Clinical trials: Parasitic Disease
Healthy Volunteers
A Safety Study of Mebendazole in Children 2 to 10 Years of Age
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mebendazole 500-mg chewable tablet formulation in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT01173562
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Falciparum Malaria
Phase Ib Trial of Two Virosome Formulated Malaria Vaccine Components (PEV 301, PEV 302) in Tanzania
This is a phase Ib double-blind randomized placebo controlled age-deescalating trial to assess sagety and immunogenicity of two virosome formulated anti-malaria vaccine components (PEV 301 and PEV 302) administered in combination…
- Trial name
- PMAL03 (NCT00513669)
- Testing
- PEV 301& 302 in virosomes, Inflexal V (active comparator)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Malaria
Safety, Tolerability and Protective Efficacy of PfSPZ Vaccine in Gabonese Children
This study is a single site, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy (VE) of PfSPZ Vaccine in Gabonese children that are naturally…
- Trial name
- NCT03521973
- Testing
- PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanaria Inc.
Malaria
Assessment of Safety and Immunogenicity of R21/Matrix-M™ in African Children Living With HIV
A Phase Ib trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of R21/Matrix-M™ in African children living with HIV
- Trial name
- NCT05385510
- Testing
- R21/Matrix-M™
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Neurocysticercosis, HIV/AIDS
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania
This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.
- Trial name
- CYSTINET_Tz (NCT03851419)
- Testing
- Diagnosis of (Neuro)cysticercosis
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
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
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis in Senegal
Schistosomiasis is a flatworm transmitted from freshwater snails to humans in the tropics. In addition to this infectious disease, tropical developing countries are faced with malnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT03187366
- Testing
- Bottom-up intervention
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 1,477 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Anaemia in Children
Study on Preventing Anemia in Children in Ghana
A study that seeks to establish an effective way of preventing anaemia in children at the community level using two known interventions - Iron supplementation and or antimalarial.
- Trial name
- NCT00301054
- Testing
- Ferrous sulphate, Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ghana Health Services
Malaria
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine RTS,S/AS02A, When Administered to Children Aged 1 to 4 Years Living in a Malaria-endemic Region of Mozambique.
Malaria is an important cause of death and serious illness among Mozambican children. Although the risk of malaria can be reduced by drugs and by impregnated bed nets, it would be helpful if children could be protected against…
- Trial name
- NCT00197041
- Testing
- RTS,S/AS02A
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 2,022 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma Infections
Diagnosis of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection by Exploration of Cellular Immunity (TOXCELL)
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii and transmitted to humans through the consumption of raw or undercooked infected meat and / or by poorly washed vegetables.
- Conditions
- Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma Infections, Toxoplasmosis, Congenital, Toxoplasmosis Recurrent
- Trial name
- TOXCELL (NCT04825600)
- Testing
- anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM dosage, cellular test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection
Impact of Alternative Treatment Strategies and Delivery Systems for Soil-transmitted Helminths in Kenya
The mainstay of control of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) is school-based deworming but recent modelling has highlights that in all but low very transmission settings, the treatment of school-aged children is unlikely to…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Nematode Infection, Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Trial name
- TUMIKIA (NCT02397772)
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 21,761 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Trachoma, Lymphatic Filariasis
Safety Study of Combined Azithromycin, Ivermectin and Albendazole for Trachoma and Lymphatic Filariasis
Trachoma and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are two 'Neglected Tropical Diseases' (NTDs), infectious diseases that affect millions of poor people in countries in the developing world.
- Trial name
- AZIVAL2 (NCT01903057)
- Testing
- azithromycin, ivermectin, albendazole
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Malaria
Evaluation of the Public Health Impact of Seasonal Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) in Children in Senegal
In areas of seasonal malaria transmission the burden of severe disease and mortality due to malaria is mainly among children under 5 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00712374
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Female Urine, Vaginal & Endocervical Swab & Cervical Specimen Collections for APTIMA Trichomonas Vaginalis Assay Testing
The objective of this study is to obtain female first-catch urine, vaginal swab, endocervical swab, and cervical specimens collected in PreservCyt Solution ("PreservCyt Specimens") for testing with the APTIMA Trichomonas…
- Trial name
- NCT01427023
- Testing
- APTIMA Trichomonas vaginalis (ATV) Assay
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gen-Probe, Incorporated
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
Malaria
School Based Malaria Control in Ugandan Schoolchildren
The investigators hypothesize that schoolchildren treated with IPT using DP over one year of follow-up will have a different risk of clinical malaria compared to those treated with placebo.
- Trial name
- SBMC (NCT01231880)
- Testing
- Four monthly IPT with dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine (DP), Monthly IPT using DP
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 740 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Onchocerciasis, Epilepsy
Impact of a Bi-annual CDTI on the Incidence of Epilepsy in an Onchocerciasis-endemic Area
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease associated with epilepsy, particularly in areas of high Onchocerciasis volvulus transmission.
- Trial name
- OAETanzania (NCT05749653)
- Testing
- Bi-annual CDTI
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 6,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Malaria
Long-Term Follow-up of Children for a 2-Year Period to Confirm the Safety and Immunogenicity of GSK 257049 Vaccine
The RTS,S/AS02A vaccine (or GSK 257049 vaccine), GSK Biologicals' candidate Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria vaccine is being developed for the routine immunization of infants and children living in malaria endemic…
- Trial name
- NCT00323622
- Testing
- GSK Biologicals' candidate Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine 257049, Engerix™-B, Hiberix®
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 1,737 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline