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JAPANESE
国立保健医療科学院
UMIN ID: UMIN000002189

Registered date:17/07/2009

Research on the usefulness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for elderly in the nursing home

Basic Information

Recruitment status Complete: follow-up continuing
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studiedPneumonia in the nursing home
Date of first enrollment2008/03/01
Target sample size2000
Countries of recruitmentJapan
Study typeInterventional
Intervention(s)23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Sterile saline

Outcome(s)

Primary OutcomeIncidence of pneumonia and admission due to pneumonia
Secondary OutcomeMedical cost due to pneumonia

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum65years-old
Age maximumNot applicable
GenderMale and Female
Include criteria
Exclude criteria1. person who have malignancy 2. person under dialysis 3. person who are taking food non-orally 4. person who had infectious diseases including pneumonia during last one month

Related Information

Contact

public contact
Name Kazunori Oishi
Address 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Telephone 06-6879-4253
E-mail oishik@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University International Center for Infectious Diseases
scientific contact
Name Kazunori Oishi
Address 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka Prefecture Japan
Telephone 06-6879-4253
E-mail
Affiliation Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University International Center for Infectious Diseases