Combined use of several vector control tools for the control of dengue in Malaysia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dengue; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81915073
• Lead Sponsor: Institute for Medical Research

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34053466/ (added 01/06/2021) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13026-x (added 09/07/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-17
• Study Completion: 2022-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

This is a cluster randomized trial that does not involve the direct participation of individuals. Low and medium level localities in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Malaysia with 800 to 8000 inhabitants and with recurrent dengue outbreaks reported from 2015 to 2018 were eligible to be included in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Localities within 1 km radius from Wolbachia study sites and other study sites registered with MOH Malaysia
2. Localities listed as school and universities hostel, police and fire department training centre and construction sites

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dengue incidence rate estimates obtained from the national eDengue system at the end of the intervention, year 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Ovitrap index estimated as the percentage of the number of positive ovitraps to the number of ovitraps recovered at the end of baseline data collection (08/02/2020) and at the end of the intervention, year 2<br>2. Larval count per trap estimated as the total number of larvae recovered in positive ovitraps at the end of baseline data collection (08/02/2020) and at the end of the intervention, year 2