The Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children in Fiji

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is an epidemiological observational cross-sectional study designed to estimate the prevalence of echocardiographically confirmed RHD in school children from 5-14 years of age in Fiji. The study will be conducted in the Central Division of Fiji within a selection of up to16 primary schools located in the Korovou/Tailevu and Rewa/Nausori sub-divisions. School children will be enrolled after informed consent has been obtained. A standard cardiac examination (auscultation) will be performed as part of the routine annual health check by both school nurses, who have attended a training workshop, and by a paediatrician. All children with or without murmur will have a screening echocardiogram performed at a subsequent visit. Children found to have possible, probable or definite RHD or other cardiac pathology on the screening echocardiogram, will have a full echocardiogram performed by the echocardiography technician at the time of the second study visit. They will all also be referred to a paediatric cardiologist for further investigation and management and monitoring . Cases of RHD will be referred to and followed up by the National Fiji RHD register based at CWMH in Suva.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

Keywords

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Rheumatic Heart Disease Streptococcus Fiji

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent will be obtained for all participants
* All children between the ages of 5-14 Years are eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* None

Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Menzies School of Health Research

Other Identifiers

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U01AI060579

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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07- 0070

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id