HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial
— CYSTINET_TzOfficial title:
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV Compared With HIV-negative Individuals in the Rural Southern Highlands in Tanzania
Verified date | November 2023 |
Source | Technical University of Munich |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 2584 |
Est. completion date | April 30, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | April 30, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 14 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Patients who consent to participate in the study and testing. - Patients of age 14 years and above - Patient living inside the study catchment area - HIV-positive patients - Patient suspected of taeniasis or cysticercosis/neurocysticercosis Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with opportunistic infections. - Study participants taking anthelminthic drugs PZQ and ALB or have received them within the previous 12 months. - Pregnant women - Patients that are seriously ill. - Patients with epilepsy and other mental disorders that impair thoughts and emotions such as psychosis. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Tanzania | National Institute of Medical Research | Dar Es Salaam |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Technical University of Munich | Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania |
Tanzania,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Prevalence of cysticercosis | Prevalence of cysticercosis among people living with HIV and matched HIV-negative individuals in rural Tanzania where pig farming is common | Single assessment at inclusion into study (serological testing) | |
Primary | Prevalence of neurocysticercosis | Prevalence of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV and matched HIV-negative individuals in rural Tanzania where pig farming is common | Single assessment through cerebral CT scan at inclusion into study | |
Secondary | Th1 cytokines among neurocysticercosis patients | To compare the specific peripheral immune response against T. solium neurocysticercosis between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients measured by concentration of Th1 cytokines. | One time assessment through immunological testing at inclusion into study |
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