Clinical trials: completed, in Laos
Febrile Illness
Incidences, Causes, and Outcomes of Febrile Illness in Rural South and Southeast Asia
The study will collect information to understand the causes and outcomes of febrile illness in rural areas in countries across South and Southeast Asia (including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Bangladesh).
- Trial name
- SEACTN-WP-A (NCT04478578)
- Where
- 7 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 82,760 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Infective Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis in Developing Countries, a Prospective, Observational, Multicentre Study
Introduction. Comprehensive data on infective endocarditis in developing countries are scarce. Objectives: Description of the characteristics (clinical and microbiological) and assessment of the outcomes of infective endocarditis…
- Trial name
- EndoDev (NCT02128139)
- Where
- 6 sites in Fiji, Laos and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Thiamine Deficiency
Further Development and Assessment of Tools to Measure Risk Factors for and Treatment of Thiamine Deficiency Disorders
Thiamine deficiency, including the most severe form infantile beriberi, is a public health concern across South and Southeast Asia, where monotonous diets rely on thiamine-poor white rice.
- Trial name
- NCT05390086
- Testing
- Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in Laos
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Health Care Economics, Child Health
Laos Out-Of-Pocket Costs: an Observational Study on the Impact of Severe Childhood Illness on the Health, Wealth and Wellbeing of Household Members in Laos
This will be a prospective longitudinal study of children attending hospital for treatment of a severe illness with community follow-up in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
- Conditions
- Health Care Economics, Child Health, Cost of Illness, Burden of Illness
- Trial name
- LOOP (NCT05239104)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Trichuriasis
Efficacy and Safety of IVM/ALB Co-administration
This study is a double-blind randomized clinical trial conducted with two settings in Africa and one in Asia, namely Côte d'Ivoire, Pemba (Zanzibar, Tanzania) and Lao PDR.
- Trial name
- NCT03527732
- Testing
- Albendazole, Albendazole and Ivermectin
- Where
- 3 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Laos and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,673 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Infectious Disease
Lao Anti-Microbial Prescribing Guidelines Mobile Phone Application (LAMPA)
The overall aim of this study is to compare the proportion of antimicrobial prescriptions adherent with prescribing guidelines delivered by mobile phone application (app) versus paper-based prescribing guidelines in both in- and…
- Trial name
- LAMPA (NCT04914793)
- Testing
- Antimicrobial prescribing guideline mobile phone application (MicroGuide)
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Monitoring Drug Efficacy and Anthelmintic Resistance in Soil-transmitted Helminth Programs
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP2 (NCT04177654)
- Testing
- Benzimidazoles
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Cambodia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 9,457 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Sepsis
Prediction of Disease Severity in Young Children Presenting With Acute Febrile Illness in Resource-limited Settings
Note that this is a study that is co-sponsored by Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain, and the University of Oxford. The primary objective is to develop a risk prediction algorithm, combining measurements of host biomarkers and…
- Trial name
- SPOT-SEPSIS (NCT04285021)
- Where
- 6 sites in Bangladesh, Cambodia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,433 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
Thiamine Deficiency
Thiamine Responsive Disorders (TRD) Among Infants in Lao PDR
A hospital- and community-based study in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, which will include a group of hospitalized children 21 days to <18 months of age who are diagnosed with symptoms compatible with thiamine deficiency disorder (TDD).
- Trial name
- NCT03626337
- Testing
- Thiamine 100 MG/ML
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 1,394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Plasmodium Vivax
P.Vivax Treatment Trial
This study aims to determine whether a 14 day course of 0.5 mg/kg/day primaquine can eliminate subclinical P. vivax infections detected by high volume ultra-sensitive PCR (uPCR).
- Trial name
- Lao Pv (NCT02802813)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) + Primaquine (PQ)
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Diarrhea
Lao Zinc Study: Effects of Two Forms of Daily Preventive Zinc Versus Therapeutic Zinc Supplementation
The study will be conducted as a community-based, randomized, placebo-controlled, trial with four study groups. The overall objective of the study is to determine the optimal method for delivering zinc to young children, both for…
- Trial name
- NCT02428647
- Testing
- MNP, preventive zinc supplement, therapeutic zinc supplement
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 3,433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Acute Febrile Illness
Evaluation of the DPP II Assay in Laos
Fever is the most frequent symptom in patients seeking care globally. Several causative agents of febrile illness have been described with a high prevalence in South East Asia.
- Trial name
- NCT04299607
- Testing
- DPP Fever Panel II assay and DPP Micro Readers
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Targeted Active Case Detection Among High Risk Populations in Southern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
This study assesses the effectiveness of targeted active case detection among high-risk populations in Southern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR).
- Trial name
- NCT03783299
- Testing
- Standard RDT and HS-RDT, Artemether-lumefantrine, Primaquine Phosphate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 39,968 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Targeted Chemo-elimination (TCE) of Malaria
The overall aim of this study is two fold: 1. to pilot targeted chemo-elimination of plasmodium falciparum malaria in known areas of artemisinin resistance in South East Asia. 2.
- Trial name
- TME (NCT01872702)
- Testing
- malaria elimination using DP and low-dose primaquine
- Where
- 5 sites in Burma, Cambodia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Malaria, Falciparum
A Study by the Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin Collaboration (TRAC)
This study is an open-label randomised trial comparing standard ACT treatment with matching triple artemisinin-based combination therapies (TACTs), evaluating efficacy in safety and tolerability.
- Trial name
- TRACII (NCT02453308)
- Testing
- ACT, TACT
- Where
- 20 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Hookworm Infection
Triple Combinations Against Hookworm Infections in Lao
More than one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH, A. lumbricoides, hookworm or Trichuris trichiura). Preventive chemotherapy - i.e.
- Trial name
- Tricombi (NCT03278431)
- Testing
- Albendazole, Pyrantel Pamoate, Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Falciparum Malaria
Tracking Resistance to Artemisinin (TRAC)
Because the artemisinins are the most potent antimalarial drugs, the reduction in parasite numbers is rapid. Therefore, early measures of reducing parasite counts are needed.
- Trial name
- TRAC (NCT01350856)
- Testing
- Artesunate 2, Artesunate 4
- Where
- 19 sites in Bangladesh, Burma and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford