Can targeted antibiotic rounds wipe out blinding eye disease?

NCT ID NCT03335072

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 34 times

Summary

This study tests whether giving antibiotics more often to entire communities can eliminate trachoma, an eye infection that can cause blindness. Over 300,000 people in Ethiopia are taking part. The goal is to see if this intensive approach works better than the current yearly treatment recommended by the World Health Organization.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Eyu-Ethiopia

    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

  • UCSF Proctor Foundation

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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