Pharmacist intervention may boost pneumococcal shots in hospital patients
NCT ID NCT04734925
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether a clinical pharmacist could help increase pneumococcal vaccination rates in patients at high risk for infection when they leave the hospital. Researchers tracked how many vaccine prescriptions were given to 167 at-risk adults. The goal was to see if the pharmacist's involvement helped doctors follow national vaccination recommendations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more at-risk patients get recommended pneumococcal vaccines before leaving the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study measuring only the number of vaccine protocols dispensed, not actual infection rates. Results may not apply to other settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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167 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
patients hospitalized in the Vascular Surgery and Pneumology Departments of Nimes University Hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalization in one of the departments participating in the study * At risk of pneumococcal infection according to HCSP recommendations (1) * Negative pneumococcal vaccination status * Adult patient (≥18 years old) Exclusion Criteria: * Under safeguard of justice * Unable to receive informed information * Patient having objected to the use of their data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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