Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy, Acceptability and Cost-effectiveness of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) in the Prevention of Kala Azar
Lead Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
University Hospital, Geneva
Conditions:
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Kala Azar
Eligibility:
All Genders
2+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A cluster-randomized vector control trial in Bihar, India, and neighboring Nepal, will test the efficacy of long-lasting impregnated bednets (LLINs, Permanets) for reducing visceral leishmaniasis inci...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria (Clusters):
- at least have seen 1 case per year in each of the last 3 years
- An average of at least 1% Incidence rate over the period of past 3 years.
- Exclusion criteria (Clusters):
- Minimum 500 people
- Maximum 2000 people
- Distance between clusters 2000 meters (distance between borders)
- Houses in tola/ward not sprayed (DDT, other) in 2006
- Accessibility
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
20000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00318721
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
November 1 2009
Last Update
November 4 2009
Active Locations (2)
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1
Kala Azar Medical Research Center
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
2
B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Dharān, Nepal