The Longevity of Trichuris Trichiura Colonization

January 10, 2020 updated by: University of Aarhus
The aim of the study was to study the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The present study investigates the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization in a human volunteer as measured by regular fecal sampling.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A singlex healthy volunteer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

The included volunteer is a researcher within parasitology with focus on Trichuris trichiura and Trichiura suis. He planned to infect himself under medical supervision. This was his third self-infection with Trichuris. The only clinical criterion for his inclusion in the study was that he was healthy.

Exclusion Criteria:

N/A

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Faecal egg excretion
Time Frame: 78 weeks
Regular monitoring of fecal egg counts by microscopy
78 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 8, 2013

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 17, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

September 17, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 10, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

January 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 14, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • T trichiura longevity

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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