Influenza Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients and Renal Transplant Recipients

October 20, 2008 updated by: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Disturbances of acquired immunity are considered to be responsible, at least partly, for the high infection rate and inadequate response to vaccinations observed in hemodialysis (HD) patients and renal transplant recipient (RTR). The present prospective trial aims at (a) evaluating the immunogenicity of a standard influenza vaccine in HD and RTR patients and (b) at identifying determinants of the immune response.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

407

Phase

  • 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

  • Belgium
      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
        • University Hospital Leuven

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • maintenance hemodialysis patients or
  • renal transplant recipients (beyond month 3 after transplantation)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with known allergy to chicken proteins

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: Treatment
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: influenza vaccination
All participants received a standard dose of 0.5 ml commercially available trivalent split influenza vaccine (Vaxigrip®, Aventis Pasteur MSD) by intramuscular injection. The vaccine contained 15 μg hemagglutinin of each of the following influenza strains: A/ New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/ Panama/2007/99 (H3N2), and B/Shangdong/7/97, recommended by WHO as components of the influenza vaccine for the epidemic season 2003/2004.
Biological: trivalent split influenza vaccine
standard dose of 0.5 ml commercially available trivalent split influenza vaccine (Vaxigrip®, Aventis Pasteur MSD) by intramuscular injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Seroprotection rate, defined as the percentage of patients with an HI antibody titer ≥ 40,

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Seroresponse rate, defined as the percentage of patients with a fourfold rise in HI titer after vaccination; impact of booster vaccination on the immune response, and safety of influenza vaccination.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yves Vanrenterghem, MD, PhD, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2003

Primary Completion

May 1, 2004

Study Completion

May 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 20, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ML2394

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