Status:

COMPLETED

The Study of Chest Infections in Infants Living in a Refugee Camp on the Thai-Burmese Border

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oxford

Collaborating Sponsors:

Wellcome Trust

Conditions:

Childhood Pneumonia

Pneumococcal Carriage

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

This study will follow 1000 refugee infants from birth for two years. The aim of the study is to better understand why some children develop infections caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae...

Detailed Description

This project's central hypothesis is that acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a common and significant cause of morbidity and mortality in young children living in Maela refugee camp on the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Infants born in SMRU antenatal clinic, Maela camp
  • Written informed consent from the mother

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2007

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00894764

    Start Date

    September 1 2007

    End Date

    April 1 2012

    Last Update

    May 7 2012

    Active Locations (2)

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    Shoklo Malaria Research Unit

    MaeSod, Changwat Tak, Thailand, 63110

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    Shoklo Malaria Research Unit

    MaeSod, Thailand