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Parasitic Causes of Secretory Diarrhea in Children and Chronically Ill Adult.

NCT03166670 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2021-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Diarrhea is one of the most common reasons for people to seek medical advice - but it can range from being a mild, temporary condition, to be life threading condition. It is estimated that there are 2 billion cases of diarrheal disease every year globally, and that 1.9 million children below the age of 5 years, mostly in developing countries, die annually.

Conditions

  • Diarrhea, Secretory

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

stool examination

collection of stool specimen and microscopic examination for parasites

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

real time polymerase chain reaction

evaluation of genotype of cryptosporidium in stool specimen

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Asmaa M Abd elaziz, MD · Assuit University, Faculty of medicine

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-04-01
Completion
2021-04-12

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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