Prevalence of Asthma and Rhinitis Symptoms Among Secondary School Students in Saudi Arabia

NCT ID: NCT01085916

Last Updated: 2010-03-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

4000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this cross-sectional survey study is to describe the prevalence of asthma and Rhinitis symptoms among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia.

Detailed Description

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Cross sectional survey based on ISAAC protocol to characterize the symptoms of asthma and rhinitis and measure their frequency and its prevalence among secondary schools students (age 15 to 18 years, boys and girls) in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia in period from 1st of April 2010 to 31st of May 2010.

The ISAAC protocol stated that the study population should consist of at least 3,000 students aged 15-18 years- in this case, enrolled in at least 40 randomly selected schools.

The 15-18 year age group was chosen because it is the age most adolescents go to school regularly, making data collection easier. Once requested by the research team, the education authority will provide a list of all secondary schools in Riyadh city and the number of students by school and their grades.

There are 400 secondary schools for boys and 400 school for girls (total number of boys and girls students 50,000).

A two stage stratified random sample of 4000 students will be selected out of secondary schools for boys and girls , Their ages range from 16 to 18 years.

Conditions

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Asthma Rhinitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 15:18 year age group

Exclusion Criteria

* Younger than 15 years or older than 18 years
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

King Abdulaziz Medical City

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Other Identifiers

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KingAbdulazizMC 001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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