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

Flores 1993.

Methods Randomization: no details
Allocation concealment: code not revealed at any time to field team, no further details
Data collection: no details
Blinding: double (no further details)
Intention to treat: no
Interim analysis: yes
Exclusion from analysis: 22\302 dropped from study, no further details
Follow‐up period: 1 week after each vaccination, passive follow up for 8 months
Participants Age: newborns
Health status: healthy
Breastfeeding: no information
Immunization status: OPV and DPT vaccinations were given 2 weeks after each RRV dose
Interventions 1. Rhesus + human quadrivalent vaccine (3 RRV + D x RRV + DS1 x RRV + ST3 x RRV), 10^5 PFU, 3 doses (n = 101)
2. Rhesus + human quadrivalent vaccine (3 RRV + D x RRV + DS1 x RRV + ST3 x RRV), 10^6 PFU, 3 doses (n = 99)
3. Placebo (uninfected tissue culture fluids), 3 doses (n = 102)
400 mg citrate‐bicarbonate in 30 ml similac formula given before vaccine or placebo
Outcomes 1. Safety: clinical symptoms within 1 week of vaccination
2. Efficacy: diarrhoea (rotavirus or other) within 8 months
Notes Study location: Venezuela
Clinical symptoms: clinical evaluation; diarrhoea defined as ≥ 3 watery or loose stools in 24 h
Laboratory studies: serology by ELISA and plaque reduction neutralization assays; stool analysis by ELISA
Vaccine given between OPV and DPT vaccines.