Status:

COMPLETED

Immunology of Non-specific Effects of Vaccine

Lead Sponsor:

Bandim Health Project

Collaborating Sponsors:

Novo Nordisk A/S

Fonden til Lægevidenskabens Fremme

Conditions:

Measles

Diphtheria

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-9 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

OBJECTIVES * General: To investigate the immunological background for the non-specific effects of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and measles vaccines on child mortality * Specific: Examine the cy...

Detailed Description

Non-specific effects of vaccines The idea of vaccines having non-specific effects was first proposed in 1991 from a study in Senegal, West Africa. It was discovered that children receiving high-titre ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A sub-cohort of children participating in the study "MEASLES VACCINATION IN GUINEA-BISSAU. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISEASE BURDEN AND IMPROVE CHILD SURVIVAL", protocol ID: RUF-91134-2601-Twodose2.

Exclusion

  • Severe illness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00168545

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

September 22 2011

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Bandim Health Project

Bissau, Apartado 861, Guinea-Bissau, 1004 Bissau Codex