Epidemiology of H. Pylori Transmission

Completed

Conditions studied: Communicable Diseases

In brief

This observational epidemiologic study with nested cross-sectional and longitudinal aims will evaluate host immune response to mixed chronic infections (Helicobacter pylori, latent tuberculosis, intestinal helminthiasis) in recent US immigrants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02740140

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

1750

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 18-55 years of age
• Either sex
• If female not pregnant or breastfeeding
• Lived in the United States less than 2 years
• Healthy
• Scheduled for Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST)

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 and older than 55 years of age,
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Have lived in Unites States more that 2 years
• Chronic illness
• Not planning to get a TST

Where it is running

• Santa Clara Public Health Clinics — San Jose, California, United States
• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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