Clinical trials: Malaria Morbidity
Child Malnutrition, Infant Morbidity
Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection in Karamoja, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent malnutrition and reduce the…
- Trial name
- MSF-nutcon03 (NCT01497236)
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: Nutrition supplement with RUTF or MNP
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
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
Malaria, All-cause Mortality
Effects of Insecticide Treated Bednets on Child Morbidity and Mortality
Insecticide-impregnated bed nets and curtains (ITN) have been shown to be effective against malaria. However, given that most ITN studies were of limited length, researchers have postulated the hypothesis that in areas of intense…
- Trial name
- NCT00225368
- Testing
- Insecticide treated bednets
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Malaria
School Based Malaria Control in Ugandan Schoolchildren
The investigators hypothesize that schoolchildren treated with IPT using DP over one year of follow-up will have a different risk of clinical malaria compared to those treated with placebo.
- Trial name
- SBMC (NCT01231880)
- Testing
- Four monthly IPT with dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine (DP), Monthly IPT using DP
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 740 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Malaria
Baseline Cohort Malaria Morbidity Study
The BLOOMy study is a longitudinal prospective cohort study of healthy children to assess the incidence of clinical malaria over the main transmission season.
- Trial name
- BLOOMy (NCT04601714)
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe de Recherche Action en Sante
Malaria
Revaccination of Young Children With Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine
BCG has marked immune stimulatory effects in both animal and human studies and observational studies suggest that BCG is associated with a non-specific reduction in mortality in areas with high infant and child mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT00126217
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,871 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Malaria
IPTi in Mozambican Infants for Malaria Prevention
To evaluate if intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) consisting of SP [Fansidar] given through the EPI scheme alongside routine immunisations at 3, 4 and 9 months of age reduces de incidence of clinical malaria up…
- Trial name
- NCT00209794
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (Fansidar)
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 1,498 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Malaria,Falciparum, Anemia
Effectiveness and Safety of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria Using Either Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine or Artesunate-amodiaquine in Reducing Malaria Related Morbidities and Improving Cognitive Ability in School-aged Children in Tanzania
Background: In high-transmission settings, up to 70% of school-aged children harbour malaria parasites which is mostly asymptomatic, thus, from an epidemiological point of view, they contribute significantly as reservoir to…
- Trial name
- InSMART-school (NCT03640403)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, Artesunate-amodiaquine
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Malaria
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine and Morbidity From Malaria
BCG vaccine is given at or shortly after birth in many developing countries to prevent tuberculosis. In Guinea Bissau, it has been shown that its protective effect against death is greater than would be expected from its effect…
- Trial name
- NCT00131794
- Testing
- BCG
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Pregnancy
Impact of IPT With Sulfadoxin Pyrimetamin on Pregnant Women and Their Babies Outcomes in Peri-urban Areas of Bobo-Dioulasso(Burkina Faso)
The purpose of this is to determine the impact of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) on the morbidities associated with malaria in pregnant women and newborns in rural peri-urban areas of…
- Trial name
- NCT01255605
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 772 people
- Sponsor
- Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso
Malaria, HIV Infections
Protease Inhibitors to Reduce Malaria Morbidity in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women
This study is an open-label, single site, randomized controlled trial comparing protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) to non-PI based ART for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women of all CD4 cell…
- Trial name
- PROMOTE-PIs (NCT00993031)
- Testing
- Lopinavir/ritonavir, Efavirenz, Zidovudine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 389 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anaemia, Malaria
Schistosome and Intestinal Worm Infections and Malaria Morbidity Among School and Pre-school Children in, Tanzania
The proposed study has as the main objective to investigate the effect of schistosome and STH infections and the effect of an anthelminthic intervention on P.
- Conditions
- Anaemia, Malaria, Hepatosplenomegaly
- Trial name
- NCT00347113
- Testing
- Albendazole and praziquantel
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Malaria, Anemia
Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Antimalarials in Kenyan Infants
The purpose of the study is to see whether antimalarial drugs administered at the time of routine infant vaccinations prevents malaria and anemia in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00111163
- Testing
- sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with artesunate, amodiaquine with artesunate, chlorproguanil-dapsone
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plasmodium Vivax Infection, Plasmodium Vivax Clinical Episode
Effect of Liver and Blood-stage Treatment on Subsequent Plasmodium Reinfection and Morbidity
This study specifically seeks to quantify the contribution of relapes to the burden of P. vivax infections and disease by determining on the effect of radical pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic clearance on subsequent rates of…
- Conditions
- Plasmodium Vivax Infection, Plasmodium Vivax Clinical Episode, Plasmodium Falciparum Infection, Plasmodium Falciparum Clinical Episode
- Trial name
- NCT02143934
- Testing
- Primaquine, Chloroquine, Artemether Lumefantrine
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Schistosomiasis, Malaria
The Effect of Praziquantel Treatment on Schistosoma Mansoni Morbidity and re-Infection Along Lake Victoria, Uganda
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to an increased knowledge about the effect of praziquantel on schistosomiasis related morbidity and re-infection level among communities living along Lake Victoria in Mayuge…
- Trial name
- NCT00215267
- Testing
- praziquantel
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Diarrhea, Malaria
Zinc Supplementation to Reduce Diarrhea Rates in Adults in Western Kenya.
Zinc deficiency is prevalent in children in developing countries. Zinc-supplementation is proven to reduce the duration and severity of childhood diarrhea in randomized controlled trials.
- Trial name
- NCT01166815
- Testing
- Zinc sulphate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Malaria
A Trial of the Combined Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment and Insecticide Treated Bednets in Reducing Morbidity From Malaria in African Children
An investigation will be made of the combined impact of insecticide-treated nets and intermittent preventive treatment with amodiaquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on malaria morbidity in children in Burkina Faso and Mali.Three…
- Trial name
- IPTc/ITNs (NCT00738946)
- Testing
- Intermittent preventive treatment with AQ+ SP
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Mali
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malnutrition, Malaria
Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplementation in Preventing Malnutrition in Children With Infection
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 14 days nutritional supplementation with Ready to use therapeutic Food (RUTF) or micronutrients alone to children having an infection will prevent malnutrition and reduce the…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Malaria, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Diarrhoea
- Trial name
- NCT01154803
- Testing
- Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Micronutrient Powder (MNP)
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,213 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Netherlands