Clinical trials: Pediatric Infectious Disorder
Perforated Appendicitis, Postoperative Infection
Two Different Antibiotics Versus One Antibiotic for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis
After appendix has been removed for perforated appendicitis, patients will receive postoperative antibiotics. In the last 5 years, the literature has transitioned from a 3 -drug therapy to 2-drug therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03289351
- Testing
- Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
HIV/AIDS, Infant Morbidity
Impact of Point-of-Care EID for HIV-Exposed Infants
This mixed methods study will utilize a randomized step-wedge design to assess the impact of point-of-care (POC) versus conventional early infant diagnosis (EID) on key outcomes including timely return of results to caregivers…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Infant Morbidity, Pediatric HIV Infection, Transmission, Perinatal Infection
- Trial name
- POC-EID (NCT03824067)
- Testing
- Point of Care Early Infant Diagnosis, Standard of Care Early Infant Diagnosis
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 9,539 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Covid19
A Study of the Infection and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Paediatric Patients
Covid-19 disease, originated by SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus, officially appeared in Italy in February 2020. Children and adolescents, in most cases, have an asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic clinical picture and are very rarely…
- Trial name
- NCT05137535
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
SARS-CoV-2 Infection
COVID-10 in the Pediatric Population: SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity
The purpose of this study was to conduct an epidemiological survey of the pediatric population via SARS CoV-2 IgG antibody testing in order to evaluate the incidence of asymptomatic infection and seropositivity among children and…
- Trial name
- NCT04690114
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)
The study investigators are interested in learning more about how drugs, that are given to children by their health care provider, act in the bodies of children and young adults in hopes to find the most safe and effective dose…
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Hypertension
- Trial name
- POPS or POP02 (NCT04278404)
- Testing
- The POP02 study is collecting bodily fluid samples (i.e., whole blood, effluent samples) of children prescribed the following drugs of interest per standard of care:
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HBeAg Positive Chronic Hepatitis B
Study on Antiviral Therapy for HBeAg-positive Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Aged 1-16 Years
The purpose of this study is to provide theoretical and real world evidence for the optimization of antiviral treatment by IFN combined with Nucleosides analog in HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B patients aged 1-16 years，so…
- Trial name
- NCT04565262
- Testing
- NAs+IFN-α
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing 302 Hospital
Renal Stone Disease
Intrarenal Pressure Monitoring During Pediatric Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, and Its Impact on Post Operative Infectious Complications.
Monitoring of intrarenal pressure during pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy and its impact on post operative infectious complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07800546
- Testing
- Intrarenal pressure
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Trichuris Infection, Helminthiasis
Albendazole Plus High Dose Ivermectin for Trichuriasis in Pediatric Patients
There are four species of intestinal worms collectively known as soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH): Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (hookworms), Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworms), and Trichuris trichiura…
- Trial name
- HI4T (NCT04041453)
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Albendazole
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina, Honduras
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Alejandro Krolewiecki
Malaria Infection, Malaria Vaccines
Comparison of Two Strategies for Administering the R21-Matrix M Vaccine in a Context of Seasonal Malaria Transmission in Chad
This is a two-arm, cluster-randomised, phase IV trial conducted in Chad to assess the protective efficacy and impact in real-life conditions of a new strategy for administering the R21/MM malaria vaccine, synchronized within a…
- Trial name
- COSAV-R21 (NCT07038837)
- Testing
- "Synchronised" arm (intervention)
- Where
- Chad
- Volunteers
- 70,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
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
HIV Infections
Safety and Effectiveness of Giving Indinavir Plus Stavudine Plus Lamivudine to HIV-Infected Children
The purpose of this study is to see if it is safe and effective to give an anti-HIV drug combination of indinavir (IDV) plus stavudine (d4T) plus lamivudine (3TC) to HIV-infected children.
- Trial name
- NCT00000901
- Testing
- Indinavir sulfate, Lamivudine, Stavudine
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Chronic Hepatitis C
PEDS-C: Pegylated Interferon +/- Ribavirin for Children With Hepatitis C
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of peginterferon alfa-2a (PEG-2a) in combination with ribavirin (RV) and PEG-2a alone for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (CHC) infection in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00100659
- Testing
- Pegylated Interferon/ribavirin
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
HIV Infections
Safety and Effectiveness of Emtricitabine, Efavirenz, and Didanosine in HIV Infected Children Who Have Taken Few or No Anti-HIV Drugs
Treatment of HIV-infected patients involves combining drugs from different classes of anti-HIV drugs. One preferred regimen for adults is 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and 1 protease inhibitor (PI).
- Trial name
- NCT00016718
- Testing
- Didanosine (ddI), Efavirenz (EFV), Emtricitabine (FTC)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Pediatric Urgent Start of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART)
Design: Randomized clinical trial involving hospitalized HIV-1 infected children. Children will be randomized to randomized to urgent (<48 hours) versus early antiretroviral therapy (7-14 days). This trial will be unblinded.
- Trial name
- PUSH (NCT02063880)
- Testing
- Urgent ART, Early ART
- Where
- 4 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pediatric HIV, HIV Infections
Equivalence of Boosted Atazanavir Based Regimens and Currently Effective HAART Regimens
The hypothesis for this study is whether a treatment regimen containing Atazanavir in combination with Ritonavir will work as well as other regimens containing a protease inhibitor and/or a Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase…
- Trial name
- NCT00940771
- Testing
- Boosted Atazanavir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Severe Infections Pneumonia With Invasive Ventilation in PICU
RAPid SOlution for Diagnosis of Respiratory Infection in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
In patients with infectious pneumonitis, the FILMARRAY® Pneumonia Plus Panel technique (multiplex PCR) on a respiratory sample makes it possible to identify the responsible pathogen and its resistance to antibiotics in less than…
- Trial name
- RAPSODI (NCT04773704)
- Testing
- FILMARRAY® Pneumonia Plus Panel technique
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Kidney Transplant Recipients
Evaluation of the Safety of Varivax® in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
The purpose of this study is to find out whether Varivax is safe for use in children with kidney transplants and whether it protects children from serious infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00005009
- Testing
- Varivax®
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Appendectomy, Appendicitis
Early Detection of Infection Using the Fitbit in Pediatric Surgical Patients
The purpose of this study is to analyze Fitbit data to predict infection after surgery for complicated appendicitis and the effect this prediction has on clinician decision making.
- Conditions
- Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Appendicitis Acute
- Trial name
- i-DETECT (NCT06395636)
- Testing
- Infection-Prediction Algorithm
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
HIV Infections, Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal Vaccine and Routine Pediatric Immunizations in HIV-Infected Children Receiving Anti-HIV Drugs
The purpose of this study is to determine if 2 doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) followed by 1 dose of Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPV) in HIV-infected children on anti-HIV therapy is helpful and safe in…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Hepatitis B, Measles, Pneumococcal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00013871
- Testing
- Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Adsorbed, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine (Live), Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent)
- Where
- 40 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)