Status:
COMPLETED
Pathogenesis of Liver Fluke Induced Cancer in Thailand
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Opisthorchis Viverrini
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Brief Summary
Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) is a parasite that individuals get from eating raw fish. Infections with this parasite have been associated with liver abnormalities that sometimes lead to bile duct cancer...
Detailed Description
Liver fluke infection caused by Opisthorchis viverrini (OV) is a major public health problem in parts of East Asia. In Thailand, an estimated 6 million are people infected with OV. Experimental and ep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Males and females between 20 and 60 years of age, inclusive, infected with Opisthorchis viverrini
- Willingness to participate in the study as evidenced by signing the informed consent document.
Exclusion
- Inability to correctly answer all questions on the informed consent comprehension questionnaire.
- Attends school or works full-time outside of the study area.
- Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the volunteer to understand and cooperate with the study protocol.
- Other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of a volunteer to participate in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol.
- A positive urine Beta-hCG pregnancy test for females.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 6 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
695 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00472602
Start Date
August 6 2007
End Date
April 30 2012
Last Update
January 31 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand, 40002