NIH launches training study for Hard-to-Diagnose infections and inflammation

NCT ID NCT00557726

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study enrolls up to 400 people with known or suspected infections or inflammatory diseases that are not covered by other research protocols. The goal is to evaluate patients using standard medical practices, generate new ideas for future studies, and train doctors. No experimental treatments are being tested.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 400 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 1978

Lead sponsor

A government research agency

The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Individuals with an inflammatory or infectious condition are evaluated.

Ages

3 to 100 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Known or suspected exposure to infection, as determined by the Principal Investigator OR Presence of signs and symptoms of an infectious or inflammatory disease 2. Age range: 3 years of age and older. 3. NIAID/LIR investigator who has an interest in the patient s illness and is willing to serve as attending physician to supervise the patient's medical care at the NIH. 4. Primary physician outside the NIH 5. The patient or the patient's Legally Authorized Representative is capable of informed consent and signs the consent form. The consent form will be signed by parents or guardians of patients under the age of 18 EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Pregnant. 2. Presence of conditions that, in the judgment of the investigator, may put the participant at undue risk or make them unsuitable for participation in the study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Fever Infections infectious disease Inflammation inflammatory disease

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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