Drug
Praziquantel clinical trials
Also written Biltricide and Cysticide.
- studies test it
- 37
- open now
- 3
- in phase 3
- 8
- first study started
- 2001
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Watch these studiesHow studies write it
Studies that test it under each name
Studies by the year they started
37 studies that test it; most in 2016 (5)
| Year | Studies |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
By phase
A phase 1/2 study counts in both.
- Phase 1
- 6
- Phase 2
- 8
- Phase 3
- 8
- Phase 4
- 4
- No phase
- 15
What it is tested for
Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it.
Who runs them
Industry 8 · Other 29
DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development (6) · Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (5) · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (3) · Rhode Island Hospital (2) · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (2) · Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium (1) · Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (1) · Leiden University Medical Center (1)
Often tested with
Tested in the same studies.
Albendazole (9) · Ivermectin (3) · (R)-praziquantel (1) · Arachidonic Acid (1) · Mebendazole (1) · Antioxidants (1)
Studies
Open first, then newest update. How each study uses Praziquantel is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten.
Testing it · 37
- Different Treatment Frequencies for Hepatic Fibrosis Due to SchistosomiasisNot yet recruitingPhase 2/3Rhode Island HospitalNCT07754617Written as Praziquantel 40 mg/kg per dose given once annually
- Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant PopulationsRecruitingNot applicableUwemedimo Friday EkpoNCT07707817Written as Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Assessment of Combined Praziquantel and Albendazole vs Albendazole Alone to Treat Active Parenchymal NeurocysticercosisNot yet recruitingPhase 4R-Evolution Worldwide S.r.l. Impresa SocialeNCT06376396Written as albendazole and praziquantel
- Praziquantel in Children Under Age 4CompletedPhase 2Rhode Island HospitalNCT03640377Written as Praziquantel
- Taenia Solium Elimination Versus Control: What is the Best Way Forward for Sub-Saharan Africa?CompletedNot applicableInstitute of Tropical Medicine, BelgiumNCT02612896Written as Mass drug administration, praziquantel 10mg/kg
- Sub Arachnoid Neurocysticercosis Treatment Outcome (SANTO)TerminatedPhase 3Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaNCT02947581Written as Albendazole and praziquantel
- Feasibility and Safety of Combining Anti-malarial With Deworming Drugs in African ChildrenStatus unknownNot applicableLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineNCT05354258Written as Praziquantel
- Bioequivalence Study of Coated Cesol Tablet Formulation Versus BiltricideCompletedPhase 1Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT04314037Written as Cesol (Test)
- Schistosomiasis Diagnosis Using a CAA Antigen TestStatus unknownPhase 3Centre de Recherche Médicale de LambarénéNCT03779347Written as Praziquantel
- Repeated Doses of Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment (RePST)CompletedPhase 3Leiden University Medical CenterNCT02868385Written as 4x Praziquantel
- Treatment of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) With Praziquantel: A Proof-of-Concept StudyCompletedPhase 2/3Regionshospital NordjyllandNCT04115072Written as Praziquantel 600Mg Oral Tablet x 5
- Effect of Concomitant Mansonella Perstans Microfilaremia on Immune Responses Following Single Dose Praziquantel in People With SchistosomiasisWithdrawnPhase 4National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)NCT02734186Written as Praziquantel
- An Open Label Dose Finding Safety and Efficacy in Children and Infants Infected With Schistosomiasis (S.Mansoni)CompletedPhase 2Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT02806232Written as Biltricide (racemate praziquantel) oral tablets
- Praziquantel Bioequivalence StudyCompletedPhase 1Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT03437447Written as Cisticid
- Praziquantel-Pharmacokinetic StudyCompletedPhase 1National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)NCT01288872Written as Praziquantel
- Relative Bioavailability Trial of L-Praziquantel in Healthy VolunteersCompletedPhase 1Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT02271984Written as Cysticide
- Cross-over Study to Evaluate the Palatability of New Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODTs) of Praziquantel (PZQ) and L-PZQ Versus Current PZQ Tablets in African Children Age 6-11 YearsCompletedPhase 1Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT02315352Written as Cesol®
- Relative Bioavailability Trial of Oral Dispersible Praziquantel Tablets in Healthy VolunteersCompletedPhase 1Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT02325713Written as Cysticide
- Schistosoma Mansoni in Mwanza Region, TanzaniaCompletedNot applicableDBL -Institute for Health Research and DevelopmentNCT02162875Written as Praziquantel
- Effect of Schistosomiasis Mansoni on HIV Susceptibility and Female Genital ImmunologyCompletedPhase 4University of TorontoNCT02878564Written as Praziquantel
See all 37 studies that test Praziquantel →
Given in every arm · 1 — Praziquantel is usual care beside what is tested
As the comparator · 6 — what is tested is compared with Praziquantel
- Treatment of Clonorchiasis in Guangxi With Albendazole, Tribendimidine, and PraziquantelRecruitingNot applicableFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical UniversityNCT07074444Written as praziquantel
- L-PZQ ODT in Schistosoma Infected ChildrenCompletedPhase 3Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyNCT03845140Written as Biltricide®
- Clinical Evaluation of Ujiplus® Against Schistosoma MansoniCompletedPhase 2/3Kenya Medical Research InstituteNCT04679831Written as Praziquantel 400mg
- Evaluation of Artesunate-mefloquine as a Novel Alternative Treatment for Schistosomiasis in African ChildrenCompletedPhase 3Institute of Tropical Medicine, BelgiumNCT03893097Written as Praziquantel
- Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy-Intermittent Preventive Treatment (ACT-IPT) Trial Among Schoolchildren in Kassena-Nankana, GhanaStatus unknownPhase 4Navrongo Health Research Centre, GhanaNCT01459146Written as Artemether-lumefantrine plus Praziquantel plus Albendazole
- A Randomised Trial of Artesunate-sulfamethoxypyrazine/Pyrimethamine Versus Praziquantel for the Treatment of S. MansoniCompletedPhase 3Kenya Medical Research InstituteNCT01054651Written as Praziquantel
Codes
What other systems call Praziquantel · ClinicalTrials.gg INT008080
- MeSH (NLM) D011223PraziquantelConfirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
- UNII (FDA) 6490C9U457PRAZIQUANTELConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- RxNorm 8628Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
- Wikidata Q424145praziquantelConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- NCI Thesaurus C47683PraziquantelOne source FDA
- DrugBank DB01058One source Wikidata
| System | Code | Name there | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeSH (NLM) | D011223 | Praziquantel | Confirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata |
| UNII (FDA) | 6490C9U457 | PRAZIQUANTEL | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| RxNorm | 8628 | — | Confirmed FDA, Wikidata |
| Wikidata | Q424145 | praziquantel | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| NCI Thesaurus | C47683 | Praziquantel | One source FDA |
| DrugBank | DB01058 | — | One source Wikidata |
“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.