Low Birth Weight Follow-up

N/ACompletedNCT03020147

Bandim Health Project1,258 enrolled

Overview

The Randomized Control Trail included 4,172 low-birth weight children between February 2008 and September 2013 in Bissau. The children who were included in the RCT and who are living in the Bandim Health Project study area will be visited. The study assistants will ask about the health of the child and of both parents. Furthermore, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) scar status of both child and parents will be checked.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,258

Conditions

Non Specific Effects of Vaccine Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin Low Birth Weight Maternal Immunisation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participation during the low birth weight BCG trial between 2008 and 2013. Exclusion Criteria: * Not living in the Bandim Health Project's study area.

Locations (1)

Bandim Health Project

Bissau, Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

mortality differences between group who received early BCG and late BCG

Time frame: up to 8 years of age

mortality by parental scar status

Time frame: up to 8 years of age

Secondary Outcomes

hospitalization rate between early BCG and late BCG group

Time frame: last two weeks

consultation rate between early BCG and late BCG group

Time frame: last two weeks

medication use between early BCG and late BCG group

Time frame: last two weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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