Clinical trials: in Niger
Severe Acute Malnutrition
The Effect of Routine Antibiotic Use in the Outpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children Without Complications
This study will be conducted as a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to compare routine antibiotic prescription vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01613547
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,412 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Marasmus, Kwashiorkor
Mothers Understand And Can do it - Mid Upper Arm Circumference Screening for Malnutrition Performed by Mothers
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE : To determine whether mothers, given minimal group training, are capable of using a MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) bracelet to screen their children for malnutrition and categorise them into one of three…
- Conditions
- Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition; Degree, Moderate, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MUAC (NCT01790815)
- Where
- Niger
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Meningitis
Study on the Impact of Vaccination With a Conjugate Vaccine on Meningococcal Carriage
Meningococcal disease occurs throughout the world but attack rates in the Sahelian and sub-Sahelian regions of Africa - the African meningitis belt - are many times higher than those seen in any other part of the world.
- Trial name
- MenAfriCar (NCT01119482)
- Testing
- MenAfriVac™
- Where
- 3 sites in Chad, Mali and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 33,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Meningococcal Disease
A Case-control Study of the Efficacy of a New Serogroup A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MenAfriVac) in Mali and Niger
Major epidemics of meningococcal meningitis occur in countries of the African Sahel and sub-Sahel every few years. Most of these epidemics are caused by meningococci belonging to serogroup A.
- Trial name
- VES (NCT01303211)
- Where
- 2 sites in Mali, Niger
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Malaria, Falciparum, Malnutrition
Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) in Children With Malaria and Severe Acute Malnutrition, Madaoua, Niger 2010
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the artesunate-amodiaquine combination is effective in treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children with severe acute malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Falciparum, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01204411
- Testing
- Artesunate-amodiaquine fixed-dose combination
- Where
- Niger
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Trachoma, Chlamydia Trachomatis
Impact of Two Alternative Dosing Strategies for Trachoma Control in Niger
Trachoma is a disease of poverty, which in the hyperendemic areas affects all individuals by the time they are two years old. Active disease is concentrated in children and occurs sporadically in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00618449
- Testing
- Azithromcyin, Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Incomplete Abortion
Sublingual Misoprostol Versus Standard Surgical Care for the Treatment of Incomplete Abortion
In this study, we will compare the safety and efficacy of 400 mcg sublingually administered misoprostol alone to standard surgical care for the treatment of incomplete abortion.
- Trial name
- NCT00466999
- Testing
- misoprostol, surgery
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Egypt and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gynuity Health Projects