Multi-Antibiotic Resistance Carriage in Gut Flora (MARC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01591538 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: May 4, 2012
Last Update Posted
: May 29, 2014
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Condition or disease |
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Intestinal Bacteria Flora Disturbance |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 272 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Prevalence Study Evaluating the Acquisition of Carriage of Resistant Bacteria in the Gut Flora in Volunteers From French Armed Forces Coming Back From External Operations |
Study Start Date : | March 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Group/Cohort |
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lifestyle condition |
- Frequency of MDRGNB (ESBLs or carbapenemases) colonization in gut flora of volunteers after staying 4-6 months outside France [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Quantitative measurement of MDRGNB in fecal samples (expressed as log10 and percentage) of volunteers after staying 4-6 months outside France [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Quantitative variation of MDRGNB between the departure and return in volunteers [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- PCR and sequencing of resistance genes from strains of interest [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Evaluation of risk factors for acquiring MDRGNB in gut flora of volunteers after staying 4-6 months outside France [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being older than 18 years
- Have given an informed consent by signing the written consent
- Being able to give a stool sample
- Being member of military forces, supported medically by the French Military Health Services (SSA), and to participate outside mission during 4- 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participating in another biomedical study during the study
- Volunteer unable to give informed consent.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01591538
France | |
Centre d'épidémiologie et de santé publique des armées | |
Saint Mandé cedex, France, 94163 |
Principal Investigator: | Jean-Baptiste MEYNARD, MD/PhD | French Armed Forces |
Responsible Party: | Da Volterra |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01591538 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DAV148-EPI-01 ID RCB number : 2011-A01569-32 ( Other Identifier: AFSSAPS ) |
First Posted: | May 4, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 29, 2014 |
Last Verified: | May 2014 |
Keywords provided by Da Volterra:
Prevalence MDRGNB Acquisition Middle stay Endemic area |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dysbiosis Pathologic Processes |