Clinical trials: Worm Infestation
Nodding Syndrome, Epilepsy
Clinical Features and Potential Etiology of Epilepsy and Nodding Syndrome in the Mahenge Area, Ulanga District
Background: Childhood epilepsy disorders are particular frequent in the area around Mahenge, southern Tanzania and recent studies have described a novel type of epilepsy with repetitive head nodding episodes and often progressive…
- Conditions
- Nodding Syndrome, Epilepsy, Onchocerciasis, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NSEC (NCT03653975)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
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
Schistosoma Mansoni, Schistosomiasis
Sm-p80 Schistosomiasis Challenge Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the Sm-p80 + GLA-SE (Schistoshield®) vaccine in healthy participants who have not had schistosomiasis before.
- Trial name
- NCT05999825
- Testing
- Sm-p80 + GLA-SE Vaccine, Schistosoma mansoni infection
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Sexually Transmitted Infections, Schistosoma Haematobium
Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Madagascar
A cross-sectional study of urogenital schistosomiasis and sexually transmitted infections (STI) prevalence and associated morbidity in a rural community in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- FGS/MGS/STI (NCT00713999)
- Testing
- Treatment with anti-STI and anti-schistosoma regimens
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Filariasis, Lymphatic, Onchocerciasis
Development of AWZ1066S, a Small Molecule Anti-Wolbachia Candidate Macrofilaricide Drug
Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are a group of neglected tropical diseases caused by the transmission of worm larvae (microfilaria) by biting insects.
- Trial name
- AWOL (NCT05084560)
- Testing
- AWZ1066S
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Hiv, Hepatitis B
Delivering a Multi-disease Screening Tool to Migrant Populations
Migrants' overall health status may be improved by increasing the detection of certain infectious diseases and other conditions for which effective care is available.
- Conditions
- Hiv, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- ISMiHealth (NCT05868005)
- Testing
- Clinical decision support system for screening of migrants using the ISMiHealth software tool.
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 980 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
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
Schistosomiasis
Study of Safety and Immune Response of the Sm14 Vaccine in Adults of Endemic Regions
The clinical trial phase 2a is designed to assess the safety of the active ingredient (protein + adjuvant) and secondarily its immunogenicity in healthy male adults from 18 to 49 years of age with a history of infection with…
- Trial name
- NCT03041766
- Testing
- Sm14, GLA-SE solution
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Lymphatic Filariasis
Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis
The DOLF Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis study will determine the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following triple-drug therapy (IVM+DEC+ALB, IDA) compared to the standard two-drug treatment (DEC+ALB…
- Trial name
- NCT02899936
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- 4 sites in Haiti, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 23,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma Mansoni
Sm-TSP-2 Schistosomiasis Vaccine in Healthy Ugandan Adults
The study will recruit up to 290 healthy adult males and non-pregnant females into a two-part clinical trial of a vaccine to protect against schistosomiasis caused by infection with S. mansoni.
- Trial name
- NCT03910972
- Testing
- Sm-TSP-2/Alhydrogel® vaccine, Sm-TSP-2/Alhydrogel® vaccine plus AP 10-701, ENGERIX-B Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Lymphatic Filariasis
Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Lymphatic Filariasis in Rural Southern India
According to the World Health Organization, lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease, is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT01629771
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hookworm Infection
Phase 1 Trial of Na-ASP-2 Hookworm Vaccine in Previously Infected Brazilian Adults
Na-ASP-2 is a protein expressed during the larval stage of the N. americanus hookworm life cycle. Vaccination with recombinant ASP-2 has protected dogs and hamsters from infection in challenge studies.
- Trial name
- NCT00473967
- Testing
- Na-ASP-2 Hookworm Vaccine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver Fluke-Related Cholangiocarcinoma
Evaluating a Community-Based Behaviour Change Communication Model to Prevent Cholangiocarcinoma in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Liver cancer, specifically cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is very common in different areas in Thailand. Many factors make this cancer more common, such as liver fluke infection, older age, eating raw fish, family history of cancer…
- Conditions
- Cholangiocarcinoma, Liver Fluke-Related Cholangiocarcinoma, Opisthorchiasis
- Trial name
- eCHEC (NCT05321992)
- Testing
- eCHEC program
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Schistosomiasis
Childhood Schistosomiasis: a Novel Strategy Extending the Benefits/Reach of Antihelminthic Treatment
Objective and Hypotheses: This project has the overall objective of implementing and evaluating new approaches to reducing the current and future burden of urinary schistosomiasis in young children using the antihelminthic drug…
- Trial name
- NCT02495909
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Helminthiasis, Filariasis
Field Studies on the Feasibility of Interrupting the Transmission of Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH)
Over 1.5 billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH). Global STH guidelines recommend MDA (mass drug administration) of albendazole or mebendazole to targeted populations, including pre-school age children…
- Trial name
- NCT03014167
- Testing
- Albendazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Benin, India and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 357,716 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Intestinal Disease, Parasitic, Chronic Disease
Intestinal Parasites in Inhabitants of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province in Poland
The goal of the proposed study is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases in adults and children. These invasions are included to "dirty hand diseases" (per os invasions), therefore it applies mainly preschool…
- Trial name
- NCT03490435
- Testing
- Tests for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic diseases
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicolaus Copernicus University