Babesia Testing in Blood Donors

NCT ID: NCT01528449

Last Updated: 2017-09-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

90116 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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Both prospective and retrospective (look back) study of blood donors for laboratory evidence of babesia microti infection.

Two laboratory methodologies will be utilized:

1. \- PCR, to look for the presence of B.microti in whole blood
2. \- IFA, to look for significant titers of B.microti antibody

Detailed Description

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Retrospective study will involve archived specimens from blood donors whose units have already been released and transfused into recipients.

Prospective study will be real time and units testing positive by either PCR or IFA will be not released and will be disgarded, and the donors advised and deferred from further blood donation

Conditions

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Transfusion Transmitted Babesiosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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retrospective

archived specimens from blood donors whose units have already been released and transfused into recipients will be tested. Attempts will be made to contact and obtain follow up specimens from both the donor and recipient of units initially testing positive for B.microti. the interventions are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

B.microti diagnostic blood tests

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

the interventions/procedures are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

prospective, real time

specimens from current blood donors will be tested and those testing positive for B.microti will not be released and the units will be disgarded, and the donors notified and deferred from future blood donation. the interventions are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

B.microti diagnostic blood tests

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

the interventions/procedures are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

Interventions

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B.microti diagnostic blood tests

the interventions/procedures are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

B.microti diagnostic blood tests

the interventions/procedures are investigational diagnostic tests for B.microti (PCR and IFA).

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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proprietary in-house developed PCR and IFA Babesia doagnostic tests

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* same as for donating blood

Exclusion Criteria

* donor refusual to sign informed consent for this investigational babesia testing
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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American National Red Cross

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Blood Centers, Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rhode Island Blood Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Imugen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Philip J Molloy, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Imugen Medical Director

Locations

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Imugen

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Moritz ED, Winton CS, Tonnetti L, Townsend RL, Berardi VP, Hewins ME, Weeks KE, Dodd RY, Stramer SL. Screening for Babesia microti in the U.S. Blood Supply. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 8;375(23):2236-2245. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1600897.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27959685 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BNATIFA-10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT01525030

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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