Clinical trials: in Ghana
Uncomplicated Malaria
Amodiaquine+Artesunate vs. Artemether-Lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Malaria in Ghanaian Children
Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT) are currently recommended for malaria treatment. Artemether-lumefantrine(A-L) and Artesunate+amodiaquine (A+A) have been the most commonly adopted of the recommended ACT regimens.
- Trial name
- NCT00406146
- Testing
- amodiaquine+artesunate/artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- Ghana
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana Medical School
HIV Infections
Study of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) for Prevention of HIV
This Phase 2 study involving tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) will assess the extended safety of TDF 300 mg per day among young women who are not HIV-infected.
- Trial name
- NCT00122486
- Testing
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
- Where
- 3 sites in Cameroon, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Anaemia in Children
Study on Preventing Anemia in Children in Ghana
A study that seeks to establish an effective way of preventing anaemia in children at the community level using two known interventions - Iron supplementation and or antimalarial.
- Trial name
- NCT00301054
- Testing
- Ferrous sulphate, Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ghana Health Services
Bacterial Vaginosis, Candidiasis
Study of the Management of Vaginal Discharge in West African Using Single Dose Treatments
This randomised controlled trial aimed to verify whether directly observed single dose treatment (with tinidazole+fluconazole) would be as effective as the longer standard treatments (metronidazole for 7 days, plus vaginal…
- Conditions
- Bacterial Vaginosis, Candidiasis, Vaginitis
- Trial name
- NCT00313131
- Testing
- tinidazole+fluconazole vs metronidazole+clotrimazole
- Where
- 7 sites in Ghana, Guinea and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,524 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Malaria
Efficacy and Safety of Amodiaquine and Amodiaquine-Artesunate
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of two antimalarial drug regimes, namely amodiaquine versus amodiaquine-artesunate, in the treatment of children with uncomplicated malaria.
- Trial name
- NCT00238017
- Testing
- amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
HIV Infections
Trial of SAVVY and HIV in Ghana
Heterosexual contact is now the primary route of transmission for HIV worldwide. This study is a phase 3 trial designed to determine the effectiveness and safety of the 1.0% C31G (SAVVY) vaginal gel for the prevention of…
- Trial name
- NCT00129532
- Testing
- 1.0% C31G SAVVY vaginal gel
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 2,142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biosyn