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| Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Information provided by: | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00739258 |
Purpose
It is difficult to detect the intestinal protozoal infections among the HIV-infected persons or travelers diarrhea by using the traditional microscopy or staining methods. The purpose of this study aimed at finding out the appropriate diagnostic methods and the infection rate of the intestinal protozoa, including the Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Giardia among the HIV-infected persons by using the antigen detection method and biological method. The investigators also tried to analyze the associated HIV infection status and sexual transmitted diseases (STD) including Gonorrhea, Chlamydial trachomatis, Syphilis, Genital warts and Herpes simplex virus in this study. The study will collect the blood, urine and stool samples from 200 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV-infected in the prisons, 400 intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV infected and 100 intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected receiving methadone maintenance treatment.
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HIV Infections |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Cohort |
| Official Title: | Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-Infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison and Set up the Notional Halfway Home in Union Area of Medical Facility |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 700 |
| Study Start Date: | April 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2010 |
| Groups/Cohorts |
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HIDU
intravenous drug user (IDU) with HIV infected
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IDU
intravenous drug user (IDU) without HIV
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MH
persons receiving methadone maintenance treatment
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Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
The samples are obtained from Kaohsiung prison, Kaohsiung women's prison, Pingtung prison and the Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Inclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Jih-Jin Tsai, MD | 886-7-312-1101 ext 5677 | jijits@cc.kmu.edu.tw |
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| Kaoshing Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital | Recruiting |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| Contact: Jih-Jin Tsai, MD 886-7-312-1101 ext 5677 jijits@cc.kmu.edu.tw | |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital ( Tsai, Jih-Jin / Dr. ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | KMUH-IRB-970077 |
| Study First Received: | August 19, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | September 3, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00739258 |
| Health Authority: | Taiwan: Institutional Review Board |
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Syphilis HIV-infected person Entamoeba Cryptosporidium Giardia ELISA |
PCR IDU Gonorrhea Chlamydial trachomatis Genital warts Herpes simplex virus |
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Herpes Simplex Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Virus Diseases Warts HIV Infections |
Condylomata Acuminata Condyloma acuminatum Sexually Transmitted Diseases Gonorrhea Syphilis Retroviridae Infections |
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RNA Virus Infections Slow Virus Diseases Immune System Diseases Lentivirus Infections Infection |
