Active clinical trials for "Malaria"

Data on the burden of MIP in low transmission areas, such as Latin America, are very limited; there is even less information on the efficacy of case management of MiP. The treatment recommendations for MiP in Latin American countries have been changing rapidly in recent months; currently, either artemether-lumefantrine (AL) or mefloquine-artesunate (MA) is the first line treatment for P. falciparum (depending on country); however, no data exists on the efficacy of these drugs for the treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Latin America to support their use. We propose a multi-center 2-arm open-label randomized Phase 4 clinical trial to assess safety and efficacy of the present therapies, AL and MA. We hypothesize that the drugs will both be efficacious for use in pregnant women in Brazil.

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of Cotrifazid to treat uncomplicated resistant malaria and to compare the outcome with mefloquine or quinine+sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP)

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of two Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs) for the treatment of children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

THIS STUDY IS NOT ENROLLING PATIENTS IN THE USA. To evaluate the effects of artemether/ lumefantrine on the auditory function.

Background: Malaria is a disease that affects many people in Burkina Faso. It is caused by germs that are spread by mosquito bites. A vaccine that blocks the spread of malaria is important to get rid of the disease. To see if a vaccine works, researchers need to find out how many malaria infections are happening in the community. Objective: To learn how often people of all ages who live in Sabou, Burkina Faso, get malaria. Eligibility: Healthy people ages 6 months to 65 years who reside in Sabou in a household with adults and children. Design: Participants will be screened with questions about their health. They will have a physical exam. Participants will be asked about any malaria symptoms they are having. They will be asked about the use of bed nets. Their vital signs, like blood pressure and temperature, will be measured. They will have blood taken from their arm with a needle. Participants who have a fever will have a malaria test. Those who test positive for malaria will be referred to the local health facility for treatment. Participants will have monthly study visits. Blood will be taken from a finger. Participants may be invited to take part in 2 mosquito feeding experiments. Mosquitos that do not carry malaria will bite their arm. And a small amount of blood will be fed to mosquitos in a laboratory. Participants' homes will be examined for mosquitoes. Researchers will remove all mosquitoes they collect. Participants' homes will be sprayed with a chemical to kill mosquitoes and other insects. Participation will last for 12 months.

Background: Malaria is a disease that affects many people in Liberia. It is caused by germs (parasites) that are spread by mosquito bites. Researchers want to gather data that may help them understand the best way to use a malaria vaccine in Liberia, which will be important in getting rid of the disease. Objective: To find out how often people of all ages who live in Fleh-la and Marshansue, Liberia, get malaria. Eligibility: Healthy people ages 6 months and older who live in Fleh-la and Marshansue in a household with adults and children. Design: Participants will be screened with a physical exam and questions about their health. Participants will have monthly study visits. They will be asked about any symptoms of malaria and their use of bednets. Their vital signs, such as blood pressure and temperature, will be checked. Blood will be taken from the participant s arm or finger with a needle. If they have a fever, they will get a malaria test. If positive, they will get drugs to treat malaria. Once a month, participants houses will be examined for mosquitoes. The team will remove all mosquitoes they collect. As part of this collection, participants houses will be sprayed with a chemical to kill mosquitoes and other insects. Participants will not be allowed in their house while the team is inside. The spray will not harm the participants. Once a year, at the monthly visit, an additional blood sample will be taken. Some of the participants blood samples will be used for genetic testing. Participation will last for up to 3 years.

The purpose of this study is to see if taking nevirapine (NVP) for HIV changes the way artemether/lumefantrine (AL) works in children who are co-infected with both HIV and malaria. The brand of AL used in this study is Coartem® Dispersible. This study will compare the blood levels of AL in co-infected children who already take NVP prescribed by their doctor with the co-infected children who do not take anti HIV medicines because they do not meet national guidelines to start them. The study will also assess the safety of using both medications (AL and NVP) in children.

Primary Objective: To determine whether a single dose combination of OZ439 (Artefenomel)/FQ (Ferroquine) was an efficacious treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults and children. Secondary Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of OZ439/FQ: To determine the incidence of recrudescence and re-infection. To determine the time to relief of fever and parasite clearance. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of OZ439/FQ in adults and children. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of OZ439 in plasma, FQ and its active metabolite SSR97213 in blood. To determine the blood/plasma ratio for FQ and SSR97213 in some participants at limited time points in selected sites.

The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is being introduced sub-nationally in phased pilot introductions through the EPI programmes in Malawi Ghana and Kenya. Vaccine introduction is by the respective MoH in selected areas randomly assigned to receive the vaccine at the beginning of the pilots. In the context of this programmatic activity, the Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation (MVPE) registered here as observational evaluations during early vaccine introduction, include a series of 3 household surveys, and sentinel hospital and community mortality surveillance, building on routine systems. These observational evaluations will measure: The programmatic feasibility of delivering a 4 dose schedule; Safety in routine use, with focus on cerebral malaria and meningitis; The impact of the malaria vaccine in routine use on severe malaria and all-cause mortality

The goal of the proposed amplicon sequencing and genotyping study is to assess vaccine efficacy against clinical and asymptomatic malaria infection using ultra-sensitive molecular amplification and sequencing methodology to detect Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) parasites from serial blood samples to be collected from children immunized with the primary and yearly booster immunizations of the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine as part of their participation in Protocol MALARIA-094 (parent clinical study protocol). Genomic analysis will be performed on parasites from blood spot samples collected from children aged 5 17 months immunized with RTS,S/AS01E on different dosage and schedule regimens under the parent clinical study protocol.