Immune Modulation From Trichuris Suis

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intestinal Helminthiasis; Ulcerative Colitis; Crohn Disease

Treatments: Biological: Trichuris suis eggs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03079700

Trichuris suis

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mucosal immunology during helminth infection

Full description

The present study investigates the effects of Trichuris suis on human mucosal and systemic immunity in a single self-infected individual.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The included volunteer is a researcher within parasitology with main focus on Trichuris trichiura and Trichiura suis. He planned to infect himself and contacted our department with the purpose of being monitored during this infection for safety (medical supervision) and research reasons. The only clinical criterion for his inclusion in the study was that he was healthy.

Exclusion criteria