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Clinical Trials/NCT01706224
NCT01706224CompletedNot Applicable

Sero-prevalence of Pertussis Antibodies and Disease Awareness Among Healthcare Professionals in Spain

GlaxoSmithKline1 site in 1 country757 target enrollmentStarted: November 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
757
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Evaluation of the overall sero-prevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection among subjects with respect to anti-pertussis (anti-PT) antibody levels.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine the sero-prevalence of anti-pertussis antibodies among healthcare professionals at hospital centres in Spain.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Cross Sectional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
  • Subjects who the investigator believes that they can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  • Male and female healthcare professionals aged ≥18 years from selected hospitals.
  • Healthcare professionals in frequent contact with patients in the hospitals.
  • Agreeing for collection of a blood sample for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Medical students working as healthcare professionals.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluation of the overall sero-prevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection among subjects with respect to anti-pertussis (anti-PT) antibody levels.

Time Frame: Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.

Evaluation of the overall sero-prevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection among subjects with respect to anti-PT seronegativity status.

Time Frame: Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.

Evaluation of the overall sero-prevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection among subjects with respect to anti-PT seropositivity status.

Time Frame: Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Description of the household composition of healthcare professionals to identify the proportion of healthcare professionals potentially at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting pertussis.(Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.)
  • Evaluation of the sero-prevalence of B. pertussis antibodies among healthcare professionals aged ≥ 18 years.(Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.)
  • Evaluation of the sero-prevalence of anti-pertussis antibodies among healthcare professionals by vaccination history.(Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.)
  • Evaluation of the sero-prevalence of anti-pertussis antibodies among healthcare professionals by previous history of pertussis.(Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.)
  • Description of the knowledge and beliefs about whooping cough and vaccination against pertussis among healthcare professionals.(Day 0 of each subject at the time of enrollment.)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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