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 |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Pneumonia in the nursing home |
| Date of first enrollment | 2008/03/01 |
| Target sample size | 2000 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Sterile saline |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Incidence of pneumonia and admission due to pneumonia |
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| Secondary Outcome | Medical cost due to pneumonia |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 65years-old |
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| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | 1. 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
| Primary Sponsor | Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University |
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| Secondary Sponsor | Japan Association of Geriatric Health Services Facilities, National Institute for Infectious Diseases |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | Ministry of Healthy, Labor and Welfare of Japan |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Kazunori Oishi |
| Address | 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka Prefecture Japan |
| Telephone | 06-6879-4253 |
| 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 |
| Affiliation | Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University International Center for Infectious Diseases |