Clinical trials: Malaria
Anemia, Inflammation
Acute vs. Delayed Iron Therapy: Effect on Iron Status, Anemia and Cognition
The research questions to be answered by this study are: 1. Is treatment with iron more effective at improving anemia if given at the time of a malaria episode or 1 month after the episode? 2.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Inflammation, Malaria Morbidity, Cognitive Development
- Trial name
- NCT01093989
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulphate Syrup
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Malaria
Study Assessing Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability of Three Novel Triazine Compounds
Open-label, randomized, microdose study
- Trial name
- NCT03436160
- Testing
- WR826647, WR909388, WR909390
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
VAC063C: A Study to Assess Repeat Blood-stage P. Falciparum Infection
This is a clinical study to assess the safety of primary, secondary and tertiary blood-stage controlled human Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection of healthy malaria-naïve UK adults, as well as to evaluate any effect of prior…
- Trial name
- NCT03906474
- Testing
- Blood-stage controlled human P. falciparum malaria infection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Pregnancy
Intermittent Preventive Treatment Versus Scheduled Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy
The incidence of malaria, including the incidence in pregnant women, is declining in many African countries. Thus, there is a need to re-examine the efficacy and cost effectiveness of giving intermittent preventive treatment with…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pregnancy, Anaemia
- Trial name
- IPTp_IST (NCT01084213)
- Testing
- Intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IST), SP-IPTp
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,354 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Disease
Mirasol Evaluation of Reduction in Infections Trial
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study to determine the effectiveness of Mirasol-treated fresh whole blood (FWB) versus Standard-issue FWB for preventing transmission of transfusion-transmitted…
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT03737669)
- Testing
- Mirasol-treated Fresh Whole Blood, Standard Fresh Whole Blood
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Malaria
Safety and Efficacy of Chloroquine Associated With Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate to Treat Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a standard chloroquine drug regimen administration supplemented with dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate against drug-resistant malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT00442403
- Testing
- chloroquine, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adjunctive Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
This is a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the additive benefit of Ivermectin (IVM) (or Placebo) mass drug administration (MDA) to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) MDA for malaria control in a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Strongyloidiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MATAMAL (NCT04844905)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria
The Effect of Vitamin A With and Without Zinc and Multivitamin Supplementation on Malaria Morbidity in Ghanaian Children
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combining vitamin A (VA), zinc (Z) and multivitamins (MV- A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D and E) on malaria morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT02878265
- Testing
- Vitamin A, Vitamin A and ZInc, Vitamin A , Zinc and Multivitamin
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 547 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana
Uncomplicated Malaria
Efficacy And Safety Of AL For The Treatment Of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria In Mainland Tanzania
Following the development of drug resistance to antimalarial first line treatment of uncomplicated malaria with SP by P.falciparum in mainland Tanzania, the Ministry of Health - Tanzania, introduced ACTs with AL as first line…
- Trial name
- TES2016 (NCT03387631)
- Testing
- Artemether-Lumefantrine
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Malaria
Characterisation of the Immune Responses of 2 Experimental Malaria Vaccines
In this study, two experimental malaria vaccines (with adjuvants) are tested to evaluate and characterise how the vaccine exactly works on the immune system by comparing it to a control (without adjuvant).
- Trial name
- NCT00443131
- Testing
- GSK Malaria vaccine 257049
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria
Malaria Clinical Trials Center General Screening
The purpose of this study is to identify and screen potential subjects for preliminary eligibility to participate in a malaria related clinical trial conducted at the Seattle Malaria Clinical Trials Center (Seattle MCTC) or one…
- Trial name
- GS (NCT02119312)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases In Patients With Persistent Fever in Cambodia, Nepal, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (NIDIAG-Fever)
Tropical fevers have been a diagnostic challenge from the antiquity. Nowadays, despite the availability of good diagnostic capacities, undifferentiated febrile illnesses continue to be a thorny problem for travel physicians.
- Conditions
- Visceral Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis, Enteric Fever, Melioidosis
- Trial name
- NCT01766830
- Testing
- rk28 ICT, IT LEISH (rK39), Immunochromatographic HAT test
- Where
- 7 sites in Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,927 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Malaria, Vivax
Ph 2B/3 Tafenoquine (TFQ) Study in Prevention of Vivax Relapse
The purpose of this two part study is to test the safety and efficacy of Tafenoquine (with Cholorquine) as a radical cure for Plasmodium vivax (P.vivax) malaria relative to the control Chloroquine.Part 1 aims to select an…
- Trial name
- NCT01376167
- Testing
- Chloroquine 600mg, Chloroquine 300mg, Tafenoquine 50mg
- Where
- 14 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 851 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria
A Trial of Improved Financial Access to Healthcare in Ghana
Effective control strategies for malaria depend both on preventing disease and on treating those who become infected to prevent significant morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00146692
- Testing
- Free medical treatment
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Plasmodium Falciparum, Malaria
Comparison of Three Plasmodium Falciparum Isolates in an Experimental Human Malaria Infection
Plasmodium falciparum isolates display a wide genetic diversity with possibly different properties to induce immune responses. These properties could directly influence the ability to induce protective efficacy.
- Trial name
- TIP1 (NCT01002833)
- Testing
- Exposure to Plasmodium falciparum infected mosquitoes
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Malaria, Pulmonary Hypertension
Role of Nitric Oxide in Malaria
This study, conducted by NIH, the University of Bamako in Mali, Africa, and Tulane University will examine the relationships between hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells), nitric oxide (a gas important in regulating blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00527163
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Malaria
Examine Safety and Immune Responses of GSK 257049 Vaccine When Administered to Infants Living in a Malaria-endemic Region
GSK Biologicals is developing in partnership with the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) Malaria Vaccine Initiative a candidate malaria vaccine for the routine immunization of infants and children living in…
- Trial name
- NCT00197028
- Testing
- RTS,S/AS02D, TETRActHib™, Engerix-B®
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Malaria
Evaluation of the Riamet® Versus Malarone® in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria
Riamet® or Malarone® are both recommended as the first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in France, according to the French consensus Conference revised in 2007 on the treatment of imported malaria.
- Trial name
- MalaRia (NCT01150344)
- Testing
- Malarone (atovaquone + proguanil combination), RIAMET (artemether + LUMEFANTRIN combination)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Malaria
Pyronaridine Artesunate (3:1) in Children and Adults With Acute Plasmodium Vivax Malaria
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of the fixed combination of pyronaridine artesunate (Pyramax®, PA) (180:60 mg) with that of standard chloroquine therapy in children and adults with acute…
- Trial name
- NCT00440999
- Testing
- Pyronaridine artesunate, Chloroquine
- Where
- 5 sites in Cambodia, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 456 people
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
A Safety and Efficacy Study of ChAd63/MVA METRAP + RTS,S
This is a clinical trial in which healthy volunteers will be administered experimental malaria vaccines. One group of volunteers will receive vaccination with the leading malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S/AS01.
- Trial name
- NCT01883609
- Testing
- RTS,S/AS01B, ChAd63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford