Clinical trials: Parasitic Disease
Cryptosporidiosis
A Phase 2A Evaluation of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy of Clofazimine (CFZ) in Cryptosporidiosis
This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of treating Cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive patients with Clofazimine.
- Trial name
- NCT03341767
- Testing
- Clofazimine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pregnancy, Malaria
Evaluation of Alternative Antimalarial Drugs for Malaria in Pregnancy
The study aims at comparing the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Mefloquine (MQ) to Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) as Interment Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) for the prevention of malaria effects on the mother and…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- MiPPAD (NCT00811421)
- Testing
- Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, Mefloquine (full dose), Mefloquine (split dose)
- Where
- 5 sites in Benin, Gabon and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 5,820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis
Clinical Trial of Bilhvax,a Vaccine Candidate Against Schistosomiasis
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate safety and immunogenicity in adult healthy volunteers of the vaccine candidate against schistosomiasis named Bilhvax.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis, Urinary Schistosomiasis
- Trial name
- Bilhvax1a (NCT01512277)
- Testing
- rSh28GST
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Malaria
Malaria Candidate Vaccines FP9 Circumsporozoite (CS) and MVA CS in Adult Gambian Men
Animal and human studies have shown that the prime-boost immunization strategy using malaria antigens expressed in plasmid or viral vectors induces strong cellular immune responses.
- Trial name
- NCT00121771
- Testing
- FP9 CS, MVA CS
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria
Mass Drug Administration of Ivermectin and Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as an Additional Intervention for Malaria Elimination
This is a community-based cluster-randomized trial in which a novel approach to interrupt residual malaria transmission by mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin (IVM) combined with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP)…
- Trial name
- MASSIV (NCT03576313)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), ivermectin (IVM), standard malaria control interventions only
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 4,939 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Neurocysticercosis
Corticosteroids to Reduce Frequency of Seizures in Neurocysticercosis Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a short course of increased corticosteroid dosing with tapered dosing decreases seizure frequency as compared to standard corticosteroid dosing in patients with neurocysticercosis…
- Trial name
- NCT00290823
- Testing
- Albendazole, Dexamethasone, Omeprazole
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria
Drug-drug Interaction Study of Ganaplacide and Lumefantrine With Efavirenz
This study assessed the effect of multiple doses of a moderate inducer of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 (efavirenz) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ganaplacide and lumefantrine combination.
- Trial name
- NCT05330273
- Testing
- Ganaplacide, Lumefantrine, Efavirenz
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Babesiosis
Oral Tafenoquine Plus Standard of Care Versus Placebo Plus Standard of Care for Babesiosis
This study is a double-blind, randomized, multisite, placebo-controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of TQ versus placebo in patients hospitalized for babesiosis with low risk for relapsing disease who will also be…
- Trial name
- NCT06207370
- Testing
- Tafenoquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals LLC
Malaria, Pregnancy
Impact of IPT With Sulfadoxin Pyrimetamin on Pregnant Women and Their Babies Outcomes in Peri-urban Areas of Bobo-Dioulasso(Burkina Faso)
The purpose of this is to determine the impact of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) on the morbidities associated with malaria in pregnant women and newborns in rural peri-urban areas of…
- Trial name
- NCT01255605
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 772 people
- Sponsor
- Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso
Malaria
Study Assessing Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability of Three Novel Triazine Compounds
Open-label, randomized, microdose study
- Trial name
- NCT03436160
- Testing
- WR826647, WR909388, WR909390
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
VAC063C: A Study to Assess Repeat Blood-stage P. Falciparum Infection
This is a clinical study to assess the safety of primary, secondary and tertiary blood-stage controlled human Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection of healthy malaria-naïve UK adults, as well as to evaluate any effect of prior…
- Trial name
- NCT03906474
- Testing
- Blood-stage controlled human P. falciparum malaria infection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Pregnancy
Intermittent Preventive Treatment Versus Scheduled Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy
The incidence of malaria, including the incidence in pregnant women, is declining in many African countries. Thus, there is a need to re-examine the efficacy and cost effectiveness of giving intermittent preventive treatment with…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pregnancy, Anaemia
- Trial name
- IPTp_IST (NCT01084213)
- Testing
- Intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IST), SP-IPTp
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,354 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Helminth Infections
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Mebendazole for the Treatment of Helminth Infections in Pediatric Participants
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mebendazole compared with placebo in pediatric participants with Helminth infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02034162
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia, Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Retrospective Chart Review of Patients With Acanthamoeba Keratitis Who Have Received 0.8 mg/ml Polihexanide
This will be a non-interventional study with secondary use of data. The study will be a site-based retrospective review of medical chart of patients with AK who initiated and completed a treatment with 0.8 mg/ml polihexanide as…
- Trial name
- NCT06641882
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- SIFI SpA
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Meningo-encephalitis
Driving Reduced AIDS-associated Meningo-encephalitis Mortality
The DREAMM project is investigating whether the DREAMM interventions (1) Health system strengthening, 2) Co-designed education programs tailored to frontline healthcare workers, 3) Implementation of a diagnostic and treatment…
- Conditions
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Meningo-encephalitis, Cryptococcal Meningitis, Bacterial Meningitis
- Trial name
- DREAMM (NCT03226379)
- Testing
- DREAMM
- Where
- 5 sites in Cameroon, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 495 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Malaria
Safety and Efficacy of Chloroquine Associated With Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate to Treat Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a standard chloroquine drug regimen administration supplemented with dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate against drug-resistant malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT00442403
- Testing
- chloroquine, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Adjunctive Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Malaria Control
This is a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the additive benefit of Ivermectin (IVM) (or Placebo) mass drug administration (MDA) to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) MDA for malaria control in a…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Strongyloidiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MATAMAL (NCT04844905)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
Haematological Disorders
Detection of Parasitic Infections in Patients With Haematological Disorders in Assiut University Hospitals
Haematological disorders represent a major global health concern due to their diverse causes, high morbidity, and significant mortality, and they include conditions such as anaemia, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes…
- Trial name
- NCT07496827
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Chagas Disease, Heart Diseases
Genetic Architecture of Heart Disease in Rural Brazil
To examine the genetics of human susceptibility to Chagas' disease, a leading cause of heart disease throughout Latin America.
- Conditions
- Chagas Disease, Heart Diseases, Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- NCT00023556
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)