Epidemiology and treatment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis, with particular consideration to strongyloidiasis, in Yunnan province, China

ISRCTN ISRCTN01779485
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN01779485
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
16/08/2008
Registration date
21/08/2008
Last edited
13/11/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Infections and Infestations
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Juerg Utzinger
Scientific

Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
Swiss Tropical Institute
Socinstrasse 57
PO Box
Basel
4002
Switzerland

Phone +41 61 284 8129
Email juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch

Study information

Study designOpen-label, randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectives1. Single-dose albendazole and single-dose tribendimidine (both drugs will be administered orally at 200 mg for children aged 5-14 years, and 400 mg for individuals aged >=15 years) are safe and efficacious against soil-transmitted helminth infections (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichuria)
2. Single-dose tribendimidine has an effect on Strongyloides stercoralis and Taenia spp
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Committee of the University and the State of Basel (Ethikkommission beider Basel) (EKBB) Date of approval: 12/06/2007 (ref: 149/07)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedHelminth infections
InterventionThe participants who were diagnosed with helminthiases at the baseline parasitological survey were randomly allocated to the following arms:

Arm 1: Single-dose albendazole (oral), 200 mg for children aged 5-14 years, and 400 mg for individuals aged >=15 years
Arm 2: Single-dose tribendimidine (oral), 200 mg for children aged 5-14 years, and 400 mg for individuals aged >=15 years
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Albendazole, tribendimidine
Primary outcome measure1. Reduction of infection prevalence of intestinal helminths, assessed by examination of stool samples 2-4 weeks after drug administration
2. Frequency and severity of adverse events were recorded within 24 hours after drug administration
Secondary outcome measuresKato-Katz-derived egg count reduction of common soil-transmitted helminths, assessed 2-4 weeks after drug administration.
Overall study start date01/05/2007
Completion date31/07/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupOther
SexBoth
Target number of participantsApproximately 300
Key inclusion criteria1. Both males and females, age >=5 years
2. Submission of >=1 stool sample for the baseline parasitological survey
3. For females, not pregnant, as verbally assessed by medical personnel on the day of treatment
4. Absence of major systemic illnesses, as assessed by medical personnel on the day of treatment
5. Written informed consent by the head of the household on behalf of the whole family
Key exclusion criteria1. Presence of any abnormal medical condition, as judged by the medical personnel
2. No stool sample submitted for baseline parasitological survey
3. Enrolled in any other clinical investigation during the study
4. For females: pregnancy
Date of first enrolment01/05/2007
Date of final enrolment31/07/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • China
  • Switzerland

Study participating centre

Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
Basel
4002
Switzerland

Sponsor information

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) (Switzerland)
Government

Wildhainweg 3
PO Box 8232
Bern
3001
Switzerland

Phone +41 31 308 22 22
Email info@snf.ch
Website http://www.snf.ch
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Main funder:

No information available

Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries (KFPE) through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (Switzerland)

No information available

Other funders:

No information available

Voluntary Academic Society (Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft) (Switzerland)

No information available

Janggen-Pöhn Foundation (Janggen-Pöhn-Stiftung) (Switzerland)

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Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, through their support to the Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of the Chinese Ministry of Health (China) (grant ref: 2005DKA21104)

No information available

Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland) (project numbers PPOOB-102883 and PPOOB-119129)
Private sector organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
Alternative name(s)
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, Swiss National Science Foundation, Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique, Fondo Nazionale Svizzero per la Ricerca Scientifica, Fonds National Suisse, Fondo Nazionale Svizzero, Schweizerische Nationalfonds, SNF, SNSF, FNS
Location
Switzerland

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results 01/08/2008 Yes No