DengueGLiDNCT07602920
Gut Leakage' in Dengue
An observational study of Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, run by University of Oxford at 1 site in Bangladesh.
Trial summary
Dengue infections are imposing an increasing global burden of disease, particularly in tropical countries such as Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified Dengue virus as a priority pathogen for the development of medical counter measures because of the high risk of it causing a Public Health… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Intestinal Disease
- How many people
- 190 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBangladesh
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2026to 31 Jan 2028
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adult (≥18 years) male and non-pregnant female patients with confirmed dengue (positive NS1 antigen and/or IgM) admitted to the Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital will be recruited. Blood biomarkers will be collected at enrollment for all patients. Those initially classified as non-severe dengue will have no repeat sampling unless they progress to severe disease, in which case a second sample will be obtained within 24 hours. Serum ALT and blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness. Stool samples will be collected on day 7 from 100 patients for gut microbiota analysis. Additionally, 10 healthy adult participants (5 male, 5 female) will be recruited from patient attendants. They will undergo a single visit for baseline biomarker sampling and POCUS, serving as healthy controls for comparison.
Who may be able to join
- Dengue participants
- Participant/ legally authorised representative willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- Male or Female, adults ≥18 years
- Diagnosed as a case of Dengue on the basis of clinical features and positive NS1 antigen and/or IgM dengue antibody
- Hospitalized in medicine or dengue ward in Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
- Enrolled within 24 hours of hospitalization.
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- Healthy participants
- Participant/ legally authorised representative willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- Male or Female, adults ≥18 years
- Clinically healthy with no acute or chronic illness
- Attendant of a dengue patient (not a patient)
Who cannot join
- Dengue participants
- Unable to provide consent or participate in follow-up procedures
- Known chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disease affecting intestinal permeability (IBD, celiac disease), chronic liver disease, active chronic diarrhoea, short bowel loop syndrome, recent (<3 months) major GI surgery.
- Immunosuppression (for example chemotherapy, high-dose steroids), advanced chronic kidney disease, decompensated heart failure.
- Drugs that can alter the level of biomarkers in blood like metformin, statin, probiotics, steroid within last 48 hours of hospitalization.
- Pregnancy
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- Healthy participants
- Unable to provide consent
- Known chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disease affecting intestinal permeability (IBD, celiac disease), chronic liver disease, active chronic diarrhoea, short bowel loop syndrome, recent (<3 months) major GI surgery.
- Immunosuppression (for example chemotherapy, high-dose steroids), advanced chronic kidney disease, decompensated heart failure.
- Drugs that can alter the level of biomarkers in blood like metformin, statin, probiotics, steroid within last 48 hours of hospitalization.
- Pregnancy
- History of current or recent dengue or other arbo viral infection
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Bangladesh1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College
Chittagong, Chattogram Division, 4203
Rabiul Alam Md Erfan Uddin, FCPS, +8801711129798, rubelerfan@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: Gut Leakage and Sonographic Abdominal Changes in Hospitalized Dengue Patients: an Observational Study
Dengue infections are imposing an increasing global burden of disease, particularly in tropical countries such as Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified Dengue virus as a priority pathogen for the development of medical counter measures because of the high risk of it causing a Public Health Emergency of Intenational Concern (PHEIC). Warning signs for severe dengue, associated with mortality, include gastrointestinal features including abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Multiple alterations may occur in in the gastrointestinal tract that could lead to damaging of the gastrointestinal wall and gut leakage, the translocation of gut metabolites into the bloodstream. Study team hypothesize that gut leakage initiates inflammatory processes underlying the further development of severe dengue, including features associated with plasma leakage.
This study aims to investigate intestinal barrier dysfunction (gut leakage) in dengue infection by detecting the translocation of gut-derived bacteria and their products (Lipopolysaccharides, LPS binding protein, sCD14, I-Fatty Acid Binding Protein) into the bloodstream. Study team will recruit hospitalized adult dengue patients (18 years and older) presenting with warning signs or severe disease in a tertiary care public hospital at Chattogram, Bangladesh. Circulating biomarkers indicative of gut permeability and microbial translocation will be measured to assess their presence and association with disease severity.
