Clinical trials: malaria
Malaria
Safety, Immunogenicity, and Protective Efficacy of Radiation Attenuated Plasmodium Falciparum NF54 Sporozoites (PfSPZ Vaccine) During Malaria Transmission Season in Healthy African Adult Women of Childbearing Potential in Mali
Background: Malaria is a disease spread by mosquitos. Pregnant women are highly susceptible to malaria. This can lead to poor health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.
- Trial name
- NCT03989102
- Testing
- PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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
Drug-Drug Interaction, HIV Infection
Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine in the Context of Antiretroviral Therapy
Open-label prospective intensive pharmacokinetic study of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) in HIV-infected children on efavirenz (EFV)-, lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-, or dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART)…
- Trial name
- DPART (NCT04487145)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Novel Use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region With Malaria
Multiple studies have shown that hydroxyurea has clinical efficacy in preventing acute painful episodes and reducing the need for blood transfusions in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), but no study has been conducted in…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria
- Trial name
- NOHARM (NCT01976416)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Malaria
Gut and Azithromycin Mechanisms in Infants and Children II
Childhood mortality is decreasing worldwide. However, many sub-Saharan countries still have high children under 5 mortality rates.
- Trial name
- GAMINII (NCT04315272)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria
Plasmodium Vivax Efficacy Trial in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that antimalarial treatment policies be evaluated every few years to check their efficacy. P.
- Trial name
- NCT02043652
- Testing
- Chloroquine, Primaquine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malaria, Falciparum
Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Study of Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Candidate Malaria Vaccine
This trial is currently evaluating one candidate malaria vaccine, FMP1/AS02A. This candidate malaria vaccine is being developed for the routine immunization of infants and children living in malaria-endemic areas.
- Trial name
- NCT00223990
- Testing
- FMP1/AS02A, RabAvert
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
Pyronaridine Artesunate (3:1) in Children and Adults With Acute Plasmodium Vivax Malaria
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the fixed combination of pyronaridine artesunate (Pyramax®, PA) (180:60 mg) with that of standard chloroquine therapy in children and adults with acute…
- Trial name
- NCT00440999
- Testing
- Pyronaridine artesunate, Chloroquine
- Where
- 5 sites in Cambodia, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 456 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Malaria, HIV Infections
Protease Inhibitors to Reduce Malaria Morbidity in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women
This study is an open-label, single site, randomized controlled trial comparing protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) to non-PI based ART for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women of all CD4 cell…
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-PIs (NCT00993031)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/ritonavir, Efavirenz, Zidovudine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 389 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Phase 1 Trial of a Malaria Vaccine in Young Kenyan Children
To assess the safety and reactogenicity of the FMP-1/AS02A malaria vaccine in malaria-exposed children living in western Kenya and aged 12-47 months
- Trial name
- NCT00317473
- Testing
- FMP1/AS02A Malaria vaccine, Imovax Rabies vaccine
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
Optimal Chemopreventive Regimens to Prevent Malaria and Improve Birth Outcomes in Uganda
This trial tests the hypothesis that intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) + dihydroartemisin-piperaquine (DP) will significantly reduce the risk of adverse birth outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT04336189
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,757 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grant Dorsey, M.D, Ph.D.
Malaria
A Surveillance Study of Diseases Specified as Adverse Events of Special Interest, of Other Adverse Events Leading to Hospitalisation or Death, and of Meningitis in Children in Africa Prior to Implementation of the RTS,S/AS01E Candidate Vaccine
The purpose of this pre-licensure cohort study was to estimate the incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESI), other adverse events (AE) leading to hospitalisation or death, meningitis and malaria in sub-Saharan…
- Trial name
- NCT02374450
- Testing
- Blood collection
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36,366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria, HIV Infections
HIV Protease Inhibitors for the Prevention of Malaria in Ugandan Children
HIV and malaria are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and children bear the greatest brunt of both diseases. No single existing intervention is likely to control malaria in Africa.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-PEDS (NCT00978068)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r), Nevirapine (NVP), Efavirenz (EFV)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Phase II Dose-ranging Study of Pyronaridine/Artesunate in Adults Patients With Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
The primary trial objective is to determine the clinically effective dose of orally administered pyronaridine/artesunate (Pyramax®, PA) with a 3:1 ratio to treat adults with acute, symptomatic, uncomplicated P.
- Trial name
- NCT01594931
- Testing
- pyronaridine/artesunate
- Where
- 6 sites in Cambodia, Indonesia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 477 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Malaria, Vivax
A Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy Study of Tafenoquine (TQ) in Pediatric Subjects With Plasmodium Vivax (P. Vivax) Malaria
This is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, non-comparative, single arm study of pediatric subjects with Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria, aged 6 months to <16 years of age. A total of 60 subjects will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT02563496
- Testing
- Tafenoquine, Chloroquine
- Where
- 4 sites in Colombia, Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Malaria
Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy: Clinical Trials in Cameroon
This proposal aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of artemisinin-based anti-malaria combination drugs (ACTs) for the treatment of children aged 6-120 months in different locations in Cameroon.
- Trial name
- NCT00297882
- Testing
- 1. Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL), 2. Amodiaquine-Artesunate (AQ-AS)
- Volunteers
- 816 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
Immunogenicity and Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine Given at 6, 7.5 and 9 Months of Age in Co-administration With Measles, Rubella and Yellow Fever (YF) Vaccines Followed by a Booster of the Malaria Vaccine.
The purpose of this study is to assess the immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of the SB257049 candidate malaria vaccine when co-administered with Vitamin A, measles, rubella and yellow fever vaccines to children aged 6…
- Trial name
- NCT02699099
- Testing
- Vitamin A, Candidate Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine, MR-Vac
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Acute Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Efficacy and Safety of KAF156 in Combination With LUM-SDF in Adults and Children With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
This study was designed to determine the most effective and tolerable dose at the shortest dosing regimen of the investigational drug KAF156 in combination with a solid dispersion formulation of lumefantrine (LUM-SDF) in…
- Trial name
- NCT03167242
- Testing
- KAF156, Coartem, Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation
- Where
- 11 sites in Burkina Faso, Gabon and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 524 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Severe Malaria
To Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and PK of Intravenous Cipargamin in Participants With Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
The purpose of this study was to identify the safe and effective dose of intravenous cipargamin in participants with moderately severe and severe malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT04675931
- Testing
- Cipargamin, IV Artesunate, Coartem
- Where
- 9 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals