Does the eradication of endoparasites promote allergic disease?
Completed
- Conditions
- Allergic disease, soil-transmitted helminthsSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesAllergic disease
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN71058787
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Nottingham (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1600
Inclusion Criteria
All primary and secondary school children (age 6-15) in four communes in Khanh Hoa province, central Viet Nam
Exclusion Criteria
Known allergy to Albendazole
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in percent fall in peak expiratory flow after exercise challenge post gut worm treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in skin prick test hypersensitivity, host cytokine profiles, and allergic disease prevalence (skin examination for eczema and questionnaire-based for wheeze and rhinitis) post gut worm treatment