Clinical trials: Malaria
Child Mortality
Improving Care Through Azithromycin Research for Infants in Africa
Infectious diseases are among the most common causes of mortality in the over 2.5 million children under 5 years of age (U5) who died in 2018 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
- Trial name
- ICARIA (NCT04235816)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 20,560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Malaria
Host and Parasite Factors That Influence Susceptibility to Malaria Infection and Disease During Pregnancy and Early Childhood in Ouelessebougou and Bamako, Mali
Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum continues to be a global problem with devastating consequences. A greater understanding of the immunologic and parasitologic factors associated with infection and disease is badly needed…
- Trial name
- NCT01168271
- Where
- 2 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Vector Transmission
Attractive Targeted Sugar Bait Trial in Mali
Globally, the female mosquitoes to be effective at transmitting malaria parasites, must have a number of characteristics including: abundance, longevity (individual mosquitoes must survive long enough after feeding on infected…
- Trial name
- NCT04149119
- Testing
- Attractive Target Sugar Baits (ATSB)
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 6,068 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Clinical Research Center, Mali
Malaria Prevention
Focal Mass Drug Administration for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a focal mass drug administration program for household members of pregnant women to protect against malaria in pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT07021430
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria
Three-arm Cluster Randomised Control Trial Evaluation of Guardian Spatial Emanator as a Complimentary Vector Control Tool in Papua New Guinea
Malaria cases are increasing in Papua New Guinea, partly because insecticide-treated nets do not fully protect people, especially from mosquitoes that bite outdoors.
- Trial name
- WinMal (NCT07912528)
- Testing
- Spatial emanator outdoor, Spatial emanator indoor
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 4,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd
Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Incidence
Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for Malaria Prevention in Refugee Settings
The objective is to test the protective effect of permethrin-treated lesus against malaria in young children in refugee settings
- Trial name
- NCT07903324
- Testing
- Factory-treated lesu, Soaked lesu, Untreated lesu
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria
Factors Influencing Adoption of a Novel Malaria Treatment in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Rwanda
This non-interventional qualitative study will examine factors that influence the adoption of a novel malaria treatment in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Rwanda.
- Trial name
- NCT07896746
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Malaria,Falciparum
A Study to Test Experimental Blood Stage Malaria Vaccine in Burkina Faso.
This is a Phase IIb randomised controlled trial of the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of the blood-stage malaria vaccine candidates RH5.1 in Matrix-MTM and RH5.2-VLP in Matrix-MTM in infants aged 5-17 months in Burkina Faso
- Trial name
- NCT05790889
- Testing
- Rabies vaccine, RH5.1 10μg adjuvated with 50μg Matrix-M, RH5.2 5μg adjuvated with 50μg Matrix-M
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Falciparum Malaria
Malaria Molecular Surveillance in Mozambique (Phase 2)
Mozambique is among the ten countries with the highest burden of malaria worldwide, with an estimated 10.3 million cases in 2021.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Falciparum Malaria, Malaria in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- GenMoz2 (NCT06529237)
- Testing
- LDH-based malaria rapid diagnostic test, Malaria rapid diagnostic test
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 18,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica
Malaria,Falciparum
A Study to Assess the Experimental Malaria Vaccines R78C and RH5.1 Combined With R21/Matrix-M (a "Multi-stage" Malaria Vaccine)
This is a Phase Ib age de-escalation, dose escalation, open-label study to assess the safety and immunogenicity of the multi-stage malaria vaccine candidate R21 plus RH5.1 and/or R78C in Matrix-M in adults aged 18-35 years and…
- Trial name
- VAC093 (NCT06958198)
- Testing
- R21, RH5.1, R78C
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria,Falciparum
A Study to Assess the Experimental Malaria Vaccines R78C and RH5.1 With Matrix-M in Combination With R21/Matrix-M
This is a Phase IIb randomised controlled trial of the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of the malaria vaccine candidates R78C with Matrix-M™, and the combination of RH5.1 and R21 with Matrix-M™, in children aged 5-36 months…
- Trial name
- VAC087 (NCT07183371)
- Testing
- R21, RH5.1, R78C
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria Infection
Humanitarian Evaluation of Spatial Emanators for Malaria Control
The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, implementation, public health effectiveness, durability, acceptability and cost of delivering long-lasting spatial emanators at scale through United Nations High…
- Trial name
- NCT07886281
- Testing
- Guardian™ long-lasting spatial emanators
- Where
- South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 32,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mentor Initiative
Malaria
Laboratory Evaluation of Pregnancy Malaria Vaccine Candidates/In-vitro Testing of Pregnancy Malaria Vaccine Candidates
Background: Malaria is a disease that affects many people in African countries. It is caused by germs that are spread by mosquito bites. It can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated right away.
- Trial name
- NCT02471378
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 7,476 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
L9LS MAb in Malian Infants
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of L9LS in infants in Mali and to evaluate the impact of L9LS on subsequent R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine immunogenicity.
- Trial name
- NCT06461026
- Testing
- L9LS, R21/Matrix-MTM
- Where
- 3 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 327 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria Vaccines, Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum)
Infant Malaria Vaccine Schedule Optimization
The aim of this study is to identify an optimal infant vaccine schedule for a malaria vaccine which is better aligned with the timing of other vaccine interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT06879327
- Testing
- R21 Matrix-M (R21/MM) Malaria Vaccine, Hexavalent Vaccine, Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 975 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Malaria Infection, Malaria Falciparum
IGHID 12334 - After the Flood: Optimal Strategies to Prevent Malaria Epidemics Caused by Severe Flooding
The purpose of this study is to test different ways to prevent malaria infections after flooding. To accomplish this, the investigators will assign villages to different control strategies and measure the number of malaria…
- Trial name
- IGHID12334 (NCT06870344)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin piperaquine, Dihydroartemisinin piperaquine + Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Long-lasting Insecticidal Net
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 36,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria,Falciparum
Safety and Immunogenicity of SUM-101 Malaria Vaccine in Children and Infants Living in Burkina Faso
This clinical trial aims to learn about the safety and immunogenicity of the blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate SUM-101 in infants and children, paving the way for its incorporation into a multi-stage malaria vaccine.
- Trial name
- SUM-101 (NCT06618885)
- Testing
- SUM-101
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Vaccine Initiative
Malaria
Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in School-age Children to Decrease Community Transmission
The CRITICal study aims to estimate the effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment in school children (IPTsc) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for reducing community level malaria burden.
- Trial name
- CRITICal (NCT07246525)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria, Anemia
Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) in Côte d'Ivoire
The Plus Project will assess the impact, operational feasibility, efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of PMC. Specifically, the impact evaluation will involve monitoring a passive cohort of all children in the study…
- Trial name
- NCT05856357
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 1,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anemia, Malaria
Perennial Malaria Chemoprevention (PMC) in Cameroon
The Plus Project will assess the impact, operational feasibility, efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of PMC. Specifically, the impact evaluation will involve monitoring a passive cohort of all children in the study…
- Trial name
- NCT05889052
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 2,138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine