🌐 EnglishEN

AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

Meningitis: Burden, Causes, Screening and Prevention in Rural Northern Uganda

RecruitingNAAges any - anyAllUniversity of Rochester
NCT05496673 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This study will investigate the burden, causes, diagnostics, treatments and preventive measures related to meningitis in northern Uganda. We hypothesize that understanding the burden of meningitis, risk factors, diagnostics, treatments and the preventive measures will provide information regarding the gaps in care that can be addressed in order to improve the continuum of meningitis care. we hypothesize that our data will support the advocacy for the implementation of routine vaccination for the prevention of bacterial meningitis and improving guidelines for Cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening for prevention of cryptococcal meningitis, which will save lives in Uganda. Aim 1: To prospectively collect data on 1100 patients with meningitis and meningitis symptoms who were admitted to Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) to assess burden, etiologies, pathogenesis, and outcomes of mening

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

Sign in
📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * 1100 patients who present with meningitis or meningitis symptoms, regardless of age or vulnerably status are eligible for meningitis testing. * 10,000 HIV-infected patients presenting to LRRH, LRRH HIV Clinic (LIDC) or nearby outpatient clinics, regardless of age or vulnerability status, are eligible for CrAg screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are found not to have meningitis after initial evaluation, or are found to have other alternative diagnoses that explain their symptoms, will be excluded. * HIV-negative patients without signs or symptoms of meningitis.
💊

What it tests

  • Pastorex Latex Agglutination Test
  • Biofire PCR for meningitis
  • Immy CrAg Lateral Flow Assay
📍

Where

1 site
Lira Regional Referral Hospital
Lira, Uganda
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy