Clinical trials: Neglected Tropical Diseases
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
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Serum Pharmacokinetic Disposition and Urinary Excretion of Albendazole
Mass drug administration (MDA) of albendazole (ABZ) to school-age and pre-school-age children is the currently recommended strategy for controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in endemic areas.
- Trial name
- NCT03192449
- Testing
- Albendazole.
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Salta
Onchocerciasis
Emodepside Phase II Trial for Treatment of Onchocerciasis
The trial evaluates safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, dose-response, and efficacy of emodepside tablets, administrated as a range of dose regimens, in adults infected with Onchocerca Volvulus.
- Trial name
- NCT05180461
- Testing
- emodepside, ivermectin
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 578 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases
Integrating Mental Health Into Neglected Tropical Disease Care in Ghana
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that are more common among the poorest people in the poorest countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases, Buruli Ulcer, Onchocerciasis
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT07248462)
- Testing
- WHO Essential Care package for mental health and NTDs
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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
Malaria Transmission
Assessing the Effect of Neglected Tropical Diseases on Plasmodium Falciparum Transmission in an Area of Co-endemicity
Assessing the effect of neglected tropical diseases on Plasmodium falciparum transmission in an area of co endemicity.
- Trial name
- TRANSMAL (NCT02769013)
- Testing
- Pre-treatment follow up, S. haematobium treatment, Post treatment follow up
- Where
- 2 sites in Gabon, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel With or Without CpG 10104 in Gabonese Adults
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the Necator americanus hookworm life cycle that is thought to play a role in the parasite's degradation of host hemoglobin for use as an energy source.
- Trial name
- NCT03373214
- Testing
- Na-GST-1, CPG 10104
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Assessment of Recombinant HAT-RDT Specificity
Human African trypanosomiasis HAT, or sleeping sickness, is a tropical disease caused mainly by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (gHAT).
- Trial name
- NCT05637632
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia
Does Treating Hookworm Improve Productivity of Small Subsistence Farmers
Treatment of hookworm infected groups with albendazole has been shown to result in an increase in hemoglobin levels and a related decrease in the prevalence of anemia.
- Conditions
- Hookworm Stool Burden, Anemia, Exercise Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT02102321
- Testing
- albendazole
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Salmon, Margaret, M.D.
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Spatial Analysis of Host-parasite Interactions in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifestations range from self-healing localized skin ulcers/nodules to diffusely spread chronic lesions.
- Trial name
- SpatialCL (NCT05332093)
- Testing
- skin biopsy, venous blood sample (plasma, PBMC, WB), venous blood sample (HLA)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
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
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Na-GST-1 With or Without CpG
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the hookworm life cycle that is thought to play a role in the parasite's degradation of host hemoglobin for use as an energy source.
- Trial name
- NCT02143518
- Testing
- Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel®, CpG 10104
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Scabies; Itch, Scabies
Ivermectin Therapy for Scabies Infection in Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age (ITCHY Study)
This is an open label prospective pharmacokinetic single arm study in Laos PDR. This study will be embedded within a cluster-randomized controlled trial of interventions to address childhood undernutrition (SUANHOAM Trial…
- Trial name
- ITCHY (NCT05500326)
- Testing
- Ivermectin Tablets
- Where
- 5 sites in Laos
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria
Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Clinical/Laboratory Predictors of Tropical Diseases in Neurological Disorders in DRC
The impact of neurological disorders is enormous worldwide, and it is increased in poor settings, due to lack of diagnosis and treatment facilities as well as delayed management.
- Conditions
- Neurological Disorders, Cerebral Malaria, Bacterial Meningitis, Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- Nidiag-Neuro (NCT01589289)
- Testing
- Immunochromatographic HAT tests (DSD), Card Agglutination Trypanosoma Test, TB POC Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (Molbio Diagnostics)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Mild Leptospirosis
Comparing Two Antibiotic Therapy Periods (3 Versus 7 Days) in Patients With Mild Leptospirosis and Seen at the Hospital in 5 French Overseas Departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte)
Leptospirosis is a globally distributed neglected tropical disease affecting subtropical and tropical areas, such as the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, with favorable climatic conditions for disease transmission.
- Trial name
- LEPTO3 (NCT04211649)
- Testing
- 3 days of antibiotherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary
Efficacy and Tolerability of Adjunct Metformin for Multibacillary Leprosy
This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of adjunct metformin added to standard-of-care multi-drug therapy (MDT) in patients with multibacillary leprosy, and explore its effects on immunological…
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Leprosy, Multibacillary, Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Trial name
- MetLep (NCT05243654)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 6 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia
Lassa Fever
ARN-75039 Lassa Fever Treatment in West Africa
This multicenter, randomized, open-label Phase 2 clinical trial evaluates the safety, tolerability, and virologic efficacy of ARN-75039, a novel oral antiviral, for treating Lassa fever in hospitalized adults in West Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT07419373
- Testing
- ARN-75039 high, Intravenous ribavirin, ARN-75039 low
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Arisan Therapeutics, Inc.