Investigation of the carriage of invasive Salmonellae in gall bladders in Kathmandu, Nepal

ISRCTN ISRCTN81497217
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN81497217
Secondary identifying numbers CTU02AVJUN08
Submission date
16/07/2008
Registration date
17/07/2008
Last edited
17/07/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Infections and Infestations
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Maskey Pukar
Scientific

Patan Hospital
GPO Box 252
Kathmandu
-
Nepal

Phone +977 (0)1 985 107 9779
Email docpukarmaskey@yahoo.com

Study information

Study designA prospective descriptive study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designCross-section survey
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeScreening
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo understand why some people become chronic carriers of Salmonella we need to investigate the variation within the infecting pathogen and the host.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from the Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (OXTREC) (UK) on the 25th June 2008 (ref: 21/08). The Nepal Health Research Committee (NHRC) has given verbal approval and the written approval will follow.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedEnteric fever/tropical diseases
Intervention1. Prior to admission to the study:
Full history and clinical examination. In particular the following data will be documented: clinical manifestations according to a standard case record form (CRF).

2. On admission to the study:
2.1. Name and address of the patient will be recorded on a detachable cover sheet of the CRF
2.2. Blood for on-going host genetic studies of enteric fever from the patient
2.3. Storage of serum for antibody analysis
2.4. Storage of blood for expression microarray profiling to identify biomarkers of carriage
2.5. Storage of bile and gallbladder
2.6. Culture of bile and gall stones (if present)
2.7. Stool culture

3. Follow up visit from health-workers after 3 months:
3.1. Stool culture
3.2. GPS mapping of patients house
3.3. The gallbladders and bile will be stored in appropriate media and temperatures for:
3.3.1. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of Salmonella deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in all samples that are culture negative
3.3.2. Bacterial ribonucleic acid (RNA) extraction for expression profiling of the organism
3.3.3. Routine histology of the organ
3.3.4. Immunohistochemistry of the tissue
3.3.5. Electron microscopy of the tissue
3.4. Blood and serum will be stored in appropriate media and temperatures for:
3.4.1. Storage of blood for expression microarray profiling to identify biomarkers of carriage
3.4.2. Blood for on-going host genetic studies of enteric fever from the patient
3.4.3. Storage of serum for antibody analysis
3.5. Storage of bacterial isolates; all strains isolated from the bile will be stored at -700°C for bacteriological assessment
3.6. Spatial clustering of typhoid fever cases

Patients will be visited twice daily at home by a member of the study team. At the first visit the staff member will record the patient's house in a global positioning system (GPS).
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. The titre of Vi antibodies in patients from whom Salmonella is isolated
2. Specific histological characteristics favouring carriage of Salmonella
3. Traits of the bacterium favouring their chronic carriage
Secondary outcome measures1. Investigation of the host genetic variation
2. The human expression profile involved with Salmonella carriage
Overall study start date01/08/2008
Completion date31/07/2011

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexBoth
Target number of participants1000
Key inclusion criteriaAll patients referred for Cholecystectomy at Patan Hospital (no age limit, either sex) that complete the consent form and agree to be admitted to the study will be included in the study.
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not comply with the above inclusion criteria.
Date of first enrolment01/08/2008
Date of final enrolment31/07/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Nepal

Study participating centre

Patan Hospital
Kathmandu
-
Nepal

Sponsor information

University of Oxford (UK)
University/education

Clinical Trials and Research Governance
Manor House
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headington
Oxford
OX3 9DZ
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.ox.ac.uk/
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

The Wellcome Trust (UK) (grant ref: 077078)

No information available

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
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