COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Albanian Health Workers

Last updated: March 23, 2021
Sponsor: Institute of Public Health, Albania
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04811391
COV-VE-0001
  • Ages > 16
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in hospital based HWs in Albania. This will answer critical questions about the real-world performance of COVID-19 vaccines in one of the key target groups for vaccination.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All Health Workers eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination according to thenational guidelines of Institute of Public Health.
  • Health Workers working at Tirana University Hospital "Mother Theresa", UniversityHospital "Shefqet Ndroqi", Durres Regional hospital and Fier Regional Hospital.
  • Health Workers who have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the earlyCOVID-19 vaccine rollout can be included, as long as information can be collectedabout the date and type of the vaccine that was administered. However, priority willbe given to enrolling Health Workers who have received their COVID vaccine no morethan 4 days prior to the day of enrolment in the study.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Health Workers who are not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination or have acontraindication to vaccination should not participate in the study.
  • Health Workers who do not work at Tirana University Hospital "Mother Theresa",University Hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi", Durres Regional hospital and Fier RegionalHospital.

Study Design

Total Participants: 1500
Study Start date:
February 19, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
May 20, 2022

Study Description

This protocol describes a prospective one-year cohort study of hospital-based health workers in Albania to evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID -19 disease.

The investigators will measure the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in both symptomatic and asymptomatic hospital health workers.

SARS-CoV-2 infection will be diagnosed using symptom questionnaires and PCR testing. Additionally, serology testing will be obtained over the course of one year, to identify asymptomatic infections.

Connect with a study center

  • Durres Regional Hospital

    Durrës,
    Albania

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fier Regional Hospital

    Fier,
    Albania

    Active - Recruiting

  • Tirana University Hospital " Mother Theresa"

    Tirana, 1015
    Albania

    Active - Recruiting

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