Status:
RECRUITING
Host Response to Infection and Treatment in Filarial Diseases
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Filariasis
Helminthiasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-100 years
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate and treat patients with filarial infections to explore in depth the immunology of the disease, including susceptibility to infection, disease development, and response to trea...
Detailed Description
Patients admitted on this protocol will have, or be suspected of having, one of the filarial infections affecting humans. After routine clinical evaluation they will be studied in depth immunologicall...
Eligibility Criteria
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Age 3-100 years.
Access to a primary medical care provider outside of the NIH.
Ability to give informed consent.
Clinical evidence suggestive of a filarial infection
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Although pregnant or nursing women can be enrolled, they will be excluded from receiving treatment while pregnant or breastfeeding
Less than 3 year of age; greater than 100 years of age
Any condition that the investigator feels put the subject at unacceptable risk for participation in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 1991
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00001230
Start Date
March 15 1991
Last Update
May 1 2026
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892