Clinical trials: in Ghana
RSV Infections, RSV Immunisation
A Clinical Trial on Safety in Pregnant Women and How Well the Infant is Protected Against RSV-associated Lower Respiratory Tract Infection When the Pregnant Woman Receives the Approved RSV Vaccine Compared to a Placebo.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that often affects children during childhood. Even though most cases of RSV are mild, it can cause serious disease and even death - especially in very young babies, babies born too…
- Conditions
- RSV Infections, RSV Immunisation, Preterm Labour
- Trial name
- NCT06955728
- Testing
- Vaccine
- Where
- 11 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 13,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
HPV Vaccine
Strengthening HPV Immunization Through EPI Leveraged Delivery
This is a randomized observer-blind placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study with the aim to assess the safety and tolerability, and the immunogenicity of a bivalent HPV vaccine administered in healthy infants and toddlers (9…
- Trial name
- SHIELD (NCT07377656)
- Testing
- HPV vaccine, Measles and rubella Vaccine
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
HIV Treatment Adherence
Piloting the Incentivized Text-Based Adherence Game Intervention.
This project will develop and test a novel intervention to improve HIV treatment adherence among young adults with HIV who attend an HIV clinic in Kumasi, Ghana.
- Trial name
- iTAG (NCT07115498)
- Testing
- iTAG
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Providence College
Pregnancy
Ghana MHL Project, Tamale
This study is designed to test a nutrition education program that focuses on local foods in northern Ghana. The goal is to help pregnant women eat a wider variety of foods, increase their intake of protein, energy, and iron-rich…
- Trial name
- NCT06898346
- Testing
- Nutrition Education
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Low Birthweight, Preterm
Enhancing the Survival of Low Birth Weight Infants in Low-Resource Settings
Kangaroo Care, which includes skin-to-skin contact, exclusive breastfeeding, and timely follow-up, is a proven method to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings where the risks of prematurity, neonatal…
- Conditions
- Low Birthweight, Preterm, Kangaroo Mother Care
- Trial name
- NCT06937580
- Testing
- Peer Support and Baby Box
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Vaginal Fistula, Vesico Vaginal Fistula
Feasibility of the Menstrual Cup for VVF
This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of the vaginal menstrual cup for short-term management of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) among 11 women seeking treatment at a health facility in Ghana.
- Conditions
- Vaginal Fistula, Vesico Vaginal Fistula, Obstetric; Injury
- Trial name
- FMCVVF (NCT03414060)
- Testing
- Menstrual Cup
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana Medical School
Self Sampling, Communication Model
Development of Implementation Toolkits
The purpose of the study is to conduct an intervention program aimed at increasing HPV self-sampling among women living with HIV in Ghana.
- Conditions
- Self Sampling, Communication Model, Implementation Science, HIV
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT06739772)
- Testing
- HPV Self-Sampling and Behavior Intervention, Participants in the intervention group will receive HPV self sampling and behavioral intervention
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Hypertension, Hand Grip Strength
The Effect of an Oral Nutritional Supplement on the Nutritional and Health Outcomes of the Elderly
I am conducting this research to find out if a peanut based food that is ready to use would improve the nutritional and health outcomes of the elderly when they consume it daily for 12 weeks.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hand Grip Strength, Body Weight, Iron Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06773975
- Testing
- Oral nutritional supplementation
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana
Pneumonia
Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy
RECOVERY is a randomised trial of treatments to prevent death in patients hospitalised with pneumonia. The treatments being investigated are: COVID-19: Lopinavir-Ritonavir, Hydroxychloroquine, Corticosteroids, Azithromycin…
- Trial name
- RECOVERY (NCT04381936)
- Testing
- Lopinavir-Ritonavir, Corticosteroid, Hydroxychloroquine
- Where
- 16 sites in Belgium, Estonia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 70,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Sickle Cell Disease, Pregnancy Related
Sickle Cell Disease Obstetric Multi-Disciplinary Care Programme
To implement an effective but low-cost strategy to decrease SCD maternal and perinatal mortality in Ghana. The objectives are to 1) assess the impact of a multidisciplinary SCD-obstetric team for decreasing mortality across three…
- Trial name
- SCOB-II (NCT05143021)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Sickle Cell Disease- Obstetric Team
- Where
- 3 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study of Etavopivat in Adults and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease (HIBISCUS)
This clinical trial is a Phase 2/3 study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of etavopivat and test how well etavopivat works compared to placebo to improve the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and to reduce the number of…
- Trial name
- HIBISCUS (NCT04624659)
- Testing
- Etavopivat Tablets Low dose, Etavopivat Tablets High dose, Etavopivat Tablets
- Where
- 142 sites in United States, Canada and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Forma Therapeutics, Inc.
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant, RDS of Prematurity
Pragmatic Evaluation of Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment in Africa
The goal of this pragmatic clinical trial is to learn if the drug surfactant given by a less invasive technique works to treat respiratory distress in preterm infants in low- and middle-income African countries where invasive…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant, RDS of Prematurity, Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT06554522
- Testing
- Surfactant
- Where
- 8 sites in Central African Republic, Ghana and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,512 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy
Multi Disciplinary Sickle Cell Disease Obstetrics Care Program in Ghana
The goal of this observational study is to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of initiating a multidisciplinary sickle cell disease (SCD) obstetrics program for women with SCD in a non-academic hospital.
- Trial name
- SCOB III (NCT07488091)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary sickle cell disease (SCD) obstetrics program for women with SCD in a non-academic hospital.
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ghana Medical School
Depression Disorders
African Youth in Mind (Y-MIND) - Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Brief Psychological Intervention for Older Adolescents With Depression Delivered Through Senior High Schools in Navrongo, Ghana
The overarching aim of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility of implementing a psychological intervention (Y-MIND), delivered by school guidance and counselling coordinators, for the treatment of depression among…
- Trial name
- NCT06740084
- Testing
- Y-MIND Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Sickle Cell Disease
Study to Evaluate the Effect of GBT440 on TCD in Pediatrics With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of voxelotor in pediatric participants, aged ≥ 2 to < 15 years old, with Sickle Cell Disease.
- Trial name
- HOPE Kids 2 (NCT04218084)
- Testing
- Voxelotor
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Egypt and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Malaria, Malaria Vaccines
A Study Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Impact of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' RTS, S/AS01E Malaria Vaccine in Young Children Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The RTS, S/AS01E vaccine was developed to protect children in sub-Saharan Africa from malaria as part of routine immunization programs. This study aims to check the vaccine's safety after it has been introduced.
- Trial name
- EPI-MAL-003 (NCT03855995)
- Testing
- Whole blood sample
- Where
- 6 sites in Ghana, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 77,953 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cost of ICU, Out of Pocket Expenses
ICU-related Out of Pocket Expenses (ICOPE)
The ICU-related Out-of-Pocket Expenses (ICOPE) study is a multinational, prospective observational study conducted in African and Asian countries to quantify ICU-related out-of-pocket expenditures and catastrophic health…
- Trial name
- ICOPE (NCT07439692)
- Where
- 44 sites in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance - MORU
Sepsis
African Survey on Sepsis Knowledge (ASK)
This study is an anonymous online survey on clinical knowledge of sepsis among healthcare professionals in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The survey is to be repeated every 12-24 months.
- Trial name
- ASK (NCT07351344)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claudia Spies
Independent Child Migration
Intervention to Improve Developmental and Health Outcomes for Female Adolescents
The primary goal of this pilot study (R21) is to address the urgent need for theoretically and empirically informed interventions that prevent poor female youth's rural-to-urban migration for child labor in low and middle-income…
- Trial name
- NCT04231669
- Testing
- Anzansi Family Program
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Surgery, Inpatients
EMUs: Enhanced Monitoring Using Sensors After Surgery
Patients can become critically unwell following surgical operations. Delay in recognition of this deterioration can result in patient harm and even death.
- Trial name
- EMUs (NCT06565559)
- Testing
- Wearable Wireless Sensor
- Where
- 17 sites in Benin, Ghana and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,332 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh