Clinical trials: Tropical Infectious Diseases, open to volunteers
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
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases
Early Detection and AI-Based Management of Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa by Frontline Health Workers
Skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin NTDs) affect about 1.8 billion people worldwide, particularly in poor and rural communities where healthcare access is limited.
- Conditions
- Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer
- Trial name
- SkincAIr (NCT07506967)
- Testing
- A mobile app with AI functionality for diagnosing skin-related NTDs
- Where
- 5 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,420 people
- Sponsor
- Kenya Medical Research Institute
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)
Mild Leptospirosis
Comparing Two Antibiotic Therapy Periods (3 Versus 7 Days) in Patients With Mild Leptospirosis and Seen at the Hospital in 5 French Overseas Departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion, Mayotte)
Leptospirosis is a globally distributed neglected tropical disease affecting subtropical and tropical areas, such as the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, with favorable climatic conditions for disease transmission.
- Trial name
- LEPTO3 (NCT04211649)
- Testing
- 3 days of antibiotherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Center of Martinique
Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases
Integrating Mental Health Into Neglected Tropical Disease Care in Ghana
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that are more common among the poorest people in the poorest countries.
- Conditions
- Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariases, Buruli Ulcer, Onchocerciasis
- Trial name
- IMAGINE (NCT07248462)
- Testing
- WHO Essential Care package for mental health and NTDs
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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
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
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
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben
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
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
HTLV-1 Infection, HTLV I Associated Myelopathies
Dolutegravir Versus Dolutegravir in Combination With Tenofovir for the Treatment of HTLV-1 Infection
This phase 2b, open-label, randomized controlled trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of dolutegravir (DTG) alone versus dolutegravir combined with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in individuals with HTLV-1 infection and…
- Conditions
- HTLV-1 Infection, HTLV I Associated Myelopathies, HTLV I Associated T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, Neuritis
- Trial name
- DOT-H (NCT07555431)
- Testing
- Combination of Dolutegravir + Tenofovir DF for treatment of HTLV-1 infection, Dolutegravir (DTG)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Carlos Brites
Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
Moxidectin Versus Ivermectin as Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Onchocerciasis and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases
This clinical trial compares two treatments - ivermectin and moxidectin - to learn which is better at reducing the proportion of people with onchocerciasis (river blindness) when given through mass drug administration (MDA) in…
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection, Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infections
- Trial name
- EKAIO (NCT07145736)
- Testing
- Moxidectin, Ivermectin
- Where
- Angola
- Volunteers
- 52,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirby Institute