Abdominal ultrasonography will be performed to characterize gastrointestinal alterations and determine their correlation with biochemical markers of gut leakage and clinical severity. In addition, study team will analyze the gut bacteriome from stool/ rectal swab of these patients to explore whether dengue infection induces compositional changes in intestinal microbiota and whether such alterations are linked to gut leakage or disease progression.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Intestinal Disease, Ascites, Dengue With Warning Signs, Gut Microbiome
- Medical subject headings
- Dengue, Severe Dengue, Intestinal Diseases, Ascites
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Severe dengue | All enrolled dengue patients will have blood biomarkers at enrolment whether they present with non-severe or severe dengue. If participant enrolled as non-severe and do not progress to severe dengue, they will be no second test for biomarkers but if they developed clinical feature of severity, a second biomarker sample will be collected within 24 hours of developing clinical severity. S ALT and Blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness for all dengue patients. Stool will be collected on day 7 of illness from 100 patients for testing gut microbiota. | |
| Non-severe dengue | All enrolled dengue patients will have blood biomarkers at enrolment whether they present with non-severe or severe dengue. If participant enrolled as non-severe and do not progress to severe dengue, they will be no second test for biomarkers but if they developed clinical feature of severity, a second biomarker sample will be collected within 24 hours of developing clinical severity. S ALT and Blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness for all dengue patients. Stool will be collected on day 7 of illness from 100 patients for testing gut microbiota. | |
| Healthy individual | These participants will undergo only one study visit for baseline biomarker sampling, baseline POCUS and will not undergo follow-up. Their results will serve as healthy control reference values for comparison with biomarker findings in dengue patients. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Level of gut leakage marker in blood and gastrointestinal findings in POCUS
Measured: On enrollment, day of development of severity if non severe at enrolment, up to 28 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
Document clinical events occurred in dengue patients
Demographic: Age, gender, BMI
Clinical: respiratory rate, blood pressure, heart rate, ascites, pleural effusion, any major bleeding, GCS
Measured: Through study completion, an average of 28 days
Document clinical events occurred in dengue patients
For mSOFA:
SpO2, FiO2
Measured: Day of enrolment/ 4th or day 7 of illness
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 May 2026
- Study start1 Aug 2026
- Primary completion31 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DengueStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of OxfordThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 190 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Oxford
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07602920
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- VIR26001
- Acronym
- GLiD
- Status last verified
- Apr 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Participant data and results from blood analyses stored in the database may be shared according to the terms defined in the MORU data sharing policy with other researchers to use in the future. Datasets will be de-identified to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Gut Leakage and Sonographic Abdominal Changes in Hospitalized Dengue Patients: an Observational Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07602920
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GLiD / VIR26001
- Conditions
- Dengue, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Intestinal Disease, Ascites, Dengue With Warning Signs, Gut Microbiome
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 190 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of OxfordUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jan 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 May 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Dengue infections are imposing an increasing global burden of disease, particularly in tropical countries such as Bangladesh. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified Dengue virus as a priority pathogen for the development of medical counter measures because of the high risk of it causing a Public Health Emergency of Intenational Concern (PHEIC). Warning signs for severe dengue, associated with mortality, include gastrointestinal features including abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Multiple alterations may occur in in the gastrointestinal tract that could lead to damaging of the gastrointestinal wall and gut leakage, the translocation of gut metabolites into the bloodstream. Study team hypothesize that gut leakage initiates inflammatory processes underlying the further development of severe dengue, including features associated with plasma leakage.
This study aims to investigate intestinal barrier dysfunction (gut leakage) in dengue infection by detecting the translocation of gut-derived bacteria and their products (Lipopolysaccharides, LPS binding protein, sCD14, I-Fatty Acid Binding Protein) into the bloodstream. Study team will recruit hospitalized adult dengue patients (18 years and older) presenting with warning signs or severe disease in a tertiary care public hospital at Chattogram, Bangladesh. Circulating biomarkers indicative of gut permeability and microbial translocation will be measured to assess their presence and association with disease severity.
