Assessment of the Natural Antibody Response to Pneumococcal Surface Proteins During Acute Otitis Media in Children

NCT ID: NCT01214538

Last Updated: 2011-09-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

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This clinical study is designed to assess prospectively the sero-responses to various proteins in cases of pneumococcal Acute Otitis Media.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Otitis Media

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Control group - culture negative

50 children with pneumococcal culture-negative Acute Otitis Media

No interventions assigned to this group

study group- culture positive

50 children with pneumococcal culture-positive Acute Otitis Media

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female Jewish and Bedouin children.
* Patients can be either ambulatory or hospitalized.
* Presenting with acute otitis media.
* Tympanocentesis was performed at least in one ear for a clinical indication.
* Culture of middle ear fluid was obtained.
* Parents agreeing to participate in the study and to submit their children for follow-up, blood test and nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NP/OP) cultures.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having another infection that is likely to be caused by S. pneumoniae.
* Known immunodeficiency.
* Known previous recent pneumococcal infections (\<1 month prior to current visit).
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

3 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NasVax Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ron Dagan, Prof. MD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Locations

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beersheba, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Israel

Facility Contacts

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Ron Dagan, Prof MD

Role: primary

+972 + 8-6400547

Other Identifiers

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NX10-07

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id