Status:

RECRUITING

Measles and BCG Vaccines for Mother and Child

Lead Sponsor:

Bandim Health Project

Collaborating Sponsors:

The University of Western Australia

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Conditions:

Vaccine Preventable Disease

Measles

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15-35 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In Africa, the mortality from infectious diseases remains high. The investigators have discovered that live vaccines such as the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis and the measles vaccine can strengthen...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES The investigators aim to study the effects of providing measles vaccine (MV) or Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) to women of fertile age, prior to pregnancy, and to study the added eff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female women in the fertile age
  • Non-pregnant
  • HIV-negative
  • Living in the BHP HDSS study area
  • Delivered a child that has reached 12 months of age
  • Currently not using contraceptives.

Exclusion

  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Positive HIV test
  • Tuberculosis (previous or current)
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Cancer within the last 2 years
  • Mid-upper-arm-circumference\<200
  • Acute ongoing infection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 20 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

2400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04899765

Start Date

May 20 2021

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

January 19 2024

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Bandim Health Project

Bissau, Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau, 1004