Clinical trials: Tropical Infectious Diseases
HTLV-I Infection, Spinal Cord Disease
Recombinant Human Interferon Beta-1a (Avonex) for the Treatment of Patients With HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy (HAM)
HTLV stands for human T cell leukemia virus. HTLV-1 is a virus that attacks specific kinds of white blood cells called T cells. T cells are part of the natural defense system of the body.
- Conditions
- HTLV-I Infection, Spinal Cord Disease, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT00001785
- Testing
- Recombinant human interferon beta-1a
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
Moxidectin Versus Ivermectin as Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Onchocerciasis and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
This clinical trial compares two treatments - ivermectin and moxidectin - to learn which is better at reducing the proportion of people with onchocerciasis (river blindness) when given through mass drug administration (MDA) in…
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- EKAIO (NCT07145736)
- Testing
- Moxidectin, Ivermectin
- Where
- Angola
- Volunteers
- 52,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute
Trypanosomiasis, African, Sleeping Sickness
Fexinidazole in Human African Trypanosomiasis Due to T. b. Rhodesiense
The ultimate goal of this study is to show that fexinidazole offers an alternative over the existing treatments of Human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (r-HAT): melarsoprol in patients with stage 2…
- Conditions
- Trypanosomiasis, African, Sleeping Sickness, Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense; Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03974178
- Testing
- Fexinidazole
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Scabies; Itch, Scabies
Ivermectin Therapy for Scabies Infection in Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age (ITCHY Study)
This is an open label prospective pharmacokinetic single arm study in Laos PDR. This study will be embedded within a cluster-randomized controlled trial of interventions to address childhood undernutrition (SUANHOAM Trial…
- Trial name
- ITCHY (NCT05500326)
- Testing
- Ivermectin Tablets
- Where
- 5 sites in Laos
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
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
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
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
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
Tropical Infectious Diseases
Optimizing Sysmex Technology as an Innovative Tool to Differentiate Between Malaria (PALUdism) and BACterial Infections in a Malaria Endemic Region
Severe malaria and bacterial Blood Stream Infections (bBSI) are impossible to differentiate clinically. This poses a particular threat in low resource areas, where bBSI is often not diagnosed due to the unavailability of rapid…
- Trial name
- PALUBAC (NCT02669823)
- Testing
- None, treatment as actual best practice
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 930 people
- Sponsor
- Sysmex Europe GmbH
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dengue, Chikungunya
Risk Assessment of Community Spread of Multiple Endemic Infectious Diseases in a One Health Perspective
RACSMEI addresses the high burden of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries, including Cambodia, where limited surveillance and laboratory capacity often obscure etiologies and transmission dynamics.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infection, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- RACSMEI (NCT07358910)
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
Integrated Mapping of Skin-presenting Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia
Appropriate targeting of interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that require innovative and intensified disease management (IDM) requires accurate data on the distribution of these diseases within endemic countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases
- Trial name
- NCT03683745
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 56,285 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
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
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
Malaria Fever, Zika
Xpert® Tropical Fever Test on GeneXpert® Edge X System
This is a multi-site, observational, cross-sectional clinical study that includes geographically diverse sites within and outside the United States.
- Conditions
- Malaria Fever, Zika, Dengue Fever, Leptospirosis
- Trial name
- NCT07520279
- Testing
- Xpert Tropical Fever test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Cepheid
Trachoma, Yaws
Safety of Co-administration of IDA and Azithromycin for NTDs ( ComboNTDs )
This is a cluster randomised trial evaluating the safety of co-administering Azithromycin alongside the new IDA (Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole) combination treatment for LF.
- Conditions
- Trachoma, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies
- Trial name
- NCT03676140
- Testing
- Albendazole on Day 1, Ivermectin on Day 1, Diethylcarbamazine on day 1
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Spatial Analysis of Host-parasite Interactions in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifestations range from self-healing localized skin ulcers/nodules to diffusely spread chronic lesions.
- Trial name
- SpatialCL (NCT05332093)
- Testing
- skin biopsy, venous blood sample (plasma, PBMC, WB), venous blood sample (HLA)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
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
Neurocysticercosis, Tropical Disease
Parenchymal and Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis-A Registry Based Study
Neurocysticercosis(NCC) is the commonest parasitic infection of the central nervous system. It is the commonest cause of focal seizures in India.
- Conditions
- Neurocysticercosis, Tropical Disease, Tenia Solium Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04706819
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences