Clinical trials: in Guinea-Bissau
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
Wasting (severe thinness) is a common and serious problem among young children in rural Guinea-Bissau. Community Health Agents (CHAs) can help prevent malnutrition by regularly measuring children's growth and advising families on…
- Trial name
- NCT07584395
- Testing
- Regular Growth Monitoring (RGM) by Community Health Agents
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Infant Mortality, BCG
Can Earlier BCG Vaccination Reduce Early Infant Mortality? A Randomised Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BCG vaccination shortly after birth can reduce early infant mortality in a rural and an urban setting.
- Trial name
- BCGR (NCT02504203)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark 1331 (Statens Serum Institute)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral, COVID
OPV as Potential Protection Against COVID-19
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that oral polio vaccine (OPV) may have beneficial non-specific effects, reducing morbidity and mortality from other infections than polio.
- Conditions
- Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral, COVID, Mortality, Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04445428
- Testing
- oral polio vaccine + information, Information
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,729 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent
Burden of Tuberculosis Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Guinea-Bissau
This study aims to address critical diagnostic and data gaps in tuberculosis (TB) care among pregnant and postpartum women in Guinea-Bissau, a high-burden, resource-limited setting.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculosis Infection, Latent, Pregnancy, Tuberculosis Diagnosis
- Trial name
- TIPP (NCT07419568)
- Testing
- Enhanced protocol
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, BCG Vaccination Reaction
Diabetes Diagnosis, Management, Prevention and Education in Guinea-Bissau
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) will affect ~650 million adults worldwide by 2040 and about as many will have pre-diabetes. Chronic hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance precedes T2D development.
- Trial name
- BCGTODM (NCT05591339)
- Testing
- BCG vaccine (two doses, 4 weeks apart)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Infant Mortality, BCG
Can BCG Vaccination at First Health-facility Contact Reduce Early Infant Mortality?
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is recommended at birth to protect against tuberculosis (TB) in countries with high TB burden. BCG is supplied in multidose vials with limited durability after reconstitution.
- Trial name
- CS-BCG (NCT04658680)
- Testing
- BCG vaccination at first health facility contact
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 22,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Mortality, Vaccines
The Effect on Overall Mortality of a National Policy of Limiting Measles Vaccination to Children Below 12 Months of Age
The national Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Guinea-Bissau focuses its efforts exclusively on children below 12 months of age; children who have reached 12 months of age are no longer entitled to vaccines through the…
- Trial name
- MVEPI (NCT01306006)
- Testing
- Providing measles vaccine for all children 9-35 months who have not yet received a routine measles vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Measles Vaccine
Trial of Additional Measles Vaccine to Reduce Child Mortality
Background: All observational studies and a few randomised controlled trials (RCT) suggest that early measles vaccine (MV), in particular an early two-dose strategy, has a much better effect on overall mortality than later MV.
- Trial name
- NCT01644721
- Testing
- Early measles vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,750 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Tuberculosis
Increased Tuberculosis Case Detection - DiOpTB
As estimated by the WHO 10.6 million new Tuberculosis (TB) cases were identified in 2022- while more than three million went undetected and untreated.
- Trial name
- DiOpTB (NCT06437184)
- Testing
- ODP
- Where
- 2 sites in Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Measles Vaccine, Hospital Admission
Measles Vaccination at Health System Contacts
In addition to protecting against measles infection, measles vaccine (MV) strengthens the individual's ability to combat infections in general - MV has beneficial non-specific effects (NSE) lowering the risk of death and…
- Conditions
- Measles Vaccine, Hospital Admission, Mortality, Non-specific (Heterologous) Effects of Vaccines
- Trial name
- NCT04220671
- Testing
- measles vaccine, Saline
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 5,400 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Infant Morbidity, Infant Mortality
BCG Revaccination With the Third Dose of Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis Vaccine and Infant Mortality in Africa
Studies in low-income countries show that vaccines can have important non-specific effects on other infections. Live BCG vaccine can train the immune system and reduce susceptibility to unrelated infections.
- Conditions
- Infant Morbidity, Infant Mortality, Non-Specific Effects of Vaccines, BCG
- Trial name
- BCG2-DTP3 (NCT07005726)
- Testing
- BCG Vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Measles Vaccination, Oral Polio Vaccine
Vaccine Campaign Effects on General Hospital Admissions and Mortality Among Children
The world is set on eradicating measles and polio infections in the coming decade. Once both infections are under control, campaigns with measles and oral polio vaccines will be phased out.
- Conditions
- Measles Vaccination, Oral Polio Vaccine, Non-specific/Heterologous Effects of Vaccines, Mortality
- Trial name
- RE-CAMP (NCT03460002)
- Testing
- Measles vaccine, Oral polio vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 28,612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
HIV Infections, HPV-Related Cervical Carcinoma
Self-collected Vaginal and Urine Samples in HIV-positive Women
This study assesses topics as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and cancer screening methods. The focus will be on evaluating feasibility of implementing novel cancer screening modalities in a…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HPV-Related Cervical Carcinoma, Cervical Cancer, Coinfection, HIV
- Trial name
- NCT05783167
- Testing
- Self-sampling for HPV infection
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 502 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Vaccine Reaction
The Non-Specific Immunological Effects of Providing Oral Polio Vaccine to Seniors in Guinea-Bissau
OPV is the live attenuated vaccine against polio virus. OPV has been key in almost eradicating polio infection. Intriguingly, OPV has been associated with lower all-cause mortality and morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT06266754
- Testing
- Oral polio vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Tuberculosis, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Stools and Urine to Improve Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children
Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in children is challenging in low and middle-income countries where access to TB culture and X-ray is limited. More than half cases of childhood TB remain undiagnosed every year.
- Trial name
- NCT06239337
- Testing
- Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in stools and urine
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 563 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain
Death, Infant, Morbidity;Infant
Trial to Compare Two Strains of BCG
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare BCG-Japan versus BCG-Russia 1:1 in 15,000 infants with respect to…
- Trial name
- STRAIN III (NCT04383925)
- Testing
- BCG-Japan, BCG-Russia
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 16,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant
Trial to Compare BCG-Bulgaria and BCG-Denmark
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of Hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Danish strain (AJ Vaccines…
- Conditions
- Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant, Morbidity;Newborn, Morbidity;Infant
- Trial name
- BCGSTRAIN IV (NCT05397678)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark, BCG-Bulgaria
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Child Mortality, Child Morbidity
A Second Dose of Measles Vaccine (MV) in the Second Year of Life
This study evaluates the non-specific effects on child mortality and morbidity of a second dose of measles in the second year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02943681
- Testing
- Measles vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 3,812 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Vaccine Preventable Disease, Measles
Measles and BCG Vaccines for Mother and Child
In Africa, the mortality from infectious diseases remains high. The investigators have discovered that live vaccines such as the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis and the measles vaccine can strengthen resistance to other…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Preventable Disease, Measles, Mother-Infant Interaction, BCG Vaccination Reaction
- Trial name
- MATVAC (NCT04899765)
- Testing
- BCG vaccine, Measles vaccine
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Tuberculosis
Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Children From 6 Months to 15 Years With Presumptive Tuberculosis
Diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children is particularly challenging in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), and a high number of children remain undiagnosed and untreated.
- Trial name
- NCT05364593
- Where
- 2 sites in Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan
- Volunteers
- 576 people
- Sponsor
- Medecins Sans Frontieres, Spain