Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination to reduce absenteeism among health care workers and hospital admission by elderly persons during the COVID-19 pandemic: A structured summary of the study protocols for two randomised controlled trials

Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination to reduce absenteeism among health care workers and hospital admission by elderly persons during the COVID-19 pandemic: A structured summary of the study protocols for two randomised controlled trials

Abstract Objectives The objectives of these two separate trials are: (1) to reduce health care workers (HCWs) absenteeism; and (2) to reduce hospital admission among the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic through BCG vaccination. Trial design Two separate multi-centre placebo-controlled parallel g...

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Main Authors: Thijs ten Doesschate, Simone J. C. F. M. Moorlag, Thomas W. van der Vaart, Esther Taks, Priya Debisarun, Jaap ten Oever, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, Patricia Bruijning Verhagen, Arief Lalmohamed, Rob ter Heine, Reinout van Crevel, Janneke van de Wijgert, Axel B. Janssen, Marc J. Bonten, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven, Mihai G. Netea, on behalf of the BCG-CORONA study team#
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
COVID-19
Randomised controlled trial
protocol
BCG-vaccine
Health-Care Workers
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04389-w

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