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临床试验/PACTR201712002788898
PACTR201712002788898Other未知

Evaluation of an antibody detecting point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis in communities and district hospitals of highly endemic, resource-poor areas in sub Saharan Africa, including capacity building

Institute of Tropical Medicine0 个研究点目标入组 3,800 人开始时间: 2017年11月21日最近更新:
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阶段
未知
状态
Other
发起方
入组人数
3,800

研究概览

简要总结

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

年龄范围
10 Year(s) 至 140 Year(s)(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • Tanzania NCC:
  • Patients 10 years of age and above with on-going symptoms of severe progressive headache impeding the daily activities without fever and without signs of cerebral infection or other obvious causes OR patients 10 years of age and above with a history of one or more epileptic seizures without obvious causes
  • ¿ Patients willing and able to participate in all aspects of the study, including providing blood and stool samples, participating in a questionnaire survey, and undergoing brain
  • CT Scan if indicated
  • ¿ Patients willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • ¿ Patients living in the study area for the past three months and planning to stay in the same area throughout the study period
  • Tanzania T:
  • Patient must be 10 years and above and present at the out-patient clinic with
  • (1) intestinal complaints compatible with intestinal worm infection (diarrhoea > 2 weeks and/or abdominal pain/discomfort > 2 weeks and/or recent history of worm expulsion): SELECTIVE GROUP
  • (2) any other symptom not immediately linked with intestinal worm infection: RANDOM GROUP
  • ¿ Patients willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • ¿ Patients living in the study area for the past three months and planning to stay in the same area throughout the study period
  • Zambia (N)CC and T:
  • Patients willing and able to participate in all aspects of the study, including providing blood and stool samples, participating in a questionnaire survey, and undergoing brain CT scan if indicated
  • ¿ Willing and able to provide written informed consent
  • Living, attending school, or regularly visiting the bore holes present in the study
  • communities
  • ¿ Aged 10 years of age or older
  • Individuals involved in the preparation of pork and that usually also eat pork
  • ¿ Individuals older than 18 years of age
  • ¿ Individuals willing and able to provide written informed consent

排除标准

  • Tanzania NCC:
  • ¿ Patients less than 10 years of age
  • ¿ Patients with any acute febrile illness
  • ¿ Patients with fever and signs and symptoms for middle ear infection
  • ¿ Patients with signs and symptoms of meningitis
  • ¿ Patients with neck muscle pain and stiffness
  • ¿ Patients with a history of stroke with neurological focal deficit
  • ¿ Patients not willing or able to provide written informed consent (assent for minors)
  • ¿ Patients not resident in the study area
  • ¿ Patients reported pregnant
  • Tanzania T:
  • Patients below the age of 10 years
  • ¿ Patients with acute severe illness that need in-patient care
  • ¿ Patients not willing or able to provide written informed consent (assent for minors)
  • ¿ Patient not resident in the study area
  • Unwilling or unable to participate in some or all aspects of the study, including
  • providing blood and stool samples, participating in a questionnaire survey, and
  • undergoing brain CT scan if indicated (clinically or per protocol)
  • ¿ Unwilling or unable to provide written informed consent (assent for minors with
  • consent from a parent or a legally authorised representative)
  • ¿ Living outside of, and not regularly visiting, or attending school in, the study
  • communities
  • ¿ Children below the age of 10 years
  • ¿ Children below the age of 10 years with severe malnutrition
  • ¿ Reported pregnant
  • Seriously ill (unable to engage in the normal activities of daily living without
  • assistance because of the illnesses)
  • Individuals below the age of 18 years
  • ¿ Individuals not willing or able to provide written informed consent
  • ¿ Individuals that previously participated in T. solium research projects

研究者

发起方
Institute of Tropical Medicine

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