A Retrospective Epidemiological Study on Pneumococcal Infection in Children in Ministry of Health Hospital at EHSA Region in the Eastern Province

Pneumococcal Infection Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Serotyping of Pneumococci

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00844467
• Other study ID #: king Saud university
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 10, 2009
• Last updated: February 13, 2009
• Start date: February 2009
• Est. completion date: December 2009

Study information

• Verified date: February 2009
• Source: King Saud University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Saudi Arabia: Research Advisory Council
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish retrospectively the incidence rates of invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged less than 5 years. The investigators allocate the El Hasa region for the study because it has higher incidence of sickle cell anemia. The study will include data from 2003 to 2007(before introduction of the vaccine) and then for 2008 and 2009 (after introduction of the vaccine).

Description:

Data will be collected from patents files or records for 5 years before the introduction of the vaccine and for 2 years after the introduction of the vaccine. We assigned 4 doctors in each hospital to carry and supervise the work.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: December 2009
• Est. primary completion date: October 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 3 Months to 5 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Invasive pneumococcal disease

• Children under 5 years

• Children lived in Elhasa region

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children above 5 years

• No invasive pneumococcal disease

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pneumococcal Infection
• Pneumococcal Infections

Intervention

Biological:
• serotypes and resistance
screening patients with invasive pneumococci

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
King Saud University