Status:
COMPLETED
Dual Point-of-care Test for the Diagnosis of Yaws
Lead Sponsor:
Oriol Mitja
Collaborating Sponsors:
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Papua New Guinea National Department of Health, Disease Control
Conditions:
Yaws
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-15 years
Brief Summary
A dual POC immunoassay simultaneously detecting non-treponemal and treponemal antibodies was developed for the diagnosis of infections with T. pallidum. The assay is designed for use in resource-limit...
Detailed Description
Yaws is an infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, a bacterium which closely resembles the causative agent of syphilis, and is spread by skin to skin contact. In the field...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children from 2 to 15 years with clinical suspicion of active yaws
Exclusion
- Persons who are unable to sustain venipuncture; persons who do not provide an informed consent, or withdraw consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
703 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01841203
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
November 1 2013
Last Update
November 18 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Karkar Island
Marup Village, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
2
Lihir Medical Centre
Londolovit, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, 034