Clinical trials: Diarrhea Infectious
Travelers' Diarrhea, Functional Bowel Disorders
Trial Evaluating Chemoprophylaxis Against Travelers' Diarrhea - Prevent TD
The purpose of this study is to develop evidence on the relative efficacy of 2 rifaximin chemoprophylaxis regimens for the prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea (TD) in a deployed setting.
- Conditions
- Travelers' Diarrhea, Functional Bowel Disorders, Reactive Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT02498301
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Diarrhea
The Protective Immune Response to Attenuated Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Infection
The existing diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) challenge model is already suitable for dietary interventions in its current form, targeted to impact on the immediate clinical symptoms upon E. coli infection.
- Trial name
- MIRRE (NCT03596827)
- Testing
- E. coli strain E1392-75-2A dose 1E10 CFU, E. coli strain E1392-75-2A dose 1E9 CFU, E. coli strain E1392-75-2A dose 1E8 CFU
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NIZO Food Research
Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Infection, Laboratory Confirmed Clostridium Difficile Infection
Oral Vancomycin Followed by Fecal Transplant Versus Tapering Oral Vancomycin
Recurrent CDI is a growing problem with few treatment options that provide lasting effect. Fecal transplantation has been shown in several case series to be successful in controlling recurrent CDI.
- Trial name
- NCT01226992
- Testing
- Vancomycin, Fecal Transplant
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Malaria, Respiratory Tract Infection Acute
Star Homes Project 2
Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea causes a lot of illness in children in Tanzania and the study want to find better ways of protecting people against these diseases and want to find out if the type of house design can affect the…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Respiratory Tract Infection Acute, Diarrhoea;Acute
- Trial name
- SHP2 (NCT04529434)
- Testing
- Star Homes, Traditional African houses
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Diarrhoea
Causes of Rotavirus Vaccine Failure in Zambian Children
Zambia recently introduced routine infant immunization against rotavirus - the most important cause of severe gastroenteritis and diarrhoea mortality in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01886833
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Acute Diarrheal Disease, Acute Respiratory Infection
"Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers for the Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Disease and Acute Respiratory Infection in Children Under 5 Attending Childcare Centers in Bogotá, Cundinamarca and Tolima, in Colombia: a Cluster Randomized Control Trial"
The purpose of this study is to conduct a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) in a developing country setting in order to evaluate the role of alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT00963391
- Testing
- ABHS use
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,727 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea, Cryptosporidiosis
Trial of Ceramic Water Filters to Reduce Cryptosporidium Infection in Kenya
The aim of the study is to examine the efficacy of ceramic water filters to reduce the burden of waterborne diarrheal illness among infants in selected villages in Kenya.
- Conditions
- Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea, Cryptosporidiosis, Communicable Diseases, Diarrheal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01695304
- Testing
- Ceramic water filter
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dysentery, Dysentery, Bacillary
Safety Study of S.Flexneriza-S.Sonnei Bivalent Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Volunteers Aged Above 3 Months
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety of S.flexneriza-S.sonnei Bivalent Conjugate Vaccine in healthy volunteers aged above 3 Months.
- Trial name
- NCT03561181
- Testing
- S.Flexneriza-S.Sonnei Bivalent Conjugate Vaccine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Zhifei Lvzhu Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Shigellosis, Bacillary Dysentery
SF2a-TT15 Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Adult Volunteers
This is a first-in-human, single-center, single-blinded, observer-masked randomized, dose escalation (two doses), placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02797236
- Testing
- SF2a-TT15 vaccine, SF2a-TT15 vaccine + adjuvant
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Shigellosis
Phase 2b Challenge Study With the Bioconjugate Vaccine Flexyn2a
In this proof of concept challenge study, the bioconjugate candidate vaccine Flexyn2a will be tested for its ability to induce an immune response that protects healthy adult volunteers from infection with a wild-type Shigella…
- Trial name
- NCT02646371
- Testing
- Flexyn2a
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LimmaTech Biologics AG
Severe Illness, Septicaemia
Early Versus Late BCG Vaccination in HIV-1 Exposed Infants in Uganda in Uganda
BCG vaccination may have non-specific effects (NSE) i.e., additional benefits on childhood morbidity and mortality that are separate the vaccine's effect on the incidence of disseminated tuberculosis.
- Conditions
- Severe Illness, Septicaemia, Diarrhoea, Lower Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02606526
- Testing
- BCG at birth, Control arm: Delayed BCG
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Diarrhea, Pneumonia
Effect of Zinc and Vitamin A Supplementation on Diarrhea, Physical Growth and Immune Response in Malnourished Children
Zinc deficiency is common in developing country children, as food intakes are often low, foods from animal sources are infrequently used, the bioavailability of zinc from staple cereal-based diets is limited and zinc losses occur…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Tract Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00272116
- Testing
- Zinc and vitamin A single dose at enrollment
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,482 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS)
Purpose: identification of factors predisposing for Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS) development after an episode of traveler's diarrhea identification of systemic (serum) and local (biopsy) changes in infectious…
- Trial name
- PI-IBS (NCT01497847)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Diarrhoea;Infectious;Presumed, Diarrhea, Infantile
Effectiveness of Point-of-use Water Treatment Technologies to Prevent Stunting Among Children in South Africa
This project is a community-based randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of two point-of-use water treatment technologies to improve clean drinking water access, reduce enteropathogen burden, and improve…
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea;Infectious;Presumed, Diarrhea, Infantile, Diarrhea Tropical, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03012048
- Testing
- Silver-impregnated ceramic tablet, Silver-impregnated ceramic water filter, Safe-storage water container
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Helminthiasis, Diarrhea
Spillover Effects of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions on Child Health
The purpose of this study is to measure whether a combined water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention leads to improved health of children who did not receive the intervention themselves and who live within a close vicinity of…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02396407
- Testing
- Combined water, sanitation, and hygiene
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
Evaluating the Impact of Community Led Total Sanitation Programs in Mali
Behavioral change is a key ingredient for successful adoption of better sanitation practices in rural Africa. Sanitation programs have, for some time now, incorporated the need to raise awareness and emphasize the benefits of…
- Trial name
- CLTS (NCT01900912)
- Testing
- CLTS
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 39,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Diarrhea, Communicable Diseases
Automatic Chlorination and Child Health in Urban Bangladesh
Municipal water networks within industrialized countries typically rely on centralized treatment to manage piped water quality. Optimal water quality at the tap, however, requires well-maintained piped distribution networks, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02606981
- Testing
- Water chlorination by the Flogenic, Active control, vitamin C dosing into water
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Shigellosis
Safety and Efficacy of the Bacteriophage Preparation, ShigActive™, in a Human Experimental Model of Shigellosis
The study is a first-in-human Phase 1/2a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the clinical safety and efficacy of ShigActive in healthy adults with experimental Shigella challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT05182749
- Testing
- bacteriophage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Intralytix, Inc.
Escherichia Coli Infection
Safety Study of Recombinant Vaccine to Prevent ETEC Diarrhea
The purpose of the study is to determine if immunization with a recombinant E. coli protein, dscCfaE, is safe and immunogenic when administered through the skin using a patch.
- Trial name
- NCT01382095
- Testing
- Recombinant fimbrial adhesin dscCfaE, Modified E. coli heat labile enterotoxin LTR192G
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command