Evaluation of the Use of a Urin Test Strip to Determine the Spread of Schistosoma Infections in Areas Where Schistosomiasis Infections Are Low in Kenya

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a urine test strip in diagnose schistosoma mansoni in areas of Kenya where the rate of infections are low.

The hypothesis is that the urine strip test is a superior tool to the conventional parasitological tools used to diagnose schistosomiasis mansoni infections in area where there is low transmission

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Key information

Conditions

Schistosomiasis Mansoni Circulating Cathodic Antigen Urine Based Dipstick Helminthiasis Infections Parasitic Diseases Schistosomiasis Trematode Infections Vector Borne Diseases

Age range

10 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kenya Medical Research Institute

Nairobi, Kenya

About this study

The study will compare the use of the urine test strip with the conventional method used and with a "golden standard" methode, in an area of Kenya where the infection transmission is low. Furthermore will the urine test strip be evaluatied in its ability to monitor the intensity of infections in school children before and after they are been treated for the infections.

A total of 1100 school children in the age between 10 and 18 years will be included in the study. Children have to submitt a stool and a urine sample on three consecutive days. Children who are found to be infected with the schistosomiasis parasite will be offered treatment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Children in the age between 10 and 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Children younger then 10 years of age and children whos parent/guardians did not give informed consents for their participation in the study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Applicability of Urine Based Schistosomiasis Test Strip in the Epidemiologic Mapping and Sampling of Schistosoma Mansoni Infection in Low Endemic Areas of Kenya

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Study completion: 2006
First posted: Apr 20, 2007
Registry last updated: Oct 31, 2007

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