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Development of a bedside diagnostic test from snake bite victims in Tamilnadu.

Identification of components of snake venom and development of a point of care diagnostic test from children and adults with snake envenomation in Tamilnadu. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097052
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-11-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: T630- Toxic effect of snake venom

Interventions

Intervention1: Intervention in the second half of the study involves animal study to develop a snake venom diagnostic kit.: The predominant component of snake venom will be injected to mice at LD50 an

Sponsors

ICMR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Around 3ml of blood sample will be collected from the victims of snake bite before administration of anti snake venom.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Snake bite victims who have been already administered with anti snake venom.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To identify the composition of venom of each species Common in this region.Timepoint: 12 months and 24 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To develop a diagnostic test to find out specific snake venom.Timepoint: 2nd year - Animal experiment for developing antibodies against venom component. 3rd year- Development of a venom diagnostic kit 4th year- kit validation 5th year - Data analysis.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactV Poovazhagi

Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children

nishabashyam@gmail.com9790906493

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026