Aussie Tourists' tummy troubles under the microscope in new study
NCT ID NCT06363890
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will follow 1,200 Australian adults traveling to Southeast Asia to find out how often they get travelers' diarrhea and which germs cause it. Participants will report symptoms and provide stool samples for testing. The results will help plan future studies on ways to prevent or treat this common travel illness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide the data needed to design better treatments or vaccines for travelers' diarrhea in Australian tourists.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures how often diarrhea happens and what germs cause it, so it won't directly prevent or cure anything.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,400 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
1200 Australian adult tourists traveling to Southeast Asia
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Adult aged \> 18 years residing in Australia. * Planned travel for 14 to 28 days starting in the next 30 days to selected countries in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. * Willing to participate in the clinical study and available for all planned study activities through approximately 28 days post-travel. * Access to a smartphone and mobile phone services while traveling (either by local SIM card, WiFi, or international roaming service on the individual's home-country mobile phone). Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to provide adequate informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AK Clinical Research
Melbourne, Australia
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