Status:

COMPLETED

A Study on Rare Dermatological Infections Conducted at Three Major Reference Hospitals in Costa Rica.

Lead Sponsor:

Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social

Conditions:

Sporotrichosis

Chromomycosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Brief Summary

In Costa Rica there are some descriptive studies of some of these rare infectious diseases (sporotrichosis, chromomycosis and mycetomas); however, there are no recent published reports. Most of the pu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age over 18 years, regardless of gender and ethnic group.
  • Patients who during the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 received medical care at the Hospital Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Hospital México and Hospital San Juan de Dios.
  • Subjects who meet a confirmed microbiological, histological and/or molecular diagnosis of sporotrichosis, chromomycosis, actinomycosis, nocardiosis, mycetoma, mycobacterial infection, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, cutaneous nocardiosis and pheomycotic abscess (either through the unique digital health record, pathology registries, clinical laboratory service database of each hospital, clinical laboratory of the University of Costa Rica and Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud).
  • Subjects diagnosed at a private level and referred to continue medical care at Hospital Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Hospital México and Hospital San Juan de Dios.

Exclusion

  • The research team may exclude patients who have an unconfirmed diagnosis, an erroneous diagnosis, or have participated in the study before, as they may hinder the ability to obtain satisfactory data to achieve the study's objectives.
  • Patients who have more than 30% of the variables required for analysis missing will also be excluded from the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 11 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 24 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

95 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06523998

Start Date

December 11 2023

End Date

May 24 2024

Last Update

July 29 2024

Active Locations (3)

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Hospital Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia

San José, Costa Rica, 10101

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Hospital San Juan de Dios

San José, Costa Rica, 10103

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Hospital México

San José, Costa Rica, 10107