Clinical trials: Childhood Pneumonia
Asthma in Children
Consequences of COVID 19 Pandemic on Childhood Asthma
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic, which emerged in the first quarter of 2020, has led to an unprecedented health crisis in our modern healthcare systems and has resulted in strong national public health measures.
- Trial name
- VIRASTHCOVID (NCT04821908)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 577 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Pneumonia Childhood, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
The Norwegian Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Children Study
This study evaluates the effect of amoxicillin in the treatment of lower airway infections in preschool children. Half of the patients will receive amoxicillin, while the other half will receive placebo.
- Trial name
- NAPiC (NCT03446534)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- 9 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 884 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia
Optimising Antibiotic Use for Paediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Africa
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among young children in Africa. Although viral infections account for a substantial proportion of LRTIs, antibiotics are frequently…
- Conditions
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Pneumonia, Bronchopneumonia, Bronchiolitis
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT07841691)
- Testing
- CRP- and PREPARE-guided Antibiotic Prescription
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19, Obesity and Lifestyle in Children - Role of Professionals
In this study it is researched how preventive and curative healthcare for children with overweight and obesity was conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic, which barriers were noticed by professionals, and how new methods (such as…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, COVID-19 Pandemic, Childhood Obesity, Overweight, Childhood
- Trial name
- COLC-Pro (NCT05336591)
- Testing
- Covid-19 pandemic
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Pneumonia, Hypoxemia
Solar Oxygen Study
Globally, approximately 7.7 million children per year die before the age of 5 years. Infectious diseases account for a large proportion of these deaths, with pneumonia being the leading cause of mortality (2.1 million…
- Trial name
- SOS (NCT03851783)
- Testing
- Solar-powered oxygen
- Where
- 20 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,405 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Malaria, Dengue
Validation of a CDSA Strategy to Reduce Antibiotic Prescription in Senegal
This trial aims to validate a novel clinical care strategy based on a electronic clinical decision support algorithm (CDSA) combined with point of care rapid diagnostic tests by evaluating its impact on antibiotic prescription…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Dengue, Influenza -Like Illness, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT05050825
- Testing
- Patient clinical management based on the CDSA strategy
- Where
- 4 sites in Senegal
- Volunteers
- 470 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Pneumonia Childhood, Pneumonia
Lung Ultrasound for Guiding Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a major cause of illness and death in children, with an annual incidence of about 3.3 per 1,000 in those under five years old, many requiring hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia Childhood, Pneumonia, Lung Ultrasound, Antibiotic Stewardship
- Trial name
- LUSCAP (NCT06921993)
- Testing
- LUNG ULTRASOUND
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Israel and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 659 people
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
COVID-19, Childhood Cancer
COVID-19 and Childhood Cancer
The investigators will first examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood cancer patients in Sweden and Denmark, both regarding susceptibility to severe COVID-19 among long-term childhood cancer survivors, and, for…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic
- Trial name
- NCT06482281
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Pneumonia
CHIZAP: Community- and Health Facility-Based Intervention With Zinc as Adjuvant Therapy for Childhood Pneumonia
The aim of the study described is to measure the degree with which zinc given as adjunct therapy to standard antibiotic treatment during childhood pneumonia reduces the risk of treatment failure and the duration of the illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00148733
- Testing
- Zinc
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,628 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Pneumonia Childhood
Improving CarE for Community Acquired Pneumonia 1 (ICE-CAP2)
Children with pneumonia presenting to the emergency department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt or Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will be potentially eligible for study.
- Trial name
- ICE-CAP2 (NCT06033079)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Childhood Pneumonia
Cotrimoxazole Versus Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children Aged 2-59 Months
The investigators hypothesized that Oral amoxicillin (25mg/kg/dose bid) given to children aged 2-59 months with pneumonia, would lead to better clinical outcome on day three in 89.9% of the children compared to 77.0% of children…
- Trial name
- NCT00933049
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, Cotrimoxazole
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 505 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Pneumonia Childhood
A Feasibility Study Evaluating a Novel Mask (Nasal Reservoir Cannula)
This study evaluates the addition of a novel mask (nasal reservoir cannula) to a standard nasal cannula during supplemental oxygenation for the treatment of hospitalized pediatric patients with hypoxemia due to severe pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT03929484
- Testing
- Nasal reservoir cannula
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malnutrition, Pneumonia
Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network
The CHAIN Network aims to identify modifiable biomedical and social factors driving the greatly increased risk of mortality among young undernourished children admitted to hospital with acute illness, as inpatients and after…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Sepsis
- Trial name
- CHAIN (NCT03208725)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 4,335 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Childhood Pneumonia
Improving Paediatric Pneumonia Diagnosis Using Digital Auscultation
This study aims to evaluate an automated interpretation algorithm of recorded lung sound by a digital stethoscope, name the Smartscope, among rural Bangladeshi children receiving community care in order to improve the diagnosis…
- Trial name
- NCT03959956
- Testing
- Recording lung sound by a Smartscope
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 990 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Diarrhoea, Pneumonia
HCU: Can VHVs Trained in ICCM Improve Care for Children
This study will assess how the current VHV (VHV=CHW, community health worker) scope can be expanded to include iCCM and if such group interventions can provide improved access to treatment for children.
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea, Pneumonia, Malaria
- Trial name
- HCU:VHV/ICCM (NCT02072629)
- Testing
- Training of VHVs in iCCM
- Volunteers
- 4,071 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Cancer
Ribavirin With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients Who Develop RSV Pneumonia Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation
RATIONALE: Antivirals such as ribavirin are used to treat infections caused by viruses. It is not yet known if ribavirin is more effective with or without monoclonal antibody therapy in treating patients who develop RSV pneumonia…
- Trial name
- NCT00014391
- Testing
- palivizumab, ribavirin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Malaria, Pneumonia
ICCM of Common Childhood Diseases: Mozambique and Uganda
The aim of the inSCALE project is to test the effect of innovative approaches to increase coverage of integrated community case management, which provides community based-care for diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, resulting in…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea
- Trial name
- inSCALE (NCT01972321)
- Testing
- Technology supported supervision, Community supported supervision, Integrated community case management
- Where
- 2 sites in Mozambique, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malaria Consortium
mHealth, Social Media
Role of mHealth-based Interventions Including Social Media to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage During COVID 19 Pandemic in Pakistan: Qualitative Study
In order to improve routine immunization uptake during COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand the perceptions and barriers related to vaccine hesitancy and coverage during COVID 19 and to explore the need for COVID-19 vaccination…
- Conditions
- mHealth, Social Media, Vaccine Hesitancy, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT05042011
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pneumonia Childhood
Improving CarE for Community Acquired Pneumonia 1
Children with pneumonia presenting to the emergency department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt or Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will be potentially eligible for study.
- Trial name
- ICE-CAP1 (NCT03760419)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,027 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Malaria, Pneumonia
Study of Post-Training Supports for Health Workers in Benin
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a package of interventions to support health workers in Benin (in West Africa) who had been trained to use Integrated Management of…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Measles
- Trial name
- NCT00510679
- Testing
- Health worker supports (supervision, job aids, incentives)
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 1,577 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention