Frequency of Parasite Infestation in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria; Parasitic Disease

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Examination of stool samples

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04314999

2019-01953 sp20Steveling2;

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to describe the prevalence and the type of parasite in patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria as well as to describe the associations between parasitic disease and the characteristics of the patients, for example eosinophilia.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of a chronic spontaneous urticaria
• Age: 17 years old and up

Exclusion criteria

• No diagnosis of a chronic spontaneous urticaria
• Age: younger than 17 years

Trial design

57 participants in 1 patient group

Patients diagnosed with a chronic spontaneous urticaria

Description:

Patients with a chronic spontaneous urticaria who were being treated at the allergology of the university hospital Basel between the 1st of June and the 30th of September

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Examination of stool samples