Safety and Immunogenicity of a Commercially Available Influenza Vaccine (Formulation 2007/2008) When Administered to Elderly Subjects

January 24, 2012 updated by: Novartis Vaccines

A Phase II, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Multi Center Study to Evaluate Safety and Immunogenicity of a Surface Antigen, Inactivated, Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine, Formulation 2007-2008, When Administered to Elderly Subjects

To evaluate the antibody response to each influenza vaccine antigen when administering a single dose to subjects aged 65 years and over

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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56

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Chieti, Italy
        • Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze dell'Invecchiamento
      • Lanciano, Italy, 66034
        • Ufficio Igiene e Sanità Pubblica di Lanciano, ASL Lanciano - Vasto, Via S. Spaventa, 37

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- 65 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any serious disease such as cancer, autoimmune disease, advanced arteriosclerotic disease or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that requires oxygen therapy, acute or progressive hepatic disease, acute or progressive renal disease, congestive heart failure and bleeding diathesis or conditions associated with prolonged bleeding time
  • hypersensitivity to eggs, chicken protein, chicken feathers, influenza viral protein, neomycin or kanamycin or any other component of the vaccine
  • history of neurological symptoms or signs, or anaphylactic shock following administration of any vaccine
  • known or suspected (or high risk of developing) impairment/alteration of immune function
  • any acute disease or infections requiring systemic antibiotic or antiviral therapy within the past 7 days
  • fever within the past 3 days

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Arm 1
Biological: Surface Antigen, Inactivated, Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine, Formulation 2007-2008

A single 0.5mL dose of Novartis adjuvanted subunit influenza vaccine, Fluad contained 45μg of viral hemagglutinin, composed of 15μg of the three influenza antigens:

  • A(H1N1) strain: IVR-145 (Solomon Island/3/2006 - like strain)
  • A(H3N2) strain: NYMC X-161B (A/Wisconsin/67/2005-like strain)
  • B strain: (B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like strain) in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization, the EU and the national Regulatory Agencies for the 2007/2008 season.

The vaccine is a milky liquid, and was packaged in ready to use, single dose syringes.

A single dose of FLUAD vaccine was administered intramuscularly, preferably in the deltoid muscle of the non dominant arm.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Antibody response to each influenza vaccine antigen as measured by Single Radial Hemolysis in elderly subjects (≥65y) in compliance with the requirements of the current EU recommendations for a new formulation of a licensed flu vaccine (CPMP/BWP/214/96)
Time Frame: 21 days post-vaccination

The measures of immunogenicity for each antigen are:

  • the geometric mean area (GMA) on Day 0 and Day 21
  • the Day 21/Day 0 geometric mean area ratio (GMR)
  • the percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion1 or significant increase in antibody titer2

  • the percentage of subjects achieving an SRH area ≥ 25 mm2 on Day 0 and Day 21

    1. Seroconversion is defined as negative prevaccination serum/postvaccination serum area ≥ 25 mm2.
    2. Significant increase in antibody titer is defined as at least a 50% increase in area.
21 days post-vaccination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To evaluate the safety of the administration of a single intramuscular (IM) injection of FLUAD® vaccine (formulation 2007/2008) in elderly subjects (≥ 65 years).
Time Frame: 3 days, respectively 21 days post-vaccination

Number and percentage of subjects with at least one local reaction between Day 0 and Day 3 after vaccine injection.

Number and percentage of subjects with at least one systemic reaction between Day 0 and Day 3 after vaccine injection.

Number and percentage of subjects with at least one adverse event between Day 0 and the study termination visit (Day 21, window: 20-24).
3 days, respectively 21 days post-vaccination

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Novartis Vaccines

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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June 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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July 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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July 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 28, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 28, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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August 29, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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January 25, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 24, 2012

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2012

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • V70P5S
  • 2007-000966-19

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