Clinical trials: sponsored by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Allergy, Eczema
Melbourne Infant Study - Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) for Allergy & Infection Reduction
1. To determine if BCG immunisation at birth, compared to no BCG immunisation, leads to a reduction in measures of allergy and infection in the first 12 months of life. 2.
- Conditions
- Allergy, Eczema, Respiratory Tract Infections
- Trial name
- MIS BAIR (NCT01906853)
- Testing
- BCG
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
COVID-19
Evaluation of Full Versus Fractional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Given as a Booster in Adults in Australia - Mongolia, Indonesia, Australia Coronavirus (MIACoV).
This is a single-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial to determine the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) as booster dose…
- Trial name
- MIACoV (NCT05228730)
- Testing
- Tozinameran - Standard dose, Tozinameran - fractional dose, Elasomeran - standard dose
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence
Is Medicinal Cannabis an Effective Treatment for Tourette Syndrome in Adolescents? a Pilot Study
This is a single site, pilot double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study of 10 participants comparing medicinal cannabis (THC:CBD 10:15 oil) with placebo in reducing tics in adolescents aged 12 - 18 years with…
- Trial name
- NCT05184478
- Testing
- Medicinal cannabis (MC): THC 10mg/mL : CBD 15mg/mL, manufactured by Cann Group Ltd.
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Trial of Simplified Pneumococcal Vaccination in Vietnam II
This is a single-blind, open-label, randomised controlled trial with five groups. There are four different Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) schedules to be evaluated.
- Trial name
- VPTII (NCT03098628)
- Testing
- PCV Vaccine
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 2,501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Peanut Allergy
Analysing HIgh Dose Probiotic Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (PPOIT) and High Dose Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Versus LOw Dose Peanut OIT for Peanut Allergy
This study will compare the effectiveness of three different treatments to treat peanut allergy
- Trial name
- HILO (NCT06297083)
- Testing
- Peanut Oral Powder [PEANUT POWDER]
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Respiratory Illness
BCG Vaccination to Protect Healthcare Workers Against COVID-19
Phase III, two-group multicentre, randomised controlled trial in up to 10 078 healthcare workers to determine if BCG vaccination reduces the incidence and severity of COVID-19 during the 2020 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Respiratory Illness, Corona Virus Infection, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BRACE (NCT04327206)
- Testing
- BCG Vaccine, 0.9%NaCl
- Where
- 36 sites in Australia, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 6,828 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Friedreich Ataxia
Micronised Resveratrol as a Treatment for Friedreich Ataxia
The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of micronised resveratrol as a treatment for FRDA, in terms of reducing the severity of ataxia symptoms at 24 weeks, through a randomised blinded, placebo controlled crossover trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03933163
- Testing
- Resveratrol
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Health Care Economics, Child Health
Laos Out-Of-Pocket Costs: an Observational Study on the Impact of Severe Childhood Illness on the Health, Wealth and Wellbeing of Household Members in Laos
This will be a prospective longitudinal study of children attending hospital for treatment of a severe illness with community follow-up in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
- Conditions
- Health Care Economics, Child Health, Cost of Illness, Burden of Illness
- Trial name
- LOOP (NCT05239104)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Low Cardiac Output Syndrome, Transposition of Great Vessels
Nitric Oxide During Bypass for Arterial Switch Operation
This trial will test if adding nitric oxide (NO) gas to the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit in infants undergoing an arterial switch operation (ASO) for Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) changes the incidence of…
- Trial name
- NASO (NCT03661385)
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
COVID-19
Evaluation of COVID-19 Vaccines Given as a Booster in Healthy Adults in Indonesia (MIACoV Indonesia)
This is a randomised controlled clinical trial to determine the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of booster doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca or Moderna) in adults who have previously received either…
- Trial name
- NCT05387317
- Testing
- Pfizer-BioNTech Standard dose, AstraZeneca Standard dose, Pfizer-BioNTech Fractional dose
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
COVID-19
COVID-19 Fourth Dose Study in Australia
This clinical trial will be a blinded, randomised study to determine the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a second booster dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in adults enrolled over two consecutive stages.
- Trial name
- NCT05543356
- Testing
- Tozinameran, Elasomeran, Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
HPV Infection
HPV Vaccine Immunity in High-risk Women
This is a single arm immunological study based in Vietnam. The study will examine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine responses in high-risk women (female-sex-worker; FSW).
- Trial name
- NCT04590521
- Testing
- Gardasil®, Merck
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Related Conditions, Neonatal Respiratory Failure
Automated Versus Manual Control Of Oxygen For Preterm Infants On Continuous Positive Airway Pressure In Nigeria
One in ten babies are born preterm (<37 weeks gestation) globally. Complications of prematurity are the leading cause of death in children under 5 years, with the highest mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
- Conditions
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Related Conditions, Neonatal Respiratory Failure, Prematurity, Oxygen Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT05508308
- Testing
- OxyMate, Manual oxygen control
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Depression
A Mobile Phone Self-Monitoring Tool to Increase Emotional Self-Awareness and Reduce Depression in Young People
The mobiletype program is a mental health assessment and monitoring tool that runs on mobile phones. The program assesses the general mental health of young people in real-time and transmits this data to a website to be reviewed…
- Trial name
- mobiletype (NCT00794222)
- Testing
- Mobile Tracking Young People's Experiences (mobiletype)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Rotavirus Infections
A Phase II Dose-ranging Study of Oral RV3-BB Rotavirus Vaccine
The purpose of this study is to determine the serum IgA response of three dose levels of the oral RV3-BB vaccine when administered in a neonatal schedule or when administered as a high dose in an infant schedule.
- Trial name
- NCT03483116
- Testing
- RV3-BB
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 711 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Cerebral Palsy
Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy
An assessor blinded multi-centre randomized controlled trial will be conducted in which 60 participants will be randomized to either a novel task-specific approach to training bike skills or a parent-led home program comparison…
- Trial name
- CPBIKERCT (NCT03003026)
- Testing
- Novel task-specific bike skills training program, Parent-led home-based bike skills training program
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
COVID-19, Vaccine Reaction
Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity in Children in the Melbourne Infant Study of BCG for Allergy and Infection Reduction
The COSI BAIR trial will involve approximately 60 children, aged 5 to 8 years old, comprising a subset of participants from the Melbourne Infant Study BCG for Allergy and Infection Reduction (MIS BAIR) randomised controlled…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Vaccine Reaction, Immunization; Infection
- Trial name
- COSI BAIR (NCT05168709)
- Testing
- Tozinameran
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
SARS CoV 2 Infection, COVID-19
Diagnosis of Respiratory Viruses in Children With Rhinoswab Junior
A study to investigate Rhinoswab as an alternative method to combined throat and deep nasal (CTDN) swab for respiratory sample collection in children who present to the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) for viral testing.
- Trial name
- NCT05043623
- Testing
- Rhinoswab Junior, Combined nose and throat swab, Saliva swab
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 339 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy, FSHD2
Effect of Creatine Monohydrate on Functional Muscle Strength in Children With FSHD
This multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial will compare changes in strength-related motor function following treatment with creatine monohydrate to treatment with placebo, as measured by the…
- Conditions
- Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy, FSHD2, FSHD1
- Trial name
- NCT02948244
- Testing
- Creatine Monohydrate
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Cellulitis
Comparing the Intravenous Treatment of Skin Infections in Children, Home Versus Hospital
Many children every year present to the Emergency Department (ED) at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) with cellulitis (skin infection). If it is mild, the children can go home with oral antibiotic treatment.
- Trial name
- CHOICE (NCT02334124)
- Testing
- Home, Ward, ceftriaxone
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute