Clinical trials: in Kenya
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
A Clinical Study of MK-8527 to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) (MK-8527-011)
Researchers are looking for new medicines to prevent HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1) infection. The goals of this study are to learn: If taking MK-8527 once a month works to prevent HIV-1 infection as well as or…
- Trial name
- NCT07044297
- Testing
- MK-8527, FTC/TDF
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 4,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Bleeding Post-mechanical Valve Replacement, Thromboembolism Post-mechanical Valve Replacement
Low INR to Minimize Bleeding With Mechanical Valves Trial
This study evaluates the use of a lower INR target (1.5 to 2.5) in patients with a mechanical bileaflet heart valve in the aortic position.
- Trial name
- LIMIT (NCT03636295)
- Testing
- Warfarin
- Where
- 45 sites in Belgium, Botswana and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 2,625 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study to Evaluate How Well Etavopivat Works in People With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is conducted to confirm whether etavopivat works well at reducing the number of Vaso-occlusive crisis VOCs (sickle cell pain crises) caused by obstructions in blood vessels in adults and adolescents living with sickle…
- Trial name
- Hibiscus 2 (NCT06612268)
- Testing
- Etavopivat
- Where
- 175 sites in United States, Australia and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
HIV Infection, Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Carcinoma
Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women Living With HIV in Kenya, the ENHANCE LINKAge Trial
Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), human papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV create a dual burden of disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in the form of cervical cancer (CC).
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Carcinoma, Screening Strategy
- Trial name
- NCT06708351
- Testing
- Best Practice, Health Promotion and Education, HPV Self-Collection
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
mHealth Intervention
Evaluation of a Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Kenyan Adolescents Living in Urban Informal Settlements
This two-year study evaluates a mobile phone-based comprehensive sexuality education program designed to support adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Kenya, where rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted…
- Trial name
- NCT07587281
- Testing
- Chatbot providing comprehensive sexuality education plus youth peer facilitators
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pilot of an AI-Enabled Autism Caregiver Support Tool in Indiana and Kenya
This prospective pilot study will evaluate an AI-enabled autism caregiver support tool for caregivers of children with autism in Indiana and Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT07821619
- Testing
- AI-Enabled Autism Caregiver Support Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Acute Hypoxemia
Building Respiratory Support in East Africa Through High Flow Versus Standard Flow Oxygen Evaluation
Acute hypoxemia is common and deadly in resource variable settings. While studies in high income countries (HICs) have indicated a possible benefit to high flow oxygen as compared with standard flow oxygen, rigorous studies in…
- Trial name
- BREATHE (NCT05754034)
- Testing
- High flow oxygen, Standard flow oxygen
- Where
- 5 sites in Kenya, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Study of Atezolizumab With or Without Tiragolumab in Participants With Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Whose Cancers Have Not Progressed Following Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tiragolumab plus atezolizumab compared with placebo in participants with unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (or those who are unable or unwilling to…
- Trial name
- SKYSCRAPER-07 (NCT04543617)
- Testing
- Tiragolumab, Atezolizumab
- Where
- 166 sites in United States, Argentina and 26 more
- Volunteers
- 760 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Giredestrant Compared With Fulvestrant (Plus a CDK4/6 Inhibitor), in Participants With ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer Resistant to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy (pionERA Breast Cancer)
This is a Phase III, randomized, open-label multicenter study that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of giredestrant compared with fulvestrant, both in combination with the investigator's choice of a CDK4/6 inhibitor…
- Trial name
- NCT06065748
- Testing
- Giredestrant, Fulvestrant, Abemaciclib
- Where
- 311 sites in United States, Argentina and 35 more
- Volunteers
- 1,050 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Ebola Sudan Virus Disease
Monovalent Chimpanzee Adenoviral-Vectored Sudan Ebolavirus Vaccine in Healthy Adults
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Immune Responses of an Investigational Monovalent Chimpanzee Adenoviral-Vectored Sudan Ebolavirus Vaccine in Healthy Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06036602
- Testing
- cAD3-Sudan Ebolavirus Vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
HIV, HIV Infections
Mobile Phone Technology for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Cost (Kenya)
Although gains have been made in achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDG), much is still needed in countries affected by high levels of HIV/AIDS.
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV Infections, AIDS, Antiretroviral Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT01645865
- Testing
- Control, Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, STI
A Savings Intervention to Reduce Men's Engagement in HIV Risk Behaviors
This randomized control trial will test an economic intervention to reduce Kenyan men's engagement in behaviors that increase the risk of HIV/STIs.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, STI, Alcohol Consumption, Incentives
- Trial name
- NCT05385484
- Testing
- Receives mobile banking account with incentives to save, Basic Health and financial education
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
COVID-19
Evaluation of the Integration of Ag-RDTs for COVID-19 in MNCH, HIV and TB Services in Cameroon and Kenya
In many national Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response plans, including in Kenya and Cameroon, antigen detection tests are being used to improve access for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
- Trial name
- NCT05498727
- Testing
- Integration of SARS-CoV 2 Testing in HIV, MNCH and TB Clinics
- Where
- 2 sites in Cameroon, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 527,184 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Platform Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-malarial Agents in Participants With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria (Cohort B1)
This is Cohort B1 of the Platform study (NCT05750628) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of INE963 + Cipargamin in participants with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Trial name
- PLATINUM (NCT07811882)
- Testing
- KAE609 (Cipargamin), SoC (Coartem), INE963
- Where
- 13 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
HIV Infection
Very Early Intensive Treatment of Infants Living With HIV to Achieve HIV Remission
The study will explore the effects of early intensive antiretroviral therapy (ART) with or without a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) on achieving HIV remission (HIV RNA below the limit of detection of the assay) among…
- Trial name
- NCT02140255
- Testing
- Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs), Nevirapine (NVP), Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r)
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 1,120 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension
iCaReMe Global Registry: Multinational Real-world Evidence in Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases
To provide real world data on patient characteristics, disease management, healthcare utilization, and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Heart failure and/or Chronic kidney diseases
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- iCaReMe (NCT03549754)
- Where
- 76 sites in Brazil, Chile and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
HIV/AIDS
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Who Received Etravirine and/or Darunavir
The objectives of this data collection activity are to: 1. Describe the baseline demographics, clinical and laboratory profile of patients who ever received darunavir (DRV) and/or etravirine (ETR), at the time of initiation on…
- Trial name
- NewHorizon (NCT04194021)
- Where
- 5 sites in Cameroon, Eswatini and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 871 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Breast Cancer
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Atezolizumab or Placebo and Trastuzumab Emtansine for Participants With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer at High Risk of Recurrence Following Preoperative Therapy
This is a Phase III, two-arm, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study in participants with HER2-positive primary breast cancer who have received preoperative chemotherapy and HER2-directed therapy, including trastuzumab…
- Trial name
- Astefania (NCT04873362)
- Testing
- Atezolizumab, Trastuzumab Emtansine, Trastuzumab
- Where
- 238 sites in United States, Australia and 30 more
- Volunteers
- 1,188 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer
Observational Study Evaluate Pathology Practice Use Artificial Intelligence in Patient Suspected Lung and Breast Cancer
A multinational observational study to evaluate the current pathology practices and the utilization of computational pathology plus artificial intelligence algorithms in patients with suspected lung and breast cancer.
- Trial name
- CASCADE (NCT06827132)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 603 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
HIV Prevention, HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
Social Media as a Risk Tool for HIV Prevention Needs
The impact of effective HIV prevention tools is limited because many people do not know that they are at risk for HIV acquisition, despite the availability of various risk assessment scores and criteria.
- Trial name
- SMaaRT (NCT06566417)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital