Evaluation of Feconomics for Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

• Conditions: Intestinal Parasitic Infection

• Registration Number: NCT05360472
• Lead Sponsor: Sohag University

Brief Summary

People of all ages are affected by intestinal parasitic infections(IPIs) ; however, children are the most commonly affected, which is linked to their poor hygienic practices, and weak immune status. In children, IPIs are associated with malabsorption, weight loss, anemia, poor growth rate, learning difficulties, mental retardation and intellectual problems . The difficulty of diagnosis is the main problem in the control of intestinal parasitic infections. The choice of a particular technique is usually influenced by affordability, simplicity, cost, sensitivity in addition to the level of technical skills involved. Microscopic examination remains the cornerstone of parasitological diagnosis which is time consuming and requires an experienced observer to identify the organism. Formalin-ether sedimentation technique is commonly used in laboratories owing to its ability to isolate a large variety of parasites. However, it's a labor intensive procedure and is usually associated with hazards of using the inflammable lipid solvents. The drawbacks of the previous techniques have encouraged the development of commercial products such as Feconomics which is a new ready to use kit for concentration of stool samples in parasitological diagnosis.

The aim of the study is :

evaluation of the efficacy of Feconomics technique in comparison to traditional techniques i.e., direct smear and formalin ethyl acetate sedimentation technique for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites in school children.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-04
• Status Verified: 2022-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-28
• Study Start: 2022-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• school children whose age is between 6-12 years

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Exclusion Criteria

• children taking anti-parasitic drugs within the previous two weeks of stool sample collection .

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of the efficacy of Feconomics technique which is a new ready to use kit for concentration of stool samples , for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections in children	6 months following the startpoint of the study	Comparing the sensitivity and specificity with traditional techniques i.e., direct smear and formalin ethyl acetate sedimentation technique for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections by examining stool samples from 100 patients, the number of cases with any intestinal parasite will be recorded.