Clinical trials: Tropical Infectious Diseases
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
Fecal Carriage of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
Travel in the Tropics and Acquisition of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria (VOYAG-R)
The purpose of this study is to Measure the fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria after a travel in the tropics.
- Trial name
- VOYAG-R (NCT01526187)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Onchocerciasis
Emodepside Phase II Trial for Treatment of Onchocerciasis
The trial evaluates safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, dose-response, and efficacy of emodepside tablets, administrated as a range of dose regimens, in adults infected with Onchocerca Volvulus.
- Trial name
- NCT05180461
- Testing
- emodepside, ivermectin
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 578 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
HTLV-I Infection, Spinal Cord Disease
Recombinant Human Interferon Beta-1a (Avonex) for the Treatment of Patients With HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy (HAM)
HTLV stands for human T cell leukemia virus. HTLV-1 is a virus that attacks specific kinds of white blood cells called T cells. T cells are part of the natural defense system of the body.
- Conditions
- HTLV-I Infection, Spinal Cord Disease, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT00001785
- Testing
- Recombinant human interferon beta-1a
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Infectious Diseases in Febrile Patients Returning From Tropical Countries
Rapid Molecular Diagnosis and Detection of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Patients With Tropical Fever (Tropifever)
Travellers returning from tropical countries often present to emergency departments with acute fever. While systematic screening for malaria is well established in clinical practice in France, further diagnostic testing for…
- Trial name
- Tropifever (NCT06539325)
- Testing
- Diagnosis algorithm according to the delay between travel and consultation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 564 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Yaws, Treponema Infection
Single-dose Azithromycin for the Treatment of Yaws
Yaws, an endemic treponematosis and as such a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is currently making a comeback in children in rural areas. Injectable long acting penicillin remains the drug of choice for the treatment of yaws.
- Conditions
- Yaws, Treponema Infection, Neglected Tropical Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01382004
- Testing
- Penicillin-G-benzathine, Azithromycin
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Tropical Infectious Diseases
Optimizing Sysmex Technology as an Innovative Tool to Differentiate Between Malaria (PALUdism) and BACterial Infections in a Malaria Endemic Region
Severe malaria and bacterial Blood Stream Infections (bBSI) are impossible to differentiate clinically. This poses a particular threat in low resource areas, where bBSI is often not diagnosed due to the unavailability of rapid…
- Trial name
- PALUBAC (NCT02669823)
- Testing
- None, treatment as actual best practice
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 930 people
- Sponsor
- Sysmex Europe GmbH
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
Trachoma
Trachoma Elimination Study by Focused Antibiotic (TESFA)
The study population consists of all households residing in eligible kebeles (sub-districts) within districts in Amhara National Regional State which are identified as having a high prevalence of trachoma and infection measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03523156
- Testing
- Azithromycin mass treatment, Azithromycin targeted treatment
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Tropical Disease
A Pilot Study Examining for the Presence of Fecal Coliforms and Tropical Diseases in Peru
Tropical diseases are continuously on the rise throughout the world as they are spreading and manifesting in various locations globally.
- Trial name
- NCT03078894
- Testing
- Zika, Chikagunya, Dengue
- Where
- 4 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- BioRed LLC
HTLV-I Infection, Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
Evaluation of Patients With HAM/TSP
Objective: Human T-lymphotropic virus type-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is a rare neurologic disorder that affects less than 5% of patients infected with the HTLV-I virus.
- Trial name
- NCT00001778
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Tropical Infectious Disease
Trained and Heterologous Induced-immune Responses to Tropical Infectious Diseases
Validation of ex vivo immune assays that are surrogates of complex in vitro assays and animal models studies to identify the occurrence, strength, and kinetics of trained and heterologous immunity may significantly impact public…
- Trial name
- TSH-IMMO (NCT05722054)
- Testing
- Diagnostic tests, Equilibrate diet
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Cutaneous Leishmaniases
Spatial Analysis of Host-parasite Interactions in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
Cutaneous leishmaniasis manifestations range from self-healing localized skin ulcers/nodules to diffusely spread chronic lesions.
- Trial name
- SpatialCL (NCT05332093)
- Testing
- skin biopsy, venous blood sample (plasma, PBMC, WB), venous blood sample (HLA)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Infectious Disease, Tropical Disease
Collection of Human Biological Samples for the Development and Validation of New Methods of Diagnosis and for the Realization of Expertises Diagnostics in the Field of Infectious Diseases and Tropical
Direct constitution of collections from various samples taken on a prospective cohort of healthy volunteers, to prepare human biological samples of known characteristics (biochemical and serological in particular) and quality…
- Trial name
- Diagmicoll (NCT03912246)
- Testing
- biological samples, lumbar puncture
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Tinea Pedis
Efficacy of Tropical Sertaconazole Nitrate 2% Vs Clotrimazole 1% for Tinea Pedis
This randomized controlled trail study will be carried out on OPD patients in the Department of Dermatology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center.
- Trial name
- NCT06869681
- Testing
- Topical Sertaconazole 2%, Clotrimazole 1%
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
Dengue, Chikungunya
Risk Assessment of Community Spread of Multiple Endemic Infectious Diseases in a One Health Perspective
RACSMEI addresses the high burden of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries, including Cambodia, where limited surveillance and laboratory capacity often obscure etiologies and transmission dynamics.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infection, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- RACSMEI (NCT07358910)
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Infections
Creation of a Bank of Biological Materials and Associated Data Related to Patients With Infectious and Tropical Diseases
This is the protocol that formalizes the establishment of the TROPICA-BIOBANK biobank
- Trial name
- TropicaBiobank (NCT05770765)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
Diarrhoea;Infectious;Presumed, Diarrhea, Infantile
Effectiveness of Point-of-use Water Treatment Technologies to Prevent Stunting Among Children in South Africa
This project is a community-based randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of two point-of-use water treatment technologies to improve clean drinking water access, reduce enteropathogen burden, and improve…
- Conditions
- Diarrhoea;Infectious;Presumed, Diarrhea, Infantile, Diarrhea Tropical, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT03012048
- Testing
- Silver-impregnated ceramic tablet, Silver-impregnated ceramic water filter, Safe-storage water container
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
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
Malaria Fever, Zika
Xpert® Tropical Fever Test on GeneXpert® Edge X System
This is a multi-site, observational, cross-sectional clinical study that includes geographically diverse sites within and outside the United States.
- Conditions
- Malaria Fever, Zika, Dengue Fever, Leptospirosis
- Trial name
- NCT07520279
- Testing
- Xpert Tropical Fever test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Cepheid