Clinical trials: Helminthiasis
Schistosomiasis Haematobia
The Chinese-made Praziquantel for Treatment of Schistosoma Haematobium
Schistosomiasis remains an important parasitic disease in the tropics, special in Africa including Zanzibar. The WHO-recommended strategy to eliminate schistosomiasis involves large-scale treatment of affected populations through…
- Trial name
- NCT03133832
- Testing
- Companion Tablet
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases
Necator Americanus Infection
Immune Responses in the Skin After Hookworm Infection
Five healthy volunteers will be repeatedly exposed to L3 Necator americanus larvae after which two skin biopsies will be taken. Three of the volunteers will be treated two weeks after each infection after which the study will end…
- Trial name
- HiBiSki (NCT06478498)
- Testing
- Necator americanus L3 larvae
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis
Clinical Trial of Bilhvax,a Vaccine Candidate Against Schistosomiasis
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate safety and immunogenicity in adult healthy volunteers of the vaccine candidate against schistosomiasis named Bilhvax.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis, Urinary Schistosomiasis
- Trial name
- Bilhvax1a (NCT01512277)
- Testing
- rSh28GST
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Necator Americanus Infection
Repeated Controlled Human Hookworm Infection
Twenty-four healthy hookworm-naive volunteers will be exposed to 50 L3 Necator americanus larvae for a maximum of three times.
- Trial name
- ReCHHI1 (NCT03257072)
- Testing
- 50 Necator americanus L3 larvae, 100 Necator americanus L3 larvae, 150 Necator americanus L3 larvae
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meta Roestenberg
Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Adolescents and Adults Infected With Hookworm
To compare the efficacy and safety of emodepside to that of albendazole (Zentel®) in participants aged 12-60, inclusive, infected with hookworm.
- Trial name
- NCT05538767
- Testing
- Emodepside, Albendazole 400mg
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver Fluke-Related Cholangiocarcinoma
Evaluating a Community-Based Behaviour Change Communication Model to Prevent Cholangiocarcinoma in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Liver cancer, specifically cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is very common in different areas in Thailand. Many factors make this cancer more common, such as liver fluke infection, older age, eating raw fish, family history of cancer…
- Conditions
- Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver Fluke-Related Cholangiocarcinoma, Opisthorchiasis
- Trial name
- eCHEC (NCT05321992)
- Testing
- eCHEC program
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Onchocerciasis
Safety of a Single Dose of Moxidectin Compared With Ivermectin in Individuals Living in Onchocerciasis Endemic Areas and in Individuals Living in Onchocerciasis Endemic Areas With High Levels of Lymphatic Filariasis Co-endemicity Receiving Concomitant Albendazole
The purpose of this phase 3b study is to determine the safety of a single dose of moxidectin, compared to a single dose of ivermectin, in individuals living in onchocerciasis endemic areas and in individuals living in…
- Trial name
- NCT04311671
- Testing
- Moxidectin, Ivermectin, Albendazole
- Where
- 2 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 12,979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines Development for Global Health
Filariasis
PK, Safety and Tolerability of Single and Multiple Doses of Oxfendazole Tablets
The study evaluates the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and tolerability of oxfendazole, after administration as a tablet formulation in healthy male and female participants.
- Trial name
- HELP-OFZ (NCT04920292)
- Testing
- Oxfendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Mansonelliasis, Pruritus
Epidemiology and Control of Mansonella Perstans Infection in Uganda
Mansonella perstans (M. perstans) infection is widespread in Uganda. Knowledge about the epidemiology of this infection, and of the morbidity it induces is poor, and no effective treatment is available.
- Conditions
- Mansonelliasis, Pruritus, Lymphoedema, Abdominal Pains
- Trial name
- NCT00215280
- Testing
- ivermectin and albendazole
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
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)
Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Impact of Health Education Learning Package Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Orang Asli Children
A health education learning package (HELP) has been improved and evaluated for its impact against intestinal parasitic infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in West Malaysia.
- Trial name
- NCT03930901
- Testing
- Health education learning package
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
Burden of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections in Schoolchildren in Banfora, Burkina Faso
A cross-sectional study will be conducted among 300 schoolchildren in the Banfora region, including 120 in urban and 180 in rural areas, to assess the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Malaria Infection, Anaemia
- Trial name
- NTDs_SAC (NCT06973200)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisin-piperaquine
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre MURAZ/Institut National de Santé Publique
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Schistosomiasis Infection
Protocol for Integrating Mass Drug Administration Into Primary Health Care in Western Kenya
This study aims to determine whether distributing deworming drugs through routine healthcare services at the first point of contact in the health system is an effective way to prevent and treat worm infections in Western Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT07507461
- Testing
- Primary Healthcare-Integrated Service Delivery, Standard Mass Drug Adminitsration service delivery
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amref Health Africa
Hookworm Infection
Study of Na-ASP-2 Human Hookworm Vaccine in Healthy Adults Without Evidence of Hookworm Infection
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine the safety and tolerability of the Na-ASP-2 Hookworm Vaccine in healthy subjects following the administration of 3 intramuscular (IM) injections of the vaccine over 16…
- Trial name
- NCT00120081
- Testing
- Na-ASP-2/Alhydrogel Hookworm Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Schistosomiasis
Detection of Schistosomiasis CAA in Travellers After High-risk Water Contact
Schistosomiasis is increasingly encountered among travellers returning from the tropics and is known for its focal endemicity, associated with the presence of the snail intermediate host in fresh water.
- Trial name
- NCT02194712
- Testing
- Urine CAA detection
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meta Roestenberg
Lymphatic Filariasis
Optimization of MDA With Existing Drug Regimens for LF: Monitoring Efficacy of Ongoing Treatment Programs in PNG
The standard regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in PNG is annual administration of two drugs at the same time.
- Trial name
- MDA (NCT03268252)
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Crohn Disease, Colitis, Ulcerative
Immune Modulation From Trichuris Trichiura
Mucosal immunology during helminth infection
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease, Colitis, Ulcerative, Intestinal Helminthiasis
- Trial name
- NCT02399683
- Testing
- Trichuris trichiura eggs
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Schistosomiasis
Health Benefits of Repeated Treatment in Pediatric Schistosomiasis
Objective and Hypotheses: This project has the overall objective of implementing and evaluating new approaches to reducing the current and future burden of urinary schistosomiasis in young children using the antihelminthic drug…
- Trial name
- NCT01424410
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Schistosoma Haematobium
Possible Diagnostic Protein Markers in Schistosoma Related Bladder Diseases.
Schistosomiasis is the second most common parasitic infection affecting humans, endemic in the Middle East, especially Egypt (1), and in 42 African countries (2). There are 5 main species infecting humans: S. mansoni, S.
- Trial name
- NCT05941884
- Testing
- Immunohistochemistry staining,, microscopic examination of urine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University