An observational study in Scabies, Impetigo and Pyoderma, sponsored by Menzies School of Health Research. Completed at 1 site in Australia. Open to participants aged Up to 15 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-04-21.
Sponsored by Menzies School of Health Research · Observational
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a coordinated regional approach to healthy skin programs in six remote Aboriginal communities can demonstrate, not only a reduction in the burden of scabies and streptococcal skin sores, but also broad health benefits, including primary prevention of some chronic diseases that occur at particularly high rates in Australian Aboriginal communities.
The primary objectives of the Program are:
There are standard government recommendations for the conduct of healthy skin programs within the Northern Territory (NT), where the key component involves a single mass treatment for scabies of all residents in the region followed by regular monitoring of skin infections with treatment of individuals as new cases arise. The key features of the guidelines include:
Previous programs have been successful in controlling scabies and related skin infections in the NT but have been limited to single communities with varying levels of success. In collaboration with communities in the East Arnhem Region, we propose to conduct a coordinated Healthy Skin Program. By concentrating on one region, the project has an increased likelihood of success because reinfection due to mobility between communities will be minimised, and because the project will be recognised as a collaboration between multiple communities.
The program is structured into three distinct components:
51 studies on the registry are indexed under Scabies; 10 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 2,329 is above the median of 775 across 10 observational studies indexed under Scabies.
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Residents aged \<15 years of participating communities in a remote region of the Northern Territory
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Exclusion Criteria:
Indigenous children aged \<15 years within participating communities of the Northern Territory
Reduced prevalence of scabies among children in the participating communities from 30% (expected prevalence pre-program) to <10% at least 2 years following the introduction of the program
Time frame: 2 years
Reduced prevalence of skin sores among children in the participating communities from 50% (expected prevalence pre-program) to <25% at least 2 years following the introduction of the program
Time frame: 2 years
Reduced severity of skin sores among children in the participating communities from 40% classified as moderate/severe (expected pre-program) to <15% classified as moderate/severe at least two years following the introduction of the program
Time frame: 2 years
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