The Longevity of Trichuris Trichiura Colonization

University of Aarhus

Status: Completed

Conditions: Helminthiasis; Helminth Infection

Treatments: Biological: Trichuris trichiura

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04227925

T trichiura longevity

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to study the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization

Full description

The present study investigates the longevity of Trichuris trichiura colonization in a human volunteer as measured by regular fecal sampling.

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 focus on Trichuris trichiura and Trichiura suis. He planned to infect himself under medical supervision. This was his third self-infection with Trichuris. The only clinical criterion for his inclusion in the study was that he was healthy.

Exclusion criteria

N/A