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Effect of Intensive Fly Control on Trachoma and Ocular Chlamydia Infection in Tanzania

NCT00347763 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 350

Last updated 2013-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this community-based randomized trial was to determine, in trachoma hyper-endemic communities of Tanzania, the added value of intensive spraying to control flies on the fly population and on trachoma and ocular chlamydia infection at 6 months and one year after mass antibiotic treatment.

Conditions

  • Trachoma

Interventions

PROCEDURE

10% permethrin in water applied as low volume spray

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sheila West · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Months
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-06-30
Primary Completion
2002-09-30
Completion
2002-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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