Clinical trials: Tropical Disease
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
Tropical Infectious Disease
Trained and Heterologous Induced-immune Responses to Tropical Infectious Diseases
Validation of ex vivo immune assays that are surrogates of complex in vitro assays and animal models studies to identify the occurrence, strength, and kinetics of trained and heterologous immunity may significantly impact public…
- Trial name
- TSH-IMMO (NCT05722054)
- Testing
- Diagnostic tests, Equilibrate diet
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
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
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Assessment of Recombinant HAT-RDT Specificity
Human African trypanosomiasis HAT, or sleeping sickness, is a tropical disease caused mainly by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (gHAT).
- Trial name
- NCT05637632
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Tropical Enteropathy
Trial of Rifaximin in the Treatment of Tropical Enteropathy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether rifaximin is effective in the treatment of tropical enteropathy in a population of African children at high risk for this disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00858988
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Melanoma
The Impact of a Prevention Program on Sun Risks in Primary School in Tropical French Region
Sun exposure during childhood can cause the development of skin cancer in later years, in particular melanoma, which is the most lethal.The worldwide incidence of melanoma is on the rise, with nearly 290,000 new cases diagnosed…
- Trial name
- PRESOLRE (NCT05367180)
- Testing
- MISOLRE prevention program on sun risks, "Vivre avec le Soleil" prevention program on sun risks, Sun protection equipment
- Where
- Reunion
- Volunteers
- 1,452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Trachoma
Trachoma Elimination Study by Focused Antibiotic (TESFA)
The study population consists of all households residing in eligible kebeles (sub-districts) within districts in Amhara National Regional State which are identified as having a high prevalence of trachoma and infection measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03523156
- Testing
- Azithromycin mass treatment, Azithromycin targeted treatment
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Infections
Creation of a Bank of Biological Materials and Associated Data Related to Patients With Infectious and Tropical Diseases
This is the protocol that formalizes the establishment of the TROPICA-BIOBANK biobank
- Trial name
- TropicaBiobank (NCT05770765)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
MRI Brain Studies in Patients With HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
This study will use three different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to study HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/STP)-a disease of slowly progressive weakness in the legs.
- Trial name
- NCT00034723
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Hepatitis A
What is the Anti-HAV Seroprevalence of Travelers >60 Years or Having Lived in a Tropical Country for >5 Years
Study to determine the proportion of travelers over the age of 60 years and travelers having lived in a tropical country for more than 5 years with anti-HAV antibodies. This will be done through a blood test.
- Trial name
- AHAV (NCT04638335)
- Testing
- Blood test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Coronavirus Infections, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Household Transmission Investigation Study for COVID-19 in Tropical Regions
This study is a interventional study that present minimal risks and constraints to evaluate the presence of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) or antibodies among individuals living in households where there is a confirmed…
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infections, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS-CoV Infection
- Trial name
- EPI-COVID-19 (NCT04328129)
- Testing
- Human biological samples
- Where
- 4 sites in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Pneumonia, Laboratory Confirmed Influenza
Flu Vaccine Against Childhood Pneumonia, Bangladesh
Pneumonia is the leading cause of child death worldwide. Data from Bangladesh indicates that influenza has a substantial association with pneumonia among children less than two years old.
- Trial name
- NCT01319955
- Testing
- Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,508 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Among Patients With Persistent Digestive Disorders
NIDIAG is an international collaboration on integrated diagnosis-treatment platforms, funded by the European Commission (EC). NIDIAG aims to develop an improved, patient-centred system for delivering primary health care in…
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Shigellosis
- Trial name
- NIDIAGDigest (NCT02105714)
- Testing
- Stool culturing for pathogenic bacteria, Kato-Katz technique, Baermann technique
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Influenza
Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Tropical Africa
Influenza, a highly communicable acute respiratory disease, is one of the major infectious disease threats to the human population.
- Trial name
- NCT00893906
- Testing
- seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, inactivated polio vaccine
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Poliomyelitis, Tropical Enteropathy
Exploration of the Biologic Basis for Underperformance of Oral Polio and Rotavirus Vaccines in INDIA (PROVIDE)
Oral polio and rotavirus vaccines are significantly less effective in children living in the developing world. Tropical enteropathy, which is associated with intestinal inflammation, decreased absorption and increased…
- Trial name
- NCT01571505
- Testing
- IPV vaccination
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Kenya
The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve sanitation, water quality, handwashing, and nutrition on child health and development in the first years of life.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- WASHB-Kenya (NCT01704105)
- Testing
- Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 8,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovations for Poverty Action
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben
Influenza
Immunogenicity and Safety Trial of Adjuvanted and Non-adjuvanted Trivalent Influenza Vaccine in Tropical Africa
This study will provide the Senegal Ministry of Health with data on the safety and immunogenicity of adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (adjTIV) and full-dose seasonal non-adjuvanted trivalent inactivated…
- Trial name
- NCT01819155
- Testing
- Adjuvanted seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, Seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, Saline (bacteriostatic 0.9% sodium chloride for injection)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
Rotavirus Diarrhea, Vaccine Virus Shedding
Exploration of the Biologic Basis for Underperformance of Oral Polio and Rotavirus Vaccines in Bangladesh
Oral polio and rotavirus vaccines are significantly less effective in children living in the developing world. Tropical enteropathy, which is associated with intestinal inflammation, decreased absorption and increased…
- Conditions
- Rotavirus Diarrhea, Vaccine Virus Shedding, Tropical Enteropathy
- Trial name
- PROVIDE (NCT01375647)
- Testing
- IPV (inactivated polio vaccine), Rotarix
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont