Clinical trials: Plasmodium Falciparum
Malaria
Assessment of Biologic Parameters in Preparation for Future Malaria Vaccine Trials in Don gu Bougou, Mali
There are about 300-500 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, with 2-3 million deaths. Plasmodium falciparum, one of four types of malaria, is responsible for most of these deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT00341783
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 515 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malaria, Plasmodium Falciparum
A Phase Ia Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of New Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Vaccine Candidates ChAd63 RH5 Alone and With MVA RH5
The purpose of this study is to assess two new malaria vaccines, ChAd63 RH5 and MVA RH5, at different doses and alone or in combination.
- Trial name
- NCT02181088
- Testing
- ChAd63 RH5 low dose, ChAd63 RH5 full dose, MVA RH5 low dose
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Malaria, Cerebral
Study of the Safety of Intravenous Artesunate
The purpose of this study is to establish the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose of the antimalarial drug artesunate.
- Trial name
- NCT00292929
- Testing
- Intravenous artesunate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
Comparison of Two Regimens of Artemether-lumefantrine for the Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy
Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa]. Effective antimalarial preventive and treatment regimens can significantly reduce malaria-related morbidity and…
- Trial name
- ALN5P (NCT01916954)
- Testing
- 3-day artemether-lumefantrine, 5-day artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Healthy
DSM265 Prophylaxis of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
The study is a single centre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study with DSM265 including up to two cohorts of healthy male and female volunteers aged 18 to 45 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02562872
- Testing
- DSM265, Sporozoites, Infective mosquito bite
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Prophylaxis Against Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
A Study of Safety and Immunogenicity of a Malaria Vaccine Candidate
Shanghai Wanxing Bio-Pharmaceuticals is currently evaluating one malaria vaccine candidate, PfCP2.9 adjuvanted with Montanide ISA 720.
- Trial name
- NCT00284973
- Testing
- Plasmodium falciparum Chimeric Prot. 2.9 - Montanide ISA 720
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Wanxing Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Malaria
Fosmidomycin With Clindamycin or With Clindamycin Plus Artesunate
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of clindamycin and artesunate as possible combination partners for fosmidomycin to protect it from its susceptibility to recrudescent infections when used as monotherapy for acute…
- Trial name
- JP015 (NCT01002183)
- Testing
- Fosmidomycin
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jomaa Pharma GmbH
Malaria
Malaria Studies in Cambodia
This study, conducted by the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control of Cambodia s Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will explore whether the following…
- Trial name
- NCT00663546
- Where
- 3 sites in Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 1,978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Bloodstream Infection, Health Care Utilization
Health Itinerary of Young Children With Suspected Bloodstream Infection in Kisantu General Referral Hospital, DR Congo
Bloodstream infections are frequent in children admitted to the hospital for severe febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa.Ongoing blood culture surveillance at Kisantu Hospital showed non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) as the first…
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infection, Health Care Utilization, Malaria,Falciparum, Salmonella Infection Non-Typhoid
- Trial name
- HIT BSI (NCT04289688)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Malaria, Falciparum
Study of the Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Schools on Malaria, Anaemia and Education.
This study seeks to establish whether intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) can reduce malaria among school-going children and its consequent impact on school performance.
- Trial name
- NCT00142246
- Testing
- Intermittent preventive treatment (SP and amodiaquine)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 6,758 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Vivax, Malaria, Falciparum
Therapeutic Efficacy Study of Pyrimethamine/Sulfdoxine (Fansidar®) for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of pyrimethamine/sulfdoxine (Fansidar®) for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon.
- Trial name
- NCT00951106
- Testing
- Pyrimethamine/sulfdoxine (Fansidar)
- Where
- Peru
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Malaria
A Community Setting Study of Malaria After Systematic Treatment of Symptomatic Carriers of P. Falciparum With COA566 (Coartem®)
This study assessed the impact of the systematic detection by Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) and treatment of asymptomatic carriers of malaria parasites (P.
- Trial name
- NCT01256658
- Testing
- COA566
- Where
- 3 sites in Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 14,075 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Malaria
Combination Antimalarials in Uncomplicated Malaria
The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on its own and compare this with efficacy of a new combination antimalarial therapy, either sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate or…
- Trial name
- NCT00203801
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, Artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- 7 sites in Eswatini, Mozambique and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Malaria in Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Azithromycin-containing Regimens in Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea
The purpose of this study is to determine whether repeated courses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in combination with azithromycin given at Antenatal Clinic, leads to lower rates of low birth weight deliveries (<2.5 kg) among…
- Conditions
- Malaria in Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Anaemia
- Trial name
- IPTp in PNG (NCT01136850)
- Testing
- chloroquine, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN, azithromycin, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 2,793 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Efficacy of Artesunate-Mefloquine Combination Therapy in Trat Province, Thailand
The main purpose of this study is to compare artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy given for 2 and 3 days at the same total dose for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT01659281
- Testing
- Artesunate, Mefloquine
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Malaria,Falciparum, Morality
An Observational Study to Assess Effectiveness and Safety of The R21/Matrix-M Malaria Vaccine
This is an observational case-control study to assess the effectiveness of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine against severe malaria, clinical malaria (in high transmission perennial areas), and to assess if the R21 vaccine recipients are…
- Trial name
- NCT07009847
- Testing
- Case control study of clinical malaria, Case control study of severe malaria, Case control study of death (all cause)
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.
Severe Malaria
Clinical Prediction Models for Pediatric In-Hospital Death Risk in Congolese Severe Malaria Children Using Machine Learning Based-Algorithms
The goal of this observational study is to optimize the management of severe childhood malaria, based on understanding and controlling the severity factors of the disease in Congolese children aged 2 to 9 years (the age group at…
- Trial name
- NCT07355426
- Testing
- Puncture of the radial artery for instant arterial blood gaz as well as for venous biochemistry
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kinshasa
Malaria
Insecticide Treated Polyethylene Sheeting for Prevention of Malaria in Emergencies
A Phase III malaria prevention trial was conducted in two camps of Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone using Insecticide Treated Polyethylene Sheeting (ITPS) or untreated polyethylene sheeting (UPS) randomly deployed to defined…
- Trial name
- NCT01456858
- Testing
- Insecticide Treated Polyethylene Sheeting, Untreated Plastic Sheeting
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mentor Initiative