Status:

COMPLETED

Should Low Birth Weight Infants Be Vaccinated With BCG Vaccine at Birth in Developing Countries?

Lead Sponsor:

Bandim Health Project

Collaborating Sponsors:

International Cooperation with Developing Countries

March of Dimes

Conditions:

Tuberculosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 30 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends BCG vaccination at birth in developing countries. Pre-term infants should be vaccinated when they reach the chronological age of 40 weeks. Due ...

Detailed Description

Criteria for verification: 1,600 low birth weight (LBW) infants recruited at the national hospital and local health centres and enrolled in a randomised trial of BCG vaccination at birth versus later ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Must weigh less than 2500 g at birth
  • Must be able to nurse
  • Must be healthy enough to be discharged from the hospital

Exclusion

  • Overt illness
  • Malformation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

2320 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00146302

Start Date

November 1 2002

End Date

March 1 2008

Last Update

March 19 2012

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Bandim Health Project, Apartado 861

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau