Clinical trials: open to volunteers, in Uganda
HIV-1-infection
A Study to Provide Continued Access to Study Drug to Children and Adolescents Who Have Completed Clinical Studies Involving Gilead HIV Treatments
The goal of this clinical study is to provide continued access to the study drug(s) to children and adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) who completed their participation in an applicable parent study and…
- Trial name
- NCT06337032
- Testing
- F/TAF (High Dose Tablet), F/TAF (Low Dose Tablet), F/TAF (Lowest Dose Tablet)
- Where
- 17 sites in Argentina, Panama and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Ebola-Bundibugyo Virus Disease (Ebola-BDBV)
A Study to Investigate the Safety and Immunogenicity of mRNA-1469 in African Participants 1 to 65 Years of Age
The main objective of this trial is to evaluate the safety of mRNA-1469
- Trial name
- NCT07919197
- Testing
- mRNA-1469
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ModernaTX, Inc.
Malaria Prevention
Focal Mass Drug Administration for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a focal mass drug administration program for household members of pregnant women to protect against malaria in pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT07021430
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tuberculosis
A Study of Daily Rifapentine Combined With Isoniazid (1HP) for Tuberculosis Prevention in Children Less Than 13 Years of Age With and Without HIV
This study aims to find the proposed dose of Rifapentine (RPT) taken once daily with Isoniazid (INH) for 28 days to prevent tuberculosis (TB).
- Trial name
- NCT07124559
- Testing
- Rifapentine, Isoniazid, Dolutegravir
- Where
- 11 sites in Botswana, Haiti and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Alcohol Misuse
PNF RCT to Decrease Alcohol Use and Increase HIV Prevention
Randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy and mediating mechanism of a personalized normative feedback intervention on behavioral intentions, heavy alcohol use, and HIV/STI prevention among adolescents and…
- Conditions
- HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Alcohol Misuse, STI
- Trial name
- NCT07731932
- Testing
- PNF - HIV norms, PNF - Alcohol use norms, PNF - HIV and alcohol use norms
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum), Malaria Incidence
Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for Malaria Prevention in Refugee Settings
The objective is to test the protective effect of permethrin-treated lesus against malaria in young children in refugee settings
- Trial name
- NCT07903324
- Testing
- Factory-treated lesu, Soaked lesu, Untreated lesu
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload
Assessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates 2.0
There is a growing focus on short- and long-term kidney health in neonates, including those with acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI occurs commonly in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and is associated with adverse outcomes.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload, Prematurity Complications, Risk Factors
- Trial name
- AWAKEN 2 (NCT06823115)
- Where
- 125 sites in United States, Argentina and 31 more
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
A Study of MK-8527 to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) (MK-8527-010)
Researchers are looking for new medicines to prevent HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1) infection. The goals of this study are to learn: If taking MK-8527 once a month works to prevent HIV-1 infection better than a…
- Trial name
- NCT07071623
- Testing
- MK-8527, Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil (FTC/TDF)
- Where
- 30 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Tuberculosis, Latent
Bedaquiline Roll-out Evidence in Contacts and People Living With HIV to Prevent TB
A seamless, staged Phase II/III, open-label, multicenter, non-inferiority trial, to compare the efficacy and safety of 4 weeks of bedaquiline (BDQ) versus a a standard regimen for preventing regimen for preventing confirmed or…
- Trial name
- BREACH-TB (NCT06568484)
- Testing
- Bedaquiline, Isoniazid, rifapentine, Levofloxacin
- Where
- 8 sites in Mongolia, Peru and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,530 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), Gonorrhea
A Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy of Weekly Doxycycline Prophylaxis to Reduce Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) in Young African Women
This study is for people who may get sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Approximately 580 African adolescent and young adult women ages 13-34 in Africa will be included in this study.
- Conditions
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Chlamydia
- Trial name
- NCT07884240
- Testing
- Doxycycline hyclate, Standard of Care for STI prevention
- Where
- 4 sites in Botswana, Eswatini and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 580 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Artificial Intelligence to Scale Early Rheumatic Heart Disease Detection
The main goal of this project is to see if RADAR (Rapid AI-assisted Detection and Analysis of Rheumatic heart disease), which is a machine and deep-learning AI model, can help make rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening easier…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 1 (NCT07599956)
- Testing
- AI assisted echocardiography
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Tuberculosis, Diagnostics
Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network (R2D2 Kids) and Assessing Diagnostics At POC for TB in Children (ADAPT for Kids)
Every year there are an estimated 230,000 childhood deaths from TB. There is an urgent need for novel tests for TB diagnosis in children under 15 years.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Diagnostics, Global Health
- Trial name
- NCT05989802
- Testing
- Oral swab molecular testing, Automated Cough Sound Analysis, Automated Lung Sound Analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) Compared With Placebo in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients Who Experience Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises (SPARKLE)
A phase III, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide therapy, in adolescent and adult…
- Trial name
- SPARKLE (NCT06439082)
- Testing
- Crizanlizumab
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 354 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
Ascariasis
Follow-up Assessment of Change in Soil-transmitted Helminths Infection Intensity in Uganda
The goal of this prospective follow-up study nested within an open-label randomized controlled trial is to investigate the unexpectedly high prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection observed 3-4 months after school-based mass…
- Trial name
- FACEIT-FU (NCT07873398)
- Testing
- Albendazole 400mg, Ivermectin 3 mg
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Testing a Registry-Based Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up in Rheumatic Heart Disease Screening in Uganda
This study aims to improve follow-up care after positive rheumatic heart disease (RHD) screening in Northern Uganda. It will identify barriers and co-develop an enhanced ACT+ strategy, then evaluate its effectiveness in…
- Trial name
- SHIELD 2 (NCT07606131)
- Testing
- The ACT+ Strategy
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding
Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if listening to a relaxation audiorecording during breastfeeding improves breastfeeding and infant outcomes and maternal well-being in a low-income country setting.
- Conditions
- Well-Being, Psychological, Breastfeeding, Low Birth Weight, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- RING-MW (NCT07774793)
- Testing
- Relaxation audiorecording, Control audio device without relaxation audiorecording
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Prevention
Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention for Women: The Peer-led DCP Randomized Trial
This Hybrid Type 1 cluster randomized trial will test the Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention compared to standard of care.
- Trial name
- NCT07787988
- Testing
- Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention (DCP) intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Kaposi Sarcoma
A Study of Propranolol to Treat Kaposi Sarcoma
A clinical study of propranolol for the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma in children and adults. This study will be an open-label single armed treatment trial that will test the effectiveness and the safety of treating Kaposi Sarcoma…
- Trial name
- NCT05797662
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- 6 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Rift Valley Fever, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
RVF and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in East and Central Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a disease transmitted from livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, camels) to humans more commonly occurs in the East and Central Africa (ECA) regions where more than 15 major epidemics affecting more than one…
- Trial name
- NCT05139524
- Testing
- Evidence of past or recent RVF exposure
- Where
- 10 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University