Insecticidal School Uniforms for Dengue Prevention in Thailand (DengueTools)

Umeå University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Dengue

Treatments: Other: permethrin insecticide; Other: washing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01563640

282589-T

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomised controlled trial that will be conducted in eastern Thailand in a group of schools with approximately 2,000 students aged 7-15 years. Pre-fabricated school uniforms will be commercially treated to ensure consistent high quality of insecticide impregnation with permethrin. A double-blind randomised cross-over trial at the school level will cover two dengue transmission seasons.

Enrollment: 1,825 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pupils in participating schools

Exclusion criteria

• skin sensitivity, exema

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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1,825 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

normal school uniforms

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

washing only

Treatment:

Other: washing

insecticide-treated school uniforms

Experimental group

Description:

washing and insecticide treatment

Treatment:

Other: permethrin insecticide