The impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction in SA

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: severe gastroenteritis; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000559910
• Lead Sponsor: Children, Youth and Women's health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

aged 0-less than 6 years of age
admitted to hospital with ICD10-AM separation codes consistent with rotaviral infection or gastroenteritis of any cause.

Exclusion Criteria

nosocomial irotaviral nfections (defined as onset >48 hours post admission date) will be reported separately in the severity analysis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of rotavirus coded hospital admissions[Period 01May2005-30Apr2007 (pre vaccine introduction) and 01May2009-30Apr2011 (post vaccine introduction)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of all-cause gastroenteritis coded hospital admissions[Period 01May2005-30Apr2007 (pre vaccine introduction) and 01May2009-30Apr2011 (post vaccine introduction)];% severe (scored by severity index) of rotavirus coded hospital admissions[Period 01May2005-30Apr2007 (pre vaccine introduction) and 01May2009-30Apr2011 (post vaccine introduction)]