Status:
COMPLETED
Expression of Mif Alleles in Individuals With Leishmaniasis
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Leishmaniasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-70 years
Brief Summary
CIDEIM, Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, is conducting a research study about the disease Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, which is caused by the Leishmania parasite and causes...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to define the proportion of low and high expression Mif alleles in individuals with recurrent or chronic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and compare it with that of individuals wi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Active or historical cases of recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Age 7-70 years
- History of parasitologically confirmed (at time of diagnosis) recurrent leishmaniasis
- Voluntary participation in the study
- Written and signed Informed consent/assent forms
- Active or historical cases of chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Age 7-70 years
- History of parasitologically confirmed (at time of diagnosis) chronic leishmaniasis
- Voluntary participation in the study
- Written and signed Informed consent/assent forms
- Asymptomatic infection
- Age 7-70 years
- Resident of endemic area
- No history or evidence of active or prior dermal leishmaniasis
- Voluntary participation in the study
- Written and signed Informed consent/assent forms
- Healthy donors
- Age 7-70 years
- No history or evidence of exposure to transmission of leishmaniasis
- Voluntary participation in the study
- Written and signed Informed consent/assent forms
Exclusion
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
438 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00401349
Start Date
December 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2010
Last Update
March 30 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, CIDEIM
Cali, Colombia