Study on the carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy university students living in dormitories

Study on the carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy university students living in dormitories - Study on the carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis in healthy university students living in dormitories

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000039883

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2020-03-19

Start date

2019-09-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

meningococcal infections

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Targets of cross-sectional carrier rate survey Japanese boarding students: 233 Foreign boarding students: 209 Non-boarding Japanese students: approx. 200 2.Targets of Long-term survey subjects Japanese boarding students: 128 Foreign boarding students: 185 Non-boarding Japanese students: approx. 150

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who have received meningococcal vaccine in the past 2.Patients who received antibiotics within the past two weeks from the sample collection date 3.Those who have used immunosuppressants or steroids within the past two weeks from the date of sample collection 4.Patients with immunodeficiency, blood disease or other chronic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To elucidate the carriage rate of pharyngeal meningococci among Japanese and international students living in Japanese university dormitories.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To elucidate the risk factors (including the residential form such as university dormitories and homes) of meningococcal carriage in Japanese university students.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroki Hori

Mie University Graduate School of Medicine Medical Education

hhori@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp059-231-6003(ext.6412)

Outcome results