London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine

This study tests whether methotrexate, a low-cost drug, can help control Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL)—a painful complication of leprosy—while reducing the need for high-dose steroids that cause serious side effects. About 550 adults with active ENL will receive either methotre…

This study tests two new types of mosquito nets (Interceptor G2 and Veeralin) against standard nets to see if they better prevent malaria in children aged 6 months to 10 years and adults in central Côte d'Ivoire. About 1,650 people are taking part, and researchers track malaria c…

This study looks at whether giving a single dose of the HPV vaccine to teenage boys, on top of the existing program for girls, can lower the number of HPV infections in the whole community. About 10,400 people in 26 communities in northern Tanzania are taking part. Researchers wi…

This study tests whether a single dose of the HPV vaccine can protect Tanzanian girls aged 9-14 from cervical cancer just as well as the standard two or three doses. Around 900 girls will receive one, two, or three doses of either a bivalent or 9-valent HPV vaccine and be followe…

This study looks at what works best to get people to wash their hands with soap: teaching about hygiene, providing soap and water stations, or both. About 1,800 households in Lusaka, Zambia, with at least one child under 5 are taking part. Researchers will watch handwashing behav…