Individual Study / SIC

Optimizing the Clinical Management of Patients with Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination and Potential Contraindications to Vaccination in the Special Immunization Clinic Network

Optimizing the Clinical Management of Patients with Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination and Potential Contraindications to Vaccination in the Special Immunization Clinic Network

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Start Year
2021
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Investigators Contacts
  • Dr. Scott Halperin
    Canadian Center for Vaccinology
  • Dr. Shelly McNeil
    Dalhousie University
  • Dr. Gina Lacuesta
    Halifax Allergy & Asthma Associates
  • Dr. Gaston DeSerres
    Université Laval
  • Dr. François Boucher
    Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
  • Dr. Emilia Liana Falcone
    Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
  • Dr. Hugo Chapdelaine
    University of Montréal
  • Dr. Bruce Tapiéro
    Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Ste-Justine
  • Dr. Francisco Noya
    McGill University Health Center
  • Dr. Alex Carignan
    Hôpital Fleurimont
  • Dr. Anne Pham-Huy
    University of Ottawa
  • Dr. C. Arianne Buchan
    The Ottawa Hospital
  • Dr. Juthaporn Cowan
    The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
  • Dr. Julia Upton
    Hospital for Sick Children
  • Dr. Wayne Gold
    University of Toronto
  • Dr. Stephen Betschel
    University of Toronto
  • Dr. Christine Song
    St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Dr. Jeffrey Pernica
    McMaster University
  • Dr. Zainab Abdurahman
    McMaster University
  • Dr. Athena McConnell
    University of Saskatchewan
  • Dr. Catherine Burton
    University of Alberta
  • Dr. Cora Constantinescu
    University of Calgary
  • Dr. Manish Sadarangani
    BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia
  • Dr. Kyla Hildebrand
    British Columbia Children’s Hospital
  • Dr. Alissa Wright
    The University of British Columbia

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
Participants are followed up each time they are vaccinated or revaccinated and each time an adverse event following immunization occurs.

Recruitment

Recruitment Target
  • Individuals

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
514
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
200

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other

Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Canada
Territory
Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
  • Participants are included if they experienced any of the following adverse effects after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine: anaphylaxis (onset <24 hours after immunization), immediate hypersensitivity (onset <4 hours after immunization), type III or IV hypersensitivity reactions, severe cutaneous or systemic reactions (e.g., Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis), seizure or significant worsening of seizures in those with an underlying seizure disorder, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, transverse myelitis or other suspected demyelinating condition, aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, thrombocytopenia, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart failure and cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, myocarditis, pericarditis, acute kidney injury, acute liver injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, other severe local or systemic symptoms causing work/school absenteeism or significant decline in function, mobility or cognition and requiring immediate medical attention, or severe COVID-19 requiring hospitalization with onset >2 weeks post-immunization.
Other Criteria
Patients with vaccine hesitancy or concerns will be excluded from the study.

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • Specific population
Specific Population
  • Clinic patients
Supplementary Information
Participants are referred to the study by a healthcare provider (physician, nurse practitioner, public health physician).

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 SIC - No underlying medical conditions - Clinical assessment Information was or will be collected on patient demographic characteristics (age at the date of vaccination, gender), past medical history, comorbidities, known allergies and medication history, ... 2021
1 SIC - No underlying medical conditions - Revaccination Information was or will be collected about the physician's recommendation for revaccination, participant revaccination intent, revaccination status (location), the occurrence of any adverse events ... 2021
2 SIC - No underlying medical conditions - Post-revaccination Information was or will be collected about the diagnosis, relative severity or seriousness, and outcome of the adverse event following immunization. 2021
3 SIC - No underlying medical conditions - Adverse event recurrences Information was or will be collected about the reoccurrence of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) in the population and the relative severity of the recurrent AEFI compared to the ... 2021
Selection Criteria
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Canada
Territory
Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
  • Patients with underlying medical conditions who are hypersensitive to a component of a COVID-19 vaccine and require a pre-vaccination assessment
Other Criteria
Patients with vaccine hesitancy or concerns will be excluded from the study.

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • Specific population
Specific Population
  • Clinic patients
Supplementary Information
Participants are referred to the study by a healthcare provider (physician, nurse practitioner, public health physician).

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 SIC - Underlying medical conditions - Clinical assessment Information was or will be collected on age, gender, past medical history, comorbidities, known allergies and medication history, history of symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection or ... 2021
1 SIC - Underlying medical conditions - Vaccination Information was or will be collected about the vaccine administered (brand name, dose number, route, anatomical site), vaccination status (location), participant vaccination intent, and the ... 2021
2 SIC - Underlying medical conditions - Post-vaccination Information was or will be collected about the diagnosis, relative severity or seriousness, and outcome of any adverse event following immunization (e.g., recovered, not yet recovered but expected ... 2021
3 SIC - Underlying medical conditions - Adverse event recurrences Information was or will be collected about the reoccurrence of adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) in the population and the relative severity of the recurrent AEFI compared to the ... 2021

Classifications

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Death
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Preschool, school and work life
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Ethnicity, race and religion

Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history

Pregnancy, delivery and birth

Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations

Functional limitations

Diseases

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories

Symptoms and signs

Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
Symptoms and signs involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour (R40-R46)
Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice (R47-R49)
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Symptoms related to multiple categories

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration

Non-pharmacological interventions

Surgical interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions

Health and community care services utilization

Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Community and social care

Physical measures and assessments

Anthropometry
Brain and nerves
Other physical measures and assessments

Laboratory measures

Hematology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Virology
Immunology
Other laboratory measures

Physical environment

Biological exposure

Administrative information

Date and time-related information
Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
Other administrative information