RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07487506

Evaluation and Assessment for Communicable Diseases in Migrants Hosted in Reception Centers

REACH - Responsive Evaluation and Assessment for Communicable Diseases in Migrants Hosted in Reception Centers

Sponsor

IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar

Enrollment

250 participants

Start Date

Apr 8, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Infections

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

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

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.

Exclusion Criteria1

Individuals under the age of 18; Asylum seekers who have been in Italy for less than 2 months or for more than 36 months; Refusal to consent to participate in the study

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Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTMedical history, measurement of vital signs and weight, Blood sample for blood testing, Collection of urine and collection of stool for a coproparasitological examination

* Intake and Information * Obtaining informed consent: Each participant will sign the informed consent form and data processing consent form, ensuring the voluntary nature of the screening * Conducting the screening: All migrants will undergo, on a single occasion: * Medical history: travel history, focused primarily on identifying the migration route; recent and past medical history, including both physiological and pathological aspects, with the aim of identifying risk factors, signs, and symptoms of major communicable and non-communicable diseases; * Measurement of vital signs (blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate) and weight; * Physical examination; * Blood draw for the following tests: complete blood count with differential, ALT, creatinine + eGFR, urea, blood glucose; * Urine collection for a complete urinalysis and a urological parasitological examination; * Stool collection for a coprological parasitological examination