Active clinical trials for "Communicable Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus coagulans and Lactobacillus plantarum + Bacillus coagulans for eradication of Helicobacter Pylori, as well as the efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum and Bacillus coagulans on side-effect caused by Helicobacter Pylori.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on the quality of gastric mucosa preparation.

HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) rates are increasing in rural areas including rural Colorado. Many rural residents find it difficult to access HIV and STI prevention services. In this study, an online survey on HIV and STI Prevention and best practices to provide access to prevention will be administered to rural residents in three zip 3 zones in rural Colorado. In addition to the baseline survey, study participants who are interested and medically eligible may initiate PrEP services with the University of Colorado HIV Prevention Program and receive PrEP through telemedicine visits, mailed home lab kits, and mailed medication. Persistence in PrEP care, acceptability, and feasibility of telemedicine and home lab kits will be measured.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are a frequent complication in abdominal surgery. SSI lead to worse outcomes for the affected patients and significantly higher healthcare costs. Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) consists of a non-invasive, vacuum-assisted system that applies negative pressure to closed surgical incisions. It is currently unclear, if ciNPWT reduces SSI in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. This trial will investigate the effect of ciNPWT on SSI in abdominal surgery.

The purpose of this investigation is to better understand the wound microbiome in burn wounds and the role it plays in outcomes and complications related to treatment.

This study will test the feasibility of a regimen of intraoperative (IO) and intravenous (IV) PhageBank™ bacteriophage therapy in conjunction with a DAIR procedure to cure chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI) without replacement of the prosthesis.

This study is based on the hypothesis that the pharmacokinetics of anti-infective drugs in children are different from adults. We aim to study the population pharmacokinetics of children receiving the anti-infective drugs for treatment of infectious diseases. In this study, we will detect drug concentration in plasma by using residual blood samples of blood gas analysis and other clinical tests and employ computers for constructing population pharmacokinetic models. In addition, we also want to correlate use of anti-infective drugs with treatment effectiveness and incidence of adverse effects in children. This novel knowledge will allow better and more rational approaches to the treatment of infectious diseases in children. It will also set the foundation for further studies to improve anti-infective drug therapies for children.

The main objective of this study is to provide data on the efficacy profile of different doses of oxfendazole when used in Trichuris trichiura infection. The drug will be also be examined for efficacy against other common nematodes encountered in man (Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus). The study will also provide data on the safety and tolerability of the oxfendazole in patients.

This is a randomized clinical trial of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (dPEP) to reduce bacterial STIs among Kenyan women taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The overarching goal is to assess the effectiveness of dPEP on incidence of STIs while also balancing acceptability, cost, and impact on tetracycline resistance to inform public health policy. Participants will be randomized to receive dPEP and standard of care or the standard of care only. Questionnaires, focus group discussions, SMS, and in-depth interviews will be used to study acceptability and changes sexual behavior due to dPEP.

A national data registry of patients receiving the rescue fecal microbiota transplantation for the refractory intestinal infections from the China Microbiota Transplantation System was designed to assess the short-term and long-term safety and efficacy.