Clinical trials: Soil-Transmitted Helminths
Malaria, Soil Transmitted Helminths
Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Integrated Model for Malaria and Helminth Control
Malaria remains a major health problem, especially among children living in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 90% of the disease and deaths occur.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Soil Transmitted Helminths, Schistosomiasis, Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
- Trial name
- MALHELMIN (NCT06182176)
- Testing
- Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and Amodiaquine
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
Helminth Infections
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Mebendazole for the Treatment of Helminth Infections in Pediatric Participants
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mebendazole compared with placebo in pediatric participants with Helminth infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02034162
- Testing
- Mebendazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia, Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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
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
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
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
Cysticercosis, Helminthiasis
Taenia Solium Control Case Study in Zambia
Summary Diseases due to T. solium and soil transmitted helminths (STHs) are of cosmopolitan distribution and strongly linked with poor sanitation and poverty.
- Trial name
- SANTOSOIL (NCT01368354)
- Testing
- CLTS
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zambia
Infections With Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH)
A Multinational Trial of the Efficacy of Albendazole Against Soil-transmitted Nematode Infections in Children
The three major Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH), Ascaris lumbricoides, Necator americanus/Ancylostoma duodenal and Trichuris trichiura are among the most prevalent parasites worldwide.
- Trial name
- WORMCON (NCT01087099)
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- 7 sites in Brazil, Cambodia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
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 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
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 (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
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, 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
Helminthiasis, Intestinal Worms
Co-administration of IVM and ALB in School-based Deworming in Uganda
The goal of this small-scale implementation research pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the co-administration of ivermectin (IVM) and albendazole (ALB) compared to albendazole alone during school-based…
- Trial name
- FACE-ITpilot (NCT06497075)
- Testing
- Albendazole 400mg, Ivermectin 3 MG
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 8,767 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Impact of Health Education Learning Package Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Orang Asli Children
A health education learning package (HELP) has been improved and evaluated for its impact against intestinal parasitic infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in West Malaysia.
- Trial name
- NCT03930901
- Testing
- Health education learning package
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 1,142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection, Strongyloides
Strongyloides Stercoralis Public Health Control in Rwanda
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued guideline for the public health control of Strongyloides stercoralis in endemic areas.
- Trial name
- SCAN (NCT07009613)
- Testing
- Parasitological tests, Questionnaire
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,415 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
Trichuriasis, Ascariasis
Efficacy, Safety and Acceptability of Ivermectin ODT in PSAC
This study is a single-blind randomized controlled dose-ranging trial aiming at providing evidence on the on the optimal dose of co-administered ivermectin and albendazole in terms of efficacy, safety and acceptability in…
- Conditions
- Trichuriasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- Iverped (NCT06184399)
- Testing
- Ivermectin 1.5 mg ODT, Ivermectin 3 mg Oral Tablet, Albendazole 400 mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser
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