Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03851419
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania
The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV Compared With HIV-negative Individuals in the Rural Southern Highlands in Tanzania
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 2,584 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 14 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.
Detailed description
People living with HIV and matched HIV negative controls will be tested serologically for cysticercosis, examined neurologically and will undergo CT scanning to determine the prevalence and presentation of NCC. Furthermore, the immune system response in HIV patients with Taenia solium neurocysticercosis will be assessed.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Diagnosis of (Neuro)cysticercosis | * Serological tests for cysticercosis * Neurological examination and cerebral CT scan for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis * Stool testing for T. solium |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-04-30
- Completion
- 2021-04-30
- First posted
- 2019-02-22
- Last updated
- 2023-11-29
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Tanzania
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03851419. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.