Seroepidemiological Study of Pertussis and Other Infectious Diseases

N/ACompletedNCT01929473

Gifu Prefecture Medical Association3,830 enrolled

Overview

Serum samples will be corrected twice from the same youth subjects with one year interval. Seroincidence of pertussis will be estimated by the elevation of Ig-G-PT in paired sera from an identical individual. The relationship between the incidence and the demographic data or medical history of the subjects will be discussed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

3,830

Conditions

Pertussis Infection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Students of junior high school, high schools or college in Gifu prefecture * Students who can have the second blood drawing one year later * Students (and their parent when students are underage) whose written consent is obtainable. Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Unnamed facility

Gifu, Japan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

IgG

Seroincidence of pertussis estimated by the elevation of Ig-G-PT in paired sera(0day, 365day).

Time frame: 0 day, 365 day (2 points)

Secondary Outcomes

Incidence of Pertussis

Questionnaire

Time frame: 0 day

Antibodies of Varicella, Mumps and Rubella

Questionnaire

Time frame: 0 day

Infection Risk Factors Including Family Numbers, Living Space, With or Without a Cough Patient in the Surroundings, Medical History and Hospitalization

Questionnaire

Time frame: 365 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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