Clinical trials: in Republic of the Congo
Cholera (Disorder)
Ondansetron to Prevent Oral Rehydration Failure in Children With Cholera
This Phase IIa randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether a single oral dose of ondansetron can reduce oral rehydration failure in children and adolescents with suspected or confirmed cholera and active vomiting.
- Trial name
- NCT07795060
- Testing
- Ondansetron, Standard Cholera Care
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Public Interest Science Center
COVID-19
Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19 in Africa
The main objective of this research is to identify and characterize the different molecular variants of SARS-CoV-2, emerging and / or circulating in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon…
- Trial name
- South-Spike (NCT05311891)
- Testing
- RT PCR
- Where
- 6 sites in Burkina Faso, Chad and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 12,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of KAF156 in Combination With Lumefantrine Solid Dispersion Formulation (LUM-SDF) in Pediatric Population With Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
This study aimed to determine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the investigational drug KAF156 in combination with a solid dispersion formulation of lumefantrine (LUM-SDF) in pediatric patients (6 months to < 18 years of…
- Trial name
- KALUMI (NCT04546633)
- Testing
- KAF156, LUM-SDF, Coartem
- Where
- 9 sites in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 295 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Hiv
HIV-1 Subtype-specific Drug Resistance in Patients Failing Dolutegravir (DTG) Based Regimen
This is a prospective observational study enrolling People Living with HIV (PLHIV) who are on a Dolutegravir-based AntiRetroviral Treatment (ART) regimen and experiencing virologic failure.
- Trial name
- DTG-Resist (NCT06285110)
- Where
- 22 sites in Argentina, Brazil and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Mpox (Monkeypox), Monkeypox Virus Infection
DiagRaMIE Mpox Virus-RDC for the Diagnostic of Monkeypox
Monkeypox, caused by a virus in the Orthopoxvirus genus, is a zoonotic disease first identified in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Trial name
- DiagRaMIE Mpox (NCT06840197)
- Testing
- NG-TestⓇ Monkeypox virus kit
- Where
- 3 sites in Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 197 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
COVID-19 Pneumonia, COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
Follow-up of Covid-19 Long Term Sequelae
The protocol, in accordance with the objectives of ORCHESTRA project - Work Package 2, aims at investigating the characteristics and determinants of COVID-19 long-term sequelae.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pneumonia, COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, COVID-19 Acute Bronchitis, COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05097677
- Testing
- Not applicable (observational study)
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 7,599 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Loiasis
A 3- to 5-day Clinical Trial of Levamisole in Loiasis Infected Subjects
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a 3- and 5-day course of levamisole (2.5 mg/kg) in management of loiasis microfilaremia.
- Trial name
- STOP-FiLAR (NCT06252961)
- Testing
- Levamisole 3 days, Levamisole 5 days
- Where
- 2 sites in Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Programme National de Lutte contre l'Onchocercose, Republic of the Congo
Onchocerciasis, Ocular, Loiasis
Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Levamisole in Loa Loa Microfilaremic Patients
This study aims at evaluating the safety and efficacy of levamisole in patients with loiasis infection.
- Trial name
- EOLoa (NCT04049630)
- Testing
- LEV 1 mg/kg, LEV 1,5 mg/kg, LEV 2,5 mg/kg
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Programme National de Lutte contre l'Onchocercose, Republic of the Congo
Mental Health Disorders
Youth and Adult Microfinance to Improve Resilience Outcomes in Democratic Republic of Congo
The investigators will test the effectiveness of a youth-led animal husbandry microfinance program, Rabbits for Resilience, combined with the adult microfinance, Pigs for Peace (PFP), program on youth, family and community…
- Trial name
- NCT02008695
- Testing
- adult microfinance, Youth microfinance only, youth and adult micro finance
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Malaria,Falciparum
Cohort Event Monitoring Study of Pyramax®
The study is to be performed in public health facilities in Central and West Africa where Pyramax will be used as treatment of uncomplicated malaria episodes, including repeat episodes.
- Trial name
- NCT03201770
- Testing
- pyronaridine artesunate
- Where
- 5 sites in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 8,572 people
- Sponsor
- Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Psychological and Psychosocial Intervention With War-Affected Children
The investigators are interested in knowing whether a group-based, trauma-focused intervention (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is superior to a more general, non trauma-focused, psychosocial intervention (Child…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Anxiety, Conduct
- Trial name
- NCT01509872
- Testing
- Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Child Friendly Space
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Critical Illness, Sepsis
Implementation of a Web Based Real Time Clinical Decision Support Tool.
In the developed world critical illness is routinely treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) by highly specialized physicians, nurses and support staff.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Shock
- Trial name
- CERTAINp (NCT02398981)
- Testing
- Clinical decision support tool
- Where
- 10 sites in China, Croatia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 962 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Psychological Distress
A Family-based, Resilience-focused Intervention for War-affected Communities in North-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The main research question of the study is whether a family-based, life-skills focused psychosocial intervention is effective in reducing psychological distress and stigma and improving inter-personal relations and functioning…
- Trial name
- NCT01542398
- Testing
- Family-Focused, Community-Based, Resilience-Targetting Psychosocial Intervention
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure
A Survey of Hospitalizations in Cardiology Units in Sub-Saharan Africa
FEVRIER study is an observatory of hospitalizations in cardiology units in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Syncope, Stroke
- Trial name
- FEVRIER (NCT03231449)
- Testing
- observation of current care
- Where
- 20 sites in Benin, Burkina Faso and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Cardiologie et Développement
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Sleeping Sickness
Pivotal Study of Fexinidazole for Human African Trypanosomiasis in Stage 2
This clinical trial is designed to prove the efficacy and safety of Fexinidazole as an oral treatment for human african trypanosomiasis in advanced stage. The Fexinidazole is compared to reference treatment NECT.
- Trial name
- NCT01685827
- Testing
- Fexinidazole, Nifurtimox, Eflornithine
- Where
- 10 sites in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 394 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV
Conditional Cash Transfers to Increase Uptake of and Retention of PMTCT Services
The goals of the proposed study are to: 1) test whether small, increasing cash payments to HIV-infected pregnant women, on the condition that they attend scheduled clinic visits and receive proposed services, will increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT01838005
- Testing
- Conditional cash transfer
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mental Disorders, Multiple Trauma
Microfinance Intervention to Improve Health of Trauma Survivors in DRC
The objective is to test the effectiveness of a village-led microfinance program, Pigs for Peace, on health, household economic stability, and reintegration of trauma survivors to family and community.
- Trial name
- NCT02008708
- Testing
- Livestock Microfinance, Delayed Control Group
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 878 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Pregnancy, Eclampsia
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Ultrasound Use to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Low Income Country Settings
In many low-income countries, the use of ultrasound by medical officers and non-physician health care staff (e.g., midwives) for antenatal identification of high risk pregnancies is a new intervention requiring authoritative…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Eclampsia, Placenta Previa, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT01990625
- Testing
- Antenatal Ultrasound Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in Guatemala, Kenya and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 45,038 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health