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NCT Number: NCT03266211

Antitetanus Vaccination for People Older Than 65 Years.

In the last ten years, more than one hundred generalized tetanus cases were declared in France. Most of them were affecting people older than 70 years with an important mortality (around 28%). It is know that the only way to protect ourselves from this disease is the vaccination. In France tetanus vaccination is mandatory since 1940.

Nowaday none study looked specifically for the vaccination of people older than 65 years. The hypothesis is: there is a difference in the tetanus vaccination coverage for people older than 65 years depending on the demographic and medical practice of their general practitioner.

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Key information

Conditions

Tetanus Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Clostridium Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Service Urgence et Réanimation Pédiatrique Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant Groupement Hospitalier Est

Bron, 69677, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients older than 65 years consulting their attending physician in and who agreed to participate in the study.
  • The doctors included are general practitioners located in a liberal office in the "Auvergne Rhône Alpes" region for which the URPS ("Union régional des Professionnels de Santé") has an email address.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire Patients

Other

Patient will have to answer a quiz which is about their vaccination against tetanus.

Questionnaire General practitioner

Other

General practitioner will have to answer a quiz which is about their medical practice concerning vaccination against tetanus.

Primary outcomes

  1. Tetanus vaccination coverage

    Time frame: About 5 minutes

    Patient will have to answer a quiz which is about their vaccination against tetanus.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Antitetanus Vaccination for People Older Than 65 Years in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) Region Depending on the Demographic and Medical Practice of Their Medical Practitioner.

Acronym: VAT65

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Aug 30, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 12, 2018

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