Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01133808
Effectiveness of Rotavirus Immunization in Nicaragua
Effectiveness of Rotavirus Immunization at the Community Level in Nicaragua
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 667 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Sylvia Becker-Dreps · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 5 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the investigators study is to compare the rates of childhood diarrhea at the community level before and after the rotavirus vaccination program in León, Nicaragua. From preliminary studies, the investigators anticipate about a 28% reduction in diarrhea following the vaccination program among children who received the vaccine, and a smaller reduction in diarrhea among children who did not receive the vaccine, due to the effects of "herd immunity". In addition, the investigators will collect stool samples from children who develop diarrhea in order determine the etiology of childhood diarrhea in the post-rotavirus immunization era.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-01-01
- Completion
- 2011-01-01
- First posted
- 2010-05-31
- Last updated
- 2011-09-09
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01133808. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.