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N. Meningitidis Carriage Study

Completed
Conditions
Infections, Meningococcal
Interventions
Procedure: Posterior pharyngeal swab
Other: Data collection
Registration Number
NCT01808365
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Brief Summary

This carriage study aims to evaluate the presence of meningococcus in Asian populations (and potential for disease) and explore the extent and serogroup distribution of meningococci circulating in the population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who the investigator believes can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol or subjects who the investigator believes that parent(s)/Legally Acceptable Representative(s) [LAR(s)] can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject/from the parent(s)/LAR of the subject.
  • Asymptomatic subjects attending a school or university.
  • A male or female between, and including 5 and 24 years of age at the time of enrollment.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects who have received a meningococcal conjugate vaccine.
  • Use of any investigational or non-registered product within one week before the enrollment visit.
  • Acute respiratory tract infection within 14 days of sample collection.
  • Immune deficiencies, haematological disorders and oncological disease.
  • Use of steroids or immunosuppressant drugs within 14 days of sample collection.
  • Administration of antibiotics within the 2 weeks preceding the collection of sample.
  • Cranio-facial malformations prohibiting the collection of posterior pharyngeal swabs.
  • Child in care.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Study cohortPosterior pharyngeal swab-
Study cohortData collection-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessing the carriage prevalence of N.meningitidis using posterior pharyngeal swabsAt enrollment (Day 0)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Further characterization of any carried N. meningitidis using Multi Locus Sequence TypingAt enrollment (Day 0)
The serogroup (determined by Polymerase Chain Reaction) of any isolated N. Meningitidis coloniesAt enrollment (Day 0)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GSK Investigational Site

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Manila, Philippines

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