Status:

TERMINATED

Mass Treatment T Solium Community Study

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Intestinal Parasitism

Eligibility:

All Genders

2+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Investigators from Cayetano Heredia University and Johns Hopkins University are doing this study. They want to see how people and pigs get infected with a parasite, called cysticercus (known as "pig t...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective intervention study to determine the efficacy and persistence of effect over time of a single, chemotherapy intervention in both the human and porcine population. Four villages wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All consenting individuals older than two years living in the study villages (6 endemic communities of the Northern coast of Peru)

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy (for antiparasitic treatment only).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

4200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00138359

Start Date

December 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2005

Last Update

August 27 2010

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Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru