Trichuriasis
MONDO:0005996An infection that is caused by the nematode Trichuris trichiura, a soil-transmitted helminth, which is transmitted via food and/or water contaminated with the eggs of the worm. Symptoms are usually mild and include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and possibly anemia secondary to blood loss in diarrhea.
Also known as: Trichuris trichiura caused disease or disorder, Trichuris trichiura disease or disorder, Trichuris trichiura infectious disease, trichuriasis infection, whipworm disease, trichocephaliasis, whipworm infection
14 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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One pill to wipe out worms? new trial tests Game-Changing treatment
⭐️ CURE ⭐️ Not yet recruitingThis study tests whether a single dose of a new drug, emodepside, can cure infections from soil-transmitted worms (like whipworm, hookworm, and roundworm) better than the current standard treatment, mebendazole, which requires multiple doses. About 315 adolescents and adults with…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute • Aim: ⭐️ CURE ⭐️
Last updated Aug 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New whipworm drug could beat standard treatment in one dose
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis study compares a single dose of emodepside to a single dose of albendazole (the usual treatment) in 100 adolescents and adults infected with a type of whipworm. The goal is to see which drug cures more infections and reduces egg counts. Participants provide stool samples bef…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Jennifer Keiser • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a Two-Drug combo beat whipworm in kids?
Disease control Not yet recruitingThis phase 3 trial tests whether combining two drugs—albendazole and ivermectin—works better than the standard single drug for treating whipworm infection in schoolchildren aged 6 to 15 in Honduras. Participants receive a single dose of either placebo, albendazole alone, albendaz…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Mundo Sano Foundation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC