Clinical trials: Outbreaks
Infectious Disease
Observational Research on Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Difficult Cases of Unidentified Etiology in Indonesia
This observational study will investigate suspected infectious diseases of unknown etiology prospectively during outbreaks and at healthcare facilities, and retrospectively through historical samples where no etiology was ever…
- Trial name
- INA-ORCHID (NCT04339179)
- Where
- 19 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Ina-Respond
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chronic Gastrointestinal Sequelae of an Acute Outbreak of Bacterial Gastroenteritis in Walkerton Ontario
Acute Bacterial dysentery leads to chronic symptoms of disturbed bowel habit in a minority of individuals. This condition known as post infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) remains poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00235326
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,561 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Ebola Virus
Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of People With Ebola Virus Disease
Background: Ebola virus can cause serious illness or death. No medicines are approved to treat it. Researchers need to test new medicines to see if they help people recover from Ebola and are safe to give.
- Trial name
- NCT03719586
- Testing
- ZMapp, Remdesivir, MAb114
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 681 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cluster Detection
CLUSTER Trial for Outbreak Detection and Response
Despite the critical importance of identifying hospital-associated outbreaks as early as possible in order to limit their spread, there are currently no standardized methods for cluster detection.
- Trial name
- CLUSTER (NCT04053075)
- Testing
- Routine cluster detection, Enhanced cluster detection
- Where
- 82 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,905,455 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
COVID
Use of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19
The plan is to transfuse COVID-19 infected patients with convalescent plasma and observe whether this will result in a significant improvement in clinical outcome in comparison to historical experience.
- Trial name
- NCT04408040
- Testing
- Convalescent Plasma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Northside Hospital, Inc.
Healthy
Improving Communication During a Pandemic Flu Outbreak
During the last pandemic influenza antivirals were prescribed both as prophylaxis and treatment. However, adherence rates were suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT03431012
- Testing
- Agency Assignment framing, Attribute framing
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London