Clinical trials: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Ebola Virus Disease
REVIVE (Response to the Ebola Virus Vaccine)
This study is a vaccine-related clinical trial which will be conducted by our study team at Kenema Government Hospital (KGH)'s Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Program in collaboration with Tulane University School of Medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT05992480
- Testing
- rVSVDG-ZEBOV-GP Ebola Virus Vaccine (ERVEBO)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Hepatitis B, Vertical Transmission of Infectious Disease
Arresting Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus
The purpose of this pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility of adding HBV screening and treatment of pregnant women to the existing HIV PMTCT platform in order to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus.
- Trial name
- AVERT-HBV (NCT03567382)
- Testing
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, Monovalent HBV vaccine
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (NH) is common among healthy neonates and normally resolves within a week. Untreated pathological hyperbilirubinaemia, however, can result in long-term neurological sequelae, which compromise…
- Trial name
- NCT03880591
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Ebola Virus Disease
Providing Additional Information on the Safety and Effectiveness of an Ebola Vaccine
Interventional, single arm, open-label, non-randomized, phase IIIb study to accumulate additional data on safety and effectiveness of one dose of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP against Ebola virus disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03161366
- Testing
- rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Covid19
Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 in a Rural Setting of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A fixed cohort of adults in rural Kimpese will be followed up every two months since they are assumed to be at above average risk of contracting COVID-19.
- Trial name
- DynaCovid (NCT04701996)
- Testing
- serological surveillance
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,709 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Smoking
GN Tobacco Use Survey
Smoking can contribute to many health problems for mothers and their babies. In developing countries, there is little information about the number of pregnant women that smoke and the reasons why some pregnant women choose to…
- Trial name
- NCT00121368
- Where
- 9 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Invasive Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Disease, Malaria
Effectiveness of Malaria Vaccines in Reducing the Risk of Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella Disease
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the impact of malaria vaccination on the risk of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella disease in children below the age of 5.
- Conditions
- Invasive Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Disease, Malaria, Malaria Vaccine
- Trial name
- VINS (NCT07416461)
- Testing
- R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Mpox
Mpox Biology, Outcome, Transmission and Epidemiology - Tracking the Immune Response After mpoX vaCcination (MBOTE-TRAXX): Clinical Study to Monitor the Immunological Response Following Mpox Vaccination in the City of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The study Mbote-TRAXX evaluates humoral and cellular immune responses in individuals vaccinated against mpox with the MVA-BN or LC16m8 vaccine administered as part of a routine mpox vaccination campaign in Kinshasa, Democratic…
- Trial name
- MBOTE-TRAXX (NCT07499739)
- Testing
- blood sample collection
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Bundibugyo Virus Disease
Study of Vaccines Against Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Contacts of Cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) causes severe and often fatal outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). No vaccine against BDBV is licensed.
- Trial name
- TUMAINI (NCT07842107)
- Testing
- Candidate BDBV vaccine, Active comparator
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden
Malnutrition, Manihot Species Poisoning
Caregiver Training to Prevent Konzo Disease in Children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The proposed research adapted the caregiver training and child neurodevelopmental assessment capacity that the PI previously built in Uganda beginning in 2008, to a community-based intervention model for the prevention of konzo…
- Trial name
- NCT04036708
- Testing
- Wetting method (WTM), Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Ebola, Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD)
BRAVO is a Phased Outbreak-response Study in the DRC Evaluating ERVEBO® Vaccination in ~20,000 Frontline Workers During the 2026 BDV Outbreak, Step A Assesses Real-world Effectiveness, Safety, and Impact on Severe Disease and Mortality, While Generating Evidence for Future BDV Vaccination Strategies
The BRAVO study (Bundibugyo: Respondre Avec la Vaccination, "On est ensemble") was developed in response to the 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- Trial name
- BRAVO (NCT07903350)
- Testing
- ERVEBO Vaccination
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Early Detection and AI-Based Management of Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa by Frontline Health Workers
Skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin NTDs) affect about 1.8 billion people worldwide, particularly in poor and rural communities where healthcare access is limited.
- Conditions
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
- Trial name
- SkincAIr (NCT07506967)
- Testing
- A mobile app with AI functionality for diagnosing skin-related NTDs
- Where
- 5 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,420 people
- Sponsor
- Kenya Medical Research Institute
Severe Malaria
Malaria Treatment With Injectable ArteSunate
The MATIAS study aims to demonstrate through limited scope implementation studies how injectable artesunate may be progressively rolled out nationwide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the preferred treatment for severe…
- Trial name
- MATIAS (NCT01828333)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 9 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Sickle-Cell Anaemia
Hydroxyurea Treatment for Adult Sickle Cell Anemia Patients in Kinshasa
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of hydroxyurea (HU) in improving disease severity in adult patients with sickle cell anemia in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
- Trial name
- NCT05681598
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kinshasa
Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases In Patients With Persistent Fever in Cambodia, Nepal, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (NIDIAG-Fever)
Tropical fevers have been a diagnostic challenge from the antiquity. Nowadays, despite the availability of good diagnostic capacities, undifferentiated febrile illnesses continue to be a thorny problem for travel physicians.
- Conditions
- Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis, Enteric Fever, Melioidosis
- Trial name
- NCT01766830
- Testing
- rk28 ICT, IT LEISH (rK39), Immunochromatographic HAT test
- Where
- 7 sites in Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Severe Malnutrition
Effects of Cash Transfers on Severe Acute Malnutrition
Cash transfer, aims to strengthen food security for vulnerable households by giving families enough purchasing power to consume an adequate and balanced diet, maintain a good standard of hygiene, access health services, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02460848
- Testing
- Outpatient therapeutic program, counseling and cash transfer, Outpatient therapeutic program and counseling
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF
Monkeypox (Mpox)
Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of the MVA-SIBP Vaccine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the MVA-SIBP vaccine using a double-blind, randomized, controlled, age de-escalation design conducted in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- Trial name
- NCT07253675
- Testing
- MVA-SIBP low dose, MVA-SIBP high dose, MVA-BN
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Institute Of Biological Products
Mpox (Monkeypox), Monkeypox Virus Infection
DiagRaMIE Mpox Virus-RDC for the Diagnostic of Monkeypox
Monkeypox, caused by a virus in the Orthopoxvirus genus, is a zoonotic disease first identified in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Trial name
- DiagRaMIE Mpox (NCT06840197)
- Testing
- NG-TestⓇ Monkeypox virus kit
- Where
- 3 sites in Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 197 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Monkeypox Virus Infection
JYNNEOS Smallpox Vaccine in Adult Healthcare Personnel at Risk for Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mpox is a febrile rash illness caused by the monkeypox virus. Its natural occurrence in the DRC puts healthcare and frontline workers at high risk of acquiring monkeypox virus infections that can prevent them from performing work…
- Trial name
- NCT02977715
- Testing
- JYNNEOS (Liquid Formulation), JYNNEOS (Lyophilized Formulation)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention