Clinical trials: Hook Worm
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel With or Without CpG 10104 in Gabonese Adults
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the Necator americanus hookworm life cycle that is thought to play a role in the parasite's degradation of host hemoglobin for use as an energy source.
- Trial name
- NCT03373214
- Testing
- Na-GST-1, CPG 10104
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Monitoring Drug Efficacy and Anthelmintic Resistance in Soil-transmitted Helminth Programs
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP2 (NCT04177654)
- Testing
- Benzimidazoles
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Cambodia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 9,457 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Helminthiasis
Study of the Efficacy of Oxfendazole Compared to Albendazole in the Treatment of Trichuris Trichiura Infection in Adults
The aim of this study is to provide data on the efficacy of oxfendazole against Trichuris trichiura at different doses in comparison to the standard single 400 mg dose of albendazole.
- Trial name
- NCT02636803
- Testing
- oxfendazole, albendazole
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hookworm Disease, Hookworm Infection
Study of Co-administered Na-APR-1 (M74) and Na-GST-1 in Gabonese Children
Double blind, randomized, controlled, dose-escalation Phase 1 clinical trial in hookworm-exposed children aged 6 to 10 years living in the area of Lambaréné, Gabon.
- Trial name
- NCT02839161
- Testing
- Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel, Na-APR-1 (M74)/Alhydrogel, Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Malaria, Falciparum, Hookworm Infections
Iron Absorption and Utilization in Adolescents Infected With Malaria Parasites, Hookworms or Schistosoma
The aim of this study is to investigate the change in iron metabolism in relation to malaria and helminth infections using a stable isotope technique.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Falciparum, Hookworm Infections, Schistosoma Haematobium
- Trial name
- NCT01163877
- Testing
- Fe-57 orally, Fe-58 intravenously
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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
Celiac Disease
Hookworm Therapy for Coeliac Disease
This trial is a Phase 1b multicentre, multinational, randomized, double-blind with single-blind arm and open label extension phase, placebo controlled, clinical trial evaluating the safety and predictability of an escalating…
- Trial name
- NainCeD-3 (NCT02754609)
- Testing
- Gluten micro-challenge, Inadvertent gluten challenge, Moderate gluten challenge
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia
Does Treating Hookworm Improve Productivity of Small Subsistence Farmers
Treatment of hookworm infected groups with albendazole has been shown to result in an increase in hemoglobin levels and a related decrease in the prevalence of anemia.
- Conditions
- Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia, Exercise Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT02102321
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Salmon, Margaret, M.D.
Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
Moxidectin Versus Ivermectin as Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Onchocerciasis and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
This clinical trial compares two treatments - ivermectin and moxidectin - to learn which is better at reducing the proportion of people with onchocerciasis (river blindness) when given through mass drug administration (MDA) in…
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- EKAIO (NCT07145736)
- Testing
- Moxidectin, Ivermectin
- Where
- Angola
- Volunteers
- 52,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Real World Evaluation of an Albendazole-Ivermectin Coformulation Safety and Effectiveness
An open-label, randomized by school, two-arm pragmatic trial, will be conducted involving two study sites in Sub-Saharan-Africa (SSA), Ghana and Kenya, to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the newly developed fixed dose…
- Trial name
- NCT06282315
- Testing
- Pre-screening Phase, Screenig Phase, Randomization
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Helminthes; Infestation, Intestinal
Evaluation of Effectiveness of ALBENDAZOLIVERMECTIN Coformulation vs ALBENDAZOLE for Treatment of Intestinal Worms
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate a fixed-dose co-formulation (FDC) of ivermectin and albendazole for the treatment of all Soil Transmitted helminths (STH).
- Trial name
- ALIVE (NCT05124691)
- Testing
- Albendazole and Ivermectin fixed dose coformulation, Albendazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Intestinal Helminthiasis, Ascariasis
Impact of Repeated Anthelmintic Treatment on the Risk of Malaria in Kenyan School Children
Many school children in Kenya are infected with plasmodia and helminth species and are at risk of coinfection. It has been suggested that the immune response evoked by helminth infections may modify immune responses to plasmodia…
- Conditions
- Intestinal Helminthiasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm, Malaria
- Trial name
- NCT01658774
- Testing
- Albendazole, Vitamin C
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,377 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
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
Hookworm
Study to Test Whether Shoes Protect Children Against Hookworm Infection on Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Small association studies have hypothesised that shoes protect against hookworm infection. The purpose of this pragmatic study was determine, under field conditions, whether school-age children on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, would…
- Trial name
- SKIP (NCT01869127)
- Testing
- Shoes
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,056 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bird, Christopher
Hookworm Infection
Triple Combinations Against Hookworm Infections in Lao
More than one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH, A. lumbricoides, hookworm or Trichuris trichiura). Preventive chemotherapy - i.e.
- Trial name
- Tricombi (NCT03278431)
- Testing
- Albendazole, Pyrantel Pamoate, Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Hookworm Infection
Hookworm Immune Regulation Project
The main objective of this study is to characterize the regulatory immune response induced by hookworm in an infected Vietnamese rural population from the periphery of HCM, evolution after infection treatment and during potential…
- Trial name
- HIRP-01 (NCT02262403)
- Testing
- Blood and feces sampling
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brugmann University Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Worms for Immune Regulation of Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether people with MS who are exposed to a small number of hookworms will have less inflammation and less MS disease activity.
- Trial name
- WIRMS (NCT01470521)
- Testing
- Hookworm larvae
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent