Implementation Research of New Dengue Vector Control Tools

This project will provide new insights concerning how to reduce dengue transmission by means of cost-effective and sustainable implementation strategies of vector control methods.

The research will assess key strategies which deliver new vector control tools with respect to their cost-effectiveness, acceptability and sustainability in contrasting environments.

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Key information

Conditions

Dengue Arbovirus Infections Flaviviridae Infections Flavivirus Infections Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral Infections Mosquito-Borne Diseases RNA Virus Infections Vector Borne Diseases Virus Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University,, Bangkok, Thailand

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

No patients, but communities were included, with as inclusion criteria: neighborhoods of Lam Chabang, Thailand and Valera and San Rafael de Carvajal, Venezuela after obtaining community approval

Exclusion criteria

Neighborhoods without community approval

Treatment and study plan

Insecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers

Other

The study is comparing the introduction of two new vector control tools (insecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers) through two different distribution strategies. These tools are curently not in use in the routine programmes of the concerned countries.

Primary outcomes

Aedes aegypti entomological indices

Time frame: every 6 months

Secondary outcomes

uptake and acceptance of tools

Time frame: 6 and 18 months after distribution

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Other

Collaborators

European Union
Mahidol University
Universidad de los Andes, Chile

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Apr 17, 2009
Registry last updated: Jan 8, 2013

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