Status:
COMPLETED
Community Directed Treatment of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Among Young Children in Zambia
Lead Sponsor:
DBL -Institute for Health Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
Department of Community Medicine & Department of Biological Sciences
University of Zambia
Conditions:
Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection
Growth
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-59 years
Brief Summary
The WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) developed a Community-Directed Treatment (COMDT) approach, which has been adopted in the control of onchocerciasis and ly...
Detailed Description
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are of public health importance and widespread in large part of the world, particularly in the poorest sections of the populations residing in the least deve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 12-59 months
Exclusion
- Severely ill children
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00349323
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
May 8 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Mazabuka District
Mazabuka, Zambia