Clinical trials: Diarrhoeal Disease
Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease
Rural China Electric Kettle Promotion Program
This study will evaluate the impact of a pilot Rural Electric Kettle Promotion Program offered to low-income households in rural Anhui Province, China.
- Conditions
- Compliant Behavior, Diarrheal Disease, Pollution; Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03376152
- Testing
- Electric Kettle Promotion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Diarrhoeal Disease
Health Impact of Treating and Safely Storing Shallow Tubewell Drinking Water
When shallow tubewells replaced highly contaminated surface water as the primary source of drinking water in Bangladesh in the late 20th century, contemporary studies demonstrated no reduction in diarrheal disease with this…
- Trial name
- NCT01350063
- Testing
- Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablet (Aquatab), Water storage container (Jerry can), No intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Diarrheal Diseases
Effects of Multiple Interventions on Under-Five Diarrhea
Diarrhea is the leading cause of death, especially in developed nations. Though there are effective interventions, diarrhea remains the leading cause of death among children in Ethiopia
- Trial name
- NCT07158632
- Testing
- handwashing education, water chlorination, combined intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Dietary Rice Bran Supplementation
Pilot Feasibility of Rice Bran Supplementation in Nicaraguan Children
The purpose is to assess feasibility of rice bran consumption in weaning children and collect pilot data on gut microbiome and metabolome modulation with rice bran intake for diarrheal prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT02615886
- Testing
- Observational Control, Rice bran
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Nicaragua
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Diarrhoeal Disease
Development of a Live Attenuated Rotavirus Vaccine as a Human Infection Challenge Model
The impact of licensed rotavirus vaccines in LMICs is limited by their lower immunogenicity and efficacy in these settings. Improved vaccines and vaccination schedules would result in substantially greater reductions in infant…
- Trial name
- NCT04123119
- Testing
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Telemedicine, Pediatrics
Improving Nighttime Access to Care and Treatment; Part 4-Haiti
Children in resource-limited settings who develop illness at night are often isolated from care, resulting in progression to an emergency.
- Trial name
- INACT4-H (NCT05480930)
- Testing
- paper-based clinical decision support (dCDS) tool, digital clinical decision support (dCDS) tool
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 7,124 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Rotavirus Infections
Surveillance of Hospitalizations Due to Rotavirus Infections Among Children From Israel
Objectives 1. To determine the burden and characteristics of rotavirus-associated hospitalizations among children under five years of age of northern Israel 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00484952
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Healthy Volunteer
CampETEC Hyperimmune Bovine Colostrum (HBC)
Gastrointestinal infections cause significant morbidity in the form of acute diarrheal illness in the United States (US) and among travelers to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Trial name
- NCT06122870
- Testing
- CampETEC HBC product, ProMilk 85, C. jejuni CG8421 Challenge strain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Diarrhea
Prevention of Diarrheal Disease Due to Infection With Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (ETEC)
This is a Phase II b, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study in healthy adults (age 18-65 years) to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity, different diagnostic tools and efficacy of ETVAX.
- Trial name
- NCT03729219
- Testing
- E. coli ETVAX
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 749 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scandinavian Biopharma AB
Total Urinary Arsenic, Total Arsenic in Water
Assessing the Effectiveness of a Water Filter Technology as an Arsenic Mitigation Strategy in West Bengal
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a point-of-use water filtration technology can reduce the Arsenic content in drinking water and reduce the Arsenic body burden.
- Conditions
- Total Urinary Arsenic, Total Arsenic in Water, Diarrhoeal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02372851
- Testing
- Pureit As+ Filter
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Diarrhoeal Disease, Hookworm Infection
Evaluating Impact of Improved Floors on Health
The goal of this intervention study is to learn about the impact of household flooring on health in rural Kenya, and test whether providing an improved (cement stabilised, washable) floor improves the health of children and their…
- Conditions
- Diarrhoeal Disease, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Infection
- Trial name
- SABABU (NCT05914363)
- Testing
- Sealed washable floor plus behaviour change, Behaviour change intervention, Routine deworming
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Cholera, Diarrhea
Impact Evaluation of Urban Water Supply Improvements on Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a large-scale urban water supply improvement intervention on cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02928341
- Testing
- Improved water supply
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 4,556 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Immunity, Diarrhea
A Study on Immunological Effect of Vitamin A and Zinc in a Placebo Controlled 4 Cell Trial
Vitamin A deficiency in children is associated with increased mortality and morbidity due to respiratory tract and diarrhoeal infections.
- Conditions
- Immunity, Diarrhea, Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00374023
- Testing
- Zinc, or Vitamin A or both
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Diarrhea
Impact of Hand Washing and WASH Educational Intervention on Under-five Diarrheal Diseases
The investigators evaluated the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene educational Intervention and hand washing with soap on the incidence of diarrhea among under-five children.
- Trial name
- WASH (NCT02779010)
- Testing
- Hand washing with soap and Health education
- Volunteers
- 1,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea, Clostridium Difficile
Efficacy of Loperamide for C. Difficile Colitis and Other Diarrheal Diseases Associated With Antibiotic Therapy
To determine whether symptomatic treatment of the diarrhea in CDAD reduces morbidity and mortality of this serious nosocomial infection in patients who have antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Both C.
- Trial name
- loperamide (NCT00591357)
- Testing
- loperamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Seroimmunity, Diarrhea
Diarrhea and Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine Immunity
Global eradication of poliomyelitis has proven to be elusive. Although 99% of cases have been eliminated since 1988, outbreaks continue to occur, and new tools are needed to accelerate eradication.
- Conditions
- Seroimmunity, Diarrhea, Polio
- Trial name
- NCT01559636
- Testing
- bivalent oral polio vaccine
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of Lactobacillus Casei on Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Diseases in Adults
This project aims to study the benefits of probiotics namely Lactobacillus casei Zhang (LCZ) in prevention of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses, which are found common among adults in Malaysia aged from 18 to 81…
- Trial name
- NCT02541539
- Testing
- Lactobacillus casei Zhang
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Acute Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory Infection
Improving Nighttime Access to Care and Treatment (Part 2)
Children in resource-limited settings who develop illness at night are often isolated from pre-emergency care, resulting in progression to an emergency because families are forced to wait until morning to seek care.
- Conditions
- Acute Diarrhea, Acute Respiratory Infection, Acute Febrile Illness
- Trial name
- INACT2 (NCT03943654)
- Testing
- MotoMeds Healthline- illness assessment and treatment recommendation for non-emergent cases by telephone
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 391 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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