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Evaluation of a Regional Healthy Skin Program in Remote Aboriginal Communities of Australia's Northern Territory

NCT00884728 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2329

Last updated 2009-04-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a coordinated regional approach to healthy skin programs in six remote Aboriginal communities can demonstrate, not only a reduction in the burden of scabies and streptococcal skin sores, but also broad health benefits, including primary prevention of some chronic diseases that occur at particularly high rates in Australian Aboriginal communities.

The primary objectives of the Program are:

* Demonstrate a reduction in scabies and skin sores on a regional basis
* Demonstrate the broader public health effects of Healthy Skin Programs, particularly those relating to chronic diseases such as rheumatic fever and renal diseases
* Build on the existing Indigenous capacity by assisting in the development of new knowledge and skills to improve the health and well being of Indigenous communities
* Establish the feasibility of incorporating Healthy Skin Programs into existing health service delivery

Conditions

  • Scabies
  • Impetigo
  • Pyoderma
  • Streptococcal Infections

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Melbourne

    collaborator OTHER

  • Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Menzies School of Health Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ross M Andrews, PhD · Menzies School of Health Research

  • Jonathan R Carapetis, PhD, MBBS · Menzies School of Health Research

  • Bart Currie, MBBS, DTM&H · Menzies School of Health Research

  • Christine Connors, MBBS · Northern Territory Govermnent Department of Health and Families

  • Shelley Walton, PhD · Menzies School of Health Research

  • Colin J Parker, MBBS · Australasian College of Dermatologists

Eligibility

Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2007-08-31

Countries

  • Australia

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