NCT01107535

Effectiveness of Synagis (Palivizumab) Immunoprophylaxis in Preterm Infants With High Risk of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Observational Study of the Effectiveness of Synagis Immunoprophylaxis in Preterm Infants With High Risk of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: Abbott · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Published data by the Organización panamericana de la Salud shows that Peru's mortality rate from acute respiratory infections (ARI) in infants less than one year of life is second only to Haiti (14,150/100,000). Government data reports shows a marked increase of RSV infections in Peru. "Instituto Nacional de Salud" (Peru's National Institute of Health) reports between January 1st to February 26th 2006, 62% of their positive samples corresponded to RSV. Epidemiological data from Lima-Peru, demonstrates that there is no specific season for RSV infection although some data suggest an increase in RSV activity during cold months (May to September; INS data). Clinical studies show that giving five doses of Synagis (palivizumab) resulted in serum concentrations \> 30 ug/mL for \>20 weeks. The aim of this post-marketing observational study is to determine the RSV hospitalization rate in high-risk infants who received Synagis (palivizumab) through the Social Security Hospitals in the context of routine clinical practice.

Conditions

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BIOLOGICAL	Synagis (palivizumab), monoclonal antibody for passive immunoprophylaxis against severe RSV disease administered according to usual clinical practice.	Synagis (palivizumab) administered according to usual clinical practice. After the enrollment visit, subjects will have monthly visits until they have received the complete Synagis immunization regimen of their hospital, then they will have 2 follow up visits, one of them 30 days after the fifth dose of Synagis and the other visit at one year of age.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2011-02-01
• Completion: 2011-02-01
• First posted: 2010-04-21
• Last updated: 2012-10-31
• Results posted: 2012-04-23

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: Peru