Safety and Immunogenicity of a Commercially Available Influenza Vaccine (Formulation 2006/2007) When Administered to Subjects 18 Years of Age or Older

September 13, 2006 updated by: Novartis

A Phase II, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Multi Center Study to Evaluate Safety and Immunogenicity of a Commercially Available Surface Antigen, Inactivated, Influenza Vaccine, Formulation 2006-2007, When Administered to Non-Elderly Adult and Elderly Subjects

To evaluate the antibody response to each influenza vaccine antigen when administering a single dose to subjects aged 18 years and over

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

100

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

      • Chieti, Italy, 66100
        • Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze dell'Invecchiamento Università G. D'AnnunzioVia dei Vestini
      • Lanciano, Italy
        • Ufficio Igiene e Sanità Pubblica di Lanciano, ASL, Via S. Spaventa, 37

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any serious disease such as cancer, autoimmune disease, advanced arteriosclerotic disease or complicated 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 polymyxin or any other component of the vaccine known or suspected (or high risk of developing) impairment/alteration of
  • immune function within the past 7 days any acute disease or infections requiring systemic antibiotic or antiviral therapy (chronic antibiotic therapy for urinary tract prophylaxis was acceptable)
  • fever within the past 3 days
  • history of neurological symptoms or signs, or anaphylactic shock following administration of any vaccine
  • within the past 12 months have received more than one injection of influenza vaccine
  • Women who are pregnant or women able to bear children but not willing to practice acceptable contraception for the duration of the trial (21 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)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
CHMP criteria for evaluation of flu vaccines e.g Seroprotection, GMR's and Seroconversion rate at day 21 following vaccination.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
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).

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Novartis Vaccines - Drug Information Services, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 25, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2006

Last Verified

September 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

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