SepsisWissen (SepWiss) Strengthening health literacy of patients at high risk for sepsis in order to improve early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis

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• Conditions: sepsis according to new definition (sepsis-3)sepsis according to historic definitions (sepsis-1); R65.1; A21.7; A24.1; A26.7; A28.2; A39.1; R57.2; A20.0; A39.2

• Registration Number: DRKS00024475
• Lead Sponsor: Sepsis-Stiftung

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 740

Inclusion Criteria

People at risk for sepsis: age > 60 years, chronic illnesses, congenital or acquired immunosuppression (HIV infection, asplenia, cancer, immunosuppressive medication)

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
vaccination rate/incidence for vaccination against meningococcus, pneumococcus, haemophilus influenza type B, influenza virus

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
health/risk literacy, knowledge about sepsis; self-reported intention and practice of vaccination, concepts of behavior theory predicting individual vaccination practice