Clinical trials: Infection and Inflammatory Reaction
Obesity, Endotoxemia
Dietary Green Tea Confection For Resolving Gut Permeability-Induced Metabolic Endotoxemia In Obese Adults
This study is focused on assessing gastrointestinal-level improvements by which green tea limits metabolic endotoxemia. It is completed in two phases.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Endotoxemia, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03413735
- Testing
- Green Tea Extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Septic Shock
Midodrine Use in Septic Shock
The investigators aim to perform a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of midodrine in decreasing time to IV vasopressor liberation in patients with septic shock.
- Trial name
- NCT03706053
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Sepsis
Algorithm for Predicting the Unfavorable Course of Sepsis in Children
A comprehensive strategy will be used to investigate the relationship and correlation between 4 diagnostically significant markers relevant for early diagnosis and prediction of complications and death in the development of…
- Trial name
- NCT05908162
- Testing
- Bood leukocyte subsets
- Where
- Belarus
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Republican Research and Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology
Malaria
Trial to Evaluate CIS43LS in Healthy Adults
Background: People get malaria when they are bitten by an infected mosquito. Malaria can be serious and sometimes deadly. Although there are medicines to treat malaria, there is no vaccine that fully prevents infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04206332
- Testing
- VRC-MALMAB0100-00-AB, Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) sporozoite challenge
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Skin Infection
The Use of Medical Grade Honey in the Prevention of Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Associated Skin Breakdown
Postoperative medicinal grade honey in post-operative care may prevent bone anchored hearing aid associated skin breakdown better than standard care of bacitracin ointment alone in adult patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03929224
- Testing
- Medicinal honey, Bacitracin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination
PFAS Exposure and Immune Response to Vaccination in Adults
This clinical trial aims to investigate how exposure to Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), affects the immune response to the standard tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine.
- Conditions
- Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination, Diphtheria, Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT06588530
- Testing
- TENIVAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cellulitis
High-dose vs. Standard-dose Cephalexin for Cellulitis
Cellulitis is a painful bacterial infection of the skin and underlying tissue that needs antibiotic treatment. There are approximately 193,000 visits to Canadian emergency departments (EDs) each year for cellulitis.
- Trial name
- NCT04471246
- Testing
- Cephalexin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Septic Shock
High MAP in Septic Shock With Hypertension
We hypothesized that the increase in MAP from 65 mmHg to patients' usual level improved sublingual microcirculation.
- Trial name
- NCT01443494
- Testing
- NE
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Clinical Trial of the BioMed rTSST-1 Variant Vaccine in Healthy Adults
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a severe condition with high morbidity and mortality from the hosts overwhelming inflammatory response and cytokine storm. Staphylococcal superantigen toxins are the main causative agents.
- Trial name
- NCT02814708
- Testing
- rTSST-1v
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biomedizinische Forschungs gmbH
Sepsis, Renal Failure
The Prevention of Failure to Rescue Using Early Warning Scoring
The purpose of this study is to assess if, compared with standard paper-based systems, an automated Early Warning System (EWS) resident in a spot check patient monitor, can help to identify deteriorating patients.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Renal Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardio-pulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- VitalCare (NCT01197326)
- Testing
- use of the MP5 EWS patient monitor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Fever, Infection
Personalised Risk Assessment in Febrile Illness to Optimise Real-life Management Across the European Union (PERFORM)
Childhood fever is a prevalent problem. Most febrile children who visit hospital improve without treatment, but a minority require treatment, and a few will have severe disease.
- Conditions
- Fever, Infection, Inflammation
- Trial name
- PERFORM (NCT03502993)
- Testing
- Validation of biomarker
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 7,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Gingival Inflammation, Plaque
The Effectiveness of Brushing and Flossing Sequence on Control of Plaque and Gingival Inflammation
This study evaluates the effectiveness of brushing and flossing sequence in the control of dental plaque and gingival inflammation.
- Conditions
- Gingival Inflammation, Plaque, Gingival Bleeding, Plaque Control
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT03989427)
- Testing
- Brushing first and Flossing later (BF), Flossing first and Brushing later (FB)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melaka Manipal Medical College
Malaria,Falciparum, Parasitemia
Study in Blood Stage Malaria Infection After DVI of Cryopreserved P. Falciparum (NF54 Strain) Sporozoites
This is a single-centre, open-label, Phase Ib study designed to assess if intravenous injection of approximately 3200 P. falciparum (NF54 strain) sporozoites can be safely administered to achieve blood-stage parasitaemia with a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Parasitemia, Protozoan Infections, Parasitic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04310085
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine 20 Mg-120 Mg Oral Tablet, PfSPZ-DVI Challenge
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Invasive Candidiasis, Candidemia
Risk Of Severe Hepatic Injury In Patients With Invasive Candidiasis Treated With Echinocandins
The purpose of this study is to estimate the relative risk of severe hepatic injury in hospitalized patients with invasive candidiasis and candidemia who received anidulafungin, compared to patients who received caspofungin…
- Trial name
- NCT01213823
- Testing
- Does not apply
- Volunteers
- 536 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Endothelial Function, Lipids
Effects of Etravirine on Endothelial Function in HIV-uninfected Adults: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effects of etravirine, an HIV antiretroviral medication, on vascular function.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Function, Lipids, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT00871234
- Testing
- Etravirine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Acute Hepatitis C, HIV
To Assess Neuroinflammation and Neurocognitive Function in Patients With Acute Hepatitis C and Chronic HIV Co-Infection
This study plans to evaluate what happens to the brain in patients with HIV and early hepatitis C. The investigators will be comparing 3 groups of individuals: Group 1: Individuals with HIV infection and acute (early) hepatitis C…
- Conditions
- Acute Hepatitis C, HIV, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00959166
- Testing
- PET scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Azithromycin-Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS)
Maternal and neonatal infections are among the most frequent causes of maternal and neonatal deaths, and current antibiotic strategies have not been effective in preventing many of these deaths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Death, Maternal Infections Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Neonatal SEPSIS, Maternal Sepsis During Labor
- Trial name
- NCT03871491
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 58,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Root Canal Infection, Endodontic Disease
Occurrence of Post-op Pain Following Gentlewave
This is a clinical study that will investigate the occurrence of post-operative discomfort following the use of the Gentlewave System for root canal disinfection and irrigation.
- Conditions
- Root Canal Infection, Endodontic Disease, Endodontic Inflammation, Post-Operative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03635515
- Testing
- Gentlewave, Standard Endodontic Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota