NIH launches training study for Hard-to-Diagnose infections and inflammation
NCT ID NCT00557726
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
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 1978
- Lead sponsor
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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
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3 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* 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.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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