Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Parasitic Worm Infections on the Immune Response to Tuberculosis Bacteria
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Intestinal Helminth Infection
Filarial Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-65 years
Brief Summary
This study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Tuberculosis Research Centre in Chennai, India, will examine how helminth and filarial infections affect the immune response to mycob...
Detailed Description
To determine if preexisting intestinal helminth infection or filarial infection alters the immune response to mycobacterial antigens or the clinical expression of tuberculosis, this study proposes to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Ages 6-65
- Able to give informed consent (greater than 18 years)/parent's consent (less than 18 years) in case of children/young adults
- Both sexes providing women are neither pregnant nor breastfeeding
- Willingness to provide stool and blood for examination two times over a 6 month period
- No known active tuberculosis, cancer, AIDS or other immunosuppressive illness
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Less than 6 years old or greater than 65 years old
- Pregnant or breastfeeding by history
- Known active tuberculosis, cancer, AIDS, other immunosuppressive illness. Active tuberculosis is defined as culture proven M. tuberculosis.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 20 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
5200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00342017
Start Date
May 20 2002
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Tuberculosis Research Centre
Chennai, India