Clinical trials: in Tanzania
Hypertension, HIV
Community Health Worker Optimization of Antihypertensive Care in HIV
To adapt and assess the implementation and preliminary effectiveness of an integrated COBRA and CHAMP multi-component community health worker-delivered hypertension intervention in improving blood pressure control among PLWH in…
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT06503991)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker (CHW)-delivered Hypertension Management Pilot (CHAMP), Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation (COBRA)
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Testing a Multi-Level Approach to Reduce Stigma for Women Living With HIV
This study will test two approaches to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve quality of life and viral suppression among women living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Twenty health facilities will take part.
- Trial name
- NCT07881575
- Testing
- Labda Siku Moja, Total Facility Approach
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 680 people
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology
BEhavioral and Adherence Model for Improving Quality, Health Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of healthcaRe
Lack of adherence to treatment is a widespread issue worldwide, which leads to higher healthcare utilisation rates and even premature death.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Endocrinology, Inmunology, Neurology
- Trial name
- BEAMER (NCT06856902)
- Testing
- B-COMPASS implementation
- Where
- 10 sites in Germany, Italy and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 6,190 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Tuberculosis, Latent
Bedaquiline Roll-out Evidence in Contacts and People Living With HIV to Prevent TB
A seamless, staged Phase II/III, open-label, multicenter, non-inferiority trial, to compare the efficacy and safety of 4 weeks of bedaquiline (BDQ) versus a a standard regimen for preventing regimen for preventing confirmed or…
- Trial name
- BREACH-TB (NCT06568484)
- Testing
- Bedaquiline, Isoniazid, rifapentine, Levofloxacin
- Where
- 8 sites in Mongolia, Peru and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,530 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A Pragmatic Trial With Optimized Dose of Rifampicin and Moxifloxacin for the Treatment of Drug Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
- Trial name
- OptiRiMoxTB (NCT05575518)
- Testing
- Optimised rifamycin
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- Stellah Mpagama
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Stroke Prevention With Hydroxyurea Enabled Through Research and Education (SPHERE)
This study will 1) Evaluate the prevalence of elevated (conditional or abnormal) transcranial Doppler (TCD) velocities in a cross-sectional analysis of children with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) living in Tanzania; 2) Obtain…
- Trial name
- NCT03948867
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea, Elevated Arm TCD Examination, Normal Arm TCD Examination
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Breast Cancer Invasive
Fast and Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Nanopore Sequencing in Tanzania (Fast-ABCD Sequencing)
This pilot study will test the feasibility of using nanopore sequencing for breast cancer diagnosis in Tanzania. It aims to show that nanopore sequencing is non-inferior to the current standard of care, with the potential for…
- Trial name
- NCT06633276
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
HIV, Mental Health
Optimizing HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Women Who Use Drugs in Tanzania
This study is testing two different approaches to help women who use drugs in Tanzania take and continue using HIV prevention medication called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
- Conditions
- HIV, Mental Health, Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)
- Trial name
- NCT06835751
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing for PreP, Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) + MI-PrEP
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Platform Assessing Regimens and Durations In a Global Multisite Consortium for TB
The UNITE4TB consortium is a group of universities and pharmaceutical companies funded by the European Union. This consortium are carrying out a trial to find better and faster ways to treat tuberculosis (TB).
- Trial name
- PARADIGM4TB (NCT06114628)
- Testing
- Ganfeborole, BTZ-043, Bedaquiline (B)
- Where
- 11 sites in Moldova, South Africa and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Suicide Prevention
IDEAS for Hope to Reduce Suicide Risk and Improve HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania
In this project, the investigators will conduct a clinical trial to test the effectiveness and implementation of IDEAS for Hope, a 3-session telehealth counseling intervention delivered by nurses, to reduce suicidality and…
- Trial name
- NCT07459218
- Testing
- IDEAS for Hope, Safety Planning Intervention
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Training
Evaluating the Effects of Reproductive Health Training on Provider Behavior
The goal of this randomized, controlled, single blinded trial is to evaluate the medium to long-term effects of an Afrocentric sexual health curriculum on health professional students' knowledge, attitudes, and clinical skills in…
- Trial name
- THP-2 (NCT06428058)
- Testing
- Comprehensive sexual health curriculum
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Drug Use, Hepatitis
Low Dead-space Injecting Equipment Distribution Program for People Who Inject Drugs in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Implementation and evaluation of a distribution program for low dead-space syringes/needles (LDSS/N) in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, Ukraine, and South Africa.
