Status:
COMPLETED
Surveillance of Streptococcal Infections in Children in India
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal (GAS) Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 20 years
Brief Summary
Information from this study is needed to plan an eventual trial of a GAS vaccine in India if and when one is available. A GAS vaccine is currently a priority of the Indian Council for Medical Research...
Detailed Description
This is an epidemiological study on the incidence of Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) infections (both pharyngitis and impetigo) in school-age children in two rural area of India: surveillan...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- All students (approximately 225-250) attending four classes in four rural schools, grades 2-5, in rural villages near Chandigarh, and all students in classes 2-6 approximately 225-250 attending one rural village school near Vellore were asked to participate.
- Approximately an equal number of boys and girls participated.
- Selection of the schools for the study was determined by such factors as the accessibility to a rural regional clinic, housing facilities for medical staff, and passable tertiary roads to the villages and the schools.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- All volunteers had a history of acute rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis and evidence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease on physical examination at the initial survey were excluded from the study.
- Excluded also was a child with a compromising illness such as cystic fibrosis that might require frequent or intermittent antibiotic treatment.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 3 2001
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 26 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
663 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00342199
Start Date
July 3 2001
End Date
February 26 2014
Last Update
December 16 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Post Graduate Institute of Medical and Experimental Research
Chandigarh, India
2
Christian Medical College
Vellore, India