Clinical trials: Intestinal Helminthiasis
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
Anemia, Iron-deficiency
Effectiveness of Selling Micronutrient Sprinkles in Rural Kenya
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of household-based distribution of evidence-based health products and to measure the health impact of these combined interventions on a population basis.
- Trial name
- NICHE (NCT01088958)
- Testing
- Micronutrient powders (Sprinkles)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Soil Transmitted Helminths, Schistosomiasis Mansoni
Evaluation of an AI-DP for STH Deworming Programs: a Study Protocol
The goal of this observational study is to test a new AI diagnostic tool for detection, specification and quantification of parasitic infections (Ascaris, Trichuris, hookworm and S.
- Trial name
- KAKADU (NCT06055530)
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence Digital Pathology
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enaiblers AB
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
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
Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy
The Impact of Medical TV Drama in Improving Literacy on Neurocysticercosis
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether exposure to a medical television drama improves knowledge of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among young adults.
- Conditions
- Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07208656
- Testing
- Medical TV Drama Episode (House M.D.)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Ibadan, Nigeria
W. Bancrofti Filariasis
Research for Elim of Filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti, is a mosquito-transmitted parasite that causes deforming lymphatic filariasis in the tropics. Improved treatment methods have led to new thinking that it should be possible to interrupt transmission and…
- Trial name
- NCT00145223
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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
Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis Exacerbation
Role of Intestinal Protozoa and Helminths in the Course of Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown etiology. UC is characterized by recurring episodes of inflammation limited to mucosal and submucosal layers of the colon.
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis Exacerbation, Protozoan Infections, Helminth Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03441893
- Testing
- parasitological diagnostics (coproscopy), Nitazoxanide 500Mg Oral Tablet, Mesalazine 250Mg Tablet and nitazoxanide 500Mg Oral Tablet
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Uzbekistan
Lymphatic Filariasis
Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis
The DOLF Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis study will determine the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following triple-drug therapy (IVM+DEC+ALB, IDA) compared to the standard two-drug treatment (DEC+ALB…
- Trial name
- NCT02899936
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- 4 sites in Haiti, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 23,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Strongyloidiasis, Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection
Evaluation of Strongyloidiasis in Ecuador: a fieLd Laboratory Accuracy Study
the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently committed to promote the control of strongyloidiasis within 2030 targets for STH control programmes.
- Trial name
- ESTRELLA (NCT04999774)
- Testing
- Different diagnostic tests
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
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
Helminthiasis
Bioequivalence Study of Albendazole 400 mg Tablets in Chinese Population
The purpose of the study is to compare the pharmacokinetic profiles of two Albendazole tablet formulations manufactured under the different granulation processes in healthy Chinese adult males.
- Trial name
- NCT01755637
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Vitamin D Deficiency, Immunosuppression
Helminth Infection During Pregnancy on Vitamin D Regulation: HELMVIT Study
Purpose: To examine whether helminth infection during pregnancy alters Vitamin-D-metabolism and reactivity of the child's immune system Hypothesis: Helminth infection during pregnancy is associated with altered Vitamin D levels…
- Trial name
- HELMVIT (NCT04324853)
- Testing
- Microscopy ( Urine filtration), UCAA test, qPCR,, Microscopy (Kato Katz, Coproculture, Harada Mori, MIF), qPCR,
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Cysticercosis
EFECAB: Improving Pig Management to Prevent Epilepsy in Burkina Faso
This is a pre-post randomized community-based controlled trial aimed at estimating the effectiveness of an educational package developed using PRECEDE PROCEED to reduce the cumulative incidence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in…
- Trial name
- EFECAB (NCT03095339)
- Testing
- Educational package
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Schistosomiasis Mansoni
Female Genital Schistosomiasis in Tanzania
A cross-sectional survey will be conducted among 200 volunteering women aged 18- 45 years and having had prior sexual activity living in the target villages of Itilima and Maswa districts, North-western Tanzania.
- Trial name
- ShWAB (NCT05788003)
- Testing
- self-collected and operator-collected swab followed by molecular analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
Schistosomiasis
A Phase Ib Study of the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Sm-TSP-2/Alhydrogel)(R) With or Without AP 10-701 for Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Healthy Exposed Adults
The study will be conducted as a randomized, controlled, double blind Phase 1b dose-escalating clinical trial in up to 60 healthy adult males and non-pregnant females living in the S.
- Trial name
- NCT03110757
- Testing
- GLA-AF, Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine (Recombinant), Sm-TSP-2/Alhydrogel
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Onchocerciasis, Ocular, Loiasis
Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Moxidectin 2 mg Ivermectin-controlled in Loa Loa Microfilaremic Patients
This study aims at evaluating the safety and efficacy of Moxidectin 2 mg in patients with low intensities of microfilariae of Loa loa.
- Trial name
- EOLoa (NCT04049851)
- Testing
- Moxidectin 2 MG Oral Tablet, Ivermectin 3Mg Tab
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Research on Filariasis and Other Tropical Diseases, Cameroon
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of a Combination Therapy for STH in PSAC in Bangladesh
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are a major public health problem, primarily affecting children.
- Trial name
- NCT07045493
- Testing
- A single dose of Albendazole 400mg + Ivermectin (200 µg/ kg) combination therapy, A single dose of 400 mg Oral Albendazole monotherapy
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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