Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infections among vegetarians.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infections among vegetarians. - HEV seroprevalence among vegetarians.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON41208

Enrollment

400

Registered

2014-09-29

Start date

2014-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

inflammation of the liver viral hepatitis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male or female 18 years or older Since 12 years of age or since last 10 years vegetarian, veganist, flexitarian Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To consume more meat/ fish than once per week

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primairy outcome is the seroprevalence of HEV antibodies IgG en IgM in blood plasma Risk factors for HEV antibodies will be assessed by using a structured questionnaire, focussing on consumption of meat/ (shell)fish. Data and antibody status will be compared to available data of the controll groups of the larger study.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results