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Rationale of the Study Currently no specific treatment is available against COVID-19 infection. Supportive treatment along with concentrated oxygen is the only mean of treatment. Researchers have already opened over 180 clinical trials of potential COVID-19 treatments for recruitment, and nearly 150
Introduction/Rationale
The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010 reported that malaria was endemic in 96 countries reflecting an improvement of the situation of 2005 where it was endemic in 106 countries. Malaria morbidity and mortality remain a serious problem in sub Saharan Africa especially in
Background:
Foetal distress which refers to fetal heart rate of less than 120 or more than 160 beats per minute(Pildner von Steinburg et al., 2013) during labour is one of the contributing factors to poor newborn outcomes. A proportion of these newborns will require interventions after birth such as
The current treatment for Chagas disease has significant limitations, including long treatment durations, safety and tolerability concerns and is currently limited to two nitro-heterocyclic drugs, nifurtimox and benznidazole (BZN). BZN, a nitroimidazole introduced by Roche in 1971, is marketed by
HIV still remains a major public health burden in Uganda and Africa as a whole. It is estimated that about 36.9 million persons are infected worldwide with majority being in Africa. While most HIV persons in Uganda initiate HAART late sometimes with CD4 cell count below 350, making their
Malaria incidence has increased two- to three-folds over the past four decades, and nearly half the world's population now lives in regions endemic for malaria: In Asia, Africa, and South America. A global annual estimate of 300-500 clinical cases of malaria and mortality in the range of 1-2 million
Study design This was a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial among children with a presumptive diagnosis of acute migraine in the ED. The study was approved by the institutional IRB and written informed assent and consent were obtained by the patient and a parent respectively,
The originally proposed study aims were revised slightly during the review process from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which is NIH equivalent and partner funder of this research (see "ICMR Comments" document). The original proposal examined comprehensive messaging for adherence,
Plasmodium vivax represents 50-80% of all malarial cases in Latin America and South East Asia. It is able to establish a dormant liver stage called the hypnozoite. Hypnozoite activation after initial infection can cause a relapse. Currently the only widely available drug is primaquine which requires
RATIONALE Following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, most African countries have opted for ACT. Several clinical trials on ASAQ, an ACT, completed in Africa have shown an efficacy > 90% (3-5). Furthermore, after The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, over 75 % of ASAQ & AL
Background Currently the control of malaria rests on the use of chemotherapy. However, the development of resistance to common used drugs represents a major public concern. Thus, the investigators need to develop new and cheap drugs. The investigators have discovered that the old drug methotrexate
Objectives
Primary Objective To determine the safety and tolerability of amodiaquine(AQ) (three days) plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine(SP) (one day), piperaquine(PQP) (three days) plus SP (one day), and Artekin TM (PQP plus dihydroartemisinin, DHA) (3 days) when used for seasonal IPT in
Combination therapy is now being used for many infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV. Combination therapy offers the potential of preventing drug resistance, because organisms resistant to one of the drugs may be susceptible to the other drug; and also the potential to diminish