Active clinical trials for "Meningitis"

This study is part of a series of projects to develop and test new vaccines for meningitis. Previously researchers have given nose drops containing N. lactamica to over 350 volunteers, and shown that many of them (35-60%) can become colonised with N. lactamica and become resistant to becoming colonised with N.meningitidis without causing any illness or disease. In the future the study team would like to find out how N.lactamica helps children resist N.meningitidis, and develop new vaccines that exploit that mechanism.

Our proposal is to develop a sentinel syndromic surveillance strategy to identify encephalitis cases possibly related to emerging pathogens admitted to ICUs in Brazil. "Sentinel" to allow a diagnostic intensive approach on a smaller number of cases, "syndromic" to guarantee a sensitive criterion to include new or unexpected pathogens, and in ICUs to prioritize potentially severe threats. In a resource-limited setting it won't be possible to monitor and investigate all cases of encephalitis, so a cost-effective algorithm for early identification of the cases that are most likely to be caused by unusual, unexpected or emerging pathogens must be developed. As universal surveillance of encephalitis is not recommended in Brazil, data on incidence, causes and prognosis is not available, leaving a gap in the understanding of the epidemiology of this central nervous system disease in the country. This study will review cases of encephalitis admitted in the last five years to ICUs in a large metropolitan area. Its results will help understand the epidemiology of encephalitis in Brazil and will provide data to build a strategy for early identification of outbreaks and of emerging infectious diseases.

This study aims to identify the aetiology of childhood meningitis in Southwestern Uganda and develop and evaluate new methods for point-of-care diagnosis of childhood meningitis in a low-income setting. A prospective observational study including 600 children aged 0-12 years will be conducted during 1 year in Mbarara, Uganda. We estimate to recruit about 300 children with suspected meningitis (cases), and 300 with non-severe infection age-matched as controls.

This is a passive-surveillance study that will accrue subjects for surveillance. For each accrued subject, surveillance for outcomes will continue for six months following the first dose. If a second dose is given within that time, then surveillance will be continued for six months following the second dose. Observational Objective: To describe and characterize adverse events occurring after vaccination with Menactra vaccine.

To determine the persistence of protective antibody levels for subjects who seroconverted after vaccination with NmVac4-A/C/Y/W-135-DT™ Participants in trial # JN-NM-002, who seroconverted for serogroups A and C will be contacted and asked to provide a blood sample at 12-24 months after vaccination with NmVac4-A/C/Y/W-135-DT. Serum Bactericidal Assays will be performed to evaluated duration of protective antibody titer for NmVac4-A/C/Y/W-135-DT for all four serogroups. To determine if subjects who seroconverted with lower titers retain protective levels of antibody (titer ≥:8) at 12-24 months after vaccination.

The aim of this study is to generate local data on the safety of Menactra® in individuals 2 to 55 years of age in the Russian Federation. Primary Objective: To describe the safety profile after 1 dose of Menactra® administered in individuals 2-55 years of age under standard health care practices.

This prospective surveillance study will be conducted over a 2 year period to determine current rates of Early-Onset Sepsis (EOS)/ Early-Onset Meningitis (EOM), associated pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, signs and symptoms and infant outcomes.

This study seeks to identify and test host RNA expression profiles as markers for infections in young infants. Preliminary studies have shown high sensitivity and specificity for the discrimination of bacterial from non-bacterial infections in children, but the method has only been investigated in a limited number of young infants. The study aims to include 65 young infants with serious bacterial infections. The samples will be analysed by RNA sequencing. New diagnostic tools may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatment, antibiotic resistance, side-effects, hospitalisation and invasive procedures.

To evaluate Immunogenicity and Safety of Adjuvant and Adjuvant-Free Meningococcal Groups A and C and Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine in Infants 2 to 5 Months of Age. Primary objective: To demonstrate the non-inferiority of the antibody responses to meningococcal serogroups A, C and Haemophilus influenzae type b following the administration of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine compared to those observed following the administration of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine. To describe the safety profile of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine compared to that of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine. Secondary objective: •To compare the antibody level of meningococcal serogroups A, C and Haemophilus influenzae type b following the administration of adjuvant-free MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine to those observed following the administration of adjuvant MenAC-Hib conjugate vaccine.

TYPE / DESIGN STUDY: Clinical trial phase II / III, randomized, double-blind, national multi-center, with a total of 1,644 research participants stratified into 3 groups according to age for starting of the primary vaccination schedule (Stratum I - 11 to 19 years, Stratum II - 1 to 10 years; Stratum III - less than 1 year old). BACKGROUND / STUDY CASE: Clinical trial phase II / III, which purpose is to evaluate immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity of the vaccine against meningococcus C, conjugated to tetanus toxoid, developed by Bio-Manguinhos / FIOCRUZ (MenCC-Bio). The hypothesis of the study is that MenCC-BIO vaccine is safe and not inferior in terms of immunogenicity to the comparator vaccine currently available for the National Immunization Program in the child's immunization schedule. Thus, MenCC-Bio vaccine may meet the need for expansion of the target age group of vaccination in routine public health services and will be available to the National Immunization Program as a strategy to ensure sustainability and self-sufficiency to vaccination policy. OBJECTIVES PRIMARY: To assess the immunogenicity of MenCC Bio-vaccine in patients from 3 months to 19 years of age, in relation to the vaccine against meningococcus C currently provided by the National Immunization Program. To evaluate the safety and reactogenicity of MenCC Bio-vaccine in patients from 3 months to 19 years old. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the cellular immune component to meningococcal C conjugate vaccine in a subset of survey participants, aged 11 to 19 years. STUDY POPULATION: Individuals of both sexes, healthy, aged between 3 months and 19 years, attending the campus of Fiocruz / Rio de Janeiro, or municipal health units in Rio de Janeiro (living in areas covered by the municipal units health participants) that fit in the study eligibility criteria. NUMBER OF CENTRES: Two Clinical sites. STUDY DURATION: Estimate of 19 months. INTERVENTION / TREATMENT: Two intervention groups (MenCC-BIO Vaccine and Comparator) in three age groups, with specific vaccination schedules. For the age groups I and II are applied 2 doses ideal interval of 6 months between them. In stratum III, are recommended 3 doses of the vaccine, at ages 3, 5 and 12 months of age, according to calendar of the National Immunization Program. OUTCOMES PRIMARY: Immunogenicity: Proportion of seroconversion defined by the seronegative status change (titles of bactericidal antibodies in children rabbit complement than 1: 8) to seropositive (titers of bactericidal antibodies in larger rabbit complement or equal to 1: 8) or increase 4 times of post vaccinal compared to pre-vacianais after the full vaccination schedule by age stratum. Geometric mean antibody titers (TGM) pre- and post-vaccination, for each vaccine group, and the ratio of these securities after the full vaccination schedule by age stratum. Safety and reactogenicity: Frequency and intensity of adverse events solicited and unsolicited, which occurred 30 days after vaccination. SECONDARY OUTCOME : cell detection B (CD19 +) memory phenotype (CD27 + IgD +, CD27 + IgD) in a subgroup of patients in the age stratum I (11-19 years old). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION age escalation, with interim analysis of inter-layer security and approval by the Security Independent Monitoring Committee of progression to the next lower age stratum.