Pilot Survey of Dengue Fever in Solomon Islands

March 5, 2017 updated by: Wen-Ter Lai (20120080), Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Since 2009, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital organized a medical team to provide the medical service for people in Solomon Islands thru Taiwan Health Center at the local. In addition to Malaria and pulmonary tuberculosis, the investigators also found dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus, Chikungunya virus infections and intestinal parasitic infections might be the existing but overlooked and neglected medical issues in Solomon Islands. These infections show similarity in clinical manifestations and usually difficulty in clinical diagnosis, instead these infections rely on the laboratory identification with good laboratory quality and facility.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

In this study, the investigators plan to investigate the local people, either from the community or the hospitals, to identify the prevalence and incidence of dengue fever, including laboratory identification of related infections for differential diagnosis, including Japanese Encephalitis virus, Chikungunya virus and intestinal parasitic infections. Intestinal parasite survey has been the routine long-term service offered by the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Solomon Islands. At the same time, the subjects enrolled in this study will also be asked the common medical illness in Solomon Islands (i.e. malaria, pulmonary tuberculosis and metabolic syndrome etc.) in order to delineate the association of dengue fever and these acute and chronic illness.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, 807
        • Tropical medicine center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

  • Residents of Solomon Islands
  • people who understand the purpose of the study
  • people who agree to sign the informed consent

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy volunteer
  • reported dengue virus infection volunteer
  • people who understand the purpose of the study and agree the to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • people who refuse to join the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Suspected dengue fever subjects
No any intervention
Community Healty Residents
No intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dengue fever
Time Frame: at the time of sampling (blood)
Clinical manifestations, comorbidity and severity
at the time of sampling (blood)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Co-infection and interplay of dengue-like pathogens
Time Frame: within the first 3 months after blood sampling
Identification and Analysis of dengue-like illness and pathogens to investigate the interplay between these coinfections
within the first 3 months after blood sampling

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Collaborators

Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China, TAIWAN
National Referral Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Wen-Ter Lai, MD, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Jih-Jin Tsai, MD, Ph. D., Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 22, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 27, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 5, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KMUH-IRB-20120080

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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