Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00197691

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : September 20, 2005

Last Update Posted : April 2, 2012

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Harvard School of Public Health

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to learn about lower respiratory tract and bloodstream diseases among infants born to HIV positive mothers in Botswana. Study factors include how commonly infants get these diseases, the causes, and outcomes. The study will also try to measure the protective effect, if any, of breast feeding on respiratory disease illness and deaths.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment
HIV Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Sepsis	Procedure: blood draws, etc.

Study Design


Study Type :	Observational
Observational Model:	Cohort
Time Perspective:	Prospective
Official Title:	Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection
Study Start Date :	March 2001
Actual Primary Completion Date :	October 2005
Actual Study Completion Date :	October 2005

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS

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Groups and Cohorts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

OCCURRENCE OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA OR BLOODSTREAM INFECTION OVER FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE [ Time Frame: Between birth and 2 years of life ]
MORTALITY; EPISODES OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; PRESENCE OF NASOPHARYNGEAL VIRAL PATHOGENS; OROPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION WITH BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

LIVEBORN INFANT IN THE MASHI PMTCT TRIAL

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Participation in parent study, "Mashi" HIV vertical transmission prevention study for pregnant Botswana women and their infants

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00197691

Locations


Botswana
Princess Marina Hospital
Gaborone, Botswana

Sponsors and Collaborators

Harvard School of Public Health

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Shahin Lockman, MD	Harvard School of Public Health

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Shapiro RL, Smeaton L, Lockman S, Thior I, Rossenkhan R, Wester C, Stevens L, Moffat C, Arimi P, Ndase P, Asmelash A, Leidner J, Novitsky V, Makhema J, Essex M. Risk factors for early and late transmission of HIV via breast-feeding among infants born to HIV-infected women in a randomized clinical trial in Botswana. J Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 1;199(3):414-8. doi: 10.1086/596034.

Shapiro RL, Lockman S, Kim S, Smeaton L, Rahkola JT, Thior I, Wester C, Moffat C, Arimi P, Ndase P, Asmelash A, Stevens L, Montano M, Makhema J, Essex M, Janoff EN. Infant morbidity, mortality, and breast milk immunologic profiles among breast-feeding HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Botswana. J Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 15;196(4):562-9. Epub 2007 Jul 9.


Responsible Party:	Harvard School of Public Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00197691 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	HSC 10027/000BOTS
First Posted:	September 20, 2005 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	April 2, 2012
Last Verified:	March 2012

Keywords provided by Harvard School of Public Health:


HIV infected mothers Infants at risk of HIV-infection Infant lower respiratory tract disease Infant bloodstream infection

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Infection Communicable Diseases HIV Infections Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections	RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases

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