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A pilot study of immunorespons in children with Down syndrome after Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI)

Completed
Conditions
Down syndrome
Mongols
Immunodeficiency
physical defense disorder
Trisomy 21
10083624
10027665
10047438
Registration Number
NL-OMON31485
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Down syndrome, age 0-12 years; healthy matched-controls

Exclusion Criteria

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, prematurity (gestational age <37 weeks ), hemodynamic significant congenital heart disease, immunodeficiencys, current infectious disease, fever in month before inclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome is the difference in immunorespons after RSV LRTI in<br /><br>children with DS and 'healthy' peers. The difference will be stated upon: RSV<br /><br>specific cytokine production; total number of T-cells, B-cells, Antigen<br /><br>Presenting Cells, Natural Killer cells and Dendritic cells; general cytokine<br /><br>expression.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Age, sex and ethnic background will be taken into account as variables in the<br /><br>analyses.</p><br>
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