Clinical trials: in Rwanda
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
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
Heart Failure
Heart Failure Self Care Education in Rwanda
In Rwanda, patients with heart failure may have low health education about their condition. Heart failure care requires active patient involvement.
- Trial name
- NCT07722468
- Testing
- HF Education
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Family Planning
Postpartum Family Planning Program in Rwanda
This trial wants to address high unmet need for postpartum family planning (PPFP) in Rwanda. A previous pilot study tested the intervention (informed by formative work with couples/clients, clinic providers, champions, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05056545
- Testing
- C4 Intervention
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 38,220 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mother-to-child HIV Transmission
The Kabeho Study: Kigali Antiretroviral and Breastfeeding Assessment for the Elimination of HIV
The study design includes an observational prospective cohort of HIV-positive pregnant/postpartum women and their infants enrolled during antenatal clinics (or immediately postpartum) from prevention of mother-to-child…
- Trial name
- Kabeho (NCT02295800)
- Testing
- Standard of care, Semi-structured interviews
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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
Sepsis
Smart Discharges for Older Children
This study is an observational multi-country cohort study that aims to build algorithms that can identify children between 5 and 16 years of age admitted for proven or suspected sepsis who are at risk of mortality after they are…
- Trial name
- NCT07629154
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Family Relations, Psychological Trauma
Multifamily Healing Spaces for Family Resilience in Rwanda
This cluster-randomized waitlist-control trial evaluated Multifamily Healing Spaces (MFHS), a culturally adapted behavioral family intervention for genocide-affected communities in Rwanda.
- Conditions
- Family Relations, Psychological Trauma, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Parent-Child Relation
- Trial name
- MFHS-CRT (NCT07621705)
- Testing
- Multifamily Healing Spaces
- Where
- 5 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandros Lordos, PhD
Breast Cancer, Early Detection of Cancer
Strategies to Decentralize Breast Ultrasound in Rwanda
Diagnosing breast cancer early is critical to reduce preventable breast cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. This can be done in part through increasing patients' access to breast ultrasound, which is essential for evaluating…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Early Detection of Cancer, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06812208
- Testing
- Teleultrasound with Philips Lumify ultrasound probes and Reacts software, Asynchronous virtual feedback
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,792 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Global Health, Medical Education
Transfusion Camp for Medical Students in Rwanda
Transfusion medicine is closely linked with safe surgery. Transfusion Camp is a multidisciplinary educational project aimed at improving transfusion medicine knowledge in physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT06259734
- Testing
- Transfusion Camp Rwanda education
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery, Cesarean Section Complications
Evaluation of an mHealth-CHW Tool for Post-c-section Follow-up in Rural Rwanda
Cesarean sections (c-sections) are one of the most common surgical procedures done globally. However, there has been an increase in the number of c-section related complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07369700
- Testing
- mHealth Community Health Worker Intervention for post-cesarean follow up
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Falciparum
Safety and PK of MMV371 LAI in Healthy Adults and Adolescents in Rwanda
This Phase 1b study will assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK, this measures the levels of study drug in the body) of a single injection of MMV371 in healthy adult and adolescent participants in Rwanda.
- Conditions
- Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Falciparum, Malaria Infection, Malaria Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT07548021
- Testing
- MMV371
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
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
Tetanus
TETANUS Antibody Detection in Saliva Study
This study aims to design, develop and optimise a non-invasive, saliva sample-based point-of-care lateral flow test for use in low and middle income settings that can return a qualitative result on whether an individual has or…
- Trial name
- TETANUS (NCT07446166)
- Testing
- Point of care, saliva-based lateral flow test, Blood based immunoassay
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Blood Pressure, Lung Function
Sustainable Household Energy Adoption in Rwanda (SHEAR)
Investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial substituting traditional forms of household energy (biomass for cooking and kerosene for lighting) with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) stoves/fuel and solar power (in areas…
- Trial name
- SHEAR (NCT05668624)
- Testing
- Clean household energy
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Human Papilloma Virus, Hiv
Efficacy of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination to Prevent Infection Among Women Living With HIV.
The Efficacy of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination to Prevent Infection Among Women Living with HIV: A Prospective, Individual, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study is evaluating immediate or delayed single-dose…
- Trial name
- HOPE II (NCT06436274)
- Testing
- GARDASIL®9, Menveo®/Menactra®
- Where
- 3 sites in Botswana, Rwanda and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 778 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hiv
HIV-1 Subtype-specific Drug Resistance in Patients Failing Dolutegravir (DTG) Based Regimen
This is a prospective observational study enrolling People Living with HIV (PLHIV) who are on a Dolutegravir-based AntiRetroviral Treatment (ART) regimen and experiencing virologic failure.
- Trial name
- DTG-Resist (NCT06285110)
- Where
- 22 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
A Study to Find Out if a Combination of 3 Medicines for the Treatment of Malaria Works as Well and is as Safe and Tolerable as Combinations of 2 Medicines
The goal of this open-label randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial is to assess and compare the efficacy, tolerability and safety of a fixed dose TACT artemether-lumefantrine-amodiaquine (ALAQ) to the ACTs…
- Trial name
- FD-TACT (NCT05951595)
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine-Amodiaquine (ALAQ), Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL), Artesunate-Amodiaquine (ASAQ)
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,680 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Uncomplicated)
A Trial to Compare the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Combinations of 3 Anti-malarial Drugs Against Combina-tions of 2 Anti-malarial Drugs.
A partially blinded randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing the efficacy, tolerability and safety of Triple ACTs artemether-lumefantrine+amodiaquine (AL+AQ) and artesunate-mefloquine+piperaquine (ASMQ+PPQ) and the…
- Trial name
- DeTACT-Africa (NCT03923725)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine+ Amodiaquine (AL+AQ), Artesunate-mefloquine+piperaquine (AS-MQ+PPQ)
- Where
- 8 sites in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 2,583 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria
A Study to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Vaccine Against Malaria in Healthy Children Aged 5-60 Months
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of reduced antigen doses and alternative vaccination regimes for RTS,S/AS01E in healthy children aged 5-60 months in a malaria-endemic area.
- Trial name
- NCT07036159
- Testing
- RTS,S/AS01E vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline