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Insecticidal School Uniforms for Dengue Prevention in Thailand

NCT01563640 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1825

Last updated 2015-09-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomised controlled trial that will be conducted in eastern Thailand in a group of schools with approximately 2,000 students aged 7-15 years. Pre-fabricated school uniforms will be commercially treated to ensure consistent high quality of insecticide impregnation with permethrin. A double-blind randomised cross-over trial at the school level will cover two dengue transmission seasons.

Conditions

  • Dengue

Interventions

OTHER

permethrin insecticide

commercial permethrin insecticide impregnation of clothing before transmission season

OTHER

washing

normal washing of school uniforms, without permethrin insecticide impregnation

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Annelies Wilder-Smith, MD · Umeå University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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