Clinical trials: in Ghana
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of KLU156 in Adults and Children With Uncomplicated P. Falciparum Malaria
This study aimed to confirm the efficacy, safety and tolerability of KLU156, a fixed dose combination of ganaplacide (KAF156) and a solid dispersion formulation of lumefantrine (lumefantrine-SDF), when administered once daily for…
- Trial name
- KALUMA (NCT05842954)
- Testing
- KLU156, Coartem
- Where
- 32 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 1,720 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Proteinuric Kidney Disease
Phase 2/3 Adaptive Study of VX-147 in Adult and Pediatric Participants With APOL1-Mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of VX-147 in adult and pediatric participants with apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1)-mediated proteinuric kidney disease.
- Trial name
- AMPLITUDE (NCT05312879)
- Testing
- VX-147
- Where
- 314 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Cohort C2)
This was Cohort C2 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cipargamin + KLU156 in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- PLATINUM (NCT07811908)
- Testing
- KAE609, SoC (Coartem), KLU156
- Where
- 13 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Study of Two Doses of Crizanlizumab Versus Placebo in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of crizanlizumab (5.0 mg/kg and 7.5 mg/kg) versus placebo in adolescent and adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients with history of vaso-occlusive crisis…
- Trial name
- STAND (NCT03814746)
- Testing
- Crizanlizumab (SEG101)
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Belgium and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 253 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis, LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of Satralizumab in Participants With Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor (NMDAR) or Anti-leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) Encephalitis
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of satralizumab in participants with NMDAR and LGI1 encephalitis.
- Trial name
- Cielo (NCT05503264)
- Testing
- Satralizumab
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Argentina and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Salmonella Infections
A Study on the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immune Response to the GVGH iNTS-GMMA Vaccine Against Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella in Adults, Children, and Infants
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immune response of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH) invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella-generalized modules for membrane…
- Trial name
- NCT06213506
- Testing
- iNTS-GMMA Dose C, iNTS-GMMA Dose B, iNTS-GMMA Dose A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
A Research Study Looking at Long-term Treatment With Etavopivat in People With Sickle Cell Disease or Thalassaemia
Etavopivat is a new medicine under development for treating blood disorders like sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are inherited blood disorders that affect haemoglobin.
- Trial name
- FLORAL (NCT06609226)
- Testing
- Etavopivat A, Etavopivat B, Etavopivat C
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Canada and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study to Evaluate How Well Etavopivat Works in People With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is conducted to confirm whether etavopivat works well at reducing the number of Vaso-occlusive crisis VOCs (sickle cell pain crises) caused by obstructions in blood vessels in adults and adolescents living with sickle…
- Trial name
- Hibiscus 2 (NCT06612268)
- Testing
- Etavopivat
- Where
- 175 sites in United States, Australia and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Cohort B1)
This is Cohort B1 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of INE963 + Cipargamin in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- PLATINUM (NCT07811882)
- Testing
- KAE609 (Cipargamin), SoC (Coartem), INE963
- Where
- 13 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study of Etavopivat in Adults and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease (HIBISCUS)
This clinical trial is a Phase 2/3 study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of etavopivat and test how well etavopivat works compared to placebo to improve the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and to reduce the number of…
- Trial name
- HIBISCUS (NCT04624659)
- Testing
- Etavopivat Tablets Low dose, Etavopivat Tablets High dose, Etavopivat Tablets
- Where
- 142 sites in United States, Canada and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Forma Therapeutics, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease
Study to Evaluate the Effect of GBT440 on TCD in Pediatrics With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of voxelotor in pediatric participants, aged ≥ 2 to < 15 years old, with Sickle Cell Disease.
- Trial name
- HOPE Kids 2 (NCT04218084)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Egypt and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
A Study Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Impact of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' RTS, S/AS01E Malaria Vaccine in Young Children Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The RTS, S/AS01E vaccine was developed to protect children in sub-Saharan Africa from malaria as part of routine immunization programs. This study aims to check the vaccine's safety after it has been introduced.
- Trial name
- EPI-MAL-003 (NCT03855995)
- Testing
- Whole blood sample
- Where
- 6 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 77,953 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Real World Evaluation of an Albendazole-Ivermectin Coformulation Safety and Effectiveness
An open-label, randomized by school, two-arm pragmatic trial, will be conducted involving two study sites in Sub-Saharan-Africa (SSA), Ghana and Kenya, to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the newly developed fixed dose…
- Trial name
- NCT06282315
- Testing
- Pre-screening Phase, Screenig Phase, Randomization
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Patients With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of anti-malarial agents in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
- Trial name
- PLATINUM (NCT05750628)
- Testing
- INE963, KAE609 (Cipargamin), SoC (Coartem)
- Where
- 12 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 327 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
Epidemiology Study of Malaria Transmission Intensity in Sub-Saharan Africa
This epidemiology study was conducted in parallel with the EPI-MAL-002 (NCT02374450) and EPI-MAL-003 (NCT03855995) studies, enrolling participants from the same health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) (or equivalent…
- Trial name
- NCT02251704
- Testing
- Assessment of body temperature, Blood sampling
- Where
- 12 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 54,115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria
Study to Assess the Vaccine Efficacy Against Malaria Infection, in Children Immunized With the Primary and Yearly Booster of the RTS,S/AS01E Vaccine, as Part of Their Participation in the Malaria-094 (204889/NCT03276962) Study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine against both clinical and asymptomatic malaria infections by detecting Plasmodium falciparum (P.
- Trial name
- NCT03281291
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
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
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Prospective Surveillance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Infants and Toddlers
The study is a multi-center, multi-national, prospective surveillance study in which the study participants will not receive a study vaccine but will provide a baseline blood sample and be followed for acute respiratory disease…
- Trial name
- NCT05964582
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Finland and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Fever
Clinical Evaluation of the FilmArray® Global Fever (GF) Panel
This study will evaluate the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the FilmArray Global Fever (GF) Panel.
- Trial name
- NCT02968355
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Cambodia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 2,084 people
- Sponsor
- BioFire Defense LLC
Malaria
Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity Study of GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine (SB257049) Evaluating Schedules With or Without Fractional Doses, Early Dose 4 and Yearly Doses, in Children 5-17 Months of Age
The study intends to establish proof of concept for a fractional dose schedule under conditions of natural exposure in children 5-17 months old at first vaccination.
- Trial name
- NCT03276962
- Testing
- RTS,S/AS01E (Full dose), RTS,S/AS01E (1/5th dose), Rabies vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline