Evaluation of the Use of a Urin Test Strip to Determine the Spread of Schistosoma Infections in Areas Where Schistosomiasis Infections Are Low in Kenya

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-04-30

Study Completion Date

2006-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a urine test strip in diagnose schistosoma mansoni in areas of Kenya where the rate of infections are low.

The hypothesis is that the urine strip test is a superior tool to the conventional parasitological tools used to diagnose schistosomiasis mansoni infections in area where there is low transmission

Detailed Description

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The study will compare the use of the urine test strip with the conventional method used and with a "golden standard" methode, in an area of Kenya where the infection transmission is low. Furthermore will the urine test strip be evaluatied in its ability to monitor the intensity of infections in school children before and after they are been treated for the infections.

A total of 1100 school children in the age between 10 and 18 years will be included in the study. Children have to submitt a stool and a urine sample on three consecutive days. Children who are found to be infected with the schistosomiasis parasite will be offered treatment.

Conditions

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Schistosomiasis Mansoni Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Based Dipstick

Keywords

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schistosomiasis Schistosoma mansoni Circulating cathodic antigen urine dipstick

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children in the age between 10 and 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Children younger then 10 years of age and children whos parent/guardians did not give informed consents for their participation in the study

Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Hussein J Kihara, mr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Kenya

Locations

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Kenya Medical Research Institute

Nairobi, , Kenya

Site Status

Countries

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Kenya

Other Identifiers

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SRP-KY-JK-06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id