Status:
TERMINATED
Influenza Vaccination of Nursing Home Workers.
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Conditions:
Influenza Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to demonstrate that influenza vaccination of nursing home workers is an effective intervention for reducing mortality of elderly people.
Detailed Description
Nursing homes will be randomized within each pair in two arms "incentive to vaccinate", and "do-nothing". In the arm "incentive to vaccinate", vaccination campaigns will be carried out with face-to-fa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Criteria for nursing home:
- Nursing home whose representative physicians agree to participate, with 50 to 200 residents, located in Paris area, and where the vaccination coverage of nursing home workers was lower than 40% during the previous influenza season (2005).
- Criteria for residents:
- All residents who will be present at start of the influenza season (-2 weeks) or who will be admitted during the influenza season (+ 2 weeks).
Exclusion
- People before 60 years Not presences in the EHPAD at the time of the beginning of the study (at the moment of the beginning of the epidemic - 2 weeks) or not allowed before the end of the study (before the end of the epidemic + 4, weeks)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
4000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00359554
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
February 7 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Hopital Saint Antoine Inserm U707
Paris, France, 75012