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. 2004 Jan 26;2004(1):CD002848. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002848.pub2

Flores 1989.

Methods Randomization: random code assignment to 5 groups
Allocation concealment: code prepared in advance, not disclosed to field team, broken at NIH laboratory after follow up ended
Blinding: double (same size of ampoules given to each group).
Data collection: no details
Intention to treat: no
Interim analysis: none
Exclusion from analysis: 20\116 excluded from study for having diarrhoea, nausea, or vomiting in the week prior to vaccination.
Follow‐up period: 1 week after vaccination
Participants Age: 1 to 5 months
Health status: healthy
Breastfeeding: no information
Immunization status: polio vaccine not given within 2 weeks of vaccination
Interventions 1. Rhesus + human (D x RRV), 10^4 PFU, single dose (n = 24)
2. Rhesus + human (DS1 x RRV), 10^4 PFU, single dose (n = 25)
3. Rhesus (RRV 3), 10^4 PFU, single dose (n = 21)
4. Rhesus + human (D x RRV + RRV), 5 x 10^3 PFU, single dose (n = 23)
5. Placebo (formula alone or with red soda), 1 ml single dose (n = 23)
400 mg citrate‐bicarbonate in 30 ml similac formula given before vaccine or placebo
Outcomes 1. Safety: clinical symptoms within 1 week of vaccination
Notes Study location: Venezuela
Clinical symptoms: clinical evaluation; diarrhoea defined as ≥ 3 watery or loose stools in 24 h; severity score measured by Flores 1987 scale
Laboratory studies: serology by ELISA and plaque reduction neutralization assay; stool analysis by ELISA and cultures