Clinical trials: in Madagascar
Malaria Vivax, Malaria Falciparum
Serological Testing and Treatment for Plasmodium Vivax Malaria: a Trial in Ethiopia and Madagascar
The resilience of P. vivax to malaria elimination efforts is due to its ability to form dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that reactivate weeks to months after the initial infection causing recurrent episodes of malaria…
- Conditions
- Malaria Vivax, Malaria Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum
- Trial name
- PvSTATEM (NCT06923592)
- Testing
- PvSeroTAT, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 19,200 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition
Effect of Hygiene and Menstrual Hygiene Interventions on Learning and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Madagascar
A previous study in schools in rural Madagascar found that a bundle of hygiene-focused interventions substantially improved girls' learning outcomes.
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition, Inflammation, Stress
- Trial name
- KILONGA2 (NCT07702916)
- Testing
- Peer leadership/sensitization + sanitary pads, School infrastructure
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California Santa Cruz
Tuberculous Meningitis
Intensified Tuberculosis Treatment to Reduce the Mortality of Patients With Tuberculous Meningitis
INTENSE-TBM is randomized controlled, phase III, multicenter, 2 x 2 factorial plan superiority trial assessing the efficacity of two interventions to reduce mortality from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in adolescents and adults…
- Trial name
- INTENSE-TBM (NCT04145258)
- Testing
- Aspirin, WHO TBM treatment, Intensified TBM treatment
- Where
- 13 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 768 people
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Early Childhood Development
Integrating Early Stimulation and Play at Scale: "MAHAY Mikolo"
The overall objective of the study is to examine the effects of integrating early child development group sessions into the existing, at-scale, community health and nutrition programs administered by the government in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT05129696
- Testing
- Treatment (T), Treatment + (T+)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 8,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Retinoblastoma
Therapeutic Recommendations For The Treatment Of Children With A Retinoblastoma
As the survival of children with retinoblastoma in high income countries is higher than 95% including the bilateral forms this study hopes to improve the outcome in low income countries in Africa by improving early diagnosis and…
- Trial name
- GFARB12019 (NCT04425434)
- Testing
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Where
- 7 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- French Africa Pediatric Oncology Group
Burkitt Lymphoma
Recommendations for the Treatment of Children With Burkitt's Lymphoma
This is the 4th LMB study by the French African Pediatric Oncology Group (GFAOP). The study hopes to be able to evaluate children earlier with stage I and II disease and to evaluate treatment response earlier so that the units…
- Trial name
- GFALMB2019 (NCT04425421)
- Testing
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Where
- 7 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- French Africa Pediatric Oncology Group
Nephroblastoma
Therapeutic Recommendations for Nephroblastoma
The study is based on results form 2 previous studies carried out by the GFAOP. The aim of this study is to evaluate the capacity of units to follow the recommendations in the protocol.
- Trial name
- GFANEPHRO20 (NCT04423484)
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- 7 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- French Africa Pediatric Oncology Group
Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation
Impact of a Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Fortified Cracker on the Gut Microbiome and Iron Status in Malagasy Schoolchildren
The purpose of this study is to determine the health impacts of consistent consumption of insect-fortified crackers among school-aged children in Madagascar.
- Conditions
- Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation, Iron Absorption
- Trial name
- NCT07439185
- Testing
- Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-fortified Cracker, Rice and Corn Cracker
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Comprehensive Sexual Education
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Madagascar
The study will evaluate a comprehensive sexual education program (CSE) delivered by Projet Jeune Leader (PJL), a women-led non-governmental program in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT06598553
- Testing
- Projet Jeune Leader Comprehensive Sexual Education
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pediatric Cancer
Hospital Based Registry of Childhood Cancer in Pediatric Oncology Units in French Speaking Africa
The ultimate aim of this registry is to collect precise information concerning the children coming to oncology units working with the French African Oncology Group.
