Clinical trials: Resource-Limited Setting
Acute Illness
Evaluation of the Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children (BASIC) Scale
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the BASIC Scale--a simple, non-invasive clinical triage protocol--predicts severe illness, hospitalization or death among children under age five presenting for acute care in a rural…
- Trial name
- NCT01068574
- Testing
- BASIC Score (Observational)
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Fish for Dominican Republic (DR) Infants
This study evaluates the feasibility of cooking with an iron ingot, Lucky Iron Fish™ (LIF), and evaluate the natural history of hemoglobins and iron status among infants of families using this iron ingot in a population with a…
- Trial name
- NCT03606993
- Testing
- Lucky Iron Fish (TM) - An iron ingot that is a Cooking supplement
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vomiting in Infants and/or Children, Acute Gastroenteritis
Ondansetron Versus Domperidone for Treating Vomiting in Acute Gastroenteritis in Children
Most of the trials conducted comparing ondansetron and domperidone have been conducted among children aged below 5 or 6 years of age while no study from Pakistan has compared efficacy of these antiemetic agents among children up…
- Trial name
- NCT05076461
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehsil Headquarter Hospital
Circumcision, Adolescents
Safety and Efficacy Study of Non-Surgical MC Device for Adolescent Male Population Including Contraindicated Subjects
A new Male Circumcision (MC) device, PrePex, has shown great promise as a way to radically shift the MC landscape. PrePex is an innovative circumcision device requiring no injected anesthesia, sutures, or sterile settings.
- Trial name
- NCT02581722
- Testing
- PrePex Device
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Information Disclosure
Paper Versus Cartoon Video-based Administration of Study Information Notice for Participant Consent
This study is a randomized trial in which participants are assigned to one of 2 strategies of information notice administration which include the standard approach versus a video-based cartoon approach.
- Trial name
- CONSENT (NCT05341791)
- Testing
- Cartoon video describing study information notice
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Male Circumcision
Randomized Trial Comparing PrePex Day 7 Foreskin Removal Procedure (FRP) to a Day 0 PrePex FRP .
A Prospective, Randomized, Open Label Trial Comparing PrePex™ Day 7 (FRP) to a PrePex Day 0 FRP of Male Circumcision in Resource Limited Settings.
- Trial name
- NCT03223532
- Testing
- PrePex Day 7 FRP, PrePex Day 0 FRP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nyanza Reproductive Health Society
Adolescent Pregnancy
Family Intervention to Improve Maternal and Child Mental Health
This pilot study will assess the acceptability, feasibility and efficacy of a family-based intervention to improve maternal and child mental health by increasing maternal sensitivity and decreasing offspring abuse among…
- Trial name
- MCMH (NCT04700059)
- Testing
- Virtual perinatal home visiting
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Jaundice, Serum Bilirubin
A Study to Evaluate a New Jaundice Stick Test
This is an observational prospective study. The main purpose is to evaluate the stability of the Bilistick system in a humid and hot climate compared to the quantitative test for serum bilirubin (SBR) measurement currently used…
- Trial name
- Bilistick (NCT02926131)
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Global Health, Education
Can VAST Improve ACLS in Rwanda
Aim The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of the VAST Course to technical resuscitation skills training enhances healthcare providers' resuscitation performance in a resource-limited setting.
- Conditions
- Global Health, Education, Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT05278884
- Testing
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training, Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia
Iron Fish in Dominican Republic (DR) Children
The objective of the study is to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and barriers to Lucky Iron Fish™ (LIF) utilization among families with young children in a Latin American community with a high prevalence of iron deficiency…
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Iron-deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03199235
- Testing
- Lucky Iron Fish, enhanced standard of care
- Where
- Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Neonatal Resuscitation
Outcomes of Neonatal Resuscitation
The primary objective of this study is to describe mortality of newborns who received basic, advanced or no neonatal resuscitation immediately after birth at Shoklo Malaria Research Unit.
- Trial name
- NCT02840682
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 15,073 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity
BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of a checklist-based childbirth safety program (the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program) on reduction of severe maternal, fetal, and newborn harm in institutional deliveries in…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Morbidity, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- BetterBirth (NCT02148952)
- Testing
- WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 157,689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)