Status:
COMPLETED
Vitamin A and Maternal-infant Flu Vaccine Response
Lead Sponsor:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Conditions:
Influenza
Eligibility:
FEMALE
22-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Influenza viral infection can cause serious illness among young infants 0-6 months of age. However, inactivated influenza vaccine is not recommended for this age group but pregnant women can be vaccin...
Detailed Description
Influenza morbidity affects the entire population and has an enormous impact upon the economic burden and the health care system, particularly causing serious illness among young infants 0-6 months of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- mothers at the beginning of second trimester (i.e. approximately 12 weeks of gestation)
- willing to stay in Dhaka during pregnancy and willing to admit in the clinic at delivery
- the gestational age will be determined by self-reported LMP, which is likely be underestimated in most cases. A two-week variation will be acceptable in this proposed study
Exclusion
- history of systemic disease
- previous complicated pregnancies or of pre-term delivery
- abortion
- congenital anomaly
- hypersensitivity to influenza vaccine or receipt of the vaccine
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00817661
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
July 1 2010
Last Update
January 3 2013
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Shaikh M Ahmad
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1212