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Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection Study

An observational study of HIV Infections and Respiratory Tract Diseases, run by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) at 1 site in Botswana.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about lower respiratory tract and bloodstream diseases among infants born to HIV positive mothers in Botswana. Study factors include how commonly infants get these diseases, the causes, and outcomes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 years
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Sepsis
What is being tested?
blood draws, etc.
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteBotswana
Study dates
Mar 2001to Oct 2005
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 45 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Study population: LIVEBORN INFANT IN THE MASHI PMTCT TRIAL

Who may be able to join

  • Participation in parent study, "Mashi" HIV vertical transmission prevention study for pregnant Botswana women and their infants

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Botswana1 site
  • Princess Marina Hospital

    Gaborone

Other trials in Botswana

About this study

Official title: Botswana Pediatric Respiratory Disease and Bloodstream Infection

The purpose of this study is to learn about lower respiratory tract and bloodstream diseases among infants born to HIV positive mothers in Botswana. Study factors include how commonly infants get these diseases, the causes, and outcomes. The study will also try to measure the protective effect, if any, of breast feeding on respiratory disease illness and deaths.

Being tested
blood draws, etc.
Keywords
HIV infected mothers, Infants at risk of HIV-infection, Infant lower respiratory tract disease, Infant bloodstream infection
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Sepsis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • blood draws, etc.Procedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. OCCURRENCE OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA OR BLOODSTREAM INFECTION OVER FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE

    MORTALITY; EPISODES OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; PRESENCE OF NASOPHARYNGEAL VIRAL PATHOGENS; OROPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION WITH BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

    Measured: Between birth and 2 years of life

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2001
  3. Primary completionOct 2005
  4. Study completionOct 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00197691
Sponsor's protocol ID
HSC 10027/000BOTS
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
2 Apr 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Shapiro RL, Smeaton L, Lockman S, Thior I, Rossenkhan R, Wester C, Stevens L, Moffat C, Arimi P, Ndase P, Asmelash A, Leidner J, Novitsky V, Makhema J, Essex M. Risk factors for early and late transmission of HIV via breast-feeding among infants born to HIV-infected women in a randomized clinical trial in Botswana. J Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 1;199(3):414-8. doi: 10.1086/596034.

    PubMed 19090775
  • Shapiro RL, Lockman S, Kim S, Smeaton L, Rahkola JT, Thior I, Wester C, Moffat C, Arimi P, Ndase P, Asmelash A, Stevens L, Montano M, Makhema J, Essex M, Janoff EN. Infant morbidity, mortality, and breast milk immunologic profiles among breast-feeding HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Botswana. J Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 15;196(4):562-9. doi: 10.1086/519847. Epub 2007 Jul 9.

    PubMed 17624842

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of HIV Infections and Respiratory Tract Diseases, run by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) at 1 site in Botswana.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Apr 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Botswana. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

OCCURRENCE OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA OR BLOODSTREAM INFECTION OVER FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIFE (time frame: Between birth and 2 years of life). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00197691, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Apr 2012.

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