A Study to Estimate the Occurrence of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children < 5 Years of Age, in Bulgaria and Latvia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01733849 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 27, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 18, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Infections, Rotavirus | Other: Stool sample Other: Data collection |
A Primary care setting will include independent general practitioners (GP) (specialised in paediatrics) or independent paediatricians.
Stool samples will be collected from all enrolled subjects at Visit 1 (Day 0) and tested immediately after collection. The stool sample will be stored for 24 hours only, in case the test cannot be performed immediately after collection.
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 1266 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | An Observational Study to Estimate the Disease Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Infants/Children Less Than Five Years of Age in Primary Care Settings, in Bulgaria and Latvia |
Study Start Date : | December 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2014 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Group Bulgaria
Subjects in this group include infants/children from Bulgaria, less than five years of age with home visits by the GP/paediatrician for the treatment of AGE or brought to the GP/paediatrician for the treatment of AGE.
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Other: Stool sample
Samples will be tested to determine the presence or absence of rotavirus. Other: Data collection Log books |
Group Latvia
Subjects in this group include infants/children from Latvia, less than five years of age with home visits by the GP/paediatrician for the treatment of AGE or brought to the GP/paediatrician for the treatment of AGE.
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Other: Stool sample
Samples will be tested to determine the presence or absence of rotavirus. Other: Data collection Log books |
- Number of RV GE cases among the acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases reported at primary care settings in infants/children less than five years of age. [ Time Frame: At the time of enrollment of each subject (Day 0). ]
- Symptoms related to AGE and their measures, stratified by rotavirus status for all the AGE cases reported by infants/children less than five years of age at the primary care settings. [ Time Frame: Day 0 - Day 14+5 (At the time of phone call follow-up contact). ]
- Number of RV GE cases reported at each month by infants/children less than five years of age reported at the primary care settings. [ Time Frame: At the time of enrollment of each subject (Day 0). ]
- Number of hospitalisations for RV GE and AGE, reported at the primary care settings. [ Time Frame: At the time of phone call follow-up contact (14 to 19 days after enrollment). ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 5 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Infants/children with home visits by the GPGP/paediatrician for the treatment of AGE or brought to the GP/paediatrician for AGE treatment during the study period.
- A male or female infant/child less than five years of age at the time of the GP/paediatrician visit. A child becomes ineligible on the day of her/his fifth birthday.
- Written informed consent obtained from the parents/legally acceptable representative (LARs) of the subject.
- Subjects who the investigator believes that his/her, parents/LARs can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Child in care.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01733849

Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials | GlaxoSmithKline |
Responsible Party: | GlaxoSmithKline |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01733849 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
116621 |
First Posted: | November 27, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 18, 2017 |
Last Verified: | January 2017 |
Bulgaria Primary care settings Children Latvia Acute gastroenteritis |
Rotavirus Infections Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases |
Reoviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |