Status:
COMPLETED
Long-term Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Carriage
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Institute of Child Health
Conditions:
Pneumococcal Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Pneumococcus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In 2000, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was licensed for use in children and is now part of the routine childhood vaccine schedule. PC...
Detailed Description
There are four specific aims for this study: (1) to determine the overall and serotype specific prevalence and incidence of pneumococcal carriage among children and adults at high risk for carriage an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for the Family to Participate.
- At least one parent is a member of the Navajo or White Mountain Apache Tribe
- Family home is on or near the Navajo or Apache reservation
- At least one child in the household is 8 years of age or younger (minimum age of eligibility: birth)
- At least one child in the household is fully immunized with Prevnar.
- At least two people in the household will participate in the study
- Willingness to participate for a 6-month time period
- Exclusion Criteria for the Family to Participate.
- 1\. Family will be moving off reservation during the study period
- Inclusion Criteria for Individuals.
- Living in the household
- Willing to participate for a 6-month time period
- Exclusion Criteria for Individuals.
- 1\. Congenital anomalies of the nasopharynx
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Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00294021
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
September 26 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
Chinle, Fort Defiance, Whiteriver, AZ; Gallup, Shiprock, NM, Arizona, United States