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A Retrospective Survey of the Burden of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (RV GE) and Nosocomial RV GE in Japan

Completed
Conditions
Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
Nosocomial Rotavirus Gastroenteritis
Interventions
Other: Database analysis
Registration Number
NCT01202201
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology and baseline disease burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children \< 6 years of age, in Japan.

Detailed Description

This is a retrospective database study wherein data on children who have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis or rotavirus gastroenteritis will be collected from the electronic admission database or any other applicable database of the participating hospitals.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13767
Inclusion Criteria
  • A male or female child aged <6 years at the time of admission in hospital. A child will become ineligible on the day of her/his sixth birthday.
  • A subject who is hospitalized with any acute gastroenteritis or rotavirus gastroenteritis during the survey period.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants of any kind of rotavirus vaccine clinical trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Study CohortDatabase analysisSubjects hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis or rotavirus gastroenteritis
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of rotavirus gastroenteritis among all acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations in children aged <6 yearsAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Occurrence of acute gastroenteritis among all hospitalized children aged <6 yearsAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Occurrence of rotavirus gastroenteritis among all hospitalized children aged <6 yearsAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Age (monthly) specific data of all the outcome measures, for children <12 months of ageAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Number of hospitalizations with rotavirus gastroenteritis and other vaccine-preventable infectious diseases such as influenza, mumps and varicella among children <6 years of ageAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Occurrence of nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis among all hospitalized children aged <6 yearsAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Occurrence of nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis among all hospitalizations with rotavirus gastroenteritis in children aged <6 yearsAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Occurrence of rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalization and nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis hospitalization among children <6 years of age, stratified by ageAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Prolongation of hospitalization of patients with nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritisAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
Seasonal distribution (monthly) of rotavirus gastroenteritis infectionAt least 24 months (from 01 January 2008 to 31 December 2009)
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