Abdominal ultrasonography will be performed to characterize gastrointestinal alterations and determine their correlation with biochemical markers of gut leakage and clinical severity. In addition, study team will analyze the gut bacteriome from stool/ rectal swab of these patients to explore whether dengue infection induces compositional changes in intestinal microbiota and whether such alterations are linked to gut leakage or disease progression.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Severe dengue | – | –All enrolled dengue patients will have blood biomarkers at enrolment whether they present with non-severe or severe dengue. If participant enrolled as non-severe and do not progress to severe dengue, they will be no second test for biomarkers but if they developed clinical feature of severity, a second biomarker sample will be collected within 24 hours of developing clinical severity. S ALT and Blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness for all dengue patients. Stool will be collected on day 7 of illness from 100 patients for testing gut microbiota. |
| Non-severe dengue | – | –All enrolled dengue patients will have blood biomarkers at enrolment whether they present with non-severe or severe dengue. If participant enrolled as non-severe and do not progress to severe dengue, they will be no second test for biomarkers but if they developed clinical feature of severity, a second biomarker sample will be collected within 24 hours of developing clinical severity. S ALT and Blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness for all dengue patients. Stool will be collected on day 7 of illness from 100 patients for testing gut microbiota. |
| Healthy individual | – | –These participants will undergo only one study visit for baseline biomarker sampling, baseline POCUS and will not undergo follow-up. Their results will serve as healthy control reference values for comparison with biomarker findings in dengue patients. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adult (≥18 years) male and non-pregnant female patients with confirmed dengue (positive NS1 antigen and/or IgM) admitted to the Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital will be recruited. Blood biomarkers will be collected at enrollment for all patients. Those initially classified as non-severe dengue will have no repeat sampling unless they progress to severe disease, in which case a second sample will be obtained within 24 hours. Serum ALT and blood culture will be performed on day 7 of illness. Stool samples will be collected on day 7 from 100 patients for gut microbiota analysis. Additionally, 10 healthy adult participants (5 male, 5 female) will be recruited from patient attendants. They will undergo a single visit for baseline biomarker sampling and POCUS, serving as healthy controls for comparison.
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Dengue participants
- Participant/ legally authorised representative willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- Male or Female, adults ≥18 years
- Diagnosed as a case of Dengue on the basis of clinical features and positive NS1 antigen and/or IgM dengue antibody
- Hospitalized in medicine or dengue ward in Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Dengue participants
- Unable to provide consent or participate in follow-up procedures
- Known chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disease affecting intestinal permeability (IBD, celiac disease), chronic liver disease, active chronic diarrhoea, short bowel loop syndrome, recent (<3 months) major GI surgery.
- Immunosuppression (for example chemotherapy, high-dose steroids), advanced chronic kidney disease, decompensated heart failure.
- Drugs that can alter the level of biomarkers in blood like metformin, statin, probiotics, steroid within last 48 hours of hospitalization.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Level of gut leakage marker in blood and gastrointestinal findings in POCUS
Time frame: On enrollment, day of development of severity if non severe at enrolment, up to 28 days
2 secondary outcomes
Document clinical events occurred in dengue patients
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 28 days
Document clinical events occurred in dengue patients
Time frame: Day of enrolment/ 4th or day 7 of illness
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Aug 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Participant data and results from blood analyses stored in the database may be shared according to the terms defined in the MORU data sharing policy with other researchers to use in the future. Datasets will be de-identified to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Department of Medicine, Chittagong Medical College
Chittagong, Bangladesh
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, run by University of Oxford at 1 site in Bangladesh.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Bangladesh. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Level of gut leakage marker in blood and gastrointestinal findings in POCUS (time frame: On enrollment, day of development of severity if non severe at enrolment, up to 28 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2026.