An interventional study of Medical history, measurement of vital signs and weight, Blood sample for blood testing, Collection of urine and collection of stool for a coproparasitological examination in Infections, sponsored by IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar. Recruiting at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-30.
Sponsored by IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
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.
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.
All migrants will undergo, on a single occasion:
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Exclusion Criteria:
Screening for: * Tuberculosis * Syphilis * HIV * HBV * HCV * Intestinal helminthiasis * Strongyloidiasis * Schistosomiasis * Filariasis
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
Prevalence of infections and infectious diseases
Estimation of the prevalence of a range of infections and infectious diseases in a cohort of asylum seekers staying in initial reception centres, who arrived in Italy between 2 and 36 months ago. The infections of interest are: latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis, HIV, HBV, HCV, syphilis, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, filariasis and intestinal helminthia
Time frame: At baseline
Proportion of infections of interest, stratified by macro-geographical area of origin
Estimate of the proportion of infections of interest, stratified by macro-geographical area of origin of asylum seekers
Time frame: At baseline
Plan to share: Undecided
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