Clinical trials: Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection, Growth
Community Directed Treatment of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Young Children in Zambia
The WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) developed a Community-Directed Treatment (COMDT) approach, which has been adopted in the control of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
- Trial name
- NCT00349323
- Testing
- Community directed treatment
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
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, Trichuriasis
Efficacy Albendazole and Levamisole Against STH on Unguja
Field epidemiological studies undertaken during 2005 in four village locations in Northern Unguja, Zanzibar examined mothers and their pre-school aged children for helminth infections.
- Trial name
- ALBvLEV (NCT00659997)
- Testing
- Albendazole, Levamisole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Natural History Museum, United Kingdom
Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Participants With Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of emodepside compared to mebendazole in adults and adolescents infected with T. trichiura, either as single infection or co-infections with hookworm and/or A. lumbricoides.
- Conditions
- Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
- Trial name
- TREMO-Pemba (NCT06736691)
- Testing
- emodepside (BAY 44-4400), Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
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
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
Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Participants With Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of emodepside compared to mebendazole in adults and adolescents infected with T. trichiura, either as single infection or co-infections with hookworm and/or A. lumbricoides.
- Conditions
- Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
- Trial name
- TREMO-Siargao (NCT06800248)
- Testing
- emodepside (BAY 44-4400), Mebendazole 100 MG
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Diarrhea, Enteric Infection
Assessing the Health Impact of a Combined Water and Sanitation Intervention in Rural Odisha, India
This is a matched-cohort study designed to assess the health impact of a rural demand-driven water and sanitation intervention that provides piped treated water and household level pour-flush latrines and bathing rooms, as…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Infection, Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection, Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT02441699
- Testing
- Improved water supply and sanitation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,940 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
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 Infections
Monitoring Drug Efficacy and Anthelmintic Resistance in Soil-transmitted Helminth Programs
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
- StarwormsWP2 (NCT04177654)
- Testing
- Benzimidazoles
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Cambodia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 9,457 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
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
Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Serum Pharmacokinetic Disposition and Urinary Excretion of Albendazole
Mass drug administration (MDA) of albendazole (ABZ) to school-age and pre-school-age children is the currently recommended strategy for controlling soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) in endemic areas.
- Trial name
- NCT03192449
- Testing
- Albendazole.
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Salta
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
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
Trichuris Infection
Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of Emodepside Compared to a Single Dose of Albendazole in Adolescents and Adults Infected With Trichuris Incognita
The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of emodepside with the standard treatment, albendazole, in adolescents (12 years and older) and adults infected with Trichuris incognita.
- Trial name
- EMOTI (NCT07258173)
- Testing
- Emodepside, Albendazole 400 mg
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- 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
Trichuriasis, Ascariasis
Efficacy and Safety of Moxidectin-Albendazole Co-administration in SAC
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 compared to albendazole monotherapy in school-aged…
- Conditions
- Trichuriasis, Ascariasis, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- Moxiped (NCT06188715)
- Testing
- Moxidectin 2 mg Oral Tablet, Albendazole 400 mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Keiser