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Prevention of Respiratory Infections and MAnagement Among Children (PRIMAKid)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Recurrent Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs)
Registration Number
NCT00161122
Lead Sponsor
UMC Utrecht
Brief Summary

The PRIMAKid trial is a general practice based double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial on the effectiveness and costs of combined influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in pre-school children with recurrent respiratory tract infections. A target number of 660 children aged 18-72 months with a history of two or more general practitioner attended episodes of RTI, are included. Exclusion criteria are diseases accompanied by a high risk of recurrent RTI and conditions chronically treated with corticosteroids. Over a period of 7 to 22 months follow-up, the number of febrile RTI-episodes as primary outcome is assessed, and as secondary outcomes the severity and length of febrile RTI-episodes, medical visits / interventions, health-related quality of life and productivity loss of parents.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
660
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age between 18-72 months
  • A history of two or more episodes of general practitioner attended RTIs
Exclusion Criteria
  • No intention to move within 12 months to another region
  • Provision of informed consent
  • Good mastering of the Dutch language
  • Absence of chronic diseases such as asthma treated with corticosteroids or high-risk disease (such as palatoschisis, Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, etc.)
  • No previous influenza vaccination or pneumococcal vaccination or Hepatitis B vaccination
  • No hypersensitivity to eggs and/or antibiotics, and/or serious history of serious adverse events through vaccination

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
number of febrile RTI-episodes
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
severity and length of febrile RTI-episodes as well as medical consumption

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht

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Utrecht, Netherlands

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