Clinical trials: in Peru
Human Papillomavirus Infection
Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Female Sex Workers
The primary objectives of this study are to determine the acceptance and potential for the effective use of HPV vaccine in the standard and a modified schedule in female sex workers.
- Trial name
- Girasol (NCT00925288)
- Testing
- Gardasil
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preeclampsia
Aggressive Versus Expectant Management of Severe Preeclampsia Remote From Term
How best to manage preeclampsia remote from term is controversial because of conflicting maternal and neonatal risks. Gestational age is the most important determinant of neonatal outcome.
- Trial name
- MEXPRE-Latin (NCT01164852)
- Testing
- Delivery
- Where
- 8 sites in Ecuador, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Fluoride and Silver Pharmacokinetics of DSF Applied Topically to Teeth of Adults. Erythema, Bleeding, White Changes, Ulceration and Pigmentation Were Assessed
Pharmacokinetics of Diammine Silver Fluoride
There is growing worldwide interest in the use of diammine silver fluoride (DSF) as a topical agent to treat dentin hypersensitivity and dental caries.
- Trial name
- NCT01664871
- Testing
- DIammine SIlver Fluoride
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Infantile Diarrhea
Prophylaxis of Gastrointestinal Infections With EcN
This interventional trial shall investigate the efficacy and tolerance of a suspension with non-pathogenic probiotic E. coli strain Nissle (EcN) on prophylaxis against gastrointestinal infections in newborn and infants.
- Trial name
- PIURA (NCT01469273)
- Testing
- Mutaflor® Suspension
- Where
- 3 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Bartolome
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Randomized, Controlled Trial - Lactoferrin Prevention of Diarrhea in Children
Much has been learned in recent years about the mechanisms by which breastfeeding improves child health and survival. However, there has been little progress in using these insights to improve pediatric care.
- Trial name
- NCT00560222
- Testing
- bovine lactoferrin
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 555 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Infertility
Results Following the Vitrification of Human Oocytes Using 2 Methodologies
The investigators are going to compare embryo developmental rates of human eggs following freezing in two different freezing methods.
- Trial name
- NCT01033474
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwest Center for Reproductive Sciences
Infections
Education Intervention to Reduce Helminth Infections and Absenteeism in Grade 5 School-children
To efficiently control soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm), WHO, PAHO, and others recommend the inclusion of an education strategy in school-based deworming programs.
- Trial name
- NCT01085799
- Testing
- Health Education Intervention
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
E. Granulosus Cystic Hydatid d
Epi Cystic Hydatid Disease Peru
This is a study developed by researchers from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos and other local and foreign institutions.
- Trial name
- NCT00138346
- Where
- 2 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Intestinal Parasitism
Mass Treatment T Solium Community Study
Investigators from Cayetano Heredia University and Johns Hopkins University are doing this study. They want to see how people and pigs get infected with a parasite, called cysticercus (known as "pig triquina").
- Trial name
- NCT00138359
- Testing
- Niclosamide
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pulmonary Hypertension, Mountain Sickness
Study of the Effects of Iron Levels on the Lungs at High Altitude
The study hypothesis is that body iron levels are important in determining the increase in lung blood pressure that occurs in response to low oxygen levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00952302
- Testing
- Iron sucrose, Normal saline, Venesection
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
HIV Infections
Effect of an Online Video-Based Intervention to Increase HIV Testing in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Peru
Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the greatest burden of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) epidemic in Peru.
- Trial name
- NCT00751192
- Testing
- HIV-testing motivational videos, Standard public health text
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NGO Via Libre
Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Diagnosing Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Children in Peru
Tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among AIDS patients in the developing world. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV infected children is complicated by inefficient and expensive tuberculosis tests and vague diagnostic…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT00054769
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Schizophrenia
Olanzapine Versus An Active Comparator in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to determine how Olanzapine compares to an active comparator in the treatment of schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00036088
- Testing
- Olanzapine
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company