Evaluation of a School-based Influenza Vaccination Program
- Conditions
- InfluenzaInfluenza Vaccines
- Registration Number
- NCT00961337
- Lead Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inactivated influenza vaccines are effective to protect school children and their households from getting influenza infection and further prevent student's absenteeism.
- Detailed Description
School children were found to be the possible spreaders of the influenza. The successful prevention measure on school children was crucial for controlling the epidemic. In Taiwan, the national influenza immunization program on the grade 1-2 students started in winter, 2007. In this intervention study, the two study townships with 27 schools were included as our study population. The three time questionnaires were issued for collecting the health status of the children during the influenza season. The information on the vaccines' safety was also collected after the vaccination. The community collaborative clinics were responsible for taking the specimens.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 7854
- All elementary and junior high school students living in Shinwu and Guanyin townships were eligible to be enrolled into this study
- Agreed inform consent to participate in this study
- Complete three times questionaire follow-up
- One junior high school in Shinwu township because it had both high school and junior high school
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Influenza attack rate Three time points: November, December, 2008; February, 2009
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Children's absenteeism before and after week 38, 2008 Vaccine effectiveness From November, 2008 to February, 2009 Side effects after vaccination within one week after vaccination
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan
🇨🇳Taipei City, Taiwan
Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan🇨🇳Taipei City, Taiwan