Clinical trials: in Kenya
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
Diarrhoea
A Study on the Immune Response and Safety of a Multicomponent Shigella Vaccine in Preventing Shigellosis in Infants
This study evaluates the immune response and safety of a multicomponent, 2-dose Shigella vaccine in preventing shigellosis in African infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06663436
- Testing
- altSonflex1-2-3 Dose A, altSonflex1-2-3 Dose B, altSonflex1-2-3 Dose C
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
HIV
IBIS Megastudy- Pilot
In this pilot study, the investigators will determine the feasibility and acceptability of multiple low-cost behavioral interventions, designed with end-user input, to promote HIV retesting among adults in rural Kenya and Uganda…
- Trial name
- NCT06785103
- Testing
- Risk assessment messaging, U=U messaging, Healthy Living messaging
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV
SEARCH CAB LA Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention Study Extension
The overall purpose of this SEARCH CAB-LA (Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension) randomized extension study is to determine if adding the option of CAB-LA as a prevention choice using a person-centered dynamic choice HIV (human…
- Trial name
- NCT05549726
- Testing
- Cabotegravir Injectable Suspension, Dynamic Choice Delivery Model, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 984 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV, Tuberculosis
Pharmacokinetic Properties of Antiretroviral and Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs During Pregnancy and Postpartum
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) properties of antiretroviral (ARV) and anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs administered during pregnancy and postpartum.
- Trial name
- NCT04518228
- Testing
- Bictegravir (BIC), Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), Long-acting injectable formulation of cabotegravir (CAB LA)
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Autism
Expanding Autism Diagnostic Biomarkers to Kenya
The study will use a non-invasive remote eye-tracking system (Eyelink Portable Duo) to acquire a short series of eye-tracking measures.
- Trial name
- KinleyET (NCT06685822)
- Testing
- Eyelink Portable Duo
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Violence, Domestic, Violence, Sexual
Dissemination and Implementation of a Web-based Relationship Safety App, myPlanKenya, for Women at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence in Nairobi, Kenya
This effectiveness-implementation hybrid-3 study evaluates dissemination, implementation, and effectiveness of myPlanKenya. myPlanKenya will be disseminated through formal and informal sectors.
- Conditions
- Violence, Domestic, Violence, Sexual, Violence, Gender-Based
- Trial name
- myPlanKenya (NCT05609786)
- Testing
- Personalized safety planning tool
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sickle Cell Disease
Realizing Effectiveness Across Continents With Hydroxyurea (REACH)
REACH is a prospective, phase I/II open-label dose escalation trial of hydroxyurea for for pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA).
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT01966731)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 4 sites in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 635 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Diarrhoea
A Study on the Safety and Immune Responses to the GVGH altSonflex1-2-3 Vaccine Against Shigellosis in Adults, Children, and Infants
The aim of the current clinical study was to evaluate, for the first time in humans (FTIH), the safety and immunogenicity of the altSonflex1-2-3 candidate vaccine against S. sonnei and S. flexneri serotypes 1b, 2a, and 3a.
- Trial name
- NCT05073003
- Testing
- AltSonflex1-2-3 High Dose, AltSonflex1-2-3 Medium Dose, AltSonflex1-2-3 Low Dose
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 551 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Cohort B2)
This was Cohort B2 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cipargamin + KLU156 in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- PLATINUM (NCT07235033)
- Testing
- KAE609, SoC (Coartem), KLU156
- Where
- 3 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 60 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
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
Mother to Child Transmission, Pregnancy in Adolescence
Digital Intervention to Address Stigma Among Pregnant Adolescents Living With HIV
Pregnant adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Kenya frequently experience stigma and difficulty telling a family member about their HIV and pregnancy status.
- Conditions
- Mother to Child Transmission, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Social Stigma, Self Disclosure
- Trial name
- NCT05383755
- Testing
- Digital intervention for pregnant adolescents living with HIV
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Malaria Infection
Efficacy, Safety, and PK of M5717 in Combination With Pyronaridine as Chemoprevention in Adults and Adolescents With Asymptomatic Plasmodium Falciparum Infection (CAPTURE-2)
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of a single dose of M5717 plus pyronaridine tetraphosphate in clearing current Plasmodium falciparum infection and protecting against recurrent infections in asymptomatic adults and…
- Trial name
- NCT05974267
- Testing
- M5717 60 mg, Pyronaridine, Atovaquone-Proguanil
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
HIV Infections
Safety and Efficacy of Dolutegravir/Lamivudine (DTG/3TC) in Therapy-naive Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) Infected Adolescents
First-line antiretroviral regimens are highly efficacious and generally well tolerated. However, as these regimens need to be taken life-long, there is growing concern about long-term toxicities associated with these regimens.
- Trial name
- NCT03682848
- Testing
- DTG + 3TC FDC
- Where
- 8 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- ViiV Healthcare
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Inclacumab in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease Experiencing Vaso-occlusive Crises
This Phase 3 study will assess the safety and efficacy of inclacumab, a P-selectin inhibitor, in reducing the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in approximately 240 adult and adolescent participants (≥ 12 years of age)…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
- Trial name
- NCT04935879
- Testing
- Inclacumab
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Brazil and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Sickle Cell Disease
Study to Assess the Effect of Long-term Treatment With Voxelotor in Participants Who Have Completed Treatment in Study GBT440-031
Open Label Extension Study of Voxelotor Clinical Trial Participants with Sickle Cell Disease Who Participated in Voxelotor Clinical Trials
- Trial name
- 034OLE (NCT03573882)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
HIV Prevention
Peer PrEP Referral + HIV Self-test Delivery for PrEP Initiation in Kenya
Few young women at risk of HIV infection are initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Kenya, thus we propose refining and testing a new model to increase PrEP initiation among young women at high HIV risk…
- Trial name
- PeerPrEP (NCT04982250)
- Testing
- Enhanced peer PrEP referral + HIVST delivery
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Plasmodium Falciparum Infection, Malaria
Anti-malaria MAb in Kenyan Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of one-time subcutaneous (SC) administration of monoclonal antibody (MAb) L9LS in healthy Kenyan children aged 5 months to 10 years, as well as the protective…
- Trial name
- NCT05400655
- Testing
- L9LS
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Testing Strategies for Couple Engagement in PMTCT and Family Health in Kenya
This study will test the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an interdependence theory-based couples intervention in Kenya that reaches pregnant women and male partners through home visits by male-female pairs of lay health…
- Trial name
- Jamii Bora (NCT03547739)
- Testing
- Home visits, HIV Self-testing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham