Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Infants and Young Children Attending Maua Methodist Hospital, Kenya

Plain-language summary

This study examined the molecular epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea in children under 5 at a hospital in Kenya, with diarrhea cases receiving oral rehydration therapy. It was open to children under 5 with acute diarrhea lasting 7 days or less. Run by the Institute of Primate Research, it was a study without an assigned phase and has been completed.

The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.

Trial details

Phase

N/A

Status

Completed

Sponsor

Institute of Primate Research

Intervention

oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea cases

Start date

8/1/2009

Estimated completion

9/1/2012

Countries

Kenya

Related genes

Locations

• Maua, Kenya

Eligibility criteria

Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Only children under 5 years of age who present with acute diarrhea having experienced an episode of 3 looser than normal or watery stools in a 24-hour period with or without episodes of vomiting will be enrolled in this study.
* And the diarrhea should last for ≤ 7 days.
* Clinical studies have indicated that the incubation period for rotavirus illness is less than 48hrs and usually will last for 5-7days (Steele, 1998) Based on this fact, and as per the WHO's Generic Protocol for Hospital based Surveillance of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age (WHO Generic protocol, 2002)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children more than 5 years of age and with diarrhea lasting \> 7 seven days and having bloody diarrhea will be excluded in the study.
* This is as per the who's generic protocol for hospital based surveillance of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age (WHO Generic Protocol, 2002)