Survey of the vaccination status of patients prior to planned liver transplantation and their contact persons in Germany and identification of factors that promote the uptake of vaccinations among contact persons
- Conditions
- eed for vaccination, liver transplant, advanced liver failure
- Registration Number
- DRKS00030354
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Essen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
Patients listed for liver transplantation and their contacts. Contact persons are persons from their own household or other close relatives (family members, friends) who have regular (>2x/month) close contact with the patients and are older than 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Previous allergic reactions to vaccine components, lack of knowledge of German or inability to translate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of completely vaccinated in relation to each individual standard and indicated vaccination as well as in relation to a complete vaccination status for all indicated standard and indicated vaccinations in patients listed for liver transplantation and their contact persons.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome is the identification of reasons for or against vaccination uptake from the perspective of not fully vaccinated (at least one vaccination pending) contacts. <br>Another secondary outcome is the quantitative distribution of the previously identified barriers and facilitators to vaccination among all contacts.