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NCT ID: NCT01084096 Completed - Preterm Birth Clinical Trials

Trial of the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Developing Countries

ACT
Start date: October 2011
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

Multi-country two-arm, parallel cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce neonatal mortality through increasing the rate of antenatal corticosteroid administration to eligible women.

NCT ID: NCT01073488 Completed - Clinical trials for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial

EmONC
Start date: December 2008
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters. It is hypothesized that a 25% reduction in >28 week or >1000 gram stillbirth and 7-day neonatal mortality will be achieved in the intervention clusters by a multifaceted Emergency Obstetric Neonatal Care (EmONC) package that will be introduced by an EmONC team.

NCT ID: NCT01071174 Completed - HIV Infections Clinical Trials

A Safety Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in Africa

Start date: April 2010
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase I/II study to assess the safety of a silicone elastomer vaginal ring containing 25mg dapivirine.

NCT ID: NCT01067443 Completed - Clinical trials for Primary Visceral Leishmaniasis

Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Sodium Stibogluconate (SSG) and AmBisome® Combination, Miltefosine and AmBisome® and Miltefosine Alone for the Treatment Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa

Start date: March 2010
Phase: Phase 2
Study type: Interventional

This study is to assess if shorter combinations of SSG plus single dose AmBisome®, Miltefosine plus single dose AmBisome® and Miltefosine alone are effective in treating visceral leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa.

NCT ID: NCT01058694 Completed - HIV Infections Clinical Trials

The Impact of Short Message Services (SMS) on ARV Adherence in Western Kenya

CAPS
Start date: June 2007
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of proposed research is to implement a randomized study that will allow us to understand and address a number of key barriers to patient adherence as well as study the effects of better adherence on health and socio-economic outcomes.

NCT ID: NCT01054651 Completed - Schistosoma Mansoni Clinical Trials

A Randomised Trial of Artesunate-sulfamethoxypyrazine/Pyrimethamine Versus Praziquantel for the Treatment of S. Mansoni

Start date: October 2009
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine the comparative efficacy of artesunate plus sulfamethoxypyrazine-pyrimethamine versus Praziquantel in the treatment of school children infected with S.mansoni in western Kenya.

NCT ID: NCT01043796 Completed - Malaria Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Insecticide Treated Nets and Wall Liners for the Prevention of Malaria

MTC-ITWL
Start date: May 2010
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine whether insecticide treated wall liners, in combination with insecticide treated nets, reduce the incidence of malaria infections compared to insecticide treated nets alone.

NCT ID: NCT01026454 Completed - HIV Infection Clinical Trials

Valacyclovir vs. Acyclovir as HSV-2 Suppressive Therapy: Effect on Plasma HIV-1 Levels Among HIV-1/HSV-2 Co-infected Persons

ACV-VAL
Start date: February 2010
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treating HSV-2 with either valacyclovir or acyclovir is more effective in suppressing HIV-1 virus levels in people co-infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2.

NCT ID: NCT01020552 Completed - Postabortion Care Clinical Trials

Integrating Family Planning Into Postabortion Care

Start date: September 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

A descriptive post-intervention study designed to provide data to decision-makers at the Kenyan Ministry of Health, the Extending Service Delivery Project (ESD), and Pathfinder International about whether and how to scale-up the ESD Project's postabortion care (PAC) services package. Approximately three months of data will be collected following the introduction of postabortion care job aids in eight public sector health facilities in Central Province and Nairobi, Kenya. Postabortion clients and providers will be interviewed; facilities providing PAC services will be inventoried using facility checklists.

NCT ID: NCT01015989 Completed - HIV Infections Clinical Trials

Computerized Counseling to Promote Positive Prevention and HIV Health in Kenya

CARE+ Kenya
Start date: September 2011
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to see if a computerized counseling tool helps patients reduce their sexual transmission risk and improve their antiretroviral adherence.