Clinical trials: Malaria Transmission
Malaria,Falciparum, Feasibility
Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation
The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is being introduced sub-nationally in phased pilot introductions through the EPI programmes in Malawi Ghana and Kenya.
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Feasibility, Safety, Mortality
- Trial name
- MVPE (NCT03806465)
- Testing
- Feasibility survey, Sentinel hospital surveillance, Community mortality surveillance
- Where
- 3 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 30,124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rafiq OKINE
Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Preterm Birth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00131235
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Drug-Drug Interaction, HIV Infection
Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine in the Context of Antiretroviral Therapy
Open-label prospective intensive pharmacokinetic study of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) in HIV-infected children on efavirenz (EFV)-, lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-, or dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
- Trial name
- DPART (NCT04487145)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria Transmission
Assessing the Effect of Neglected Tropical Diseases on Plasmodium Falciparum Transmission in an Area of Co-endemicity
Assessing the effect of neglected tropical diseases on Plasmodium falciparum transmission in an area of co endemicity.
- Trial name
- TRANSMAL (NCT02769013)
- Testing
- Pre-treatment follow up, S. haematobium treatment, Post treatment follow up
- Where
- 2 sites in Gabon, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Pregnancy, Malaria
Safe Pregnancy by Infectious Disease Control
Malaria and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in pregnant women in Africa and are important preventable causes of poor birth outcomes and maternal and infant mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00489619
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,008 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Malaria,Falciparum
Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Plasmodium Falciparum Transmission-reducing Activity of Monoclonal Antibody TB31F in Mali
Mali faces a significant challenge with malaria, particularly among its younger population. While existing measures like seasonal chemoprevention and vaccination have shown efficacy, further innovations are necessary to combat…
- Trial name
- NCT06413108
- Testing
- TB31F, Normal saline
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Malaria, HIV Infections
HIV Protease Inhibitors for the Prevention of Malaria in Ugandan Children
HIV and malaria are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and children bear the greatest brunt of both diseases. No single existing intervention is likely to control malaria in Africa.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-PEDS (NCT00978068)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r), Nevirapine (NVP), Efavirenz (EFV)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria
Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of PfSPZ Vaccine in Healthy Children and Infants 5 Months - 9 Years Living in Kenya
This study will be conducted in Siaya County in Nyanza Province, western Kenya. Healthy children aged 5 months through 9 years of age living within approximately 10 km of the study clinic(s) (Siaya County Referral Hospital, or…
- Trial name
- NCT02687373
- Testing
- PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 337 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanaria Inc.
Malaria
Cardiac Safety of Repeated Doses of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the Use in Mass Treatment Campaigns
Mass drug administration with antimalarial treatment is a tool that can potentially reduce or totally eliminate malaria parasite infections from a population.
- Trial name
- ECG-Lihir (NCT02605720)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Malaria, Falciparum
Single Low Dose Tafenoquine to Reduce P. Falciparum Transmission in Mali (NECTAR2)
The purpose of this study is to assess the gametocytocidal and transmission reducing activity of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) with and without various low doses of tafenoquine (TQ; 1.66mg/kg, 0.83mg/kg, or 0.415mg/kg).
- Trial name
- NECTAR2 (NCT04609098)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine, Tafenoquine 100mg [Arakoda]
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria
Evaluation of Insecticide Treated Nets and Wall Liners for the Prevention of Malaria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether insecticide treated wall liners, in combination with insecticide treated nets, reduce the incidence of malaria infections compared to insecticide treated nets alone.
- Trial name
- MTC-ITWL (NCT01043796)
- Testing
- Insecticide treated nets and wall liners, Insecticide treated nets alone
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaria, Non-malarial Febrile Illness
Non-malarial Febrile Illness in Children in Areas of Perennial Malaria Transmission
To evaluate the causes of non-malarial febrile illness in children living in an area of perennial malaria transmission and to determine if these children who test negative for malaria by rapid diagnostic test receive any benefit…
- Trial name
- NCT01043744
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plasmodium Falciparum, Asymptomatic Parataemia
Antimalarial Treatments for Clearing Low Density P. Falciparum and Its Impact on Malaria Transmission
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum remains at sub-patent level throughout the dry season in areas of seasonal malaria transmission.
- Conditions
- Plasmodium Falciparum, Asymptomatic Parataemia, Sub Patent Parasitaemia
- Trial name
- NCT00646126
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine / Pyrimethamine (SP) plus artesunate (AS)
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tropical Medicine Research Institute
Pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy
Improving PRegnancy Outcomes With Intermittent preVEntive Treatment in Africa
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of monthly intermittent preventive treatment using dihydroartemisinin piperaquine (DP) alone or in combination with azithromycin (AZ) compared to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy, Malaria
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT03208179)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine plus azithromycin
- Where
- 7 sites in Kenya, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
Burden of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections in Schoolchildren in Banfora, Burkina Faso
A cross-sectional study will be conducted among 300 schoolchildren in the Banfora region, including 120 in urban and 180 in rural areas, to assess the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Malaria Infection, Anaemia
- Trial name
- NTDs_SAC (NCT06973200)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisin-piperaquine
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre MURAZ/Institut National de Santé Publique
Malaria, Hiv
OPTImizing Malaria And HIV Treatment in a Shifting Landscape in Africa
A longitudinal study with four parallel cohorts with each participant followed for 2 years: two cohorts in Busia (high malaria transmission site) and two cohorts in Kampala (low malaria transmission).
- Trial name
- OPTIMAH (NCT06967519)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine (AL), artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Malaria
Phase 2 Efficacy Study of Primaquine and Methylene Blue
The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficacious transmission blocking drug regimen for seasonal malaria chemoprophylaxis in Mali.
- Trial name
- NCT02831023
- Testing
- Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, 0.25 mg/kg primaquine, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria,Falciparum, Anemia in Children
Preventing Malaria in School Children to Protect the Whole Community in Rural Blantyre District, Malawi
This is an individually randomized, controlled, single blind three arm clinical trial of malaria chemoprevention strategies Arm 1: Intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (IPT-DP).
- Trial name
- NCT06083688
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Chloroquine, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-amodiaquine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Malaria,Falciparum, Anemia in Children
Comparing Chemoprevention Approaches for School-based Malaria Control
This is an individually randomized, controlled, single blind three arm clinical trial of malaria chemoprevention strategies Arm 1: Intermittent screening and treatment (IST) - students will receive treatment if they have a…
- Trial name
- NCT05244954
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Chloroquine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 746 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Malaria,Falciparum
Evaluation of Community-based Mass Screening and Treatment for Malaria in Western Kenya
This study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of community-based mass screening with a malaria rapid diagnostic test, and treatment of participants with positive tests with an appropriate…
- Trial name
- MSaT (NCT02987270)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Volunteers
- 90,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Kariuki