Overview of Self-medication Among French Navy Personnel

NCT06338579 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 2023PPRC042023-A01763-42
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 800
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief 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 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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (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)

  up to 4 weeks

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

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

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

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

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2024
• First Posted: March 29, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share