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Last refreshed on: 9 January 2017
Main ID:  NCT02597556
Date of registration: 03/11/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam
Public title: The Impact of Anthelmintic Treatment on the Incidence of Diarrheal Disease in Vietnamese School Children
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Anthelmintic Treatment on the Incidence of Diarrheal Disease in School Children in Southern Vietnam
Date of first enrolment: February 2016
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02597556
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Vietnam
Contacts
Name:     Jacqueline Leung, MA
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Affiliation:  Princeton University, USA
Name:     Stephen Baker, PhD
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Affiliation:  Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Name:     Nghia Ho Dang Trung, PhD, MD
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Affiliation:  Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Name:     Andrea Graham, PhD
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Affiliation:  Princeton University, USA
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Between 6-15 years of age

- Written informed consent from a parent or guardian

- Written assent from children >10 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who do not fulfill any component of the inclusion criteria

- Subjects that are both hookworm-positive and anemic, as defined by the WHO guidelines



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 15 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diarrhea
Intestinal Helminthiasis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Albendazole
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Incidence of diarrheal disease assessed by 12 months of weekly active and passive case surveillance [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Prevalence and intensity of enteric viruses and bacteria that cause diarrhea assessed by real-time PCR and the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel [Time Frame: Time Frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, and during and two weeks after diarrhea cases]
Changes in fecal microbiota composition by Illumina sequencing [Time Frame: Baseline, 0.5, 3, 6, 6.5, 9, and 12 months, and during and two weeks after diarrhea cases]
Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections by real-time PCR and microscopy [Time Frame: Baseline, 0.5, 3, 6, 6.5, 9, and 12 months, and during and two weeks after diarrhea cases]
Antibody isotype response to helminth and diarrheal antigens by ELISA [Time Frame: Baseline, 6, and 12 months]
Changes in blood cytokine (Th1, Th2, TH17, and Treg) levels by bead-based immunoassays [Time Frame: Baseline, 6, and 12 months of study]
Mean z-scores (height-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-height) [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
16EN
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Preventive Medicine Centre, Vietnam
Cu Chi Health Department
Princeton University
Ethics review
Results
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