A Time-motion Study Comparing Self- to Nurse-vaccination With Influenza Vaccine

March 22, 2017 updated by: Brenda Coleman

A Time-Motion Study to Compare Self-vaccination With Intanza® Intradermal Influenza Vaccine to Nurse-administered Vaxigrip® Intramuscular Influenza Vaccine in Small Group Settings of Health Care Workers

The investigators hypothesize that people working in an acute care hospital setting will be able to successfully self-administer the intradermal vaccine (Intanza) in less time than nurse-administration of the regular intramuscular influenza vaccine (Vaxigrip). The investigators also hypothesize that people administering the intradermal vaccine for the second time will take less time to successfully administer than people administering it for the first time.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Vaccination of healthcare workers has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity in the patients they care for, as well as reducing illness and absenteeism in the healthcare workers themselves, and healthcare worker vaccination programs have been shown to be cost-effective for hospitals because of the reduced absenteeism. Although influenza vaccination programs based on nurse-administered intramuscular vaccination are effective, easy access to vaccination for hospital staff remains a challenge, in part because of large numbers of staff working evening, night and weekend shifts. In addition, in the Canadian setting, increasing the efficiency of all hospital programs is a priority. If regular recipients of seasonal vaccine became accustomed to the practice, self-administration may significantly improve the efficiency of pandemic mass vaccination campaigns.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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868

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
        • Center for Vaccinology
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X5
        • Mount Sinai Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 69 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Medically stable men or women 18 to 69 years of age (inclusive)
  • Work in any capacity (including physicians and midwives with admitting privileges), volunteer, or student at participating hospital
  • Able to read, understand, and respond to questionnaires
  • Able to read, understand, and sign an informed consent form
  • Available for follow-up for 8 days post-vaccination
  • Participants in Part B (repeat administration) of the study must also have participated in the previous randomized control trial of self- versus nurse-administered intradermal influenza vaccine and must have attempted to self-administer the vaccine

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Already received 2012-13 influenza vaccine
  • History of a severe reaction following influenza vaccination
  • Known allergy to components of study vaccines (Intanza® or Vaxigrip®)
  • History of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) within 8 weeks following influenza vaccination
  • Acute febrile illness (>37.9ºC orally) within the past 48 hours (participation may be deferred until recovery for these subjects)

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Nurse-administered IM
Nurse-administered intramuscular influenza vaccine (Vaxigrip, 0.5 mL)
Biological: Vaxigrip
Influenza vaccine, trivalent, split-virion, inactivated, approved for the 2012-2013 influenza season in the northern hemisphere
Experimental: Self-administered intradermal
Self-administered intradermal influenza vaccine (Intanza 0.1 mL)
Biological: Intanza
Intanza influenza vaccine, trivalent split-virion, inactivated, approved for the 2012-2013 influenza season in northern hemisphere
Active Comparator: Repeat self-administration intradermal
Self-administration of intradermal influenza vaccine (Intanza 0.1 mL) by participants who self-administered an intradermal vaccine in our 2010 study
Biological: Intanza
Intanza influenza vaccine, trivalent split-virion, inactivated, approved for the 2012-2013 influenza season in northern hemisphere

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
Time to Administer Influenza Vaccine (in Seconds)
Time Frame: Vaccination (Day 0)
Time required to explain vaccination, obtain consent, administer vaccine, and register vaccination
Vaccination (Day 0)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability of Vaccine
Time Frame: Follow up (Day 8)
The post-vaccination (Day 0) and follow-up (Day 8) questionnaires include questions on the participant's preference for intradermal or intramuscular injections and questions about their preference for administration by a healthcare provider or self-vaccination.
Follow up (Day 8)
Success Rate
Time Frame: Vaccination (Day 0)
Successful administration, defined as being able to self-vaccinate (or for RN to provide vaccine) on the first attempt. Will be calculated using the number of participants who are successful divided by the number of participants randomized to group.
Vaccination (Day 0)
Local & Systemic Reactogenicity
Time Frame: Follow up (Day 8)
Maximum self-reported diameter of redness, induration, and swelling, and maximum intensity and duration of itchiness, fever, muscle ache, joint pain, headache, fatigue, feeling unwell, and injection site pain as reported on Day 8 after vaccination
Follow up (Day 8)
Pain at Injection Site
Time Frame: Follow up (Day 8
Self-perceived pain of injection will be recorded on an 11-point visual analogue scale immediately following vaccination (Day 0) and at follow-up (Day 8)
Follow up (Day 8

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Brenda Coleman

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Brenda L Coleman, PhD, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Study Director: Melissa Barton, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Study Director: Christine Moore, Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Shelly A McNeil, MD, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
  • Study Director: Joanne M Langley, MD, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
  • Study Director: Scott A Halperin, MD, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
  • Principal Investigator: Allison J McGeer, MD, FRCPC, Mount Sinai Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 13, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 14, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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August 15, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 19, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
March 22, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • SP1203

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