Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Characterizing the Host Response to Leptospirosis for Better Diagnosis and Prognosis - NIHFI

Lead Sponsor:

Institut Pasteur

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centre Terrritorial Hospitalier Gaston Bourret

Conditions:

Leptospirosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis found worldwide, but particularly in humid subtropical and tropical zones. It is caused by pathogenic bacteria of the Leptospira species of the spirochete family. It is est...

Detailed Description

The goal of this study is to identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers based on host response to human leptospirosis in New Caledonia. To achieve this goal, Individuals coming to the emergency dep...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For all participants :
  • Be able to consent,
  • Have received information and given written consent,
  • Be covered by a social security plan. For groups 1 \& 2: febrile individuals
  • Have suspected leptospirosis associated with fever (axillary temperature over 38°C) and a clinical picture of suspected leptospirosis (myalgia, headache...). After inclusion, febrile participants will be divided into 2 groups when the diagnosis of leptospirosis is confirmed. The 2 groups are defined as follows:
  • Group 1: leptospirosis
  • \- Individual with leptospirosis confirmed by PCR, MAT, or isolation (2013 Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) laboratory criteria for a confirmed diagnosis).
  • Group 2: MFA, with absence of leptospirosis
  • All individuals in Group 2 will have tests as part of their MFA diagnosis, depending on their symptomatology:
  • Other acute bacterial zoonotic infection: Infection confirmed by paired serology or double PCR (2 targets).
  • Acute arboviral infection: dengue, chikungunya or Zika virus confirmed by CDC Trioplex PCR in a patient with consistent serology or positive 2nd target PCR.
  • Acute respiratory viral infection: Viral agent confirmed by MFA multiplex PCR. For group 3: healthy individuals
  • Apyretic individuals, no symptoms of infection or inflammatory disease in the last 28 days.

Exclusion

  • individuals :
  • with a chronic inflammatory disease,
  • undergoing concomitant antibiotic and/or anti-inflammatory treatment, or under medical care incompatible with the purpose of the study,
  • pregnant or breast-feeding women,
  • persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons under psychiatric care and persons admitted to a health or social institution,
  • Adults subject to a legal protection measure or unable to express their consent
  • Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of such a scheme
  • Hospitalized for more than 48 hours,
  • Hospitalized or operated on in the previous 7 days.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

450 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06945822

Start Date

June 1 2025

End Date

July 1 2029

Last Update

April 25 2025

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