Praziquantel
- Generic Name
- Praziquantel
- Brand Names
- Biltricide
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C19H24N2O2
- CAS Number
- 55268-74-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 6490C9U457
- Background
An anthelmintic used in most schistosome and many cestode infestations.
- Indication
For the treatment of infections due to all species of schistosoma.
- Associated Conditions
- Cestode infections, Cysticercosis, Liver fluke infection, Trematode infections, Schistosoma infection
- Associated Therapies
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Feasibility and Safety of Combining Anti-malarial With Deworming Drugs in African Children
- First Posted Date
- 2022-04-29
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-07-14
- Lead Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Target Recruit Count
- 600
- Registration Number
- NCT05354258
- Locations
- 🇸🇳
Saraya Health Centre, Saraya, Kedougou, Senegal
Evaluation of Artesunate-mefloquine as a Novel Alternative Treatment for Schistosomiasis in African Children
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2019-03-28
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-04-05
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
- Target Recruit Count
- 726
- Registration Number
- NCT03893097
- Locations
- 🇸🇳
Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Épidémiologique et de Formation (IRESSEF), Dakar, Senegal
Schistosomiasis Diagnosis Using a CAA Antigen Test
- First Posted Date
- 2018-12-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-07-27
- Lead Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT03779347
- Locations
- 🇬🇦
Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Moyen Ogooué, Gabon
🇬🇦Centre de Recherches Medicales de Lambaréné, Lambaréné, Gabon
Praziquantel in Children Under Age 4
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2018-08-21
- Last Posted Date
- 2022-05-20
- Lead Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 600
- Registration Number
- NCT03640377
- Locations
- 🇬🇧
London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
🇺🇬Medical Research Council, Entebbe, Uganda
Praziquantel Bioequivalence Study
- First Posted Date
- 2018-02-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-09-18
- Lead Sponsor
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Target Recruit Count
- 60
- Registration Number
- NCT03437447
- Locations
- 🇲🇽
Clínica de Enfermedades Crónicas y de Procedimientos Especiales, Sociedad Civil (SC), México, Mexico
Effect of Schistosomiasis Mansoni on HIV Susceptibility and Female Genital Immunology
- First Posted Date
- 2016-08-25
- Last Posted Date
- 2016-10-27
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Toronto
- Target Recruit Count
- 34
- Registration Number
- NCT02878564
- Locations
- 🇺🇬
UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine program, Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda
Effect of Concomitant Mansonella Perstans Microfilaremia on Immune Responses Following Single Dose Praziquantel in People With Schistosomiasis
Schistosoma Mansoni in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
- First Posted Date
- 2014-06-13
- Last Posted Date
- 2017-02-10
- Target Recruit Count
- 37500
- Registration Number
- NCT02162875
- Locations
- 🇹🇿
National Institute for Mediacal Research, Mwanza, Lake Region, Tanzania
Schistosoma Mansoni Morbidity in Children Aged 1-5 Years
- First Posted Date
- 2013-07-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-09-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Makerere University
- Target Recruit Count
- 800
- Registration Number
- NCT01901484
- Locations
- 🇺🇬
Child Health & Development Centre, College of Health Sciences , Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Impact IPT With Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine or Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine Plus Piperaquine in Schoolchildren
- Conditions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-11-07
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-02-04
- Lead Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- Target Recruit Count
- 616
- Registration Number
- NCT01722539
- Locations
- 🇨🇬
Mokali health area of Biyela health zone, in Kinshasa province., Kinshasa, Kinshasa province, Congo
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