional trial with two arms: 1) Intervention arm of Probiotic Yoghurt containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba 2012 and 2) Control arm of custard-like dairy product.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Infections, Diarrhea, Skin Diseases, Tinea Capitis
- Trial name
- NCT04144491
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
Micronutrient Sprinkles in a Daycare Center
Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally in children less than 5 years of age. Prolonged diarrhea, recurrent infections and growth failure in developing countries are usually a consequence of…
- Trial name
- NCT00967551
- Testing
- Micronutrient Sprinkles with zinc, Micronutrient sprinkles without zinc
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Microbial Colonization, Gut Microbiota
Diet Supplementation With Prebiotics to Improve Gut Health in Egyptian Children
The study described herein seeks to assess the extent to which diet supplementation of young Egyptian children, one of the most vulnerable groups to the risk of diarrhea, with prebiotic fiber can improve their gut health.
- Trial name
- NCT06561724
- Testing
- Biscuits maltodextrin, Biscuits includes prebiotics tartoufa inulin, Biscuits includes prebiotics chicory inulin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre, Egypt
Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antibiotic Resistant Strain
ESBL in Patients Returning to Sweden With Traveller's Diarrhoea
Patients with traveller's diarrhoea frequently harbour Extended Spectrum Betalactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPE) returning from EPE-endemic areas.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antibiotic Resistant Strain, Traveler's Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT03866291
- Testing
- No intervention, observational
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Malaria, Diarrhea
Liberia National Community Health Assistant (NCHA) Program and Under-five Mortality
Last Mile Health (LMH) has partnered with the Liberian Ministry of Health (MOH) to support the design and implementation of the National Community Health Assistant Program (NCHAP).
- Conditions
- Malaria, Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory Infection, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05123378
- Testing
- Liberia National Community Health Assistant Program
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 23,702 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Last Mile Health
Diarrhea
Shigella WRSS1 Vaccine Trial in Bangladesh
This is a research study of an experimental (investigational) live attenuated Shigella sonnei vaccine (WRSS1) to find a dose of the vaccine that is safe, tolerable, and develops an immune response.
- Trial name
- NCT02934178
- Testing
- Shigella sonnei Strain WRSS1 Vaccine
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Diarrhoea, Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection
Cluster Randomised Trial of Improved Sanitation in Rural Orissa, India
The study is a cluster-randomized, controlled trial conducted among 100 villages (including approximately 3500 households and 20,000 people) in Puri district, State of Orissa, India.
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea, Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT01214785
- Testing
- Provision of household latrines
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Viral Pneumonia, Bronchitis
A Registry Study on Xiyanping(a Chinese Medicine Injection) Used in Fifty Hospitals
This study was advocated by Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in October 2011.
- Conditions
- Viral Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Infantile Diarrhea, Bacillary Dysentery
- Trial name
- NCT01612572
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Healthy Term Infants
The Combiotic-Study
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that a synbiotic formula, fed for the duration of the first year of life (infant and follow-on formula) reduces the incidence rate of episodes of infectious diarrhea in…
- Trial name
- GOLFIII (NCT02221687)
- Testing
- Synbiotic formula, Control formula
- Where
- 25 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG
Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Among Patients With Persistent Digestive Disorders
NIDIAG is an international collaboration on integrated diagnosis-treatment platforms, funded by the European Commission (EC). NIDIAG aims to develop an improved, patient-centred system for delivering primary health care in…
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Shigellosis
- Trial name
- NIDIAGDigest (NCT02105714)
- Testing
- Stool culturing for pathogenic bacteria, Kato-Katz technique, Baermann technique
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute