Immune Modulation From Trichuris Trichiura

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intestinal Helminthiasis; Colitis, Ulcerative; Crohn Disease

Treatments: Biological: Trichuris trichiura eggs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02399683

Trichuris trichiura

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mucosal immunology during helminth infection

Full description

The present study investigates the effects of Trichuris trichiura 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

• N/A

Trial design

1 participants in 1 patient group

Trichuris trichiura eggs

Description:

One healthy volunteer

Treatment:

Biological: Trichuris trichiura eggs