Clinical trials: Parasitic Disease
Malaria, Plasmodium Vivax
Study of VMP001 and AS01B (Adjuvant Formulation) in Healthy Malaria-Naïve Adults
This is a first-in-humans safety, immunogenicity and efficacy study with recombinant protein VMP001, a Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite (CS) protein based vaccine.
- Trial name
- NCT01157897
- Testing
- VMP001, P. vivax sporozoite challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
A Study to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Malaria Vaccine, R21, With Matrix-M1 Adjuvant
This is a study in which healthy adult volunteers will be given either an experimental Malaria vaccine or a saline control vaccine. Each volunteer will receive three vaccinations in total.
- Trial name
- NCT02925403
- Testing
- R21/Matrix-M1, Saline
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Schistosomiasis
Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity Study of Sm-p80 + GLA-SE (SchistoShield(R)) Vaccine in Healthy Adults
This is a Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation clinical trial to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of the Sm-p80+GLA-SE vaccine candidate in healthy adults between 18 and 55 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT05292391
- Testing
- Sm-p80, Sm-p80 + GLA-SE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pediculus Humanus Capitis, Head Lice
A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of BGC20-0582 Lice Treatment Gel for Head Lice Infestation
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of an investigational treatment for head lice infestation against a placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT00528021
- Testing
- BGC20-0582
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Novel Use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region With Malaria
Multiple studies have shown that hydroxyurea has clinical efficacy in preventing acute painful episodes and reducing the need for blood transfusions in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), but no study has been conducted in…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria
- Trial name
- NOHARM (NCT01976416)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Malaria
Gut and Azithromycin Mechanisms in Infants and Children II
Childhood mortality is decreasing worldwide. However, many sub-Saharan countries still have high children under 5 mortality rates.
- Trial name
- GAMINII (NCT04315272)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pediculosis
Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Tolerance Study of Natroba Topical Suspension in Pediatrics With an Active Head Lice Infestation
A pharmacokinetic and tolerance study of Natroba (spinosad) Topical Suspension, 0.9% in pediatric subjects 6 months to 4 years of age with an active head lice infestation.
- Trial name
- NCT01660321
- Testing
- spinosad
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- ParaPRO LLC
Malaria
Bioequivalence Trial of Pyronaridine Artesunate To-be-marketed Tablet to the Clinical Trial Reference Tablet
The primary objective of this study is to determine the bioequivalence of the combination of pyronaridine and artesunate (180:60mg) to-be-marketed tablet to the clinical trial reference tablet administered as a single total dose…
- Trial name
- NCT00682630
- Testing
- pyronaridine artesunate clinical trial reference tablets, pyronaridine artesunate to-be-marketed tablets
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Malaria, Falciparum, Malaria, Vivax
Efficacy of SJ733 in Adults With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum or Vivax Malaria
This Phase 2a trial recruits adult patients with uncomplicated P. vivax or P. falciparum blood-stage malaria mono-infection. The study drug SJ733 will be administered to examine its antimalarial efficacy, safety, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04709692
- Testing
- (+)-SJ000557733 (SJ733)
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- R. Kiplin Guy
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
Schistosomiasis
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the rSm-p80 + GLA-SE (SchistoShield®) Candidate Vaccine in Healthy Adults in Burkina Faso and Madagascar
The goal of this phase 1b, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, dose-escalation study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a three-dose regimen, spaced four weeks apart, given…
- Trial name
- NCT05762393
- Testing
- rSm-p80 + GLA-SE
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Malaria, Plasmodium Falciparum
Optimisation of Controlled Human Malaria Infection Using Sporozoites Administered by Needle and Syringe
This is an open label, human pilot study to optimise controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) administered by Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites (PfSPZ. Volunteers will be inoculated with PfSPZ Challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT01465048
- Testing
- Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites 2sites, Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites 1 site, Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites 1site
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria
Plasmodium Vivax Efficacy Trial in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that antimalarial treatment policies be evaluated every few years to check their efficacy. P.
- Trial name
- NCT02043652
- Testing
- Chloroquine, Primaquine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scabies
Phase 3 Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Natroba for the Treatment of Scabies
To assess the safety and efficacy of Natroba (spinosad) topical suspension versus placebo for the clinical cure of scabies after a single treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02485717
- Testing
- spinosad topical suspension, 0.9%
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- ParaPRO LLC
Trypanosomiasis, African, Sleeping Sickness
Fexinidazole in Human African Trypanosomiasis Due to T. b. Rhodesiense
The ultimate goal of this study is to show that fexinidazole offers an alternative over the existing treatments of Human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (r-HAT): melarsoprol in patients with stage 2…
- Conditions
- Trypanosomiasis, African, Sleeping Sickness, Trypanosoma Brucei Rhodesiense; Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03974178
- Testing
- Fexinidazole
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Pediculus Capitis Infestation
Safety and Efficacy Study of NatrOVA Creme Rinse - 1% and NIX Creme Rinse in Subjects 6 Months or Older With Head Lice
A comparative safety and efficacy study of NatrOVA Creme Rinse - 1% versus NIX Creme Rinse, under actual use conditions in subjects 6 months of age or greater who are infested with Pediculosis capitis (Head lice).
- Trial name
- NCT00545168
- Testing
- Spinosad, Permethrin 1%
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ParaPRO LLC
Malaria, Falciparum
Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Study of Safety, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Candidate Malaria Vaccine
This trial is currently evaluating one candidate malaria vaccine, FMP1/AS02A. This candidate malaria vaccine is being developed for the routine immunization of infants and children living in malaria-endemic areas.
- Trial name
- NCT00223990
- Testing
- FMP1/AS02A, RabAvert
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
HIV Coinfection
HIV And Parasitic Infection (HAPI) Study
The overall goal of this study is to determine if periodic de-worming of persons living with HIV in intestinal parasite-endemic regions will lead to decreased morbidity and mortality associated with HIV by reducing immune…
- Trial name
- HAPI (NCT05323396)
- Testing
- Antiparasitic medication
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Visceral Leishmaniosis, HIV-infection/Aids
Prophylaxis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapses in HIV Co-infected Patients With Pentamidine: a Cohort Study
Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) is widely reported in Ethiopia, with about 30% of cases being associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Trial name
- NCT01360762
- Testing
- Pentamidine
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Trichomonas Infection
A Phase 3 Study of Solosec® for the Treatment of Trichomoniasis
This is a Phase 3, multi-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, delayed treatment, double-blind, study to evaluate the effectiveness, and safety of a single, oral dose of Solosec® containing 2 grams of secnidazole…
- Trial name
- NCT03935217
- Testing
- Secnidazole
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Lupin Research Inc