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Cimex Lectularius or Bed Bugs : Vector of Infectious Agents and Pathogenic Role

Cimex Lectularius or Bed Bugs : Vector of Infectious Agents and Pathogenic Role

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01089465
Enrollment
135
Registered
2010-03-18
Start date
2010-03-31
Completion date
2019-12-31
Last updated
2024-04-12

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

Conditions

Sting

Keywords

Bed bugs, Cimex, insects, bites

Brief summary

During the last years, the investigators were the witness to the increase of a old emerging pest due to bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) in the world. Insecticides resistances apparitions and internationals transports increases seem to be the reasons of the pest. Cimex lectularius as vector of parasites, bacteria or virus was often suggested although not much observation are recently investigated in France. This study intends to examine the vectorial ability and the direct pathogenicity of Cimex lectularius.

Interventions

OTHERCollection of the bedbugs and dermatological follow-up of the stings

Collection of the bedbugs and dermatological follow-up of the stings at J1 J7 J14 J21 J28

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* On the site of takings presence of insects and eggs evoking bedbugs of beds. The identification of certainty will be made in the laboratory. All the insects not apartment to the family of Cimicidae (Criterion of exclusion) are thrown(cast) in trash cans of laboratories for organic products. * voluntary Patients after reading of the information sheet and the signature of the consent * Membership of the patient in the national insurance scheme

Exclusion criteria

* On the site of takings absence of insects and eggs evoking bedbugs of beds * During the identification of certainty in the laboratory, the captured insects do not make parties of the family of Cimicidae * The subjects deprived of freedom. * Patients cancelling their consent. * Patients violating the protocol of search(research)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Morphological identification of every bedbug Porterage of bacterial agents Porterage of viral agents Biomolecular identification of the insect A breeding of bedbugs Tests of sensibility in insecticidesday 1

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Study of the direct pathogenicity of lectularius C.day 1, 7, 15 and 30During each of four consultations a questionnaire and a descriptive index card(form) of the general and dermatological signs will be informed. The criteria of evaluation, associated with anonimisées photos, are split into two groups: general Signs and dermatological Signs

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026