New hope for millions of kids: easier treatment for a devastating parasitic disease

NCT ID NCT06698510

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Peter Steinmann Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study aims to see how well a new, child-friendly version of the drug praziquantel works to control schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children (2 to 5 years old) in parts of Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, and Uganda. About 18,500 children will receive the medicine through existing public health programs. The goal is to find the best way to deliver the drug to this age group, who are often missed in current treatment campaigns.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

schistosomiasis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

SCHISTOSOMIASIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD)
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Nairobi, Kenya
Makerere University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Kampala, Uganda
Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Tropicales Négligées à Chimiothérapie Préventive (PNLMTN-CP), Ministère de la Santé, de l'Hygiène Publique et de la Couverture Maladie Universelle (MSHPCMU)
RECRUITING

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Université Félix Hophouët-Boigny (UFHB), Département de sociologie
RECRUITING

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Université Félix Hophouët-Boigny (UFHB), UFR Biosciences
RECRUITING

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Vector Borne & Neglected Tropical Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Kampala, Uganda

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