Clinical trials: Soil Transmitted Helminths
Anaemia, Malaria
Schistosome and Intestinal Worm Infections and Malaria Morbidity Among School and Pre-school Children in, Tanzania
The proposed study has as the main objective to investigate the effect of schistosome and STH infections and the effect of an anthelminthic intervention on P.
- Conditions
- Anaemia, Malaria, Hepatosplenomegaly
- Trial name
- NCT00347113
- Testing
- Albendazole and praziquantel
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis
Optimization of Mass Drug Administration With Existing Drug Regimens for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis for Ivory Coast (DOLF-Ivory Coast)
Approximately 4,000 people will participate per year. The study population will include females and males over 5 years of age who live in filariasis and onchocerciasis endemic areas.
- Conditions
- Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
- Trial name
- NCT02032043
- Testing
- Annual versus Semiannual Albendazole plus Ivermectin MDA
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 14,457 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Postpartum Deworming: Improving Breastfeeding and Optimizing Infant Growth
Women of reproductive age are considered a high-risk group for worm infections by the World Health Organization. Maternal infection and anemia contribute to infant malnutrition by affecting milk quality and quantity, and duration…
- Trial name
- NCT01748929
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Schistosomiasis, Helminthiases
Iron Supplementation in Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminths Control Programmes in Zambia
The objectives of this study is: to establish the coverage rate of weekly iron supplementation in children in intervention schools over a period of nine months document any side effects of weeekly iron supplementation among…
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Helminthiases, Anaemia
- Trial name
- NCT00276224
- Testing
- ferrous sulphate (drug)
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Safety and Immunogenicity of a Human Hookworm Candidate Vaccine With Different Doses of a Novel Adjuvant
This study is designed to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of Na-GST-1 adsorbed to Alhydrogel® with or without two different dose concentrations of a novel adjuvant, GLA-AF (1 µg or 5 μg) among healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01385189
- Testing
- 10 μg Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel, 30 μg Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel, 100 μg Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Helminth Infection
Intestinal Microbiome Post-Azythromycin/Albendazole Treatment
Molecular testing of the gut microbiome and enteric pathogens is rapidly moving beyond targeted PCR testing to next generation sequencing techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT03032042
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Albendazole, Delayed treatment
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Rabies in Animals, Worms; Intestine
Integrating Community Interventions to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
The overarching goal of this project is the elimination of two neglected tropical diseases (NTD): soil-transmitted helminthiasis and rabies.
- Trial name
- NCT03667079
- Testing
- integrated delivery of deworming and vaccination, Mass deworming only, Mass vaccination of dogs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
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
Necator Americanus Infection
Comparative Efficacy of Different Mebendazole Polymorphs in the Treatment of Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Mebendazole tablets which are produced by most pharmaceutical manufacturers, including the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) of Sri Lanka, contain a mixture of polymorphs A and C.
- Trial name
- NCT01350271
- Testing
- Mebendazole polymorph A and C 500 mg, Mebendazole polymorph C
- Where
- 2 sites in Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kelaniya
Helminthiasis, Ascaris Infection
Soil-transmitted Helminth Reinfection Rates After Single and Repeated School Hygiene Education
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, or hookworm, affect approximately 1.5 millions individuals primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Ascaris Infection, Trichuris Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- NCT04227834
- Testing
- Health hygiene education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Community Health Education and Hygiene Promotion Added to Deworming Among Ethnic Khmer Children in Vietnam
This study evaluated whether adding community health education and household hygiene promotion to supervised deworming could improve soil-transmitted helminth (STH) outcomes and related caregiver and household factors among…
- Trial name
- NCT07855978
- Testing
- Albendazole 400 mg, Community Health Education and Hygiene Promotion
- Where
- 4 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 704 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Healthy Volunteers
A Safety Study of Mebendazole in Children 2 to 10 Years of Age
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of mebendazole 500-mg chewable tablet formulation in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT01173562
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Trichuriasis, Ascariasis
Efficacy and Safety of MOX/ALB Co-administration
This study is a double-blind randomized controlled superiority trial aiming at providing evidence on the efficacy and safety of co-administered moxidectin and albendazole versus albendazole monotherapy (standard of care) against…
- Conditions
- Trichuriasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- NCT04726969
- Testing
- Moxidectin 2 mg Oral Tablet, Albendazole 400 mg Oral Tablet, Ivermectin 3 mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Schistosomiasis Infection
Protocol for Integrating Mass Drug Administration Into Primary Health Care in Western Kenya
This study aims to determine whether distributing deworming drugs through routine healthcare services at the first point of contact in the health system is an effective way to prevent and treat worm infections in Western Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT07507461
- Testing
- Primary Healthcare-Integrated Service Delivery, Standard Mass Drug Adminitsration service delivery
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amref Health Africa
Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of a New Chewable Versus the Swallowable Tablet of Mebendazole Against Hookworm
The rational of this study is to provide evidence on the safety and efficacy of a new chewable tablet of mebendazole compared to the standard tablet in preschool- and school-aged children infected with hookworm.
- Trial name
- CHEW_MEB_PEMBA (NCT03995680)
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Anemia, Antenatal Care
Effects of Video-based Health Education on Maternal and Child Health in Ethiopia
Low adherence to recommended health and nutrition strategies during the critical 1000 day-window of opportunity is multifactorial but low quality communication is key limitation.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Antenatal Care, Birth Outcomes, Worm Infection
- Trial name
- MCH (NCT04414527)
- Testing
- Standard counselling, Health-Video
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 675 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
Helminthiasis, Filariasis
Field Studies on the Feasibility of Interrupting the Transmission of Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH)
Over 1.5 billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH). Global STH guidelines recommend MDA (mass drug administration) of albendazole or mebendazole to targeted populations, including pre-school age children…
- Trial name
- NCT03014167
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Benin, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 357,716 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Trichuriasis
Efficacy of Ivermectin-albendazole vs Albendazole Alone in School-aged Children Infected With Trichuris Trichiura
The goal of this parallel open-label randomized controlled superiority trial is to demonstrate that co-administered ivermectin (200 µg/kg) plus albendazole (400 mg) is superior to albendazole (400 mg) monotherapy in terms of cure…
- Trial name
- FACEITeffic (NCT06037876)
- Testing
- IVM (200 µg/kg) + ALB (400 mg), ALB (400mg)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser