Clinical trials: Mass Drug Administration
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Schistosomiasis Infection
Protocol for Integrating Mass Drug Administration Into Primary Health Care in Western Kenya
This study aims to determine whether distributing deworming drugs through routine healthcare services at the first point of contact in the health system is an effective way to prevent and treat worm infections in Western Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT07507461
- Testing
- Primary Healthcare-Integrated Service Delivery, Standard Mass Drug Adminitsration service delivery
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amref Health Africa
Malaria
Repeat Ivermectin Mass Drug Administrations for MALaria Control II
RIMDAMAL II is a double-blind, cluster randomized trial in Burkina Faso designed to test whether repeated ivermectin mass drug administrations, integrated into a monthly delivery platform with standard malaria control measures of…
- Trial name
- RIMDAMAL II (NCT03967054)
- Testing
- Ivermectin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 4,124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brian Foy
PCOS, Overweight
Effects of Acupuncture on Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS )
This is a cross-sectional case-control study combined with a randomised controlled trial (RCT) study. This study aims to compare the effect of acupuncture, with usual care (lifestyle management) for weight control, with BMI (Body…
- Conditions
- PCOS, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- PCOS (NCT04193371)
- Testing
- Active acupuncture, Lifestyle management
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Schistosomiasis in Children, Social Acceptance
Adoption of L-PZQ for Schistosomiasis by Endemic Counties - Social Science Research Study
Knowledge, acceptability and perception of paediatric schistosomiasis and its treatment will be explored through a social science-driven mixed-methods approach within three endemic countries: Kenya, Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire.
- Trial name
- ADOPT (NCT05350462)
- Testing
- Community pilot L-PZQ distribution - intervention is NOT part of this observational study
- Where
- 3 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
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
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
Malaria
Evaluation of Reactive Focal Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Elimination in Swaziland
This is a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the impact of two community based malaria interventions: reactive case detection (RACD) vs reactive targeted presumptive treatment (focal mass drug administration, fMDA) on…
- Trial name
- fMDA (NCT02315690)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAp), reactive case detection
- Where
- Eswatini
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Schistosoma Mansoni
Schistosoma Mansoni in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
The objective of this study is to determine the strategy for mass drug administration (MDA) which provides the greatest reductions in prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni in school-aged children after 4 years of…
- Trial name
- SCORE_PAR (NCT02162875)
- Testing
- Praziquantel
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 37,500 people
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Trachoma, Lymphatic Filariasis
Safety Study of Combined Azithromycin, Ivermectin and Albendazole for Trachoma and Lymphatic Filariasis
Trachoma and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are two 'Neglected Tropical Diseases' (NTDs), infectious diseases that affect millions of poor people in countries in the developing world.
- Trial name
- AZIVAL2 (NCT01903057)
- Testing
- azithromycin, ivermectin, albendazole
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Trachoma
Kebele Elimination of Trachoma for Ocular Health
The investigators propose a cluster-randomized clinical trial to determine whether an intensive, targeted azithromycin distribution strategy is effective for elimination of trachoma at the kebele level compared to the World…
- Trial name
- KETFO (NCT03335072)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 320,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria, Malaria, Vivax
Vivax Elimination With Tafenoquine (VET) Study
Theoretically, so long as there is a sink-source for malaria, transmission could be sustained at very low level (even at sub-microscopic oscillation) and reintroduce malaria either as sporadic cases or as resurgent outbreak.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Malaria, Vivax, Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Vivax Malaria
- Trial name
- VET (NCT06575647)
- Testing
- Tafenoquine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 1,242 people
- Sponsor
- Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Change in Child-feeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices With Nutrition Education Mass Media in Ghana
Optimal infant and young child feeding practices are largely inadequate in rural and poor households in Ghana. Child welfare clinics (CWCs) focus on immunization, supplementation, and growth monitoring and promotion (GMP)…
- Conditions
- Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Malnutrition, Infant Nutritional Sciences
- Trial name
- NCT02800564
- Testing
- Active mass media approach, Passive mass media approach
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Colorectal Cancer, Drug Resistance
The Emergence of RAS Mutations in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Cetuximab Treatment
To evaluate the emergence of RAS mutation in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, circulating free DNA will be analyzed using mass spectrometric genotyping in subjects during cetuximab treatment.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Drug Resistance, Mass Spectrometry, RAS-RAF Pathway Deregulation
- Trial name
- NCT03401957
- Testing
- Cetuximab, liquid biopsy
- Where
- 4 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
Malaria
Evaluation of Reactive Focal Mass Drug Administration (rfMDA) +/- Reactive Focal Vector Control (RAVC) in Namibia
This is a cluster randomised controlled trial with factorial study design comparing the impact of reactive community-based malaria interventions: 1) presumptive treatment (or rfMDA, reactive focal mass drug administration) versus…
- Trial name
- NCT02610400
- Testing
- RACD, RAVC, rfMDA
- Where
- Namibia
- Volunteers
- 9,845 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Malaria
Mass Drug Administrations of DHA-PQP to Accelerate Towards Malaria Elimination in Magude District, Southern Mozambique
In line with the global and regional efforts towards malaria elimination, a five year program was established to assist the NMCP in adopting targeted evidence-based elimination plans through a 'learn by doing' strategy.
- Trial name
- MDAM (NCT02914145)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Volunteers
- 240,502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Investigacao em Saude de Manhica
Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome
MORDOR II Burkina Faso: Longitudinal Trial
Globally, childhood mortality has shown a promising downward trend in recent years, however, many sub-Saharan countries still have relatively high child mortality rates.
- Conditions
- Child Growth, Diversity of Microbiome, Child Mortality, Resistance Bacterial
- Trial name
- GAMIN (NCT03676751)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lymphatic Filariasis
Optimization of MDA With Existing Drug Regimens for LF: Monitoring Efficacy of Ongoing Treatment Programs in PNG
The standard regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in PNG is annual administration of two drugs at the same time.
- Trial name
- MDA (NCT03268252)
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Malaria
Impact of Malaria Mass Drug Administration on Malaria Prevalence in Under 15 Children and Pregnant Women
This is a clinical trial being done to find better ways to reduce malaria in the community. Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread by mosquitoes.
- Trial name
- NCT07358767
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Malaria, Falciparum, Malaria, Asymptomatic Parasitaemia
MDA and Targeted Control Against Plasmodium Carriage in the Sahel
Strategies implemented since 2010 by the Senegalese National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) enabled a reduction of malaria transmission.
- Trial name
- AMARETI (NCT07281443)
- Testing
- MDA with DHAp and SLD Primaquine, Targeted control (10-24 years) during the malaria high tranmission season: behaviour, Targeted control (15-24 years) during the malaria high tranmission season: test and treat
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
Malaria
Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa (BOHEMIA)
The BOHEMIA program consists of a combination of studies organized around a central community prevention mass drug administration protocol and four sub-studies (i.e.; social science, entomology, health economics, and…
- Trial name
- BOHEMIA (NCT04966702)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill, Ivermectin Pill, Ivermectin Injectable Product
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 48,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health