- Trial name
- RFAOP (NCT03803735)
- Where
- 14 sites in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- French Africa Pediatric Oncology Group
Plague, Bubonic, Plague, Pneumonic
Ciprofloxacin Versus an Aminoglycoside Followed by Ciprofloxacin for Bubonic Plague
The primary objective of this trial is to test the hypothesis that ciprofloxacin monotherapy given (orally, intravenously, or combination) for 10 days is non-inferior to an aminoglycoside (given on days 1-3) followed by…
- Trial name
- IMASOY (NCT04110340)
- Testing
- Ciprofloxacin, Streptomycin, Gentamicin
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Leprosy
Post ExpOsure Prophylaxis for LEprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar
This is a cluster randomized trial on effectiveness of different modalities of Single Double Dose of Rifampicin Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (SDDR-PEP) for leprosy in the Comoros (Anjouan and Mohéli) and Madagascar.
- Trial name
- PEOPLE (NCT03662022)
- Testing
- Rifampicin
- Where
- 3 sites in Comoros, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 144,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Tuberculosis
Whole Genome Sequencing of Tuberculosis for Disease Control in Madagascar
Tuberculosis (TB) whole genome sequencing (WGS) allows outbreak identification and disease transmission tracking. It is hypothesized that prospective WGS-guided epidemiological investigations improve case detection compared to…
- Trial name
- TB_WGS_cRCT (NCT05406453)
- Testing
- Whole Genome Sequencing testing
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 98,362 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Tuberculosis
Dried Blood Spot Test to Assess TB in Pregnancy
Despite being a key contributor to maternal mortality in high-burden regions, TB in pregnancy is a hugely neglected area of global public health.
- Trial name
- DROPTB2 (NCT04871230)
- Testing
- 3G DBS, Sputum Test, 3G Veinous Blood
- Where
- 12 sites in Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 1,424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Malaria in Pregnancy
TIPTOP Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) Drug Resistance Study
The main objective of this study is to monitor SP resistance via molecular markers in the context of the TIPTOP project implementation of community distributed SP for women during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- TIPTOP-DRS (NCT03998839)
- Testing
- Community distribution of Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)
- Where
- 4 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Rabies
Immunity Persistence After Abridged Intradermal Rabies PEP
After exposure, rabies can be prevented in almost 100% of cases by the administration of sufficient and timely post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
- Trial name
- RESIST-3 (NCT04829630)
- Testing
- rabies vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Cambodia, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Plague, Plague, Bubonic
Yersinia Pestis Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Blood Samples
Plague is a deadly but highly treatable disease caused by the bacterium Y. pestis. Due to the historical development of Y. pestis as a bioweapon by several nation states, it is listed by the US as a potential bioweapon that could…
- Conditions
- Plague, Plague, Bubonic, Plague, Pneumonic, Yersinia Pestis Plague
- Trial name
- SMARTPRT (NCT04688996)
- Testing
- Lateral Flow Assay for Pathogens of the Plague
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Brimrose Technology Corporation
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Neonatal Acquisition of ESBL-PE in a Low-income Country - NeoLIC
Enterobacteriaceae, more specifically Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are the bacteria most often responsible for neonatal infections in low-income countries.
- Trial name
- NeoLIC (NCT04836208)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Comparing Several Strategies to Manage Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Children From 6 to 24 Months Old
The aim of this open-label randomized controlled trial conducted in four African countries (Madagascar, Niger, Central African Republic and Senegal) is to compare three strategies of renutrition for moderate acute malnutrition…
- Trial name
- MALINEA (NCT03474276)
- Testing
- Azythromycin, Inuline and fructo-oligosaccharides, Albendazole
- Where
- 4 sites in Central African Republic, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Bordetella Pertussis, Whooping Cough
Pertussis Immunization Programs in Low Income Countries
Due to waning of infectious as well as vaccine immunity and lack of vaccination boosters, a large number of adolescents and adults are no longer immunized against Bordetella pertussis, the agent of whooping cough and consequently…
- Trial name
- PERILIC (NCT02983487)
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal sampling, Blood Sampling
- Where
- 3 sites in Cambodia, Madagascar and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur