Clinical trials: Prophylactic
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure
Prophylactic Probiotics to Extremely Low Birth Weight Prematures
Mortality and incidence of severe complications is still high among extremely premature infants. Common causes of severe complications in this population are poor nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and severe infections.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01603368)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Nausea, Pain
Prophylactic Analgesic and Antiemetic Regimen for Medical Abortion < 70 Days
Randomized trial which will aim to evaluate whether prophylactic use of ondansetron and ibuprofen will decrease side effects associated with medical abortion and increase patient satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT05819619
- Testing
- Prophylactic use of ibuprofen and ondansetron post misoprostol administration, Use of ibuprofen and ondansetron at symptom onset post misoprostol administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Preventive Health Services, Health Communication
Patients Engaged in Prevention: Enhancing Outreach to Increase Patient Engagement in Diabetes Prevention
This study examines whether a health message that includes a self-affirmation intervention (where people reflect on values that are important to them) increases acceptance of the message and encourages people to take steps to…
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT03550066)
- Testing
- Values affirmation, No affirmation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Hiv
CHALO! 2.0: A Mobile Technology Based Intervention to Accelerate HIV Testing and Linkage to Preventive Treatment.
While HIV prevalence among Men Seeking Men (MSM) in India is 10-15 times higher than in the general population (4.3% vs 0.3%), current interventions for Indian MSM have limited reach.
- Trial name
- NCT04814654
- Testing
- CHALO! 2.0, Attention-matched control (AMC), Digital coupon only (DCO)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,004 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine
Patient-Clinic-Community Integration to Prevent Obesity Among Rural Preschool Children
The goal of this research study is to compare two enhancements to well-child visits at Geisinger designed to promote family-centered counseling for the prevention of obesity in a high-risk population of rural, lower income…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine, Mentoring, Food Supply
- Trial name
- ENCIRCLE (NCT04406441)
- Testing
- Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit, Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit + Food Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Hepatitis B
Safety and Immunogenicity of Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine Sci-B-Vac® Compared to Engerix-B®
This study was a comparative, randomized, double-blind clinical study of the efficacy and safety of Sci-B-Vac® (10 μg dose) and the Engerix-B® (20 μg dose) vaccines in two parallel groups of hepatitis B-naive healthy adult…
- Trial name
- NCT04209400
- Testing
- Sci-B-Vac®, Engerix-B®
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VBI Vaccines Inc.
Adolescent Immunizations, Preventive Care
Primary Care and Adolescent Immunization for Rochester
This study will examine whether the implementation of an outreach program that employs a tracking/reminder/recall/home visiting strategy will have any impact on receipt of immunizations and preventive care among urban adolescents.
- Trial name
- PCAIR (NCT00581347)
- Testing
- outreach services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hepatitis B
A Bridging Study: Comparing Two Lots of Sci-B-Vac™ and Engerix-B in Healthy Adults
This was a single-blind, 3-arm, comparative, controlled, randomized, study conducted at one site in Vietnam whose primary objective was to demonstrate clinical equivalence of the two production lots of Sci-B-Vac vaccine produced…
- Trial name
- NCT04531098
- Testing
- Sci-B-Vac-Lot B, Sci-B-Vac-Lot A, Engerix-B
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VBI Vaccines Inc.
Wound Complication
PROphylactic Wound VACuum Therapy to Decrease Rates of Cesarean Section in the Obese Population
This study will assess whether a negative pressure wound vacuum therapy (NPWT) on closed incisions decreases the risk of wound complications among obese patients after cesarean section All patients having a cesarean section in…
- Trial name
- PROVAC (NCT02128997)
- Testing
- Closed incision wound vacuum (Prevena)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Influenza
The Effectiveness of CD388 to Prevent Flu in an Influenza Challenge Model in Healthy Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preventative antiviral activity of CD388, as compared to saline placebo, when administered as a single dose to healthy adult participants in a human viral challenge model of influenza.
- Trial name
- NCT05523089
- Testing
- CD388
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cidara Therapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Dental Plaque
Evaluate Dental Plaque Benefit of a Preventive Treatment Gel
The objective of the study is to evaluate anti-plaque efficacy of a preventive treatment gel in a modified 4-day plaque model.
- Trial name
- NCT03546491
- Testing
- Preventive Gel, Marketed Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Procter and Gamble
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity Study of 2-dose Heterologous Regimens for Ebola Vaccines Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of different vaccination schedules of Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo administered intramuscularly (IM) as 2-dose heterologous regimens in healthy and…
- Trial name
- NCT02598388
- Testing
- Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Kenya and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 578 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
Oropharynx Cancer
Gabapentin for the Reduction of Radiation Therapy Induced Pain During the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Cancer
Strategies to minimize and mitigate external beam radiation therapy related mucositis and pain during the treatment of head and neck cancer remain limited.
- Trial name
- NCT03269344
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Sepsis Syndrome
Use of a Live Attenuated Vaccine as an Immune-based Preventive Against COVID-19-associated Sepsis
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to test whether administration of live attenuated MMR vaccine (measles mumps rubella; Merck) to eligible adults at highest risk for contracting COVID-19 (healthcare workers…
- Trial name
- NCT04475081
- Testing
- MMR vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
HIV-1, HIV Infections
A Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the MRKAd5 Gag/Pol/Nef Vaccine in Healthy Adults (V520-016)
The goal of this study is to understand the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the Merck Trivalent Adenovirus Serotype 5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef Vaccine (MRKAd 5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef) vaccine in healthy human volunteers compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00849680
- Testing
- Monovalent MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag vaccine (1x10^9 vp/dose), Trivalent MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef vaccine (3x10^6 vp/dose), Trivalent MRKAd5 HIV-1 gag/pol/nef vaccine (3x10^7 vp/dose)
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Healthy
An Exploratory Study to Evaluate the Prophylactic Efficacy of a Single Immunization of Ad26.RSV.preF Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in a Virus Challenge Model in Healthy 18 to 50 Year-old Adults
The purpose of this study is to assess a trend for the prophylactic efficacy of a single dose of 1*10^11 virus particles (vp) of adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus pre-fusion F protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) administered…
- Trial name
- NCT03334695
- Testing
- Ad26.RSV.preF
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.
Surgical Wound Infection, Cesarean Section
Preventing Adverse Incisional Outcomes at Cesarean Multicenter Trial
The Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean Trial is a large pragmatic multi-center randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of prophylactic…
- Trial name
- Prevena-C (NCT03009110)
- Testing
- Prophylactic NPWT, Standard Dressing
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
HIV Infections
Safety and Effectiveness of HIV-1 DNA Plasmid Vaccine and HIV-1 Recombinant Adenoviral Vector Vaccine in HIV-Uninfected, Circumcised Men and Male-to-Female (MTF) Transgender Persons Who Have Sex With Men
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of a VRC DNA/rAd5 vaccine regimen in healthy, circumcised men and male-to-female (MTF) transgender persons who have sex with men.
- Trial name
- NCT00865566
- Testing
- DNA plasmid vaccine, Recombinant adenoviral serotype 5 (rAD5) vector vaccine
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Study Assessing the Effect of Medications to Prevent Fever on Prevenar 13®
The purposes of this study are assess the immunological response (measure the amount of antibodies, i.e. proteins that fight off germs) produced by children after they have been given the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (13vPnC)…
- Trial name
- NCT01392378
- Testing
- 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, INFANRIX hexa, Paracetamol
- Where
- 14 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Nephrolithiasis, Urinary Tract Infections
A Randomized Trial of Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Prior to Kidney Stone Surgery (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy [PCNL])
When patients are going to have surgery to remove large kidney stones (percutaneous nephrolithotomy [PCNL]), it is not clear whether the patients benefit from a course of prophylactic preoperative oral antibiotics; currently both…
- Trial name
- NCT02384200
- Testing
- nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystalline capsules, ampicillin, gentamicin
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego