Burden of Influenza at Emergency Department (ED) Level in European Countries

University of Rostock

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Influenza, Human

Treatments: Procedure: swab sampling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04244500

UMR893958

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study plans to conduct enhanced influenza surveillance at a hospital emergency department level independent of underlying influenza-like symptoms.

Full description

Study objectives

Primary:

• Measure the proportion of non-traumatic emergency department (ED) visits infected with influenza during the peak of the influenza season

Secondary:

• Describe the demographic and medical profile of influenza-related and non-influenza-related visits
• Identify socio-demographic or other risk factors associated with ED visit outcome
• Describe the influenza positivity rate among ED visits for different causes
• Measure the proportion of influenza positive patients without classical ILI symptoms

Enrollment: 2,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All adult patients seeking care at participating ED during the influenza season
• Participants and/or guardian providing informed consent and/or assent, as appropriate, to participate.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals reporting having suffered a traumatic injury without other conditions.

Trial design

2,500 participants in 1 patient group

Influenza

Description:

Influenza testing

Treatment:

Procedure: swab sampling