Clinical trials: Meningitis, Fungal
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Amphotericin Alone or in Combination With Fluconazole for AIDS-Associated Meningitis
This study will examine the effectiveness and safety of a combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, a fungal infection common in persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the developing world.
- Trial name
- NCT00145249
- Testing
- Amphotericin B, Fluconazole
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections
High-Dose Fluconazole for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Infected Individuals
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.
- Trial name
- NCT00885703
- Testing
- Fluconazole, Amphotericin B
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, India and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Encephalitis, Meningitis
Precision Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Diseases; Neuroinflammatory Cohort
This study aims to use a clinically validated metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) assay to provide a demonstration of precision medicine for diagnosis of acute infectious disease in hospitalized patients.
- Trial name
- PDAID (NCT02910037)
- Testing
- mNGS for pathogen detection
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Optimizing the Dose of Flucytosine for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a fungal infection that causes a severe syndrome of meningitis that is 100% fatal without antifungal therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06414512
- Testing
- AMBITION trial control, Flucytosine
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cryptococcal Meningitis, Fungal Meningitis
Adjunctive Sertraline for the Treatment of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis
This is a phase III trial to determine whether adjunctive sertraline will lead to improved survival 18-week survival. There was an initial phase I/II unmasked dose finding pharmacokinetic study of CSF concentrations in 172…
- Trial name
- ASTRO-CM (NCT01802385)
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections
Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing Trial
The Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing (COAT) trial seeks to determine after cryptococcal meningitis (CM) whether early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) prior to hospital discharge results in superior survival compared to…
- Conditions
- Cryptococcal Meningitis, HIV Infections, AIDS
- Trial name
- COAT (NCT01075152)
- Testing
- efavirenz, nucleoside
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota