An observational study in Helminthiasis and Helminth Infection, sponsored by University of Aarhus. Completed. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-01-14.
Sponsored by University of Aarhus · Observational
The aim of the study was to study the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization
The present study investigates the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization in a human volunteer as measured by regular fecal sampling.
64 studies on the registry are indexed under Helminthiasis; 4 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 1 is below the median of 312 across 22 observational studies indexed under Helminthiasis.
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A singlex healthy volunteer
The included volunteer is a researcher within parasitology with focus on Trichuris trichiura and Trichiura suis. He planned to infect himself under medical supervision. This was his third self-infection with Trichuris. The only clinical criterion for his inclusion in the study was that he was healthy.
Exclusion Criteria:
N/A
Infective eggs from human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura
Faecal egg excretion
Regular monitoring of fecal egg counts by microscopy
Time frame: 78 weeks
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Plan to share: No
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