Antiparasitic Treatment for Returning Travelers With Chronic Diarrhea

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Study hypotheses is that Antiparasitic therapy in patients with chronic diarrhea after travel to a developing country, with a negative stool findings, will be significantly effective in eliminating diarrhea and other gastro-intestinal complaints compared to similar patients receiving placebo.

Clinical Trial Description

It is common to encounter travelers from developing countries who suffer from persistent diarrhea after returning home. In many cases repeated stool samples are negative for bacteria, parasites and helminthes and the cause of the diarrhea is not found.

The main debate is whether this condition is a persistent parasitic infection (unidentified) or post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome.However, clinical experience suggests that some of these travelers respond to antiparasitic therapy.

This study aims to answer the question whether antiparasitic treatment in these cases is beneficial. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01070277
Study type	Interventional
Source	Sheba Medical Center
Contact
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 2012
Completion date	December 2016

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