Clinical trials: Malaria Morbidity
Malaria
Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Children
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children (IPTc) is a promising new approach to malaria control. Preliminary studies of IPTc in Senegal and Mali indicate that this approach can be very effective.
- Trial name
- NCT00119132
- Testing
- artesunate-amodiaquine, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 2,602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Stunting, Underweight
Spirulina Supplementation and Infant Growth, Morbidity and Motor Development
Background: In developing countries, micronutrient deficiency in infants is associated with growth faltering, morbidity, and delayed motor development.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Underweight, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis, Cough
- Trial name
- NCT03523182
- Testing
- Spirulina, Control
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Programme Against Malnutrition
Malaria, Malnutrition
Evaluation of Vitamin A and Zinc Supplementation on Malarial Morbidity
The purpose of this study was to determine whether young children receiving Vitamin A and Zinc supplements will have a lower incidence of symptomatic malaria than similar children receiving vitamin A supplements alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01782001
- Testing
- vitamin A, vitamin A and zinc
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Vaccine Reaction, Anemia
Non-specific Effects of Vaccination on Mortality and Morbidity
It has long been recognized that the positive effects of vaccination on childhood mortality cannot be solely attributed to a decline in the disease targeted by the vaccine.
- Conditions
- Vaccine Reaction, Anemia, Malaria,Falciparum, Salmonella Bacteraemia
- Trial name
- NOVAC (NCT03176719)
- Testing
- Venipuncture
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,005 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
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
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin: Morbidity Study
The long-term goal of this study is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and increasing growth, and for the potential selection of antibiotic…
- Trial name
- MORDORMorb (NCT02048007)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Malawi and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 72,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco