OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of SDR after BCG-vaccination in preventing leprosy in contacts.
DESIGN: Single-centre, cluster-randomized controlled trial.
SETTING: Leprosy control programme in northwest Bangladesh.
PARTICIPANTS: 14,988 contacts of 1,552 new leprosy patients; randomized in the SDR- arm (7,379) and SDR + arm (7,609).
INTERVENTIONS: Intervention group: BCG-vaccination followed by SDR 8-12 weeks later.
CONTROL GROUP: BCG only.
FOLLOW-UP: at one and two years after intake.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The occurrence of leprosy.
RESULTS: The incidence rate per 10,000 person-years-at-risk was 44 in the SDR- arm and 31 in the SDR + at 1 year, and 34 in the SDR- arm and 41 in the SDR + arm at 2 years. There was a statistically non-significant (p = 0.148; 42%) reduction for PB leprosy in the SDR + arm at 1 year. Of all new cases, 33.6% appeared within 8-12 weeks after BCG-vaccination.
CONCLUSION: In the first year, SDR after BCG-vaccination reduced PB leprosy incidence among contacts by 42%. This was a statistically non-significant reduction due to the limited number of cases after SDR was administered. To which extent SDR suppresses excess leprosy cases after BCG-vaccination is difficult to establish because many appeared before the SDR intervention.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register: NTR3087.
BT - International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31499206?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.08.035 J2 - Int. J. Infect. Dis. LA - eng N2 -OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of SDR after BCG-vaccination in preventing leprosy in contacts.
DESIGN: Single-centre, cluster-randomized controlled trial.
SETTING: Leprosy control programme in northwest Bangladesh.
PARTICIPANTS: 14,988 contacts of 1,552 new leprosy patients; randomized in the SDR- arm (7,379) and SDR + arm (7,609).
INTERVENTIONS: Intervention group: BCG-vaccination followed by SDR 8-12 weeks later.
CONTROL GROUP: BCG only.
FOLLOW-UP: at one and two years after intake.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The occurrence of leprosy.
RESULTS: The incidence rate per 10,000 person-years-at-risk was 44 in the SDR- arm and 31 in the SDR + at 1 year, and 34 in the SDR- arm and 41 in the SDR + arm at 2 years. There was a statistically non-significant (p = 0.148; 42%) reduction for PB leprosy in the SDR + arm at 1 year. Of all new cases, 33.6% appeared within 8-12 weeks after BCG-vaccination.
CONCLUSION: In the first year, SDR after BCG-vaccination reduced PB leprosy incidence among contacts by 42%. This was a statistically non-significant reduction due to the limited number of cases after SDR was administered. To which extent SDR suppresses excess leprosy cases after BCG-vaccination is difficult to establish because many appeared before the SDR intervention.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register: NTR3087.
PY - 2019 T2 - International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases TI - Effectiveness of single dose rifampicin after BCG-vaccination to prevent leprosy in close contacts of patients with newly diagnosed leprosy: a cluster randomized controlled trial. UR - https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(19)30365-0/pdf SN - 1878-3511 ER -