Pre-Study Carriage in Elderly (No. 6115A1-3014)

Pre-Study Carriage in Elderly (No. 6115A1-3014) - Pneumococcal carriage study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30857

Enrollment

330

Registered

2007-11-06

Start date

2007-12-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

pneumococcal carriage prevalence

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons aged 65 years and older 2. Obtained written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons in healthcare institutions or nursing homes (in The Netherlands these persons are not listed at the GP practice); 2. Patients who can not fulfil study procedures according to the GP; 3. The use of experimental trial medication within 30 days preceding the pre-study; 4. The use of antibiotics within 30 days preceding the pre-study;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pneumococcal carriage rates will be determined in at least 100 elderly per age category (aged 65-70 years, 71-79 years and 80 years and older). Rates of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage by conventional culture methods and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) will be compared.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Influence of exposure to other people (particularly children) will be explored via questionnaires.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results