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Effectiveness of a multicomponent focalized hotspot targeted strategy to reduce dengue transmission

Effectiveness of a multicomponent focalized hotspot targeted strategy to reduce dengue transmission - EFFECTIVENESS-HOTSPOT/DENGUE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000472
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-02
Start date
2017-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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

Conditions

Dengue

Interventions

Group 1 Strategy (Experimental): The targeted strategy comprised three components: I) Increased surveillance activities within the intervention areas to identify place and time for targeted control ac
II) Identification of hotspot houseblocks within the intervention area to target control actions
and III) Implementation of control and treatment activities in the hotspots. Component III included: a) Intensification of vector control activities (Use of indoor residual insecticidal spraying withi
and b) Community-based actions within sites with high population densities (School-based health promotion activities to engage children as health promoters (Within hotspot houseblocks: Environmental r
and Multisectoral coordination for risk detection and management)) Group 2 No intervention (Control): Only the routine vector control activities mandated by MINSAP were carried out throughout the ent

Sponsors

Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK)
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Not applicable

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. House index (percentage of houses positive for Aedes larvae or pupae). Measuring time: Monthly, from January,2015 to March,2020 2. Dengue incidence (number of subjects positive to IgM dengue test divided by the estimated population). Measuring time: Monthly, from January,2015 to March,2020

Countries

Cuba

Contacts

Public ContactWaldemar Baldoquin Rodriguez

Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK)

wbaldoquin@ipk.sld.cu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 25, 2026