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Surveillance of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children <5 Years

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01363726
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified October 2005 by Soroka University Medical Center.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : June 1, 2011
Last Update Posted : June 1, 2011
Sponsor:
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Soroka University Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to monitor diarrheal disease and observe changes after the introduction of the rota vaccine.

Condition or disease
Gastroenteritis Rotavirus Infections

Detailed Description:
Monitoring of diarrheal disease and observe changes after the introduction of the rota vaccine Comparing the epidemiology in Jewish and Bedouin population before and after the introduction of the rota vaccine into the national immunization program
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 30000 participants
Observational Model: Ecologic or Community
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Surveillance of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Children <5 Years of Age Visiting the Pediatric Emergency Room in Southern Israel
Study Start Date : October 2005

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MedlinePlus related topics: Gastroenteritis

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
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Jewish and Bedouin children < 5 years of age in southern Israel


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. epidemiology of rota virus disease in southern Israel before and after the rota virus vaccine introduction [ Time Frame: 7 years ]
    To assess the proportion of rotavirus gastroenteritis among children <5 years of age visiting the pediatric ER in southern Israel. To assess the hospitalization rate due to rotavirus.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. To compare rotavirus gastroenteritis among children <5 years of age from Jewish and Bedouin populations. [ Time Frame: 7 years ]
    To compare rotavirus gastroenteritis among children <5 years of age from Jewish and Bedouin populations.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 5 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population
Survieillance of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Children Bedouin and Jewish < 5 years with gastro enteritis visiting the ER in southern Israel
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Children < 5 years with
  2. Gastro enteritis
  3. Visiting the ER
  4. Residents of southern Israel
  5. Signed informed concent -

Exclusion Criteria:

Not all of the above

Contacts and Locations
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Locations
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Israel
Pediatric infectious disease unit Soroka U medical center Recruiting
Beer Sheva, Israel, 84101
Contact: David Greenberg, MD    97286400547    dudi@bgu.ac.il   
Contact: Oshrit Sabach    97286400547    sabacho@bgu.ac.il   
Principal Investigator: Ron Dagan, MD         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Soroka University Medical Center
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Responsible Party: pediatric infectious diseases unit,, Soroka U Medical center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01363726    
Other Study ID Numbers: sor415005ctil
First Posted: June 1, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 1, 2011
Last Verified: October 2005
Keywords provided by Soroka University Medical Center:
surveillance Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Children
< 5 years of age
southern Israel
Signed informed concent
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Rotavirus Infections
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
 Reoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Infections