Clinical trials: Prophylactic
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis, HIV Infections
A Randomized, Controlled Study of the Safety and Preventive Efficacy of Oral Ganciclovir When Used in Conjunction With An Intravitreal Ganciclovir Implant in the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
To demonstrate the efficacy of oral ganciclovir in preventing new cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in AIDS patients with unilateral CMV retinitis treated with an intravitreal ganciclovir implant.
- Trial name
- NCT00002134
- Testing
- Ganciclovir
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Roche Global Development
HIV Infections
The Effectiveness of Human Antibodies in Influencing an AIDS-Like Disease in Monkeys
The purpose of this study is to see if an investigational vaccine can make antibodies (proteins found in blood) in humans that will influence the course of an AIDS-like disease in monkeys.
- Trial name
- NCT00031109
- Testing
- gp160 MN/LAI-2, Aluminum hydroxide
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Children
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children (IPTc) is a promising new approach to malaria control. Preliminary studies of IPTc in Senegal and Mali indicate that this approach can be very effective.
- Trial name
- NCT00119132
- Testing
- artesunate-amodiaquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 2,602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
The Effect of Prophylactic FFP Administration on ECMO Circuit Longevity
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of scheduled fresh frozen plasma (FFP) administration on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) pump longevity in critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01903863
- Testing
- Fresh frozen plasma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Malnutrition
Sentinel Surveillance of Malnutrition, Niger
Malnutrition is a critical public health problem in developing countries. Malnutrition may be linked to more than one half of the deaths in children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT00682708
- Testing
- PlumpyNut, PlumpyDoz
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Surgical Site Infection
Plasma Concentrations of Prophylactic Cefazolin in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With CPB
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious operative complication that may be associated with any surgical procedures. It increases morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03141450
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Fever
Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) Project: Pilot Study to Assess the Effect of Prophylactic Antipyretics on Immune Responses and Fever After IIV
The study team aims to conduct a double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study to assess the effect of prophylactic antipyretics on the immune responses and rates of fever after inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in children 12…
- Trial name
- NCT01946594
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Depression Diagnosis
Improving Adolescent Health Outcomes Through Preventive Care Transformation
Preventive care for adolescents is vitally important for maximizing their health and well-being. Unfortunately, pediatric primary care frequently fails to meet the preventive needs of adolescents as demonstrated by poor health…
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Depression Diagnosis, Substance Use Disorders
- Trial name
- AdolCHICA (NCT02244138)
- Testing
- Adolescent CDSS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,831 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Primary Heath Care, Preventive Medicine
Family Preventive Visits to Detect Risk Factors in the Family
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a systematic family assessment in adult preventive health visits increases the detection of risk factors in the spouse or adolescent child of the screened person.
- Conditions
- Primary Heath Care, Preventive Medicine, Adolescent Health Services, Family
- Trial name
- NCT01269086
- Testing
- Family Preventive Visit
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Herpes Simplex
Valaciclovir Hydrochloride Phase III for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preventive efficacy for HSV infection and safety of valaciclovir (VACV) in the adult and pediatric HSCT patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01602562
- Testing
- VACV tablets (Adults or pediatrics) or granules (pediatrics)
- Where
- 11 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Surgical Site Infection, Groin Hernia
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Groin Hernioplasty
The role of prophylactic antibiotics in preventing surgical site infections (SSI) for clean procedures like groin hernia repair remains controversial.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Groin Hernia, Hernioplasty
- Trial name
- NCT07111702
- Testing
- Cefazolin
- Where
- Yemen
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sana'a University
Malaria
The Synergistic Effects of Home-management and Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Children
This cluster randomised trial is proposed to assess the clinical impact of adding a seasonal intermittent preventive treatment (IPTc) schedule for children aged 3 -59 months to a home management of malaria (HMM) programme using…
- Trial name
- KNUST-COMDIS (NCT00550160)
- Testing
- Amodiaquine plus Artesunate co-administration
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Hypogammaglobulinemia, Congenital Heart Disease
Post-bypass Prophylactic IVIG in Infants and Neonates
The purpose of this study protocol is to determine if administering Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) for treatment of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induced hypogammaglobulinemia in the early post-operative period can impact…
- Trial name
- NCT02043379
- Testing
- IVIG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Smoking
Adult Follow-up of Preventive Study With Brief Smoking Intervention for Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to see whether a brief intervention given in adolescence has an effect on smoking in adulthood. The investigators also wanted to clarify the significance of some known psychosocial risk factors of…
- Trial name
- TuNAMI (NCT01348646)
- Testing
- Brief intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 2,582 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Tuberculosis
Community-based Tuberculosis Tracing and Preventive Therapy
The many gaps observed in the cascade of care of tuberculosis (TB) child contacts occur mostly in the screening, preventive therapy (PT) initiation and PT completion steps and the main drivers of these gaps are considered to be…
- Trial name
- CONTACT (NCT03832023)
- Testing
- Screening and initiating preventive therapy in communities
- Where
- 25 sites in Cameroon, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Risk Factors and Common Preventive Measures for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The primary objective of this study is to assess the incidence of VAP in patients with TBI and to identify risk factors for developing VAP in this specific patient population (types of co-injuries in patients with multiple trauma…
- Trial name
- NCT03266380
- Testing
- observational
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
HIV Infections
A Study on the Rate of Opportunistic (AIDS-Related) Infections Among HIV-Positive Children Who Have Stopped Taking Their OI Preventive Medications
The purpose of this study is to find out if it is safe for HIV-positive children who are responding well to their anti-HIV treatment to stop taking medications that prevent AIDS-related infections (opportunistic infections) such…
- Trial name
- NCT00001078
- Testing
- Hepatitis A Vaccine (Inactivated)
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Well Child Visit, Gaps in Care
A Trial of AI-Powered Text Message Outreach on Well-Child Visit Completion
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether conversational AI-powered text message outreach with appointment scheduling assistance improves well-child visit completion rates in Medicaid-enrolled children aged 0-21…
- Trial name
- HEDIS (NCT06698640)
- Testing
- Automated SMS, Automated SMS + Conversational AI Scheduling Assistance, Traditional Passive Outreach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,821 people
- Sponsor
- Waymark
Anesthesia, Pediatrics
Norepinephrine for Prevention of Intraoperative Hypotension in Infants Undergoing Kasai Portoenterostomy
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic intraoperative norepinephrine infusion versus the standard technique on decreasing the incidence of intraoperative hypotension in infants undergoing Kasai…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pediatrics, Biliary Atresia
- Trial name
- NCT05521152
- Testing
- Norepinephrine Bitartrate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Child Rearing, Adolescent Development
Follow-up of Families in Early Preventive Intervention
This project supports the post-third-grade assessment of 693 children and their families who were enrolled in a randomized trial of a program of prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses that was epidemiologically and…
- Conditions
- Child Rearing, Adolescent Development, Reproductive Behavior, Risk Reduction Behavior
- Trial name
- MemphisYear9 (NCT00438516)
- Testing
- nurse home visitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 627 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)