Projecten
Pre-delivery administration of azithromycin to prevent neonatal sepsis and death: a phase III double-blind randomized clinical trial Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
maternal and 4 million neonatal deaths every year and half of them occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bacterial infections, namely sepsis, are a leading cause of maternal and neonatal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. Newborns
can be infected during labour - when passing through the birth canal - and also during the ...
A transdisciplinary study of the ethical implications of adolescent enrollment in a clinical trial in The Gambia Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
European Clinical Research Alliance on Infectious Diseases - Primary care adaptive platform trial for pandemics and epidemics (ECRAID-PRIME). Universiteit Antwerpen
Clinical diagnostic trial in Western Africa of a simplified blood culture system to improve healthcare in low-resource settings Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
antimicrobial resistance which affects mainly low-resource settings (LRS). Diagnosis of BSI is done by sampling
blood in blood culture bottles that are checked for growth in the microbiology laboratory. In LRS, microbiology
laboratories are however scarce, and BSI cannot be diagnosed, resulting in overuse of ...
Clinical diagnostic trial in Western Africa of a simplified blood culture system to improve healthcare in low-resource setting Universiteit Gent
SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Platform for Clinical Trial Network to Prevent and Cure Type 1 Diabetes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Consortium program with the purpose of organizing several non-commercial clinical trials and follow-up research projects in respect of Covid19 vaccines in order to generate information and data that might be useful to patients, the clinical practice and/o Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Preparing for clinical trials with vaginal rings that protect women from HIV and unintended pregnancy Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
On the eve of the introduction of long-term combination HIV prevention/contraception vaginal rings in Africa, we need to improve our knowledge about the attitude of women in Africa towards the ring and to assess the effect of the ring on the vaginal microbiome.
The overall aim of this trial is to provide data on the acceptability of the vaginal ring in Rwanda and on the effects of such ring on the vaginal microbiome. A clinical ...
Impact of the clinical trials on the health behaviours of the communities and the quality of the health services in West and East Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The aim is to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of public health-oriented clinical trials on local communities and the corresponding health system. To achieve this we will address the following research questions. Does the implementation of clinical trials have an impact on access to care and health facility utilisation, i.e.frequency of attendance, early attendance or delay, increased/decreased turst, etc? In case of ...