Cooling conditions of vaccines to assure the vaccines´ effectiveness
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention: web-based education program for primary care physicians and practice personnel (practice assistants) on vaccine refrigerator management
Group 2: Control group: temperature monit
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary care practices which vaccinate patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Primary care practices which do not vaccinate patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of refrigerators with vaccine vial temperatures in the target range (+2°C to +8°C) during a 7-day temperature monitoring | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) performing daily temperature monitorings, b) the lack of critically low temperatures (=-0.5°C), c) compliance with storage recommendations, d) knowledge on vaccine storage conditions of primary care physicians and practice personnel using a standardized questionnaire, e) assignment of personnel (practice assistants) as vaccine storage manager and backup. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBirgitta Weltermann
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Outcome results
None listed