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PPD Size and Mycobacteria Tuberculosis ELISPOT in Children Who Have Received BCG in Neonate Period

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified June 2005 by National Taiwan University Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00172783
First received: September 12, 2005
Last updated: NA
Last verified: June 2005
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

To investigate the size of PPD and TB specific ELISPOT among children between 3m/o and 15 y/o . Calculate the normal range of age specific PPD size in children who recieved BCG at new-born period.


Condition
Tuberculosis

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Additional Descriptors: Convenience Sample
Primary Purpose: Screening
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: PPD Size and Mycobacteria Tuberculosis ELISPOT in Children Who Have Received BCG in Neonate Period

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment: 460
Study Start Date: June 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2005
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Months to 15 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: A healthy child with the age between 3 month to 15 year, who has received BCG in the first month of life as schedule, without history of exposure of tuberculosis. -

Exclusion Criteria: Children not received his BCG within one month after birth, immunodeficiency, received steroid or immunosuppresant within 6 weeks, severe infection within 6 weeks, received life vaccine within 6 weeks

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  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00172783

Contacts
Contact: Li-Ming Huang, PHD 886-2-23123456 ext 5139 lmhuang@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

Locations
Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan, 100
Contact: Li-Ming Huang, MD, PHD     886-2-23123456 ext 5139     lmhuang@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw    
Principal Investigator: Pei-Chun Chan, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Taiwan University Hospital
Investigators
Study Chair: Li-Ming Huang, MD, PHD National Taiwan University Hospital, Pediatrics
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00172783     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 940201
Study First Received: September 12, 2005
Last Updated: September 12, 2005
Health Authority: Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
TB
PPD
ELISPOT
BCG

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mycobacterium Infections
Tuberculosis
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections

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