Clinical trials: in Sri Lanka
Healthy Volunteers
Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Takeda's Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (TDV) in Healthy Children
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of 2 doses of Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TDV) in preventing symptomatic dengue fever of any severity and due to any of the four dengue virus serotypes in 4 to…
- Trial name
- TIDES (NCT02747927)
- Testing
- Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine (TDV)
- Where
- 28 sites in Brazil, Colombia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 20,099 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
VITATOPS: A Study of VITAmins TO Prevent Stroke
The VITATOPS study is a multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled secondary stroke prevention trial to determine whether the addition of vitamin supplements (B12 500 ug, B6 25 mg, Folate 2 mg) to best…
- Trial name
- NCT00097669
- Where
- 111 sites in United States, Australia and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 8,164 people
- Sponsor
- VITATOPS
Dengue
A Cohort Study to Determine the Incidence of Dengue Fever and to Build Capacity for Dengue Vaccine Trials in Dengue-endemic Regions of South Asia
The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of dengue fever and to build capacity for dengue vaccine trials in dengue-endemic regions of South Asia.
- Trial name
- NCT02570152
- Testing
- Blood sample collection
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 2,004 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Japanese Encephalitis
Boosterability of Live Attenuated Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccine in Children Who Have Previously Received Inactivated JE Vaccine
To facilitate introduction of live attenuated SA 14-14-2 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (LJEV) into the National Immunization Programme of Sri Lanka, we evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of co-administration of LJEV and…
- Trial name
- NCT00463476
- Testing
- Live, Attenuated Japanese Encephalitis SA 14-14-2 Vaccine (LJEV)
- Where
- 3 sites in Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Pesticide Poisoning
A Community Trial to Determine Whether 'Safe Storage' Reduces Pesticide Self-poisoning in Rural Asia
A major global public health priority is to identify effective methods for preventing deaths from pesticide self-poisoning. The aim of this work is to determine whether the provision of lockable storage containers to poor…
- Trial name
- NCT01146496
- Testing
- Ultraviolet light-resistant plastic in-ground pesticide storage container
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 223,861 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Japanese Encephalitis
Live Attenuated Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Vaccine Coadministered With Measles Vaccine in Infants 9 Months of Age
To facilitate introduction of live attenuated SA 14-14-2 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (LJEV) into the National Immunization Programme of Sri Lanka, we evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of co-administration of LJEV and…
- Trial name
- JEV03 (NCT00463684)
- Testing
- Live, Attenuated Japanese Encephalitis SA 14-14-2 Vaccine, Live, attenuated measles vaccine
- Where
- 3 sites in Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Infections, Rotavirus
Evaluation of Reactogenicity and Safety of GSK Biologicals' Rotarix™ (Human Rotavirus Vaccine) in Infants
This Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) will collect reactogenicity and safety data on the use of human rotavirus vaccine in healthy infants aged from 6 weeks (first dose) to not more than 24 weeks (second dose).
- Trial name
- NCT00779779
- Testing
- Rotarix™
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Pediatric Obesity
Use of Metformin in Treatment of Childhood Obesity
This study expects to evaluate the use of metformin in the management of obese children. Insulin resistance among obese Sri Lankan children (south Asian origin) is high, which had been shown in the investigators previous work.
- Trial name
- NCT02274948
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colombo
Necator Americanus Infection
Comparative Efficacy of Different Mebendazole Polymorphs in the Treatment of Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Mebendazole tablets which are produced by most pharmaceutical manufacturers, including the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) of Sri Lanka, contain a mixture of polymorphs A and C.
- Trial name
- NCT01350271
- Testing
- Mebendazole polymorph A and C 500 mg, Mebendazole polymorph C
- Where
- 2 sites in Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kelaniya