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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Menzies School of Health Research University of Melbourne |
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Information provided by: | Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00779662 |
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.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Ecologic or Community, Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | The Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in School Children in Fiji |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years to 14 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
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.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Responsible Party: | Menzies School of Health Research ( Samantha Colquhoun ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 07- 0070, U01AI60579 |
Study First Received: | October 23, 2008 |
Last Updated: | October 23, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00779662 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee |
Rheumatic Heart Disease Streptococcus Fiji |
Bacterial Infections Fever Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Heart Diseases Rheumatic Heart Disease Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Streptococcal Infections Acute Articular Rheumatism Connective Tissue Diseases Rheumatic Fever Rheumatic Diseases |
Bacterial Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Rheumatic Heart Disease Heart Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Streptococcal Infections Connective Tissue Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Rheumatic Fever Rheumatic Diseases |