COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Tracking (CoVaST)

NCT ID: NCT04834869

Last Updated: 2022-04-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

30000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-04-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This project aims to monitor the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide actively. The primary objectives of the project include a) to estimate the prevalence of each local and systemic side effect of each COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers (HCW), old adults over +65 (OA), and schoolteachers (ST); b) to evaluate the potential demographic and medical risk factors for side effects frequency and intensity; c) to evaluate the long-term consequences of COVID-19 vaccines. The secondary objectives include a) to evaluate the relative safety of COVID-19 vaccines compared to each other; b) to evaluate the impact of palliative drugs used by the recently vaccinated individuals on their short-term side effects resolution.

Detailed Description

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Introduction:

COVID-19 vaccines are the foremost asset to overcome the ongoing pandemic; therefore, mass vaccination has become a high priority for the world's governments. While vaccination strategies need to be accelerated to minimise daily fatalities and relieve the pandemic's economic burdens, vaccine hesitancy (VH) remains a serious challenge for these efforts. VH refers to "delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccine services",; and it is an emerging public health challenge nourished by misinformation related to vaccines effectiveness and safety. Aversion to vaccines' potential side effects is the most frequent cause of VH among population groups. Therefore, a recent systematic review revealed that raising public awareness of vaccines' effectiveness and side effects is vital for improving vaccine uptake.

Public health systems globally experience a novel and unique challenge due to the variety of vaccines manufacturers and the high levels of public awareness about those manufacturers and their marketing strategies. This unprecedented situation is predicted to create what we can refer to as "vaccine selectivity, " increasing the pressure on our weakened health systems and economies and increasing vaccine hesitancy levels. Independent (non-sponsored) studies with rigorous methods can perfectly lead the pharmacovigilance efforts of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Given their independent nature and transparent design, these studies can play a key role in suppressing vaccine hesitancy levels by enhancing public confidence in vaccines.

Design

This project comprises two phases; a) a cross-sectional survey for the short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines; b) a prospective cohort study for the long-term safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

Phase A:

A validated self-administered questionnaire will be developed and delivered online to the target population groups (HCW, OA \& ST). The questionnaire will be inquiring about the short-term side effects that emerged within 30 days following the vaccine shot (either the first or the second dose). The side effects will be classified as local or systemic, and their onset, duration, and intensity will be self-assessed and self-reported by the respondents. This phase is proposed to take place until December 31st, 2021.

Phase B:

A validated self-administered questionnaire will be developed and delivered online to the volunteers who participated in Phase A and expressed their interest to report their long-term side effects. In this phase, the vaccine effectiveness and side effects will be evaluated after booster doses. Phase B will take place for five consecutive years starting from 2022.

Conditions

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Adverse Reaction to Vaccine COVID19 Vaccine

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Recently vaccinated individuals by Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty)

BNT162b2

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine)

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Recently vaccinated individuals by Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

mRNA-1273

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine)

AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine

Recently vaccinated individuals by AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine (Vaxzevria)

AZD1222

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of AZD1222 vaccine (AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine)

CoronaVac

Recently vaccinated individuals by CoronaVac (Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine)

CoronaVac

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of CoronaVac (Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine)

Sinopharm

Recently vaccinated individuals by Vero Cells (Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine)

Sinopharm

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of Sinopharm Vero Cell COVID-19 Vaccine

Sputnik V

Recently vaccinated individuals by Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine

Gam-COVID-Vac

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V)

Janssen

Recently vaccinated individuals by Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

JNJ-78436735

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving JNJ-78436735 (Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine)

CureVac

Recently vaccinated individuals by CureVac COVID-19 Vaccine

CVnCoV

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of CVnCoV (CureVac COVID-19 vaccine)

Novavax

Recently vaccinated individuals by Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine

NVX-CoV2373

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax COVID-19 vaccine)

Covaxin

Recently vaccinated individuals by Covaxin COVID-19 Vaccine

BBV152

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of BBV152 (Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine)

CanSino

Recently vaccinated individuals by CanSino COVID-19 Vaccine

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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BNT162b2

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

mRNA-1273

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

AZD1222

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of AZD1222 vaccine (AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 Vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

CoronaVac

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of CoronaVac (Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Sinopharm

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of Sinopharm Vero Cell COVID-19 Vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Gam-COVID-Vac

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

JNJ-78436735

Receiving JNJ-78436735 (Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

CVnCoV

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of CVnCoV (CureVac COVID-19 vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

NVX-CoV2373

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax COVID-19 vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

BBV152

Receiving either the first dose only or both doses of BBV152 (Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* HCW, OA and ST who received COVID-19 vaccine.
* Participating subjects should be at least 18-year-old and able to give their informed consent independently.

Exclusion Criteria

* Non HCW, OA and ST who received the COVID-19.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Masaryk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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American College of Physicians

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

University of Split

Split, , Croatia

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Masaryk University

Brno, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Tartu

Tartu, , Estonia

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Jimma University

Jimma, , Ethiopia

Site Status RECRUITING

Justus-Liebig University Giessen

Giessen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Ghana

Accra, , Ghana

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Sinaloa's Pediatric Hospital

Culiacán, , Mexico

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Medical University of Silesia

Katowice, , Poland

Site Status RECRUITING

Nursing School of Coimbra

Coimbra, , Portugal

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Irkutsk Scientific Center of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences

Irkutsk, , Russia

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Belgrade

Belgrade, , Serbia

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Ljubljana

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Canada Croatia Czechia Estonia Ethiopia Germany Ghana Mexico Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Slovenia

Central Contacts

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Miloslav Klugar, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+420549495676

Abanoub Riad, DDS

Role: CONTACT

+420549496572

Facility Contacts

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Amir Qassem, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Holger Schünemann, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Tina Poklepović Peričić, DDS, PhD

Role: primary

Marija Franka Žuljević, MD

Role: backup

Miloslav Klugar, PhD

Role: primary

Abanoub Riad, DDS

Role: backup

Mikk Jürisson, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Ruth Klada, MD, PhD

Role: backup

Morankar Sudhakar, PhD

Role: primary

Elias Yesuf, MD, PhD

Role: backup

Sameh Attia, DDS

Role: primary

Anthony Danso-Appiah, PhD

Role: primary

Giordano Pérez-Gaxiola, MD, MSc

Role: primary

Arkadiusz Dziedzic, DDS, PhD

Role: primary

João Apóstolo, PhD

Role: primary

Konstantin Apartsin, MD, PhD

Role: primary

Ivana Tadić, PhD

Role: primary

Marina Odalović, PhD

Role: backup

Janja Marc, PharmD

Role: primary

References

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Riad A, Pokorna A, Attia S, Klugarova J, Koscik M, Klugar M. Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects among Healthcare Workers in the Czech Republic. J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 1;10(7):1428. doi: 10.3390/jcm10071428.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33916020 (View on PubMed)

Riad A, Schunemann H, Attia S, Pericic TP, Zuljevic MF, Jurisson M, Kalda R, Lang K, Morankar S, Yesuf EA, Mekhemar M, Danso-Appiah A, Sofi-Mahmudi A, Perez-Gaxiola G, Dziedzic A, Apostolo J, Cardoso D, Marc J, Moreno-Casbas M, Wiysonge CS, Qaseem A, Gryschek A, Tadic I, Hussain S, Khan MA, Klugarova J, Pokorna A, Koscik M, Klugar M. COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Tracking (CoVaST): Protocol of a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study for Active Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccines' Side Effects. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 25;18(15):7859. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157859.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34360156 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CoVaST

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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