Expanding preventive medicine access for mobile groups
Treatments studied
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Eyes & vision, Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving preventive medicine to people who move or migrate can help control river blindness and lymphatic filariasis. It focuses on children and household heads who have missed past treatment rounds.
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Who can take part
- You are a child aged 5–14 years or an adult head of household.
- You live permanently or semi-permanently in the study communities.
- You missed one or more past rounds of medicine for river blindness or lymphatic filariasis.
- You are willing to give blood or other samples and take part in interviews or group discussions.
- You (or your parent/guardian, if you are a child) can give permission to join.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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