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Non-Specific Effects of Standard Titre Measles Vaccination

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

INCO-DEV : International Cooperation with Developing Countries, EU

Danish Council for Development Research

Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia

Information provided by:

Bandim Health Project

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00168662

First received: September 9, 2005

Last updated: February 25, 2008

Last verified: February 2008

History of Changes

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Study Status:	This study has been completed.
Study Completion Date:	January 2006
Primary Completion Date:	January 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Publications:

Garly ML, Martins CL, Bale C, da Costa F, Dias F, Whittle H, Aaby P. Early two-dose measles vaccination schedule in Guinea-Bissau: good protection and coverage in infancy. Int J Epidemiol. 1999 Apr;28(2):347-52.

Garly ML, Bale C, Martins CL, Monteiro M, George E, Kidd M, Dias F, Aaby P, Whittle HC. Measles antibody responses after early two dose trials in Guinea-Bissau with Edmonston-Zagreb and Schwarz standard-titre measles vaccine: better antibody increase from booster dose of the Edmonston-Zagreb vaccine. Vaccine. 2001 Feb 28;19(15-16):1951-9.

Garly ML, Bale C, Martins CL, Balde MA, Hedegaard KL, Whittle HC, Aaby P. BCG vaccination among West African infants is associated with less anergy to tuberculin and diphtheria-tetanus antigens. Vaccine. 2001 Nov 12;20(3-4):468-74.

Aaby P, Jensen H, Garly ML, Bale C, Martins C, Lisse I. Routine vaccinations and child survival in a war situation with high mortality: effect of gender. Vaccine. 2002 Nov 22;21(1-2):15-20.

Garly ML, Martins CL, Bale C, Balde MA, Hedegaard KL, Gustafson P, Lisse IM, Whittle HC, Aaby P. BCG scar and positive tuberculin reaction associated with reduced child mortality in West Africa. A non-specific beneficial effect of BCG? Vaccine. 2003 Jun 20;21(21-22):2782-90.

Aaby P, Garly ML, Bale C, Martins C, Jensen H, Lisse I, Whittle H. Survival of previously measles-vaccinated and measles-unvaccinated children in an emergency situation: an unplanned study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Sep;22(9):798-805.

Aaby P, Jensen H, Rodrigues A, Garly ML, Benn CS, Lisse IM, Simondon F. Divergent female-male mortality ratios associated with different routine vaccinations among female-male twin pairs. Int J Epidemiol. 2004 Apr;33(2):367-73.

Garly ML, Jensen H, Martins CL, Bale C, Balde MA, Lisse IM, Aaby P. Hepatitis B vaccination associated with higher female than male mortality in Guinea-bissau: an observational study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Dec;23(12):1086-92.

Roth A, Gustafson P, Nhaga A, Djana Q, Poulsen A, Garly ML, Jensen H, Sodemann M, Rodriques A, Aaby P. BCG vaccination scar associated with better childhood survival in Guinea-Bissau. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Jun;34(3):540-7. Epub 2005 Jan 19.