Clinical trials: in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Bundibugyo Virus Disease
Study of Vaccines Against Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Contacts of Cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) causes severe and often fatal outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). No vaccine against BDBV is licensed.
- Trial name
- TUMAINI (NCT07842107)
- Testing
- Candidate BDBV vaccine, Active comparator
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden
Rift Valley Fever, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
RVF and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in East and Central Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a disease transmitted from livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, camels) to humans more commonly occurs in the East and Central Africa (ECA) regions where more than 15 major epidemics affecting more than one…
- Trial name
- NCT05139524
- Testing
- Evidence of past or recent RVF exposure
- Where
- 10 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Compliant Behavior, Morbidity;Infant
Financially-Incentives to Improve Provider Compliance
The main objective of this study is to assess whether making health financing streams conditional on provider performance on knowledge assessment can increase provider compliance with under-5 case management guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT04634019
- Testing
- Financially incentivized knowledge assessments
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Plague, Bubonic; Plague, Skin
Testing of a New Rapid Antigen Test for Plague in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
This study is being done to learn more about the disease in Ituri and to evaluate a new rapid test that may help doctors find the disease more quickly.
- Conditions
- Plague, Bubonic; Plague, Skin, Plague, Pneumonic
- Trial name
- RAPID-IT (NCT07174648)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Respiratory Depression Neonatal
Bedside Improvement of Resuscitation Through mHealth Feedback (BIRTH Study)
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of newborn resuscitation feedback supported by a mobile health application called LIVEBORN; secondarily, to evaluate the relative effectiveness of real-time guidance vs debriefing.
- Trial name
- NCT05963516
- Testing
- LIVEBORN: A Mobile Health Application (app) for Newborn Resuscitation, NeoBeat: Heart Rate Meter for Newborn Resuscitation
- Where
- 4 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 14,679 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Antenatal Care, Maternal Health
AI Blind-Sweep Ultrasound for Antenatal Screening by Non-Specialist Health Workers in Rural DR Congo
FS2 evaluates the diagnostic accuracy and implementation feasibility of an AI-assisted blind-sweep obstetric ultrasound (SPAQ E-con AI), operated by trained non-specialist health workers, for antenatal screening in rural…
- Conditions
- Antenatal Care, Maternal Health, Gestational Age, Placenta Praevia
- Trial name
- FS2 (NCT07677670)
- Testing
- SPAQ E-con AI blind-sweep ultrasound
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SOIK Corporation Sarl
Monkey Pox, Monkeypox
Mpox Paediatric and Adolescent Clinical Study
The goal of this multicentre, observational study on mpox in infants, children and adolescents is to increase knowledge about mpox infection and its associated disease in infants, children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT05947786
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,108 people
- Sponsor
- PENTA Foundation
Mpox (Monkeypox), Mpox
Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of LC16m8 Mpox Vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
This is a health facility-based prospective test-negative (TND) case-control study to evaluate vaccine effectiveness and active safety monitoring (cohort event monitoring), and passive surveillance for evaluation of the safety of…
- Trial name
- MPX-001 (NCT07093489)
- Testing
- LC16m8
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 11,990 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Trypanosomiasis; African, Due to Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense, Gambiense
Stop Transmission of Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis
This protocol describes both the epidemiological study which aims at assessing whether over a three-year period a zero prevalence can be achieved when implementing a screen \& treat approach with acoziborole, as well as a nested…
- Trial name
- STROgHAT (NCT07789743)
- Testing
- Acoziborole
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Open Tibia Fracture
Low-cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Dressings for Gustilo IIIb Tibial Fractures (Bukavu Pilot RCT)
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely used in the management of acute and chronic wounds, but commercial systems are costly and may be inaccessible in low-resource settings.
- Trial name
- BukavuNPWTRC (NCT07790991)
- Testing
- intervention2: standard wound dressing, Intervention1: Low-cost NPWT
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Bukavu
Aedes-borne Diseases
Implementation and Evaluation of Vector Control Methods in Kinshasa: The Case of Aedes
Arboviral diseases are viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus and are constantly spreading throughout the world, constituting a significant threat to public health.
- Trial name
- NCT06981442
- Testing
- Community-based environmental management, Vector control against immature stages of Aedes, Vector control against the mature stages of Aedes
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Monkeypox
Smallpox Vaccine for Mpox Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Cluster RCT
A cluster randomized controlled trial to determine if smallpox vaccine reduces secondary cases and symptom severity in persons exposed to mpox.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT05745987)
- Testing
- Bavarian Nordic smallpox vaccine, Typhoid VI Polysaccharide Vaccine Injectable Solution
- Where
- 10 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Mpox (Monkeypox), Smallpox
A Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity After Immunization With an mRNA-based Mpox Vaccine Candidate in Africa
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study which aims to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity after one and two doses of BNT166a or placebo in healthy participants.
- Conditions
- Mpox (Monkeypox), Smallpox, Orthopoxvirus Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07379580
- Testing
- BNT166a
- Where
- 6 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioNTech SE
Bacteremia
Surveillance of AMR in DRC
This study addresses knowledge gaps regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on evaluating the feasibility of AMR surveillance and enhancing local research capacity.
- Trial name
- SARKIN (NCT06821282)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Ebola Virus Disease
Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of a Heterologous Vaccine Regimen Against Ebola
This Phase 2 study aims to improve preparedness for future Ebola outbreaks by vaccination of a well-known population at risk, ie, a cohort of health care providers (HCP) (such as primary, emergency, and community health care…
- Trial name
- EBOVAC3DRC (NCT04186000)
- Testing
- Ad26.ZEBOV vaccine
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Postpartum Anemia
Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia Post-delivery
PRIORITY is designed as a 2-arm, randomized-controlled trial focused on postpartum women. The trial will recruit women who are diagnosed with moderate anemia based on a blood sample taken 6-48 hours after childbirth.
- Trial name
- PRIORITY (NCT05590260)
- Testing
- Ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) and folic acid tablets, Oral iron tablets and folic acid tablets
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 4,857 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Sickle Cell Disease
Realizing Effectiveness Across Continents With Hydroxyurea (REACH)
REACH is a prospective, phase I/II open-label dose escalation trial of hydroxyurea for for pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA).
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT01966731)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 4 sites in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 635 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Caffeine for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
CHIME is a randomized, parallel-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial focused on infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
- Trial name
- CHIME (NCT06855108)
- Testing
- Caffeine citrate oral solution
- Where
- 7 sites in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 830 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Mpox
Mpox Biology, Outcome, Transmission and Epidemiology - Tracking the Immune Response After mpoX vaCcination (MBOTE-TRAXX): Clinical Study to Monitor the Immunological Response Following Mpox Vaccination in the City of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The study Mbote-TRAXX evaluates humoral and cellular immune responses in individuals vaccinated against mpox with the MVA-BN or LC16m8 vaccine administered as part of a routine mpox vaccination campaign in Kinshasa, Democratic…
- Trial name
- MBOTE-TRAXX (NCT07499739)
- Testing
- blood sample collection
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Mpox
Validation of SDS-EDTA-Treated Chromatography Paper Strips for Mpox Sampling and Transport in DRC
The objective of this prospective paired diagnostic comparison study is to evaluate the diagnostic yield and field applicability of SDS-EDTA-treated chromatography paper strips for the collection, transport, and laboratory…
- Trial name
- NCT07634081
- Testing
- SDS-EDTA-treated chromatography strip
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven