Implementation Research of New Dengue Vector Control Tools

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00883441

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-17

Start date

2006-07-31

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2013-01-08

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Conditions

DENGUE

Keywords

IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH, AEDES, VECTOR CONTROL

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERInsecticide treated curtains and insecticide treated covers

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.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Aedes aegypti entomological indices	every 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
uptake and acceptance of tools	6 and 18 months after distribution

Countries

Thailand, Venezuela

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026