Evaluation of Feconomics for Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

NCT ID: NCT05360472

Last Updated: 2022-06-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-02-01

Brief Summary

People of all ages are affected by intestinal parasitic infections(IPIs) ; however, children are the most commonly affected, which is linked to their poor hygienic practices, and weak immune status. In children, IPIs are associated with malabsorption, weight loss, anemia, poor growth rate, learning difficulties, mental retardation and intellectual problems . The difficulty of diagnosis is the main problem in the control of intestinal parasitic infections. The choice of a particular technique is usually influenced by affordability, simplicity, cost, sensitivity in addition to the level of technical skills involved. Microscopic examination remains the cornerstone of parasitological diagnosis which is time consuming and requires an experienced observer to identify the organism. Formalin-ether sedimentation technique is commonly used in laboratories owing to its ability to isolate a large variety of parasites. However, it's a labor intensive procedure and is usually associated with hazards of using the inflammable lipid solvents. The drawbacks of the previous techniques have encouraged the development of commercial products such as Feconomics which is a new ready to use kit for concentration of stool samples in parasitological diagnosis.

The aim of the study is :

evaluation of the efficacy of Feconomics technique in comparison to traditional techniques i.e., direct smear and formalin ethyl acetate sedimentation technique for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites in school children.

Conditions

Intestinal Parasitic Infection

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• school children whose age is between 6-12 years

Exclusion Criteria

• children taking anti-parasitic drugs within the previous two weeks of stool sample collection .

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Sohag University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Shorouk Nasser Mahmoud

Demonstrator at medical parasitology department, Faculty of medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Shorouk Nasser Mahmoud, Demonstrator

Role: CONTACT

shouroknasser@med.sohag.edu.eg

01063778617 ext. 02

Other Identifiers

soh-med-22-04-17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id