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Evaluation and Assessment for Communicable Diseases in Migrants Hosted in Reception Centers

NCT07487506 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2026-03-30

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Summary

A single-centre, non-profit experimental clinical trial. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of a range of infections and infectious diseases in a cohort of asylum seekers staying in initial reception centres, who have been in Italy for at least 2 months but no more than 36 months. The infections of interest are: latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis, HIV, HBV, HCV, syphilis, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, filariasis, and intestinal helminthiasis.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Medical history, measurement of vital signs and weight, Blood sample for blood testing, Collection of urine and collection of stool for a coproparasitological examination

* Intake and Information * Obtaining informed consent: Each participant will sign the informed consent form and data processing consent form, ensuring the voluntary nature of the screening * Conducting the screening: All migrants will undergo, on a single occasion: * Medical history: travel history, focused primarily on identifying the migration route; recent and past medical history, including both physiological and pathological aspects, with the aim of identifying risk factors, signs, and symptoms of major communicable and non-communicable diseases; * Measurement of vital signs (blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate) and weight; * Physical examination; * Blood draw for the following tests: complete blood count with differential, ALT, creatinine + eGFR, urea, blood glucose; * Urine collection for a complete urinalysis and a urological parasitological examination; * Stool collection for a coprological parasitological examination

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-08
Primary Completion
2026-09-08
Completion
2026-09-08

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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