Clinical trials: Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Hookworm Infection, Hookworm Disease
Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel With or Without CpG 10104 in Gabonese Adults
Na-GST-1 is a protein expressed during the adult stage of the Necator americanus 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
- NCT03373214
- Testing
- Na-GST-1, CPG 10104
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Helminths Infection, Drug Resistance
Human Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) Resistance to Benzimidazole in School Aged Children Living in Gabon
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infections are common in subtropics and mostly affect the poorest communities, with an impact on human health in many parts of the world.
- Trial name
- BenziR (NCT04326868)
- Testing
- Benzimidazole Anthelmintic
- Where
- Gabon
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Soil Transmitted Helminths, Schistosomiasis Mansoni
Evaluation of an AI-DP for STH Deworming Programs: a Study Protocol
The goal of this observational study is to test a new AI diagnostic tool for detection, specification and quantification of parasitic infections (Ascaris, Trichuris, hookworm and S.
- Trial name
- KAKADU (NCT06055530)
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence Digital Pathology
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enaiblers AB
Helminthiasis, Diarrhea
Spillover Effects of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions on Child Health
The purpose of this study is to measure whether a combined water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention leads to improved health of children who did not receive the intervention themselves and who live within a close vicinity of…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02396407
- Testing
- Combined water, sanitation, and hygiene
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of a Combination Therapy for STH in PSAC in Bangladesh
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are a major public health problem, primarily affecting children.
- Trial name
- NCT07045493
- Testing
- A single dose of Albendazole 400mg + Ivermectin (200 µg/ kg) combination therapy, A single dose of 400 mg Oral Albendazole monotherapy
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Real World Evaluation of an Albendazole-Ivermectin Coformulation Safety and Effectiveness
An open-label, randomized by school, two-arm pragmatic trial, will be conducted involving two study sites in Sub-Saharan-Africa (SSA), Ghana and Kenya, to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the newly developed fixed dose…
- Trial name
- NCT06282315
- Testing
- Pre-screening Phase, Screenig Phase, Randomization
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insud Pharma
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection, Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
A Study to Learn About How Much Emodepside Gets Absorbed in the Blood and How Food Affects Its Absorption When Given as a New Type of Tablet to Healthy Participants
Onchocerciasis or river blindness is an infectious disease caused by a parasitic worm. It spreads through the bite of an infected blackfly.
- Trial name
- NCT06412926
- Testing
- BAY 44-4400
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Adolescents and Adults Infected With Hookworm
To compare the efficacy and safety of emodepside to that of albendazole (Zentel®) in participants aged 12-60, inclusive, infected with hookworm.
- Trial name
- NCT05538767
- Testing
- Emodepside, Albendazole 400mg
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Ascariasis
Follow-up Assessment of Change in Soil-transmitted Helminths Infection Intensity in Uganda
The goal of this prospective follow-up study nested within an open-label randomized controlled trial is to investigate the unexpectedly high prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection observed 3-4 months after school-based mass…
- Trial name
- FACEIT-FU (NCT07873398)
- Testing
- Albendazole 400mg, Ivermectin 3 mg
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections
Burden of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections in Schoolchildren in Banfora, Burkina Faso
A cross-sectional study will be conducted among 300 schoolchildren in the Banfora region, including 120 in urban and 180 in rural areas, to assess the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis in Children, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Malaria Infection, Anaemia
- Trial name
- NTDs_SAC (NCT06973200)
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisin-piperaquine
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre MURAZ/Institut National de Santé Publique
Healthy
Safety, Tolerability and PK of Single and Multiple Doses of Oxantel Pamoate Tablets
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of oxantel pamoate tablet after administration of a single and multiple dose in healthy male and female adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- HELP-OXA (NCT06606860)
- Testing
- Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Trachoma
Water Uptake for Health in Amhara Pilot
Trachoma is a blinding disease caused by ocular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. The Carter Center and Proctor Foundation have been jointly conducting trachoma research in the Goncha Siso Enese woreda of Amhara for the past 8…
- Trial name
- WUHA (NCT02373657)
- Testing
- instruction in soap-making and hygiene education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 4,068 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Among Patients With Persistent Digestive Disorders
NIDIAG is an international collaboration on integrated diagnosis-treatment platforms, funded by the European Commission (EC). NIDIAG aims to develop an improved, patient-centred system for delivering primary health care in…
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Shigellosis
- Trial name
- NIDIAGDigest (NCT02105714)
- Testing
- Stool culturing for pathogenic bacteria, Kato-Katz technique, Baermann technique
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Validating Egg-based Diagnostics and Molecular Markers for the Spread of Anthelmintic Resistance
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a group of parasitic worms that infect millions of children in sub-tropical and tropical countries, resulting in malnutrition, growth stunting, intellectual retardation and cognitive…
- Trial name
- StarwormsWP1 (NCT03465488)
- Testing
- Albendazole Pill 400mg (GSK)
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil, Ethiopia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Trachoma
Sanitation, Water, and Instruction in Face-washing for Trachoma I/II
SWIFT I is a series of 3 cluster-randomized trials designed to assess several alternative strategies for trachoma control in communities that have been treated with many years of mass azithromycin distributions.
- Trial name
- SWIFT I/II (NCT02754583)
- Testing
- Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention, Standard of care WASH intervention, Azithromycin
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 47,605 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies
Fiji Integrated Therapy (FIT) - Triple Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis, Scabies and Soil Transmitted Helminths in Fiji
Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), scabies and soil transmitted helminths (STH) are common neglected tropical diseases affecting the people of Fiji.
- Conditions
- Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies, Impetigo, Soil Transmitted Helminths
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT03177993)
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 3 drug dose - IDA with second dose of ivermectin, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 4,773 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Kenya
The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve sanitation, water quality, handwashing, and nutrition on child health and development in the first years of life.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- WASHB-Kenya (NCT01704105)
- Testing
- Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 8,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovations for Poverty Action
Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infections
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Adults Infected With Trichuris Trichiura and Hookworm
The rationale of the study is to provide evidence on the efficacy and safety of Emodepside in adults infected with Trichuris trichiura and hookworm.
- Trial name
- EMODEP_PEMBA (NCT05017194)
- Testing
- Emodepside
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 442 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Diarrhoea, Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection
Cluster Randomised Trial of Improved Sanitation in Rural Orissa, India
The study is a cluster-randomized, controlled trial conducted among 100 villages (including approximately 3500 households and 20,000 people) in Puri district, State of Orissa, India.
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea, Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT01214785
- Testing
- Provision of household latrines
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine