REACH - Responsive Evaluation and Assessment for Communicable Diseases in Migrants Hosted in Reception Centers
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
A single-centre, non-profit experimental clinical trial. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of a range of infections and infectious diseases in a cohort of asylum seekers staying in initial reception centres, who have been in Italy for at least 2 months but no more than 36 months. The infections of interest are: latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis, HIV, HBV, HCV, syphilis, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, filariasis, and intestinal helminthiasis.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• All asylum seekers residing in reception centers who are 18 years of age or older, have been in Italy for at least 2 months but no more than 36 months, who express their consent to undergo screening.
Locations
Other Locations
Italy
IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria
RECRUITING
Negrar
Contact Information
Primary
Elvia Malo, Dr.
elvia.malo@sacrocuore.it
0456013111
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-04-08
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 250
Treatments
Experimental: Screening Cohort
Screening for:~* Tuberculosis~* Syphilis~* HIV~* HBV~* HCV~* Intestinal helminthiasis~* Strongyloidiasis~* Schistosomiasis~* Filariasis
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar