Clinical trials: Hansen's Disease
Leprosy
Leprosy Active Searching Trial in Brazil
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether a multifactorial active case-finding strategy improves the detection of leprosy cases in Brazil compared to usual screening practices.
- Trial name
- LAST•Br (NCT06761469)
- Testing
- Implementing active-case finding strategies
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz
Immune Modulation, Tuberculosis
CD8 Reactivity to Microorganisms in Blood and Breast Milk
Background: When a person is exposed to something that causes an infection, the body sends a type of cell called CD8 T cells to attack it. Those cells are also found in breast milk.
- Conditions
- Immune Modulation, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Pertussis
- Trial name
- NCT03084614
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Leprosy, Leprosy Neuropathy
Accuracy of the Polymerase Chain Reaction of Ulnar Perineural Subcutaneous Aspirate Guided by Ultrasound for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Leprosy Cure
Brief Summary Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease caused by *Mycobacterium leprae* or *Mycobacterium lepromatosis*, characterized by peripheral nerve involvement that may lead to progressive neurological damage…
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Leprosy Neuropathy, Leprosy, Multibacillary, Leprosy--Patients
- Trial name
- Does not exist (NCT07515989)
- Testing
- Ultrasound-Guided Ulnar Perineural Subcutaneous Aspirate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Leprosy
Phase 1 LEP-F1 + GLA-SE Vaccine Trial in Healthy Adult Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity in healthy adult subjects of an investigational vaccine being developed for the prevention of leprosy.
- Trial name
- NCT03302897
- Testing
- LEP-F1 + GLA-SE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI)
Trophic Ulcer, Leprosy
Potential Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Secretome in the Case of Trophic Ulcers (Pre-post Intervention)
Background: Trophic ulcer is one of the complications that arise due to leprosy infection of the skin and includes diseases that trigger permanent disability and reduce the quality of life of the person.
- Conditions
- Trophic Ulcer, Leprosy, Morbus Hansen
- Trial name
- NCT05777213
- Testing
- Secretome
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Yohanes Firmansyah, dr, MH, MM
Leprosy
Ciclosporin in the Management of Chronic or Recurrent Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
Study 2B: Ciclosporin in the management of chronic or recurrent Erythema Nodosum Leprosum Aim: To assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Ciclosporin in the treatment of patients whose ENL is not controlled with standard…
- Trial name
- NCT00919776
- Testing
- prednisolone, ciclosporin
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Lepromatous Leprosy
Microcirculatory Impairment in Patients With Leprosy
In this study the investigators have aimed to evaluate morphology and reactivity of cutaneous microcirculation in patients with lepromatous leprosy.
- Trial name
- NCT02085317
- Testing
- acetylcholine Iontophoresis, sodium nitroprusside Iontophoresis
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Curt Treu
Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy, Lepromatous Leprosy
Effect of Additional Clofazimine on Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL) Reactions in Leprosy
This study is a double-blind, randomized controlled trial examining the effect on ENL reactions of giving an additional year of clofazimine after completion of MDT in leprosy.
- Trial name
- NCT01290744
- Testing
- Clofazimine
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Paul Saunderson
Leprosy
Ciclosporin in the Management of Steroid Resistant Type 1 Reactions in Leprosy
Study 1B: Ciclosporin in the management of steroid resistant Type 1 Reactions in Leprosy Objective: A pilot study assessing the efficacy and safety of Ciclosporin as a second -line drug in patients with Type 1 Reactions who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00919451
- Testing
- ciclosporin
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Obesity, Leprosy
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Dapsone Drug Concentrations
This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called dapsone. Currently, the amount of dapsone a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Leprosy, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT01165840
- Testing
- Dapsone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Leprosy
Trial LEP-F1 + GLA-SE in Healthy Adult in Areas Endemic for Leprosy
This is a phase 1b, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of LEP-F1 + GLA-SE compared to placebo administered as three intramuscular (IM) injections…
- Trial name
- NCT06627257
- Testing
- LepVax (2 μg LEP-F1 + 5 μg GLA-S): Low dose, LepVax (10 μg LEP-F1 + 5 μg GLA-SE): High dose
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Immunobiological Technology Institute (Bio-Manguinhos) / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)
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
Hansen's Disease
Epidemiology of Leprosy in French Guiana
The main objective of the present study is the genotyping of M. leprae strains found in leprosy patients in French Guiana. The secondary objectives are to investigate the presence of M.
- Trial name
- EPI-LEPR (NCT05031091)
- Testing
- standardised exposure questionnaire
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
Efficacy and Safety Study of Dovramilast in People With Leprosy Type 2 Reaction
Dovramilast has not been approved for leprosy type 2 reaction (erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL) or any other disease anywhere in the world.
- Trial name
- NCT07172659
- Testing
- Dovramilast, Prednisolone, Thalidomide
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Benin and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines Development for Global Health