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Survey of the vaccination status of patients prior to planned liver transplantation and their contact persons in Germany and identification of factors that promote the uptake of vaccinations among contact persons

Survey of the vaccination status of patients prior to planned liver transplantation and their contact persons in Germany and identification of factors that promote the uptake of vaccinations among contact persons

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00030354
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-10-05
Start date
2022-12-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Need for vaccination, liver transplant, advanced liver failure

Interventions

Group 1: Patients scheduled for liver transplantation Group 2: Contact persons of patients scheduled for liver transplantation

Sponsors

Institut für Allgemeinmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Essen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients listed for liver transplantation and their contacts. Contact persons are persons from their own household or other close relatives (family members, friends) who have regular (>2x/month) close contact with the patients and are older than 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous allergic reactions to vaccine components, lack of knowledge of German or inability to translate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of completely vaccinated in relation to each individual standard and indicated vaccination as well as in relation to a complete vaccination status for all indicated standard and indicated vaccinations in patients listed for liver transplantation and their contact persons.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome is the identification of reasons for or against vaccination uptake from the perspective of not fully vaccinated (at least one vaccination pending) contacts. Another secondary outcome is the quantitative distribution of the previously identified barriers and facilitators to vaccination among all contacts.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDorothea Dehnen

Institut für Allgemeinmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Essen

dorothea.dehnen@uk-essen.de02017238025

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026