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Tuberculosis vaccination to Reduce the impact of Coronavirus infection in healthcare workers following contact of Coronavirus

Phase 1
Conditions
SARS-CoV-2 infection
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: HLTClassification code 10047490Term: Virus identification and serologySystem Organ Class: 100000004848
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02]
Registration Number
EUCTR2020-002503-19-GB
Lead Sponsor
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7244
Inclusion Criteria

•Over 18 years of age
•Healthcare worker
•Provide a signed and dated informed consent form
•Pre-randomisation blood collected

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 7244
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 0

Exclusion Criteria

1Has any BCG vaccine contraindication
oFever or generalised skin infection (where feasible, randomisation can be delayed until cleared)
oWeakened resistance toward infections due to a disease in/of the immune system
oPeople with any serious underlying illness (such as malignancy)
oKnown or suspected HIV infection,11 even if they are asymptomatic or have normal immune function.
oPeople with active skin disease such as eczema, dermatitis or psoriasis at or near the site of vaccination
oPregnant
oAnother live vaccine administered in the month prior to randomisation
oRequire another live vaccine to be administered within the month following BCG randomisation
oKnown anaphylactic reaction to any of the ingredient present in the BCG vaccine
oPrevious active TB disease
2Previous adverse reaction to BCG vaccine (significant local reaction (abscess) or suppurative lymphadenitis)
3BCG vaccine given within the last year
4Have previously had a SARS-CoV-2 positive test result
5Already part of this trial, recruited at a different hospital.
6Participation in another COVID-19 prevention trial

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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