Frequency of Parasite Infestation in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Clinical Trial

Official title:

Häufigkeit Der Infestation Mit Parasiten Bei Patienten Mit Chronisch Spontaner Urtikaria, Eine Retrospektive Datenanalyse

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04314999
• Other study ID #: 2019-01953;sp20Steveling2
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: March 2020
• Source: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this study is to describe the prevalence and the type of parasite in patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria as well as to describe the associations between parasitic disease and the characteristics of the patients, for example eosinophilia.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 57
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2019
• Gender: All
• Age group: 17 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of a chronic spontaneous urticaria

• Age: 17 years old and up

Exclusion Criteria:

• No diagnosis of a chronic spontaneous urticaria

• Age: younger than 17 years

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
• Parasitic Disease
• Parasitic Diseases
• Urticaria

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Examination of stool samples
Tests for diagnosis of parasitic diseases

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	University Hospital Basel	Basel

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of patients with parasite infestation	assess number of patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria that have a parasite infestation (Analysis of stool samples by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (TPH), Basel)	Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019
Primary	Most common parasite subgroup	subtype determination from stool samples was performed by the Swiss TPH, Basel by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019
Secondary	Correlation between migration Background/ travel history of the patients and parasite infestation	examine travel history and migration background of patients	Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019
Secondary	Correlation between gastrointestinal complaints of the patients and parasite infestation	anamnesis of the patients	Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria that were treated at the University hospital basel between the 1st of June 2019 and the 30th of September 2019