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Hepatitis, Hiv
- Trial name
- NCT06395129
- Testing
- Low dead-space syringes/needles, Hepatitis C Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Test, HIV rapid Diagnostic Test
- Where
- 9 sites in Armenia, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Médecins du Monde
Schistosomiasis, Health Education
Health Education Model Led by Community Health Volunteers.
The goal of this intervention study is to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of students on schistosomiasis in Pemba Island.
- Trial name
- NCT06312462
- Testing
- health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pemba Ministry of Health Zanzibar
Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Emodepside in Participants With Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of emodepside compared to mebendazole in adults and adolescents infected with T. trichiura, either as single infection or co-infections with hookworm and/or A. lumbricoides.
- Conditions
- Trichuris Trichiura; Infection, Hookworm Infection, Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection
- Trial name
- TREMO-Pemba (NCT06736691)
- Testing
- emodepside (BAY 44-4400), Mebendazole
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Rift Valley Fever, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
RVF and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases in East and Central Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a disease transmitted from livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, camels) to humans more commonly occurs in the East and Central Africa (ECA) regions where more than 15 major epidemics affecting more than one…
- Trial name
- NCT05139524
- Testing
- Evidence of past or recent RVF exposure
- Where
- 10 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Other Specified Pulmonary Tuberculosis
BTZ-043 Dose Evaluation in Combination and Selection
This is a phase 2B, open label study, that will compare the safety and efficacy of three experimental regimens consisting of bedaquiline and delamanid in combination with different doses of BTZ-043, a novel antibiotic, in adult…
- Trial name
- DECISION (NCT05926466)
- Testing
- BTZ-043, Bedaquiline, Delamanid
- Where
- 4 sites in South Africa, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Pneumonia, Pneumonia Childhood
Novel Tools to Improve Management of Paediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia - ToolCAP
The ToolCAP study aims to see if using ultrasound to look at the lungs when children have symptoms of a lung infection will safely allow doctors to improve how they treat those infections.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Pneumonia Childhood, Pneumonia - Bacterial, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- ToolCAP (NCT06670833)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 9 sites in Senegal, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,894 people
- Sponsor
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
CAYA Cancer Retrospective Cohort Study
Despite advances in cancer treatment, significant disparities in outcomes persist between high-income countries (HICs) and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Young Adult Cancer, Adolescent Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07246213
- Testing
- Retrospective Medical Record Review
- Where
- 7 sites in Armenia, Egypt and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people
- Sponsor
- Resonance, Inc.
Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
Triple Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy for Delaying Drug Resistance Development - a Randomized Clinical Trial
Background: Artemisinin resistance has emerged in parts of Southeast Asia, and there are reports in Africa of reduced susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum parasites against artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT).
- Trial name
- 3ACT (NCT05764746)
- Testing
- Artemether-lumefantrine and Amodiaquine Drug Combination, Artemether-lumefantrine then Artesunate amodiaquine, Artemether-lumefantrine
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
Rudi Kundini, Pamoja Kundini: Phase I
This protocol describes a 2-arm cluster, randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of a conditional cash transfer on viral suppression at 6 months among people living with HIV infection (PLHIV) in Tanzania…
- Trial name
- RKPK: Phase I (NCT05248100)
- Testing
- Conditional Cash Transfer
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 567 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley