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Strategies for the prevention of dengue (Estrategias para la prevencion del Dengue)

A cluster randomised trial evaluating community involvement in Aedes control and dengue prevention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN88405796
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2008-06-12
Start date
2004-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Aedes aegypti infestation/ dengue fever Infections and Infestations Dengue fever [classical dengue]

Interventions

Intervention communities: A community-based environmental management approach combined with the routine national dengue vector control programme. Dengue control activities were identified, designed, p

Sponsors

Directorate-General for Development Co-operation (DGDC) (Belgium)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Circumscriptions (i.e. neighbourhoods) of central urban Guantanamo 2. Community approval

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Circumscriptions without community approval

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Aedes infestation levels, assessed every 11 days over the total duratin of follow-up (13 months): 1. House Indices (HI): number of houses positive for at least one container with Aedes aegypti immature stages/100 inspected houses 2. Breteau Indices (BI): number of containers positive for Aedes aegypti immature stages/100 inspected houses 3. Pupal Indices (PI): number of Aedes aegypti pupae/inhabitant In cycles of 11 days, the National Vector Control programme conducted routine entomological surveys in all dwellings of the municipality. This provided the entomological information for all clusters for the period of January 2005-February 2006.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Proportion of breeding sites positive for first and second instar larvae. Data were collected as for the primary outcome measures every 11 days over 13 months. 2. Percentage of blocks (approximately 20-50 houses per block) repeatedly positive for larvae. Data were collected as for the primary outcome measures every 11 days over 13 months. 3. Level of community participation based on the Rifkin criteria, assessed 12 months after the start of interventions

Countries

Cuba

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 2, 2026