Implementation Research of New Dengue Vector Control Tools

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: DENGUE
• Interventions: Other: Insecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers

• Registration Number: NCT00883441
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Brief Summary

This project will provide new insights concerning how to reduce dengue transmission by means of cost-effective and sustainable implementation strategies of vector control methods.

The research will assess key strategies which deliver new vector control tools with respect to their cost-effectiveness, acceptability and sustainability in contrasting environments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-07
• Primary Completion: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-17
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• No patients, but communities were included, with as inclusion criteria: neighborhoods of Lam Chabang, Thailand and Valera and San Rafael de Carvajal, Venezuela after obtaining community approval

Exclusion Criteria

• Neighborhoods without community approval

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
VM	Insecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers	implementation of new vector control tools (insecticide treated curtains and jar covers) through the existing routine vector control programme
PM	Insecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers	implementation of new vector control tools (insecticide treated covers and curtains) through partnerships

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Aedes aegypti entomological indices	every 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
uptake and acceptance of tools	6 and 18 months after distribution

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Universidad de Los Andes, Research Centre, Trujillo; 🇻🇪 Trujillo, Venezuela

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University,; 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand