Clinical trials: Group A Streptococcal Infection
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Stopping Strep Throat With Antibodies in Healthy Adults.
This research group has previously established a safe and reliable model of experimental human streptococcal pharyngitis (a 'strep throat' human challenge model).
- Trial name
- CHIVAS-IgG (NCT07864350)
- Testing
- Streptococcus pyogenes M1 challenge strain, Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Group A Streptococcus, Strep Throat
Sofia Strep A FIA Field Study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the Sofia Strep A FIA test and Sofia Analyzer to accurately detect a throat swab specimen for the presence or absence of Group A Streptococcus when compared to culture.
- Trial name
- NCT01494792
- Testing
- In Vitro Diagnositc aid for diagnosis
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,090 people
- Sponsor
- Quidel Corporation
Group B Streptococcal Infections
Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of Three Doses of GBS Vaccine in Elderly Participants
The study is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of three doses of GBS NN/NN2 with Alhydrogel® (Recombinant protein vaccine against Group B…
- Trial name
- NCT05782179
- Testing
- GBS-NN/NN2
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minervax ApS
Streptococcal Infections
A Study to Evaluate Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of the GSK 4-component Strep A Vaccine With Aluminum Hydroxide (Alum) or AS37 in Healthy Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of 3 doses of 2 new Strep A vaccine formulations, one with an Alum adjuvant, and the other with AS37 adjuvant.
- Trial name
- NCT07085702
- Testing
- Low dose Strep A Alum, Medium dose Strep A Alum, High dose Strep A Alum
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis
Genetic Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Pacific Region
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there are genetic differences between patients with rheumatic heart disease and members of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02188862
- Where
- 3 sites in Fiji, New Caledonia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Meningococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Disease
Hepatitis B Vaccination in Infants
In the UK, infants currently receive a 5-in-1 vaccine (Pediacel) at 2, 3 and 4 months of age, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
- Conditions
- Meningococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Disease, Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype b Disease, Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
- Trial name
- Infanrix (NCT01896596)
- Testing
- Menjugate, Menitorix, NeisVac-C
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health England
Group A Streptococcal Infection
A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of VAX-A1 in Healthy Young Adults
This is a phase 1, first-in-human, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of VAX-A1 in healthy adults 18-40 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT07616934
- Testing
- VAX-A1 Low, VAX-A1 Mid, VAX-A1 High
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vaxcyte, Inc.
Obesity, Staphylococcal Skin Infections
A Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics of Ceftobiprole When Taken by Obese Patients
The primary objective of this study is to compare the pharmacokinetics (how drugs are absorbed in the body, how they are distributed within the body and how they are removed from the body over time) of ceftobiprole in morbidly…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Streptococcal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01026558
- Testing
- Ceftobiprole
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Basilea Pharmaceutica
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease School Project
Acute rheumatic Fever (ARF) results from an autoimmune response due to molecular mimicry between the M-protein on the group A β-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) cell membrane and cardiac myosin, and may lead through recurrent or…
- Trial name
- NCT01550068
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 8,519 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Group A Pharyngitis in Children: The GASPARD Study
Evaluate the necessity to treat with antibiotics GAS pharyngitis in children in Switzerland. The null hypothesis is that antibiotic treatment is not necessary for GAS pharyngitis in this population.
- Trial name
- GASPARD (NCT03264911)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Klara Posfay-Barbe
Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children
Penicillin to Prevent Early Rheumatic Heart Disease in School-Aged Children
This study will look at whether children ages 5-8 who take Penicillin V by mouth twice a day are less likely to develop rheumatic heart disease (RHD) over a 3-year period compared to children who do not take the medicine.
- Trial name
- MEERCATS 2 (NCT07798232)
- Testing
- Oral Penicillin V
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,622 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Streptococcal Infections, Pharyngitis
Treatment of Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children in Low Resource Settings
The purpose of this study was to compare the microbiological effects of two different treatments: a single dose of intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (IM BPG) vs.
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT01156740)
- Testing
- Penicillin G, Benzathine, Amoxicillin
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil, Croatia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 558 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Streptococcus Infection, Pregnancy
Rapid Diagnostic Test for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy
This study evaluates the use of a new method of growing and detecting Group B streptococcus in pregnant women. This new method utilizes sandwiched-membrane petri technology and has the advantage of detecting GBS in less than 6…
- Trial name
- GBS (NCT01445717)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 358 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Impetigo
Safety and Efficacy of Topical NVC-422 Gel in Impetigo
This is a randomized, double-blind study comparing 0.1% NVC-422, 0.5% NVC-422 and 1.5% NVC-422 topical gel in children with impetigo.
- Trial name
- NCT01367314
- Testing
- NVC-422
- Where
- 2 sites in Dominican Republic
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tonsillitis
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Study Of Azithromycin SR Versus Amoxicillin For The Treatment Of Strep Throat In Children
The objective was to determine if a single 60 mg/kg dose of azithromycin SR was as safe and effective as a 10-day regimen of amoxicillin (45 mg/kg/day, given in divided doses every 12 hours) when used to treat children with strep…
- Trial name
- NCT00643149
- Testing
- amoxicillin, azithromycin SR
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 693 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Group B Streptococcal Infection
Immunogenicity and Safety of GBS-NN/NN2 in Pregnant Women
This is a phase II, multicentre, multinational, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled study of four vaccination regimens in healthy pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT05154578
- Testing
- GBS-NN/NN2 Vaccine
- Where
- 10 sites in Denmark, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 269 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minervax ApS
Invasive Infection, Diabetic Foot
Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Burden and Its Antimicrobial Resistance in Malaysia Among Non-pregnant Adults.
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection is a potential aetiology of meningitis and septicemia in neonates, pregnant women and non-pregnant adults.
- Conditions
- Invasive Infection, Diabetic Foot, Immunocompromised Patients, Group B Streptococcal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT05726006
- Testing
- No Intervention in This study
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Invasive Streptococcal Infection, Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease
Genetic Susceptibility to Severe Streptococcal Infections
Invasive bacterial infection is a dangerous but relatively uncommon disease where bacteria spread deep into the body causing diseases like blood poisoning ('bacteraemia'), pneumonia, meningitis and others.
- Conditions
- Invasive Streptococcal Infection, Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease, Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease, Necrotising Fasciitis
- Trial name
- NCT01911572
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Molecular Tests for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Using Saliva Samples
Observational study evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of rapid point-of-care molecular Group A strep diagnostic tests in saliva as compared to standard culture- and PCR-based techniques for the management of children aged 3-15…
- Trial name
- NCT05521568
- Testing
- Index test: Abbott ID NOW STREP A 2, Reference standard test: Composite of culture and PCR-based tests based on a throat swab, Comparator test: Rapid antigen detection test (usual care)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
Evaluation of PCV Schedules in a Naive Population in Vietnam
The cost of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use can be greatly reduced by making use of existing herd immunity to protect children against vaccine type pneumococci.
- Trial name
- NCT02961231
- Testing
- PCV 2p+1, PCV 3p+0, PCV 1p+1
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 18,652 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nagasaki University