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Prospective Surveillance For Respiratory Virus Infections In Children Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Completed
Conditions
Respiratory Virus Infections
Interventions
Other: Nasopharyngeal Washes
Other: Fluorescent antibody detection
Other: Respiratory viral culture
Registration Number
NCT00667303
Lead Sponsor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Brief Summary

The Study aims to prospectively survey the incidence of respiratory virus infections using molecular methodologies, in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Detailed Description

Samples will be collected with a nasopharyngeal wash and processed for direct fluorescent antibody, culture and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
51
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: Birth to 18 years.
  • Patients undergoing an allogeneic HSCT for any disease.
  • Parent or guardian willing to sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Intra nasal lesion which precludes the performance of the nasopharyngeal wash.
  • Patients on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) or Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP).

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Respiratory viral culture-
1Fluorescent antibody detection-
1Nasopharyngeal Washes-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of RV infection at any time after transplant: The day of onset of an infection is defined as the day when the first positive diagnostic test was performed.All patients will be followed until day +100 after the HSCT.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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