Asthma: a disease due to a lack of bacterial infections in childhood

ISRCTN ISRCTN54378178
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN54378178
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00200928
Secondary identifying numbers NWO-NAF 3.2.93.96.2
Submission date
20/12/2005
Registration date
20/12/2005
Last edited
15/07/2021
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr M O Hoekstra
Scientific

University Medical Centre Utrecht
Wilhelmina Children's Hospital
P.O. Box 85090
Utrecht
3508 AB
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)30 250 4001
Email m.o.hoekstra@umcutrecht.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised, single blind, placebo controlled, parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleAsthma: a disease due to a lack of bacterial infections in childhood
Study acronymINDIAAN
Study objectivesThe degree of TH1-skewing by mycobacteria is controlled by NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms and related to the degree of inhibition of TH2-mediated disease.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAtopic disease, asthma
InterventionBCG vaccination or placebo.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureIncidence and severity of atopic disease at the age of 4 years.
Secondary outcome measures1. SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD)
2. Lung function
3. Cytokine production
4. Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Protein (NRAMP) polymorphisms
Overall study start date01/01/1999
Completion date01/07/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNeonate
SexBoth
Target number of participants120
Key inclusion criteriaHigh-risk newborns. High-risk was defined as either a mother or a father plus a sibling with present or past atopic disease.
Key exclusion criteria1. Maternal infection in the last week of pregnancy
2. The use of immunomodulatory drugs or antibiotics during pregnancy (mother)
3. The use of antibiotics prenatally (mother and newborn)
4. Prematurity
5. Signs of intra-uterine infection
6. Premature rupture of membranes
7. Presence of congenital disorders of the airways
8. Sever other congenital disorders
9. Need for mechanical ventilation
10. Prolonged administration of extra oxygen
11. Need for intensive care treatment
Date of first enrolment01/01/1999
Date of final enrolment01/07/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

University Medical Centre Utrecht
Utrecht
3508 AB
Netherlands

Sponsor information

University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (Netherlands)
University/education

PO Box 85500
Utrecht
3508 GA
Netherlands

Website http://www.umcutrecht.nl/zorg/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/04pp8hn57

Funders

Funder type

Charity

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) (The Netherlands)

No information available

Netherlands Asthma Foundation (The Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

15/07/2021: ClinicalTrials.gov number added.