Clinical trials: Acute Rheumatic Fever
Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease
Domestication and Implementation of the PEN-Plus Clinical Model in the Zambian Health System
Cognizant of the prevalence of complicated non communicable diseases (NCD) and the attendant capacity problems faced by the health workers in primary care settings, we propose to adapt and pilot the Package of Essential…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Diseases, Sickle Cell Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- PEN Plus (NCT07753681)
- Testing
- Supportive treatment
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,084 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Relations With Cytokines in Children With Acute Rheumatic Fever
We aimed to investigate if adiponectin facilitates diagnosis of ARF by analyzing adiponectin levels in acute and convalescent periods of the acute rheumatic fever and by comparing results with that of healthy control group; also…
- Trial name
- NCT01886846
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Rheumatic Heart Disease
The Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children in Fiji
This study is an epidemiological observational cross-sectional study designed to estimate the prevalence of echocardiographically confirmed RHD in school children from 5-14 years of age in Fiji.
- Trial name
- NCT00779662
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Effectiveness of Edutainment-Based Interventions in Increasing Knowledge of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Among School-Going Children in Nepal: Study Protocol for Colors to Save Hearts Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study
Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), remain significant public health concerns in low- and middle-income countries, including Nepal.
- Trial name
- NCT07065474
- Testing
- education material
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu Institute of Child Health
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Multi-country Evaluation of Early RHD in Children Across Africa for Vaccine Trial Readiness
This study will look at how many children develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period. The study will include children ages 5 to 8 who do not have RHD at the start and who live in areas where the disease is common.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 1 (NCT07790302)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Penicillin to Prevent Early Rheumatic Heart Disease in School-Aged Children
This study will look at whether children ages 5-8 who take Penicillin V by mouth twice a day are less likely to develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period compared to children who do not take the medicine.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 2 (NCT07798232)
- Testing
- Oral Penicillin V
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,622 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rheumatic Heart Disease
A Long-term Follow up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)
GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known
- Trial name
- NCT05211024
- Testing
- Penicillin G Benzathine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Interstitial Lung Disease, Systemic Autoimmune Disease
ILD-SARDs Registry and Biorepository
A complex interaction between demographic, environmental and genetic mechanisms impact the onset, severity and outcome of ILD-SARDs through dysregulation of the immune system and lung pro-biotic pathways.
- Conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease, Systemic Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatic Diseases, Rheumatic Arthritis
- Trial name
- ILD-SARDs (NCT05007340)
- Testing
- Blood draws, Other biological samples to biobank (skin, lung and muscle biopsies; bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL fluid), Clinical data collection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Rheumatic Fever
Clinical Trial to Assess Safety and Immunogenicity of a Synthetic Vaccine Against Streptococcus Pyogenes
This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase I clinical trial with dose-escalation of a synthetic vaccine against Streptococcus pyogenes.
- Trial name
- NCT03998592
- Testing
- Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (50 µg), Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (100 µg), Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine (200 µg)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butantan Institute
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Accelerating Delivery of rheUmatic Heart Disease Preventive iNterventions in Northern Uganda
The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate the feasibility, sustainability, and public health impact of a district-based program for secondary prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Uganda.
- Trial name
- ADUNU (NCT05783375)
- Testing
- ADUNU program for delivery of RHD care services
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Rheumatic Arthritis
CoreHip - Post Market Clinical Follow-Up Study
The study is designed as a prospective, non-interventional multicentre cohort study. The product under Investigation will be used in Routine clinical practice and according to the authorized Instructions for Use (IfU).
- Conditions
- Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Rheumatic Arthritis, Fractures, Hip, Necrosis, Femur Head
- Trial name
- NCT03685110
- Testing
- CoreHip Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Aesculap AG
Inflammatory Rheumatism, 18-FDG
Diagnostic Performance of 18-FDG PET-CT Scores for the Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Study of the diagnostic performance of 18-FDG PET scores in Polymyalgia rheumatica and comparaison with others inflammatories diseases.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Rheumatism, 18-FDG, Positron-emission Tomography
- Trial name
- RHUMATEP (NCT06558357)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Heart Valve Diseases, Aortic Valve Stenosis
Korea VHD Echo Study: Surveillance of Aortic, Mitral & Tricuspid Patients - Insights From Real-world Practice
Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a growing public health concern globally, with increasing disease burden and rising interest in advanced treatment strategies such as transcatheter interventions.
- Conditions
- Heart Valve Diseases, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT07068633
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Inflammatory Rheumatism
MST in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of 10 weeks of maximal strength training (MST) in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04998955
- Testing
- Maximal strength training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Molde University College
Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Steroid Induced
Dynamics in Bone Turnover Markers During and After Short-term Glucocorticoid Treatment in Patients With an Inflammatory Joint Disease
Bone turnover markers (BTMs) are recommended as an important tool in follow-up of osteoporosis treatment. However, there is a lack of knowledge in the reliability of BTMs during and after glucocorticoid treatment.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Steroid Induced, Inflammatory Rheumatism
- Trial name
- BOOGIE (NCT06395883)
- Testing
- Glucocorticoid Effect
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis
The Effect of Ramipril in Suppressing ST2 Expression in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Patients
Objective propose: to investigate the effect of Ramipril in suppressing ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) in the cardiac mitral valve in patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease.
- Conditions
- Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis, Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis, Fibrosis; Heart
- Trial name
- NCT03991910
- Testing
- Ramipril 5Mg Oral Capsule
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Heart Valve Diseases
Effect of Remote Ischemia Preconditioning on Myocardial Injury in Patients Undergoing Heart Valve Surgery
Remote ischaemic preconditioning has shown its cardiac protective effect during heart surgery including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, congenital heart disease and aneurysm.
- Trial name
- NCT01175681
- Testing
- remote ischaemic preconditioning
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Rheumatic Arthritis
Efficacy of Physiotherapy on the Health and Quality of Life of the Rheumatic Patient
Despite leading cause of morbidity, treatment strategies for Rheumatic diseases are geared almost exclusively toward medical-pharmacological area away from offering the patient the possibility of an interdisciplinary approach to…
- Trial name
- NCT02020668
- Testing
- Physiotherapy, Wait list control
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Macmillan Research Group UK
Rheumatic Heart Disease
GOALIE: Intramuscular vs. Enteral Penicillin Prophylaxis to Prevent Progression of Latent RHD Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if twice daily oral penicillin prophylaxis is non-inferior to monthly IM penicillin prophylaxis in preventing latent Rheumatic Heart Disease Progression in children between the ages…
- Trial name
- NCT05693545
- Testing
- phenoxymethyl penicillin, intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) prophylaxis
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,004 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati