Clinical trials: Bacterial Meningitis
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Ciprofloxacin for the Prevention of Meningococcal Meningitis 2018
The trial is an interventional, cluster-randomized trial to assess the impact of oral ciprofloxacin for household and community contacts of meningitis cases on the incidence of meningitis during an epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT03431675
- Testing
- Ciprofloxacin
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
A Randomized Double Blind Protocol Comparing Amphotericin B With Flucytosine to Amphotericin B Alone Followed by a Comparison of Fluconazole and Itraconazole in the Treatment of Acute Cryptococcal Meningitis
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of amphotericin B plus flucytosine (5-fluorocytosine) compared to amphotericin B alone for a first episode of acute cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS patients, and to compare the…
- Trial name
- NCT00000639
- Testing
- Itraconazole, Flucytosine, Fluconazole
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Meningitis, Meningococcemia
Study of a Booster Dose of Meningococcal Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine in Adolescents
This study was designed to evaluate the antibody response to a Menactra® booster dose in participants who previously received one dose of Menactra® or Menomune® as adolescents 3 years earlier in Study MTA02.
- Trial name
- NCT00777790
- Testing
- Meningococcal Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Meningitis, Bacterial
Defining the Immune Response to Nasopharyngeal Colonisation by the Commensal Neisseria Lactamica
Neisseria meningitidis is a 'bad bacteria' which lives harmlessly in the nose and throat of many young adults (a process called colonisation). However, it can occasionally cause serious disease including meningitis.
- Trial name
- Lac-7 (NCT03633474)
- Testing
- N. lactamica, PBS only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Optimizing the Dose of Flucytosine for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a fungal infection that causes a severe syndrome of meningitis that is 100% fatal without antifungal therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06414512
- Testing
- AMBITION trial control, Flucytosine
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pneumococcal Disease
Disease Burden of Pneumonia, Meningitis and Bacteremia Among Children in Japan: Pneumonet Japan
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of pneumonia, among infants and children in Japan and worldwideThis study plans to investigate the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease "IPD " and the rate of hospitalizations due to…
- Trial name
- NCT00757575
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 28,511 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cryptococcal Meningitis
CryptoART Study: Decreasing Mortality Associated With Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa
The study will determine if the initiation of a 'screen and treat' program for cryptococcal disease among HIV positive individuals decreases morbidity and mortality among individuals with CD4 count < 100 cells/mm3.
- Trial name
- CryptoART (NCT02434172)
- Testing
- Pre-emptive screening and treatment for cryptococcal disease
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 1,333 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Meningitis, Cryptococcal, HIV Infections
A Study of Fluconazole in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients With AIDS
To compare the safety and effectiveness of fluconazole with that of placebo as maintenance treatment for preventing the relapse of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS.
- Trial name
- NCT00002294
- Testing
- Fluconazole
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Infection, Bacterial, Antibiotic Resistant Infection
Rapid Test for Detection of the Focus of Infection in Post Neurosurgical Patients.
Background: Due to anatomical restrictions, the inflammatory response to intra-cerebral bacterial infections exposes swollen brain tissues to pressure and ischemia, resulting in life-threatening damage.
- Conditions
- Infection, Bacterial, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Diagnostic Self Evaluation, Meningitis, Bacterial
- Trial name
- NCT03252028
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fariba Nayeri
Meningococcal Meningitis
A Phase 4, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of HPV and Tdap When Administered With MenACWY in Adolescents
The main objective is to determine whether immune responses to Tdap (GlaxoSmithKline, Boostrix®) and HPV vaccine (Merck \& Co., Inc., Gardasil®) when administered concomitantly with MenACWY are comparable to responses elicited by…
- Trial name
- NCT01424644
- Testing
- MenACWY-CRM Conjugate Vaccine + Combined Tetanus, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine + Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 801 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Tuberculous Meningitis
A Pilot Study of Adjunctive Aspirin for the Treatment of HIV Negative Adults With Tuberculous Meningitis
Tuberculous meningitis is a severe brain infection which often causes disability and death even when treated with the best available treatment.
- Trial name
- AspirinTBM (NCT02237365)
- Testing
- 81mg aspirin, 1000mg aspirin
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Meningitis, Meningococcal Infection
Post-licensure Safety Surveillance Study of Menactra Vaccine When Administered As a 2-dose Schedule to Children
This is a passive-surveillance study that will accrue subjects for surveillance. For each accrued subject, surveillance for outcomes will continue for six months following the first dose.
- Trial name
- NCT01689155
- Testing
- Menactra®: Meningococcal Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Pneumococcal Meningitis
Vancomycin Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid During Pneumococcal Meningitis
Adding vancomycin to the antibiotic regimen is recommended for the treatment of pneumococcal meningitis in adults. Use of dexamethasone as adjunct therapy has proved to reduce mortality and neurologic sequelae in adult patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00162578
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis
Immunogenicity and Safety of a Booster Dose of an Investigational Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine
The aim of the study was to describe the safety and antibody response to booster administration with Meningococcal Polysaccharide (Serogroups A, C, Y and W) Tetanus Toxoid (MenACYW) Conjugate vaccine in participants who received…
- Conditions
- Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Meningococcal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT02752906
- Testing
- Meningococcal Polysaccharide (Serogroups A, C, Y, and W) Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine, Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y and W 135) Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 810 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company