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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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.
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