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Self MedicationAutoMMaNNCT06338579

Overview of Self-medication Among French Navy Personnel

An observational study of Self Medication, run by Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The goal of this cross-sectional descriptive observational study is to assess the extent of self-medication among the crews of surface ships at the Toulon naval base. This study could include healthy volunteers, or participants with well-controlled chronic pathologies enabling them to be fit for embarkation, who are… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Self Medication
What is being tested?
Questionnaire
How many people
800 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Apr 2024to Apr 2026
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: healthy volunteers, or participants with well-controlled chronic pathologies enabling them to be fit for embarkation, military personnel currently deployed for at least 4 weeks on a naval base surface ship

Who may be able to join

  • French military personnel;
  • age > 18;
  • embarked on a French navy vessel from the naval base;
  • for a minimum 4-week mission;
  • covered by social security.

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to participate,
  • Legionnaire
  • Military Health Services member

About this study

Official title: Overview and Determinants of Self-medication Among Personnel Deployed on French Navy Surface Ships

The goal of this cross-sectional descriptive observational study is to assess the extent of self-medication among the crews of surface ships at the Toulon naval base. This study could include healthy volunteers, or participants with well-controlled chronic pathologies enabling them to be fit for embarkation, who are currently being deployed for at least 4 weeks on a surface ship at the naval base.

Participants will tick and complete a questionnaire (between 15 and 30 minutes) after 4 consecutive weeks on the ship.

Conditions
Self Medication
Being tested
Questionnaire

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • QuestionnaireOther

    A questionnaire is distributed and self-administered 4 weeks before the start of an embarked mission on a surface ship at the Toulon naval base, during an embarked mission of at least 4 weeks.

    The questionnaire consists of 2 parts:

    • A section on socio-demographic characteristics
    • A section on self-medication practices during this deployment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. percentage of patients who have self-medication

    Percentage of patients who have self-medicated at least once since the start of their current mission, among respondents working on surface ships at the naval base on missions lasting more than 4 weeks (excluding malaria prophylaxis, contraception and treatment of a chronic pathology prescribed by a doctor)

    Measured: up to 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Mar 2024
  2. Study startApr 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionMar 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2026 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
800 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06338579
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023PPRC04
Other IDs
2023-A01763-42
Acronym
AutoMMaN
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
21 Mar 2024
Last updated
29 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Self Medication, run by Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

percentage of patients who have self-medication (time frame: up to 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Mar 2024.

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