Clinical trials: Neglect
Rabies in Animals, Worms; Intestine
Integrating Community Interventions to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
The overarching goal of this project is the elimination of two neglected tropical diseases (NTD): soil-transmitted helminthiasis and rabies.
- Trial name
- NCT03667079
- Testing
- integrated delivery of deworming and vaccination, Mass deworming only, Mass vaccination of dogs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adjunctive Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
This is a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the additive benefit of Ivermectin (IVM) (or Placebo) mass drug administration (MDA) to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) MDA for malaria control in a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Strongyloidiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MATAMAL (NCT04844905)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases In Patients With Persistent Fever in Cambodia, Nepal, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (NIDIAG-Fever)
Tropical fevers have been a diagnostic challenge from the antiquity. Nowadays, despite the availability of good diagnostic capacities, undifferentiated febrile illnesses continue to be a thorny problem for travel physicians.
- Conditions
- Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis, Enteric Fever, Melioidosis
- Trial name
- NCT01766830
- Testing
- rk28 ICT, IT LEISH (rK39), Immunochromatographic HAT test
- Where
- 7 sites in Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Child Abuse
Evaluation of Parenting Interventions to Decrease Family Risk for Child Maltreatment
The purpose of this research is to evaluate specific parenting programs that aim to improve the family's ability to keep children physically safe and emotionally secure.
- Trial name
- NCT00586677
- Testing
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Health and Safety, Early Relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Clinical Prognostic Score to Predict Relapse in VL
This prospective cohort study has the aim to develop a prognostic tool to predict relapse in patients suffering from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) from VL endemic regions in Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- CPS (NCT05602610)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 741 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Spatial Neglect
Engaging Mobile Prism Adaptation Treatment at Home
Spatial neglect is a common disorder after stroke which leads to problems with noticing or responding to information from the left side of the body or space.
- Trial name
- EMPATH (NCT05595668)
- Testing
- Prism Adaptation - 15-degree prism goggles, Prism Adaptation - 5-degree prism goggles
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Yaws, Treponema Infection
Single-dose Azithromycin for the Treatment of Yaws
Yaws, an endemic treponematosis and as such a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is currently making a comeback in children in rural areas. Injectable long acting penicillin remains the drug of choice for the treatment of yaws.
- Conditions
- Yaws, Treponema Infection, Neglected Tropical Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01382004
- Testing
- Penicillin-G-benzathine, Azithromycin
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Child Abuse
Evaluation of a Home Visiting Program for First Time Parents
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Healthy Families Durham (HFD) program by comparing the traditional 3-year program to 18-months of Healthy Families Durham to Yearly Visits with case management referrals to…
- Trial name
- NCT00579449
- Testing
- Healthy Families Durham, Yearly Checkup
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking
TREAT Child Alcohol Use Disorder (C-AUD) in Eastern Uganda
The investigators will investigate the existence of alcohol drinking among children living under adult supervision and care, living within the communities.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- TREAT C-AUD (NCT04743024)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7,188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations
Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in the Development of 13- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how the friendship experiences of maltreated (i.e., abused and/or neglected) and non-maltreated adolescents differentially influence their risk for adverse outcomes.
- Conditions
- Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations, Victimisation, Psychopathology
- Trial name
- BFFs (NCT05893459)
- Testing
- Debrief
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Child Neglect
Effectiveness Trial for Project SafeCare for Child Neglect
The study is a field trial comparing the SafeCare family preservation model to a comparable usual care model for parents in child welfare. The study also compares two levels of service quality control.
- Trial name
- NCT01391754
- Testing
- SafeCare, In vivo coached quality control, Services As Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,175 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Parent Child Abuse, Domestic Violence
Parenting for Lifelong Health - Thailand
Pilot design: The feasibility pilot of PLH for Young Children in Thailand has a single-site, pre-post design with no control group, with the aims of assessing programme implementation, cultural and contextual relevance, and study…
- Conditions
- Parent Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Child Behavior Problem, Child Neglect
- Trial name
- NCT03539341
- Testing
- PLH-Thailand parenting programme, Control (care as usual)
- Where
- 4 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Clubfoot
Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy vs Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in Neglected Clubfoot Children.
Achilles tendon tenotomy is the established worldwide gold standard for correcting idiopathic clubfoot. However, in neglected cases, surgical interventions such as percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy (PAT) and open…
- Trial name
- NCT07561697
- Testing
- Tenotomy of Achilles Tendon, Tendo-Achilles Lengthening
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Aamir Latif
Substance Abuse, Substance Use
Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families
The Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families (EPIC) program is a collaborative effort between the Ohio State University College of Social Work, two county offices of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, two…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Substance Use, Child Abuse, Neglect, Child
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04700696)
- Testing
- Peer Recovery Support, Family Treatment Drug Court with Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD), Relational Skill Building based on the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Child Abuse
Intervention Development and Pilot for Foster Care Youth
The purpose of this study is to develop, standardize and provide a preliminary test of a novel intervention for preadolescent maltreated youth in out-of-home care.
- Trial name
- NCT00809315
- Testing
- Assessment, Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Psychiatric Problem, Child Neglect
Implementing Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) - Evaluation Research
The objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation and use of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) in three centra, with particular focus on its potential effects on the quality of the observable caregiver-child…
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Problem, Child Neglect, Maltreatment, Child Behavior Problem
- Trial name
- NCT04763720
- Testing
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Telemark
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
Cartilage Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
CAsting and REhabilitation Versus Supervised Neglect for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in the Pediatric Population
Rationale: OCLs (osteochondral lesions) of the talus can be congenital or can occur after trauma or in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The main complaint of an OCL is pain during weightbearing activities.
- Conditions
- Cartilage Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Skeletal Injury, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT06220539)
- Testing
- Casting and supervised rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tristan Buck
Mood Lability, PTSD
FamilyLive Feasibility and Effectiveness Study
Children who have been exposed to trauma (defined as physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect, exposure to life threatening events, domestic and community violence, parental mental health disorders, substance abuse, and/or…
- Conditions
- Mood Lability, PTSD, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01524185
- Testing
- FamilyLive, Standard Mental Health Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Promoting Resilience and Lowering Risk in Early Childhood
An intervention study to provide in-the-moment parenting tips with the goal of increasing healthy parent-child interactions leading to resiliency in high-risk children.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Parenting, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05479734
- Testing
- mHealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma