NCT01308268

Management of Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis and Strongyloidiasis

Community-based Approach for the Management of Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis in General and Strongyloidiasis in Particular in a Highly Endemic Area

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de Salta · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The general purpose of the project is to analyse soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) in a highly endemic area in northern Argentina with a multidisciplinary approach. The specific objectives are to evaluate the local epidemiology of STH, validate a new diagnostic serology method for S. stercoralis and evaluate the efficacy and safety of a mass drug administration regimen with albendazole and ivermectin.

Conditions

• Helminthiasis
• Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Ivermectin + Albendazole	Ivermectin: 200µg/kg, single dose, PO + Albendazole 200 (children between 12 and 23 months) or 400 mg (\>= 2 years old) single dose, PO

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-12-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2011-03-04
• Last updated: 2011-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Argentina