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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial: PNEUVAC TRIA

Completed
Conditions
Invasive pneumococcal disease in HIV-infected Africans
Infections and Infestations
Invasive pneumococcal disease
Registration Number
ISRCTN54494731
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Liverpool (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed case of IPD discharged from hospital
2. Resident of Blantyre and its immediately neighbouring districts
3. Willing to attend Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) when sick
4. Aged over 15 years, either sex
5. Willing to have HIV testing performed on stored serum

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnancy
2. Previous pneumococcal vaccine
3. Active acute systemic illness - following recovery participant may be recruited
4. Past hypersensitivity reaction to vaccination
5. Bed-ridden or life expectancy judged to be less than three months

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Vaccine serotype invasive pneumococcal disease
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. All invasive pneumococcal disease death<br>2. All cause pneumonia
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