NCT03490435

Intestinal Parasites in Inhabitants of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province in Poland

Diagnostics of Intestinal Parasitosis in Inhabitants of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province in Poland

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Nicolaus Copernicus University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of the proposed study is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases in adults and children. These invasions are included to "dirty hand diseases" (per os invasions), therefore it applies mainly preschool children.

Detailed description

It is estimated that 75% of the world's population is infected with parasites and although parasitic diseases are mostly observed in the poor tropical and subtropical countries, there are also many diseases caused by parasites in Poland. In Poland, particular attention is paid to the following parasitic diseases closely related to the digestive system: giardiasis, taeniasis (including cysticercosis), ascariasis, cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinosis, echinococcosis. Symptoms of such invasions may include: allergic rhinitis of unknown origin, chronic fatigue or food intolerance. Moreover, many of them are asymptotic, therefore the study group will consist of both healthy people and individuals with undiagnosed diseases or/and chronic symptoms.

Conditions

• Intestinal Disease, Parasitic
• Chronic Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Tests for diagnosis of intestinal parasitic diseases	Feces testing: 1. fresh fecal samples will be used to preparing direct (saline and iodine wet) mounts using supplementary techniques (flotation, sedimentation), as well as temporary mounts (hematoxylin and trichrome staining). Other technique of fresh fecal samples examination will be ParaSys™ 2. A non-preserved stool samples will be stored below -20°C. Defrosted fecal specimen will be subjected to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) - Giardia antigen test (coproantigens)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-17
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2018-04-06
• Last updated: 2020-03-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland