There are about 141 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Cameroon. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
This is a diagnostic evaluation comparing the performance of real-time PCR performed at a national reference laboratory and a LAMP assay performed at a regional hospital for the diagnosis of yaws
This prospective study will enroll and follow 60 loiasis patients with high worm burden to monitor the spontaneous release of filarial antigen in peripheral blood. This study will define the cross-reactive antigen profile of persons with spontaneous loiasis antigenemia, and determine whether it varies with time.
The objectives of this data collection activity are to: 1. Describe the baseline demographics, clinical and laboratory profile of patients who ever received darunavir (DRV) and/or etravirine (ETR), at the time of initiation on DRV and/or ETR; 2. Describe the clinical and laboratory profile of patients who ever received DRV and/or ETR every 6 months from the first data collection point through 2021; 3. Describe dynamics in HIV drug resistance mutations among patients who fail treatment on new regimens including DRV and/or ETR; 4. Describe demographics, clinical and laboratory profile of young adults who transition out of the donation program after the age of 25 years at 12 months after their transition.
The goal of this project is to determine whether and how in utero exposure to Tenofovir affects renal function in HIV-exposed uninfected infants
This study aims at evaluating the safety and efficacy of Moxidectin 2 mg in patients with low intensities of microfilariae of Loa loa.
MODERATO is a phase III, open-label, randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority trial conducted in West and Central Africa (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso). HIV-1 infected adults receiving first line ART with TDF+XTC+EFV or DTG+XTC+TDF virologically suppressed will be recruited and followed during 100 weeks. The objective is to assess the non-inferiority of a strategy consisting of switching to a dual maintenance therapy (DTG+3TC or ATV/r+3TC), comparing to WHO standard first line regimen (TDF+3TC+EFV or DTG+3TC+TDF), in terms of virological success at 96 weeks
Cameroon exhibits a high and non-decreasing level of maternal mortality (roughly 600 per 100,000 live births), partially related to its relatively high total fertility rate (roughly 4.6). Survey evidence furthermore suggests that a significant fraction of these pregnancies is unwanted or considered mistimed by the mother, especially among females aged 15-19. Despite this, the rate of utilization of family planning (FP) is low: e.g. only 48% of sexually active unmarried women use any form of (modern) contraception, or MC, and even then, it is primarily condoms. The use of LARCs (long-acting reversible contraceptives, i.e. the IUD and implant) is less than 1% according to the most recent Demographic Health Survey. The study investigators propose to use an integrated behavioral science approach to increase the take-up of both SARCs (short-acting reversible contraceptives, i.e. the pill and injectable) and especially LARCs among reproductive-age females in Cameroon, including adolescents who may be unmarried and/or nulliparous. In addition to decreasing maternal mortality and undesired pregnancies, indirect effects for the community will include: increased welfare from reduced side effects that arise due to current one-size-fits-all FP counseling; healthier children due to improved birth spacing; and increased human capital formation both for children and for young (often school-aged) potential mothers. The study investigators propose to conduct the study at HGOPY for a duration of 12 months. The study investigators will provide tablets to each of five nurses that conduct FP counseling to participants at the hospital. The tablets contain a counseling "app" (or decision-support tool or a job-aid) that was jointly developed by professionals from HGOPY, the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health. The study investigators propose an individually-randomized experiment, where the participants will be offered randomly varying discounts for the modern contraceptive methods they wish to adopt. The study investigators also propose to experiment with certain aspects of the "app" to improve its effectiveness - both for the participant and for the nurse. More details on the experimental design are provided below.
FEVRIER study is an observatory of hospitalizations in cardiology units in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Active Search for Pediatric HIV/AIDS (ASPA) aims at assessing the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of the targeted provider-initiated-testing and counseling (tPITC) in comparison with the blanket provider-initiated-testing and counseling (bPITC) among children and adolescents in Cameroon. The new knowledge generated will inform programming of more suitable strategies to identify HIV-infected children and adolescents and this will contribute to reducing the current global gap in HIV treatment among this subpopulation group.
The natural history and response to therapy of chronic hepatitis B infection in West Africa are currently poorly understood. In this study, employees of the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board (CBCHB) and spouses who are found to be hepatitis B positive on screening will be offered enrollment. Disease monitoring and treatment will be provided following current WHO guidelines. Clinical data will be prospectively recorded for 5 years, and bio-specimens will be frozen for future analysis.