Clinical trial · Observational
Immunodeficiency for Severe Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
Screening for Immunodeficiency Diseases in Patients With Severe Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
NCT03374566CI-TRIAL-00063800completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the immune responses associated with Epstein-Barr virus infections, and to find out the possible immunodeficiency that may be linked to severe Epstein-Barr virus infections.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epstein-Barr Virus Infections | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Immunodeficiency | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Screened patients
- description
- Immunodeficiency screening: Heparinized peripheral blood is obtained from patients with severe EBV infections for immunological function assays and genetic analysis, when current screening is performed after parents' information and consent.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Immunodeficiency incidence in patients with severe EBV infection
- timeFrame
- 5 years
- description
- We will investigate immunodeficiency incidence in patients with severe EBV infection.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 1 Day
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Age:birth to 18 years 2. Severe Epstein-Barr Virus infection Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Lack of parental consent
References
Publications (6)
- BACKGROUNDWorth AJ, Houldcroft CJ, Booth C. Severe Epstein-Barr virus infection in primary immunodeficiency and the normal host. Br J Haematol. 2016 Nov;175(4):559-576. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14339. Epub 2016 Oct 17. PMID 27748521
- BACKGROUNDShabani M, Nichols KE, Rezaei N. Primary immunodeficiencies associated with EBV-Induced lymphoproliferative disorders. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2016 Dec;108:109-127. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.10.014. Epub 2016 Nov 2. PMID 27931829
- BACKGROUNDPalendira U, Rickinson AB. Primary immunodeficiencies and the control of Epstein-Barr virus infection. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2015 Nov;1356:22-44. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12937. Epub 2015 Sep 28. PMID 26415106
- BACKGROUNDTaylor GS, Long HM, Brooks JM, Rickinson AB, Hislop AD. The immunology of Epstein-Barr virus-induced disease. Annu Rev Immunol. 2015;33:787-821. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-032414-112326. Epub 2015 Feb 11. PMID 25706097
- BACKGROUNDFujiwara S, Kimura H, Imadome K, Arai A, Kodama E, Morio T, Shimizu N, Wakiguchi H. Current research on chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection in Japan. Pediatr Int. 2014 Apr;56(2):159-66. doi: 10.1111/ped.12314. PMID 24528553
- BACKGROUNDEligio P, Delia R, Valeria G. EBV Chronic Infections. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 10;2(1):e2010022. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2010.022. PMID 21415952