Clinical Study of SARS in Children

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

National Science Council, Taiwan

Information provided by:

National Taiwan University Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00173576

First received: September 12, 2005

Last updated: October 26, 2005

Last verified: August 2005

History of Changes

Purpose

Severe acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease. It is caused by a novel SARS-associated coronavirus. According to the epidemiological data, it is highly infectious by intimate contact, respiratory secretion, or direct contact with infectious body fluid. By June 1, 2003, Center for Disease Control Taiwan, R.O.C reported 677 probable SARS cases. Among them, 93.2% (631/677) were more than 20 years old. Only 6.8% (46/677) were under 20 years old. Usually the major hosts of respiratory viruses are children, but evidence up to now shows that SARS is mainly a disease of adults. The data of clinical presentation and epidemiological prevalence in teenage group and children are lacking. Therefore, this project is aimed at the children and teenager among 1 month to eighteen years old. Seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV infection in children would be investigated. Patients who admitted to pediatric wards or visited ER and received blood sampling due to the need of clinical diagnosis/management would be enrolled. After the necessary laboratory examinations were done, the remaining serum would be collected and tested for anti-SARS-CoV IgG by ELISA.

Condition
Epidemiology

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Additional Descriptors: Convenience Sample Primary Purpose: Screening Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional Time Perspective: Retrospective/Prospective
Official Title:	Clinical Study of SARS in Children

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment:	800
Study Start Date:	April 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	1 Month to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients aged from 1 month to 18 years old
Received blood sampling during admission or at emergency department due to the need of clinical diagnosis/management

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00173576

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

National Science Council, Taiwan

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Li-Min Huang, MD, PhD

Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00173576 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	9461700732, NSC92-2751-B-002-013-Y
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	October 26, 2005
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013

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