CompletedNot Applicable

The Burden of (Neuro)Cysticercosis Among People Living With HIV in Rural Tanzania

Tanzania2,584 participantsStarted 2018-04-01

Plain-language summary

This study aims to compare the burden of neurocysticercosis among people living with HIV to people not infected with HIV.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who consent to participate in the study and testing. * Patients of age 14 years and above * Patient living inside the study catchment area * HIV-positive patients * Patient suspected of taeniasis or cysticercosis/neurocysticercosis Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with opportunistic infections. * Study participants taking anthelminthic drugs PZQ and ALB or have received them within the previous 12 months. * Pregnant women * Patients that are seriously ill. * Patients with epilepsy and other mental disorders that impair thoughts and emotions such as psychosis.

What they're measuring

Prevalence of cysticercosis

Timeframe: Single assessment at inclusion into study (serological testing)

Prevalence of neurocysticercosis

Timeframe: Single assessment through cerebral CT scan at inclusion into study

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03851419

SponsorTechnical University of Munich

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-04-30

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