Clinical trials: Community-Acquired Infection
HIV/AIDS
Direct and Spillover Impacts of a Community-Level HIV/AIDS Program
The HIV/AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa has left millions of children orphaned. These children, who are potentially infected with HIV themselves, are highly vulnerable and face some serious risks to their health and overall…
- Trial name
- FCC (NCT03880175)
- Testing
- FCC (Força à Comunidade e Crianças) program- direct beneficiary, FCC (Força à Comunidade e Crianças) program- non-direct beneficiary, Anti Stigma Information
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 3,658 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health
Evaluation of a Multi-Component Intervention to Support HIV Testing and Linkage to Services Among MSM in Peru
This study is testing a new program designed to improve access to HIV testing and help connect people with available treatment or prevention services, based on their test result.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health, Feasibility Studies, Qualitative Research
- Trial name
- MERCURY (NCT07074899)
- Testing
- Multi-component HIV testing and linkage-to-services intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Covid19, Community-Acquired Respiratory Tract Infection
Non-invasive Biometric Monitoring in Nursing Homes to Fight COVID-19
Solving the problem of detecting asymptomatic carriers who can transmit infection is key to protecting vulnerable residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, to protecting frontline workers who care for them, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04548895
- Testing
- Observational measurement of biometric data. No change to health care provided.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Stream Analytics, LLC
HIV, AIDS
Community-based Accompaniment With Supervised Antiretrovirals in Lima, Peru
Using quantitative and qualitative data, this study will assess the impact of community accompaniment with supervised antiretrovirals (CASA) on HIV-positive individuals and community members in Lima, Peru.
- Conditions
- HIV, AIDS, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT01070017)
- Testing
- DOT-HAART
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pneumonia
P4 Peptide in Community Acquired Pneumonia
The investigators' aim is to find out whether immune cells from patients with a severe chest infection will react ex vivo to a new immunomodulating peptide, P4 as part of augmented passive immunotherapy The investigators know…
- Trial name
- P4 (NCT03497962)
- Testing
- Venepuncture, Bronchoscopy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
Comparison of Door-to-door Versus Community Gathering to Provide HIV Counseling and Testing Services in Rural Lesotho
The purpose of this trial is to determine if door-to-door is more effective than community gathering in providing voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) in communities in rural Lesotho.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension
- Trial name
- DoDoPi (NCT01459120)
- Testing
- Door-to-door, Pitso
- Where
- 2 sites in Lesotho
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SolidarMed
Influenza, Community-acquired Pneumonia
Fluad vs. Fluzone High-Dose Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adults ≥65 Years
This study will evaluate the relative vaccine effectiveness of quadrivalent adjuvanted inactivated influenza vaccine (aIIV4) versus quadrivalent high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (HD-IIV4) in preventing polymerase chain…
- Conditions
- Influenza, Community-acquired Pneumonia, Cardiovascular Events
- Trial name
- NCT06029933
- Testing
- Adjuvanted Quadrivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (aIIV4), High-Dose Quadrivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (HD-IIV4)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Effective Antibiotic Treatment of MRSA
To evaluate the effective duration (in days) to clinical improvement of outpatient antibiotic regimens in the treatment of superficial abscesses caused by MRSA in patients that present to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00388310
- Testing
- Culture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Community-acquired Infection
A Study to Evaluate Single and Repeat Doses of IV GSK2251052 in Healthy Male Japanese and Caucasian Subjects and Repeat Doses of Supratherapeutic Doses of IV GSK2251052 in Healthy Volunteers
This is a two-part study. Part A is a three-period study in approximately 24 healthy male Japanese and Caucasian subjects. Period 1 and Period 2 will be an open label study to investigate the safety, tolerability, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01495065
- Testing
- GSK2251052 750 mg, GSK2251052 1500 mg, GSK2251052 1500 mg BID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Pneumonia
Clinical Indicators of Radiographic Findings in Patients With Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia
This is a study involving the emergency department and outpatient clinics of the David Grant United States Air Force (USAF) Medical Center, a tertiary care facility.
- Trial name
- NCT00118651
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center
Abscess
Trial of Antibiotic Treatment for Skin Abscess in Patients at Risk for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
Patients will be enrolled in a multi-center study to prospectively evaluate outcome after treatment for an uncomplicated skin abscess. All patients will receive incision and drainage and wound cultures.
- Trial name
- NCT00829686
- Testing
- Septra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 59th Medical Wing
COPD, HIV/AIDS
Determining Bacterial Communities in the Lungs of HIV-infected Individuals With COPD in Uganda.
Research question Is there any association between altered lung bacterial communities and HIV-associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Rationale Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced dramatic increases in COPD…
- Trial name
- LMB (NCT04070248)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
HIV/AIDS, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
Linking High-Risk Jail Detainees to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: PrEP-LINK
Our proposed study will: provide a novel exploration of facilitators and barriers to PrEP; allow us to target hard to reach populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and substance users (both of which are top funding…
- Trial name
- NCT04064567
- Testing
- PrEP-LINK, Enhanced Standard of Care
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Abscess, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Trial of Septra for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Patients will be enrolled in a multi-center study (Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center) to prospectively evaluate outcome after treatment for an uncomplicated skin abscess.
- Trial name
- NCT00822692
- Testing
- Trim/ Sulfa DS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 59th Medical Wing
HIV Infections
C2P - Phase III: MPowerment and Community Promise
One of the objectives of the C2P coalition is the successful delivery of a CDC-endorsed community-level HIV prevention program aimed at changing the risk profiles of youth.
- Trial name
- NCT00381784
- Testing
- Printed materials, Peer advocates
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pneumonia
A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Based Method to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Pneumonia
Pneumonia, or lung infection, is usually treated with antibiotics targeted against the organisms that the physician guesses are causing the problem. The determination of the exact cause of a patient's pneumonia is difficult.
- Trial name
- NCT00867841
- Testing
- nasopharyngeal swab
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, Community-acquired Pneumonia
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for Improved Detection of Pneumococci in CAP "CAPTAIN"
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the added diagnostic value of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction targeting the lytA gene in detecting pneumococci in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
- Trial name
- CAPTAIN (NCT03315403)
- Testing
- LytA targeted quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 922 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Center Alkmaar
Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Evaluation of Plasma Sphingosine-1-Phosphate as A Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a major infectious cause of death worldwide and imposes a considerable burden on healthcare resources. Obstructive lung diseases (COPD and Asthma) are increasingly important causes of morbidity and mortality…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT03473119
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infection
The People Like Us Evaluation Study
The study is a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial design to evaluate an online video series developed by a community-based organization in Singapore for gay, bisexual and queer men.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Homosexuality, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04021953
- Testing
- People Like Us Online Video Series Intervention, Sexual Health Pamphlet (Standard of Care)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health