Clinical trials: Water-Borne Infectious Disease
Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure
Table-Top Water Pitcher to Reduce Arsenic Exposure Among Well Users in New Hampshire
The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1. gather preliminary data on the effectiveness of a table-top water pitcher filtration system in reducing arsenic exposure among individuals using private wells with elevated (>5 μg/L)…
- Conditions
- Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07103356
- Testing
- Water Pitcher Filtration System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
HIV/AIDS, HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome
Energy Expenditure of People Living With HIV/AIDS
Background: Several studies have reported increased resting energy expenditure (REE) in people living with HIV/AIDS possibly due to changes in body composition that occurs in HIV lipodystrophy syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT02530827
- Testing
- use of lipid-lowering drugs.
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection
Wells and Enteric Disease Transmission
Approximately 40 million people in the US are served by private, and frequently untreated, wells. Our best estimate is that 1.3 million cases of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) per year are attributed to consuming water from…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- WET (NCT04826991)
- Testing
- Active UV Device, Inactive UV Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Diarrhea, HIV Infection
Safe Drinking Water For Households With Infants Born to HIV-Positive Mothers Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children under 2 years and other members of households in which HIV-positive mothers are providing replacement and complementary feeding would potentially benefit from the use of a…
- Trial name
- SWIM (NCT01116908)
- Testing
- LifeStraw Family
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Parkinson's Disease, HIV Infections
Using Heavy Water to Study Cell Dynamics in Parkinson's Disease
This pilot study will assess the feasibility of using heavy water as a safe 'tracer' for biomarker studies of diseases of the brain and spinal cord, that, together, are also called the central nervous system (CNS).
- Trial name
- NCT00990379
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salena Killion
Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Water Filtration and Health Study
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens, Gastrointestinal Disease, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- RWELL (NCT07818902)
- Testing
- Water filter
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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