Clinical trials: Vector-Borne Diseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Single Infusion of Liposomal Amphotericin B in Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy of single dose amphotericin B in the treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in India.
- Trial name
- NCT00628719
- Testing
- Liposomal Amphotericin B, amphotericin B deoxycholate
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Banaras Hindu University
Malaria, Malaria,Falciparum
PfSPZ Vaccine Trial in Malian Children
In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 268 healthy Malian children aged 6-10 years, residing in Bancoumana and surrounding villages, will be administered three doses of 9.0x10^5 Pf sporozoites (PfSPZ) of…
- Trial name
- NCT04940130
- Testing
- Sanaria® PfSPZ Vaccine, Normal Saline
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanaria Inc.
Malaria, Hiv
OPTImizing Malaria And HIV Treatment in a Shifting Landscape in Africa
A longitudinal study with four parallel cohorts with each participant followed for 2 years: two cohorts in Busia (high malaria transmission site) and two cohorts in Kampala (low malaria transmission).
- Trial name
- OPTIMAH (NCT06967519)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine (AL), artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Malaria
Strengthening the Evidence for Policy on the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine
The ongoing Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation (MVPE) is being conducted in Ghana, Malawi and Kenya through community and sentinel hospital surveillance systems and a series of household surveys (to measure vaccine coverage).
- Trial name
- MVPE-CC (NCT05041556)
- Testing
- Case-control study of clinical outcomes, Case-control study of mortality outcome
- Where
- 4 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 9,280 people
- Sponsor
- Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Falciparum Malaria
Efficacy and Safety of Artesunate-amodiaquine and Artemether-lumefantrine for the Treatment of Malaria in Cameroon
Malaria remains a major public health concern in Cameroon especially among vulnerable groups such as children less than five years and pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT04829695
- Testing
- Artesunate-amodiaquine drug combination, Artemether-lumefantrine drug combination
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Yaounde 1
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
Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
A Challenge Study to Assess the Protective Efficacy of Two Malaria Vaccine Candidates
This study aims to assess the safety and effectiveness of four new candidate malaria vaccines; ChAd63 CS, ChAd63 ME-TRAP, MVA CS \& MVA ME-TRAP.
- Trial name
- VAC045 (NCT01623557)
- Testing
- ChAd63-MVA CS, ChAd63-MVA ME-TRAP, Controlled Human Malaria Infection Administered by Mosquito Bite
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Pregnancy, Malaria
Evaluation of Alternative Antimalarial Drugs for Malaria in Pregnancy
The study aims at comparing the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Mefloquine (MQ) to Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) as Interment Preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) for the prevention of malaria effects on the mother and…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Malaria, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- MiPPAD (NCT00811421)
- Testing
- Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, Mefloquine (full dose), Mefloquine (split dose)
- Where
- 5 sites in Benin, Gabon and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 5,820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Lyme Borreliosis
Place of Intrathecal CXCL-13 in the Diagnosis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Neuroborreliosis (NBL) is diagnosed in 10-15% of patients with Lyme borreliosis. In Europe in adults, the main clinical manifestation is called "Bannwarth syndrome".
- Trial name
- CXCL13-LYME (NCT05625100)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis
Clinical Trial of Bilhvax,a Vaccine Candidate Against Schistosomiasis
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate safety and immunogenicity in adult healthy volunteers of the vaccine candidate against schistosomiasis named Bilhvax.
- Conditions
- Schistosomiasis, Bilharziasis, Urinary Schistosomiasis
- Trial name
- Bilhvax1a (NCT01512277)
- Testing
- rSh28GST
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Malaria
Malaria Candidate Vaccines FP9 Circumsporozoite (CS) and MVA CS in Adult Gambian Men
Animal and human studies have shown that the prime-boost immunization strategy using malaria antigens expressed in plasmid or viral vectors induces strong cellular immune responses.
- Trial name
- NCT00121771
- Testing
- FP9 CS, MVA CS
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
UMIT-2 - Adaptive Phase IIb Platform Trial to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutics for CCHF
CCHF has a wide geographical distribution with cases mainly occurring in Asia, the Middle East, South-Eastern Europe and Africa.
- Trial name
- UMIT-2 (NCT06860334)
- Testing
- Favipiravir, Ribavin, Optimised Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Malaria
Mass Drug Administration of Ivermectin and Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as an Additional Intervention for Malaria Elimination
This is a community-based cluster-randomized trial in which a novel approach to interrupt residual malaria transmission by mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin (IVM) combined with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP)…
- Trial name
- MASSIV (NCT03576313)
- Testing
- dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), ivermectin (IVM), standard malaria control interventions only
- Where
- The Gambia
- Volunteers
- 4,939 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Japanese Encephalitis
Safety of Vero Cell - Derived Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (JECEVAX) in Children From 9-24 Months of Age
A study of the study vaccine (JECEVAX- VABIOTECH-Vietnam) and a licensed vaccine (JEVAX-VABIOTECH-Vietnam) is conducted in Vietnamese children, aged 9 to 24 months to assess the safety of the study vaccine compares to licenced…
- Trial name
- JECEVAX-2B (NCT03204227)
- Testing
- JEVAX, JECEVAX
- Where
- 4 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam
Malaria
Drug-drug Interaction Study of Ganaplacide and Lumefantrine With Efavirenz
This study assessed the effect of multiple doses of a moderate inducer of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 (efavirenz) on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ganaplacide and lumefantrine combination.
- Trial name
- NCT05330273
- Testing
- Ganaplacide, Lumefantrine, Efavirenz
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Babesiosis
Oral Tafenoquine Plus Standard of Care Versus Placebo Plus Standard of Care for Babesiosis
This study is a double-blind, randomized, multisite, placebo-controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of TQ versus placebo in patients hospitalized for babesiosis with low risk for relapsing disease who will also be…
- Trial name
- NCT06207370
- Testing
- Tafenoquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals LLC
Malaria, Pregnancy
Impact of IPT With Sulfadoxin Pyrimetamin on Pregnant Women and Their Babies Outcomes in Peri-urban Areas of Bobo-Dioulasso(Burkina Faso)
The purpose of this is to determine the impact of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) on the morbidities associated with malaria in pregnant women and newborns in rural peri-urban areas of…
- Trial name
- NCT01255605
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 772 people
- Sponsor
- Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso
Malaria
Study Assessing Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability of Three Novel Triazine Compounds
Open-label, randomized, microdose study
- Trial name
- NCT03436160
- Testing
- WR826647, WR909388, WR909390
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Malaria
VAC063C: A Study to Assess Repeat Blood-stage P. Falciparum Infection
This is a clinical study to assess the safety of primary, secondary and tertiary blood-stage controlled human Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection of healthy malaria-naïve UK adults, as well as to evaluate any effect of prior…
- Trial name
- NCT03906474
- Testing
- Blood-stage controlled human P. falciparum malaria infection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Malaria, Pregnancy
Intermittent Preventive Treatment Versus Scheduled Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy
The incidence of malaria, including the incidence in pregnant women, is declining in many African countries. Thus, there is a need to re-examine the efficacy and cost effectiveness of giving intermittent preventive treatment with…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pregnancy, Anaemia
- Trial name
- IPTp_IST (NCT01084213)
- Testing
- Intermittent screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IST), SP-IPTp
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,354 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine