Assessment of Pharyngeal Carriage of Microorganisms Responsible for Transmissible Acute Respiratory Infections in HAJJ Pilgrims. (EMIRATH)

Public Assistance-Hospitals of Marseille (AP-HM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Respiratory Infection

Treatments: Other: Naso pharyngeal swab

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02868541

2013-29

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this project is to study the prevalence of viruses and bacteria responsible for transmissible acute respiratory infections in the respiratory tract of pilgrims returning from the trip. The patients included, will be the consultant pilgrims to the traveler health center, and before leaving for Hajj. Based on the results obtained in previous studies, it is estimated that 200 pilgrims will be included each year, 600 in total (inclusion period of 3 years). Respiratory secretions are then collected by nasal swab and throat (swab) prior to departure for the hajj. In return, patients will be reconvened systematic consultation to record medical events potentially encountered during the trip, and it will again be performed the same nasal swabs and throat. It will then be performed on these samples' return from hajj "molecular detection (PCR and RT-PCR) of 35 viruses and bacteria respiratory tropism: influenza (3), RSV (2), metapneumovirus (1), Coronavirus (4), Parainfluenzavirus (4), enteroviruses (4), rhinovirus (1), adenovirus (6) bocavirus, polyomavirus (2), pneumococcus, Bordetella pertussis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis and Coxiella burnetii. Samples "return of hajj" positive should be cultured for the isolation of the strain. For patients positive return, it will be done further research of these 35 viruses and bacteria on samples "start of hajj," the same method described above. In addition to this systematic consultation, and if symptoms return, the pilgrims will be seen in consultation for a diagnosis evaluation and therapeutic management.

This study will shed light on the acquisition of microorganisms respiratory tropism during the stay and on the potential risks associated with the circulation of these pathogens after the trip.

Enrollment: 905 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All travelers presenting during the study period in the service of international vaccination for mandatory meningococcal ACYW135 vaccination ,
• Affiliated to a social security insurance regime
• Male or Female
• Aged over 18 years
• Having signed informed consent form
• able to understand and answer the study questions

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients aged under 18
• Patient whose protocol compliance seems unlikely to investigator
• Participant in another clinical trial or in exclusion period of a previous clinical trial,
• Unable to understand the nature and objectives of the study,
• Refusing to sign the informed consent form.

Trial design

905 participants in 1 patient group

Haaj pilgrim

Description:

Patient that are showing at the traveler hospital health center requiring the mandatory Meningococcal vaccine ACYW135

Treatment:

Other: Naso pharyngeal swab