Monitoring side effects of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide
Official title: COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Tracking: Global Consortium Study
Run by Masaryk University · NCT04834869 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is tracking the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines in healthcare workers, older adults, and schoolteachers to see how common they are and if certain factors affect them.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 30000 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Masaryk University Academic / other |
| Locations | 14 sites (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 13 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | April 1, 2021 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2025 |
| Study ends | December 31, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | April 6, 2022 |
| Trial ID | NCT04834869 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include healthcare workers, older adults over 65, and schoolteachers who have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who are not healthcare workers, older adults, or schoolteachers and have not received a COVID-19 vaccine will not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This project actively tracks the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers, older adults, and schoolteachers. It aims to estimate the prevalence of local and systemic side effects, evaluate demographic and medical risk factors, and assess long-term consequences of vaccination. Additionally, the study compares the safety of different COVID-19 vaccines and examines the impact of palliative medications on short-term side effects. The findings will contribute to public health efforts to improve vaccine uptake and address vaccine hesitancy.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could enhance understanding of vaccine safety and improve public confidence in COVID-19 vaccination.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have successfully monitored vaccine safety, making this approach both relevant and necessary in the current context.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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.
Where it's running
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Masaryk University
Brno, Czechia Recruiting -
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia Recruiting -
Justus-Liebig University Giessen
Giessen, Germany Recruiting -
Medical University of Silesia
Katowice, Poland Recruiting -
Irkutsk Scientific Center of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Irkutsk, Russia Recruiting -
University of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia Recruiting
Show 8 more locations
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American College of Physicians
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Not yet recruiting -
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Not yet recruiting -
University of Split
Split, Croatia Not yet recruiting -
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia Not yet recruiting -
University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana Not yet recruiting -
Sinaloa's Pediatric Hospital
Culiacán, Mexico Not yet recruiting -
Nursing School of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal Not yet recruiting -
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia Not yet recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Miloslav Klugar, PhD
- Email: klugar@med.muni.cz
- Phone: +420549495676
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.