Clinical trials: Cysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy
The Impact of Medical TV Drama in Improving Literacy on Neurocysticercosis
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether exposure to a medical television drama improves knowledge of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among young adults.
- Conditions
- Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07208656
- Testing
- Medical TV Drama Episode (House M.D.)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Ibadan, Nigeria
Cysticercosis
EFECAB: Improving Pig Management to Prevent Epilepsy in Burkina Faso
This is a pre-post randomized community-based controlled trial aimed at estimating the effectiveness of an educational package developed using PRECEDE PROCEED to reduce the cumulative incidence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in…
- Trial name
- EFECAB (NCT03095339)
- Testing
- Educational package
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Neurocysticercosis, HIV/AIDS
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania
This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.
- Trial name
- CYSTINET_Tz (NCT03851419)
- Testing
- Diagnosis of (Neuro)cysticercosis
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 2,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
HIV Infections, Tuberculosis
Digital Health Promotion in Iringa, Tanzania
Increased health education has the potential to facilitate better use of health care services and to promote early treatment, thus it can strengthen the health care system, and ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Tuberculosis, Cysticercosis, Tapeworm Pork
- Trial name
- NCT03808597
- Testing
- Digital health promotion intervention
- Where
- 6 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Taenia Solium Taeniasis
Targeted Screening for Taenia Solium Tapeworms
The purpose of this study is to determine whether screening and treatment of tapeworm carriers can decrease community transmission of Taenia solium parasitic infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01296958
- Testing
- Niclosamide, Community education campaign
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,811 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Tenia Solium Infection
Single Ascending Dose Safety Study of Oxfendazole
This research is being done to learn about the safety in humans of a medicine that is already used in cows and pigs to treat worms. The medicine may be useful for people who have these or other worms.
- Trial name
- OXFEND-02 (NCT01584362)
- Testing
- oxfendazole
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Neurocysticercosis, Taeniosis
Investigation of Environmental Factors Associated With Transmission of T. Solium in Endemic Villages of Zambia
This study aims to determine the prevalence of taeniosis and (neuro)cysticercosis in two districts in the southern (Gwembe) and eastern province (Chipata) of Zambia.
- Trial name
- TEPIM (NCT03874689)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Intestinal Disease, Parasitic, Chronic Disease
Intestinal Parasites in Inhabitants of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province in Poland
The goal of the proposed study is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases in adults and children. These invasions are included to "dirty hand diseases" (per os invasions), therefore it applies mainly preschool…
- Trial name
- NCT03490435
- Testing
- Tests for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic diseases
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
Neurocysticercosis, Healthy
PET Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Patients With Neurocysticercosis Using [C-11]PBR28
The purpose of this protocol is to measure peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in the brain using positron emission tomography (PET) and compare the imaging results between patients and healthy people.
- Trial name
- NCT00526916
- Testing
- [C-11]PBR28
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Neurocysticercosis
Phase I Trial Evaluating the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Oxfendazole
The objectives of the Phase I study are to evaluate the safety and tolerance of increasing single oral doses of oxfendazole in healthy volunteers.The secondary objectives assess the pharmacokinetic profile of oxfendazole and…
- Trial name
- NCT02234570
- Testing
- Oxfendazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Intestinal Parasitism
Mass Treatment T Solium Community Study
Investigators from Cayetano Heredia University and Johns Hopkins University are doing this study. They want to see how people and pigs get infected with a parasite, called cysticercus (known as "pig triquina").
- Trial name
- NCT00138359
- Testing
- Niclosamide
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis
Natural History of Treated Neurocysticercosis and Long-Term Outcomes
Neurocysticercosis is a brain disease due to the larval stage of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). The most common symptoms patient experience from infection inside the substance of the brain (parenchymal disease) are seizures…
- Trial name
- NCT00001205
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Taenia Solium Infection
Taenia Solium Elimination Versus Control: What is the Best Way Forward for Sub-Saharan Africa?
Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis is a neglected zoonotic parasitic disease complex with significant economic and public health impacts, occurring primarily in developing countries.
- Trial name
- CYSTISTOP (NCT02612896)
- Testing
- Mass drug administration, praziquantel 10mg/kg, Health education
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium