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ACTIV-2d/A5407 - A Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, 24-week study of the clinical and antiviral effect of S-217622 compared with placebo in non-hospitalized participants with COVID-19 (SCORPIO-HR)

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2023-04-11
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COVID-19 is a disease caused by infection with a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 affects people in different ways. Infected people have had a wide range of symptoms reported – from no symptoms or mild symptoms to severe illness needing hospitalization and sometimes death. Severe illness is...

ACTIV-2/A5401: Adaptive Platform Treatment for Outpatients with COVID-19 (Adapt Out COVID)

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2021-07-21
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This study was terminated effective 4/18/2022 Rationale: There is an urgent need for a platform to rapidly evaluate therapies in the outpatient setting, to prevent disease progression, and reduce serious complications of COVID-19 and transmission [10]. ACTIV-2/A5401 is a phase II/III randomized,...

COVID-19 Viral Dynamics

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2020-12-20
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This study was terminated effective 9/24/22 Purpose of the study: This study aims to quantitatively define the relationships between (a) testing results obtained via multiple distinct platforms (antigen vs. RT-qPCR), (b) shedding of infectious virus, and (c) self-reported disease symptoms over the...

Impact of Tuberculosis Infection on HIV-1 Antibody Response (NWCS501)

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2020-12-05
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Study Objective: Compare longitudinal HIV-1 antibody responses among HIV-1 infected participants that either did or did not develop active TB enrolled in ACTG 5274 and ACTG 5279 Study Design: Longitudinal antibody responses will be examined among select participants in A5274 who have plasma samples...

A Phase 2a, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of ID93 + GLA-SE Vaccine Administered to HIV-Negative Patients at 3 Time Points During Multidrug Therapy for Drug Susceptible Pulmonary TB

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2019-10-28
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This study was terminated in April 2020. Vidya Mave was PI of this HIV vaccine trial. BACKGOUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). TB is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality around the world with an estimated 10...

Utility of Multiplexed Rapid Fever Panel Kit among Hospitalized Febrile Patients in India and Its Impact on Antimicrobial Use and Diagnosis

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2019-10-24
Introduction Easy to use and multiplex diagnostic tools are needed to identify common causes of fever caused by vector-borne infectious diseases. Chembio has developed dual path platform (DPP) technology which differs from traditional lateral flow rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) by separating the...

Management of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis among ART Programs in Low- and Middle-income Countries within the Global IeDEA Network

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2019-07-22
This study was terminated effective: 6/9/2022 Purpose The purpose of the IeDEA MDR-TB survey is to study the clinical management of HIV patients co-infected with MDR-TB or XDR-TB from the perspective of healthcare workers in ART programs participating in the IeDEA global cohort consortium...

Immune Responses and Effect of Disulfiram on MTB Infected PBMCs as a Potential Host Directed Therapy

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2018-11-26
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Dr. Mandar Paradkar is lead investigator for this study that is assessing the immune responses of adult pulmonary TB patients enrolled in the CTRIUMPh study, using PBMC samples of those with harmful use of alcohol assessed by AUDIT scores ≥ 8 compared to non-alcoholics (AUDIT < 8). Aim 1: To...

Assessing Psychological Distress among Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Members

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2018-07-17
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By assessing psychological distress, Indo-JHU researchers hope to better understand the correlation between depression and TB severity.

Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Computer-based Avatar-delivered Alcohol Reduction Intervention

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2018-07-05
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Study is assessing whether computer-delivered alcohol screening and intervention helps overcome barriers to treatment in India.

Assessment of Cardiovascular Health Knowledge, Preventive Practices and Cardio-protective Behavior among HIV-infected Individuals in Pune, India

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2017-10-12
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This study is conducted under the TREAT Asia Network and funded by amfAR. Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) have become one of the leading causes of death among PLWH (People Living with HIV) across the globe. The burden that CVD will pose in the imminent future for the 2.1 million HIV-infected...

The Role of Innate Immunity in the Acquisition of Sterile Protection against TB Infection

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2017-08-25
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This study is using stored samples from the Cohort for Tuberculosis Research by the Indo-US Medical Partnership (C-TRIUMPH), under the Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) Network, an international TB consortium. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem...

Antimicrobial Use and Diagnosis among Hospitalized Febrile Patients in Pune, India

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2017-08-07
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Antimicrobial resistance, a leading threat to human health, is enabled by unnecessary antibiotic use. Strategies to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in India, the world’s largest antibiotic consumer, are urgently needed. Although most patients hospitalized in India with acute febrile illness...

Shorter Treatment for Minimal TB in Children (SHINE)

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2017-01-17
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This study was terminated effective 5/29/2022 This is a multicountry study being conducted in India, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. The principal objective is to determine whether the standard 6 month regimen (8 weeks HRZ(E) followed by 16 weeks HR) can be reduced with similar efficacy, to 4...

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oral Cancer among HIV-Infected Adults

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2016-12-13
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This study was terminated effective 8/26/22 The study is designed as a cross-sectional, single time point study for opportunistic oral cancer screening of HIV-infected and non- HIV adults 21 years or older in an urban hospital. All participants will undergo screening for oral cancer and oral...

Characterization of Findings on Upper Endoscopy in a Public Hospital in Pune, India

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2016-07-05
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This study was terminated July 6, 2017. BJMC is the primary facility for non-emergency endoscopies for a large portion of Pune's underserved population. Currently, there is limited data on the endoscopic findings in resource-limited settings, where the population receiving endoscopic evaluation may...

Comparison of Available Purified-protein Derivative (PPD) Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Antigen Solutions in Detecting Latent Tuberculosis Infection in India

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2016-04-21
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This study was terminated effective 12/23/2021 This study is conducted by the Cohort for Tuberculosis Research by the Indo-US Medical Partnership (C-TRIUMPH) under the Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) Network, an international TB...

Identifying Strategies to Optimize Prevention, Diagnosis, and Care of Tuberculosis in Health Care Workers of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, India

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2015-10-01
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This study was terminated July 25, 2019. The BJGMC-JHU Fogarty program has identified tuberculosis in health care workers (HCW) as the program's most significant priority. Between June 2011 and December 2013, a total of 47 TB cases were identified among HCW's at the BJGMC...

RePORT: C-TRIUMPH: Substudy on Understanding of Tuberculosis Infection and Preventive Therapy among Skin-Test Positive Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Cases

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2015-08-13
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This study was conducted from June 2015–May 2018. It is both relevant and important to gauge awareness of IPT (Isoniazieas an option for preventing TB among those who are tuberculin skin test (TST) positive, given India’s vast TB-infected population pool...

Maternal Inflammation, Diet and Gut Microbiome in HIV: Impact on Infant Outcomes

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2015-05-07
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This study was conducted from May 2015–May 2018. Led by Dr. Rupak Shivakoti, the primary objective was to determine the feasibility and operational logistics of collecting stool for microbiome analysis, detailed nutritional assessment using a food-frequency...

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Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: The TBM-KIDS Trial

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2022-10-29
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Background Pediatric tuberculous meningitis (TBM) commonly causes death or disability. In adults, high-dose rifampicin may reduce mortality. The role of fluoroquinolones remains unclear. There have been no antimicrobial treatment trials for pediatric TBM. Methods TBM-KIDS was a phase 2 open-label...