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Clinical trials and research at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

• 13Clinical trials
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All recruiting trials (13)

• Eliminating Gambiense sleeping sickness using a single-dose oral treatment in screened seropositive people

  This trial tests whether giving a single dose of acoziborole to people who test positive in screening for Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis can reduce disease transmission over three years.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Bwamanda · NCT07789743

• Immunogenicity screening of Leishmania vaccine candidate antigens in Ethiopian patients

  This study tests whether six Leishmania vaccine candidate antigens can trigger T-cell responses in patients with cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Addis Ababa and 1 other locations · NCT07783243

• Baseline skin memory T cells in unvaccinated volunteers

  This study tests the natural baseline levels of skin-resident memory T cells in healthy people who have not received the yellow fever vaccine.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Antwerp · NCT07636551

• Recurrent visceral leishmaniasis in people living with HIV

  This project will follow adults living with HIV who develop visceral leishmaniasis to see if differences in the patient or the parasite explain why some people have repeated relapses.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Gonder · NCT07487350

• Improving care and surveillance of fevers in the DRC

  This project tracked people with recent fevers at two hospitals in the DRC to see what causes their fevers, how they are treated, and whether biomarkers like CRP relate to outcomes and antibiotic use.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Kinshasa · NCT07345286

• Controlling Aedes mosquitoes in Kinshasa

  This study is testing different ways to control Aedes mosquitoes in Kinshasa to see if it helps reduce the spread of diseases like dengue and chikungunya.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Kinshasa, République Démocratique Du Congo · NCT06981442

• Understanding the spread and impact of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  This study is trying to understand how monkeypox spreads and affects people in the Democratic Republic of Congo by comparing those who have the virus to those who don’t.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Kinshasa, Masina and 1 other locations · NCT06840860

• Optimizing miltefosine treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis

  This study tests if adjusting the miltefosine treatment can help kids with cutaneous leishmaniasis get better by looking at how the drug and the parasite behave in their bodies over a few weeks.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Addis Ababa · NCT06514560

• Boosting Ebola vaccines in previously vaccinated individuals

  This study is testing if booster shots of Ebola vaccines can safely increase immunity in people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who have already been vaccinated.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Goma and 1 other locations · NCT06126822

• Follow-up of monkeypox cases and smallpox vaccine recipients

  This project will follow adults who had monkeypox and people who received smallpox vaccine doses to see if immune responses remain strong over time and if any lasting physical or psychological effects develop.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Antwerp · NCT05879965

• Prognostic tool to predict relapse in visceral leishmaniasis patients

  This study is trying to create a tool to help doctors predict which patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia are at risk of relapse after treatment.

  Recruiting Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Gonder · NCT05602610

• Bedaquiline for preventing leprosy after exposure

  This study is testing if a new treatment called Bedaquiline can better prevent leprosy in people living close to someone who has the disease compared to the usual medication.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Moroni · NCT05597280

• High-dose treatment for recurrent tuberculosis

  This study is testing a higher dose of a new treatment for people with recurring tuberculosis to see if it works as well as the standard treatment.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · Niamey · NCT04260477

Quick answers

How many clinical trials run by Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium are recruiting right now?

13, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 5 countries. The most sites are in Democratic Republic of the Congo (5 trials), Ethiopia (4 trials), Belgium (2 trials), Niger (1 trial), Comoros (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 3: 4. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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