Vitamin D Estimation With Giardia Lamblia Infections

Sohag University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Giardia Lamblia Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04778280

Soh-Med-21-02-17

Details and patient eligibility

About

investigators will take stool and blood samples from two groups of humans :-

1-group A (healthy group negative Giardia or control group),2-group B (positive Giardia or case group)then investigators make estimation for vitamin D in both groups then investigators try to find if there is relation between vitamin D level and Giardia lamblia infections

Full description

In this research a case- control study will be used) ,the percentage of case to control will be 1:1 the total number of samples 192 ,investigators will take stool and blood samples from two groups of humans :-

1-group A (healthy group negative Giardia or control group),2-group B (positive Giardia or case group)then investigators make estimation for vitamin D in both groups then investigators try to find if there is relation between vitamin D level and Giardia lamblia infections

Enrollment: 192 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient infected with Giardia lamblia.

Exclusion criteria

• patient takes vitamin D supplement - patient has kidney disease- patient has liver disease-patient has a debilitating disease disease such as cancer or diabetes.

Trial design

192 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Description:

1-Group A(Healty group with negative Giardia lamblia or control group) 96 samples

Group B

Description:

2- Group B(Cases group with positive Giardia lamblia )96 sample