Status:
COMPLETED
A Comparison of Respiratory Sample Collection by a Parent or by a Healthcare Worker
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Queensland
Conditions:
Respiratory Tract Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 2 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators are aiming to learn more about respiratory infections in young children in the community. To prepare for a larger project, the investigators are conducting this study to get informat...
Detailed Description
Prior to this study, there had been one small study conducted in the Netherlands comparing parent-collected specimens at home with collection by a health care worker (HCW) during an arranged home visi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy children, 0 to 23 months of age at enrolment (not reached their 2nd birthday)
- born between 36 and 42 weeks gestational age
- written informed consent from parent/guardian (available for telephone contact)
- parent willing to collect an anterior nasal specimen from the study child when meets criteria for ARI of interest
Exclusion
- children with chronic pulmonary or cardiovascular disorders (including diagnosed asthma, or frequent use of asthma medication)
- children with chronic metabolic disorders (such as but not limited to diabetes mellitis, renal dysfunction, haemoglobinopathies)
- children with immune system disorders (such as HIV/AIDS or receiving immune system suppressing medications)
- children with other chronic illnesses whose enrolment is deemed by the investigators to make it inappropriate to enrol them onto the study
- parent or guardian with sufficient English language skills to complete study diaries and perform study tasks as required
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00966069
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
March 17 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4029