Clinical trials: in Madagascar
Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition
Effect of Hygiene and Menstrual Hygiene Interventions on Learning and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Madagascar
A previous study in schools in rural Madagascar found that a bundle of hygiene-focused interventions substantially improved girls' learning outcomes.
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition, Inflammation, Stress
- Trial name
- KILONGA2 (NCT07702916)
- Testing
- Peer leadership/sensitization + sanitary pads, School infrastructure
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California Santa Cruz
Early Childhood Development
Integrating Early Stimulation and Play at Scale: "MAHAY Mikolo"
The overall objective of the study is to examine the effects of integrating early child development group sessions into the existing, at-scale, community health and nutrition programs administered by the government in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT05129696
- Testing
- Treatment (T), Treatment + (T+)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 8,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Schistosomiasis
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the rSm-p80 + GLA-SE (SchistoShield®) Candidate Vaccine in Healthy Adults in Burkina Faso and Madagascar
The goal of this phase 1b, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded, dose-escalation study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a three-dose regimen, spaced four weeks apart, given…
- Trial name
- NCT05762393
- Testing
- rSm-p80 + GLA-SE
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation
Impact of a Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-Fortified Cracker on the Gut Microbiome and Iron Status in Malagasy Schoolchildren
The purpose of this study is to determine the health impacts of consistent consumption of insect-fortified crackers among school-aged children in Madagascar.
- Conditions
- Gut -Microbiota, Inflamation, Iron Absorption
- Trial name
- NCT07439185
- Testing
- Cricket and Black Soldier Fly Larvae-fortified Cracker, Rice and Corn Cracker
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Comprehensive Sexual Education
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Madagascar
The study will evaluate a comprehensive sexual education program (CSE) delivered by Projet Jeune Leader (PJL), a women-led non-governmental program in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT06598553
- Testing
- Projet Jeune Leader Comprehensive Sexual Education
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis: Sub-Saharan Africa vs. Central Europe
Many people are affected by atopic dermatitis (AD) worldwide. However, clinical studies on AD in Sub-Saharan Africa are rare and there is a lack of knowledge about possible differences in pathogenesis between European and African…
- Trial name
- NCT05363904
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- 3 sites in Madagascar, Switzerland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Leprosy
Post ExpOsure Prophylaxis for LEprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar
This is a cluster randomized trial on effectiveness of different modalities of Single Double Dose of Rifampicin Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (SDDR-PEP) for leprosy in the Comoros (Anjouan and Mohéli) and Madagascar.
- Trial name
- PEOPLE (NCT03662022)
- Testing
- Rifampicin
- Where
- 3 sites in Comoros, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 144,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Tuberculosis
Dried Blood Spot Test to Assess TB in Pregnancy
Despite being a key contributor to maternal mortality in high-burden regions, TB in pregnancy is a hugely neglected area of global public health.
- Trial name
- DROPTB2 (NCT04871230)
- Testing
- 3G DBS, Sputum Test, 3G Veinous Blood
- Where
- 12 sites in Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 1,424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Covid19
Mix and Match Heterologous Prime-Boost Study Using Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
This is an observer-blind, randomized study which aims to assess the immune response and the safety of two different approved vaccines for first and second dose in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04998240
- Testing
- BBIBP-CorV - Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell), Ad26.COV2.S (Recombinant, replication-incompetent adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) vector encoding a full-length and stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike protein),
- Where
- 2 sites in Madagascar, Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Vaccine Institute
Rabies
Immunity Persistence After Abridged Intradermal Rabies PEP
After exposure, rabies can be prevented in almost 100% of cases by the administration of sufficient and timely post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
- Trial name
- RESIST-3 (NCT04829630)
- Testing
- rabies vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Cambodia, Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Neonatal Acquisition of ESBL-PE in a Low-income Country - NeoLIC
Enterobacteriaceae, more specifically Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are the bacteria most often responsible for neonatal infections in low-income countries.
- Trial name
- NeoLIC (NCT04836208)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Moderate Acute Malnutrition
Comparing Several Strategies to Manage Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Children From 6 to 24 Months Old
The aim of this open-label randomized controlled trial conducted in four African countries (Madagascar, Niger, Central African Republic and Senegal) is to compare three strategies of renutrition for moderate acute malnutrition…
- Trial name
- MALINEA (NCT03474276)
- Testing
- Azythromycin, Inuline and fructo-oligosaccharides, Albendazole
- Where
- 4 sites in Central African Republic, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Bordetella Pertussis, Whooping Cough
Pertussis Immunization Programs in Low Income Countries
Due to waning of infectious as well as vaccine immunity and lack of vaccination boosters, a large number of adolescents and adults are no longer immunized against Bordetella pertussis, the agent of whooping cough and consequently…
- Trial name
- PERILIC (NCT02983487)
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal sampling, Blood Sampling
- Where
- 3 sites in Cambodia, Madagascar and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Malaria in Pregnancy
Evaluating the Effects of Community Delivery of Malaria Intermittent Preventive Treatment on Pregnant Women and Babies
This study evaluates the effectiveness of community delivery of sulfadoxine-pyrimetamine (SP) for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) in increasing the coverage of IPTp among pregnant women in…
- Trial name
- TIPTOP (NCT03600844)
- Testing
- Community distribution of SP for IPTp
- Where
- 12 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 10,602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jhpiego
Schistosomiasis
Treatment of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) With Praziquantel: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a frequent manifestation of the infection with Schistosoma haematobium or mansoni. FGS is probably the most neglected gynaecological condition in the tropics.
- Trial name
- NCT04115072
- Testing
- Praziquantel 600Mg Oral Tablet x 5, Praziquantel 600Mg Oral Tablet x 1
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regionshospital Nordjylland
Surgery, Surgery- Complications
African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS)
STUDY OBJECTIVE To confirm the incidence of in-hospital postoperative complications in adult surgical patients in Africa. STUDY DESIGN Seven day, African national multi-centre prospective observational cohort study of adult (≥18…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgery- Complications, Mortality
- Trial name
- ASOS (NCT03044899)
- Testing
- All surgeries in adult patients
- Where
- 25 sites in Algeria, Benin and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 11,422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Human Papilloma Virus Infection, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2/3
The HPV Self-test as a Test of Cure in Madagascar
The purpose of this study is to find out whether Self-HPV may be an accurate method for the follow-up of women with a history of HPV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02811367
- Testing
- HPV test
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Abortion, Incomplete
Misoprostol for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion
This randomized study will examine the efficacy, safety and acceptability of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion. Women diagnosed with incomplete abortion will be randomized to receive one of the following regimens…
- Trial name
- NCT00670761
- Testing
- misoprostol, MVA
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Madagascar and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects
Cervical Precancer
Cervical Cancer Screening in Madagascar Using Smartphone Photos and Mobile Telemedicine
The purpose of this study is to determine whether smartphone photos may assist health-care worker (on-site) and to evaluate the diagnostic reliability and accuracy of cervical examination with smartphone photos of VIA (D-VIA)…
- Trial name
- NCT02693379
- Testing
- D-VIA
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 1,041 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Patrick Petignat
Bacterial Infections
Children's Antibiotic Resistant Infections in Low Income Countries
The main challenge of the ChARLI program is to assess the clinical burden of severe neonatal and childhood bacterial infections in low-income countries,in particular those caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria.
- Trial name
- ChARLI (NCT02074865)
- Testing
- biological samples
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur