Status:
UNKNOWN
Commercial Typhoid Tests Validation
Lead Sponsor:
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
Conditions:
Typhoid Fever
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-65 years
Brief Summary
The study aims to perform a head to head comparison of 11 typhoid tests currently in the market and simultaneously develop a sample set that can be used in future evaluations of emerging technologies....
Detailed Description
Typhoid fever is an enteric bacterial infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (Salmonella Typhi; S. Typhi). It is an important infectious disease in low- and middle-income countries with...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Individuals aged 8 years of age to 65 years of age
- History of fever or axillary temperature of \>37.5 °C for at least 3 consecutive days within the last 7 days prior to enrollment
- Clinical suspicion of enteric fever
- One of the following scenarios:
- Presents to outpatient department or Emergency Department
- Admitted to hospital within last 12 hours
- Able and willing to provide informed consent (and assent when required)
Exclusion
- Unwillingness to participate in the study
- Inability to provide the required volume of blood
- Unwillingness to provide blood
- Known non-infectious / Non typhoid Infectious causes of fever or other alternate diagnosis of fever
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04673487
Start Date
January 1 2021
End Date
December 1 2021
Last Update
December 17 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Kenya Medical Research Institute
Nairobi, Kenya, 254