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The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania

NCT03851419 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2584

Last updated 2023-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.

Conditions

Interventions

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Technical University of Munich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bernard J Ngowi, MD, PhD · National Institute for Medical Research

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2021-04-30
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • Tanzania

Study Locations

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Diseases

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