Disease Burden of Pneumonia, Meningitis and Bacteremia Among Children in Japan: Pneumonet Japan

Completed

• Conditions: Pneumococcal Disease

• Registration Number: NCT00757575
• Lead Sponsor: Pfizer

Brief Summary

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of pneumonia, among infants and children in Japan and worldwideThis study plans to investigate the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease "IPD " and the rate of hospitalizations due to pneumonia in Okinawa and the Eastern half of Hokkaido Currently, only a limited information about pneumococcal disease burden is available in Japan.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-02
• Study First Submitted: 2008-09-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-09-22
• Study First Posted: 2008-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2010-10
• Study Completion: 2010-10
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28511

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Describe the distribution of causal pathogen of meningitis and bacteremia 2.Estimate the hospital admission rate of pneumonia patients 3.Estimate the incidence rate of IPD 4.Describe the serotype distribution of S. pneumoniae	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.CFRof patients admitted with IPD and/or pneumonia. 2.Antibiotic resistance rate of S. pneumoniae 3.Risk factor distribution 4.Average duration of the hospitalization of patients with IPD, meningitis, and/or pneumonia.	2-3 years