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Filter by:Annual trial for registration of trivalent split influenza vaccine with the strain composition of the season 2007/2008 in healthy adult and elderly subjects
The present study aims to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the new influenza subunit vaccine produced in Madin Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells in healthy adult and elderly subjects.
This is an open, randomized, multicenter clinical trial. Objectives: - To describe the safety profiles during the 21 days following each primary and booster injection. - To describe the immune response 21 days after each primary and booster injection of each formulation. - To describe the antibody persistence after the first vaccination
This study is designed to generate clinical data as outlined in the Note for Guidance on harmonization requirements for influenza vaccine marketing authorization by the European Medicines Agency. The objectives of the trial are: - To determine immunogenicity, of the inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine Northern Hemisphere (NH) 2007-2008 formulation in terms of the requirements of the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) Note for Guidance (NfG) CPMP/BWP/214/96. - To describe the safety of the inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine, NH 2007-2008 formulation.
Pharmaceutical interventions, particularly vaccination, have been the principal public health method of preventing and controlling seasonal influenza. Other less invasive non-pharmaceutical interventions include the use of face masks and hand hygiene. In Asia, masks are used extensively, especially in Japan, but with only circumstantial evidence of efficacy. Although there are numerous studies that support hand hygiene as an effective measure for decreasing transmission of enteric infections, there are fewer data assessing the effect of hand hygiene on respiratory illnesses. Therefore it is proposed that a study be conducted on the use of face masks with and without the use of hand hygiene in comparison to no intervention in residence housing units of the University of Michigan. The interventions will be carried out during a period of influenza transmission that is defined by surveillance conducted at the University Health Service. Data will be collected on use of the interventions and the occurrence of influenza and other illnesses. When illness occurs meeting a case definition, specimens for viral isolation will be collected in all intervention settings. Face masks could theoretically lead to a large reduction in transmission frequency of influenza, especially if most transmission occurs by the airborne (large or small droplet) route. Even a modest reduction could have a major effect during an influenza pandemic.
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine to prevent avian influenza (bird flu). About 25 to 50 million cases of influenza occur a year in the U.S., leading to 150,000 hospitalizations and 30,000 to 40,000 deaths. Globally, a pandemic influenza may be 1 billion flu cases, with 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness and up to half a million deaths annually. There is potential threat of a pandemic from emerging virus strains for which the population has little or no preexisting immunity. Avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses causing serious disease have emerged recently, affecting domestic and wild bird populations. Patients ages 18 to 60 who are in good health and not pregnant or breast feeding may be eligible for this study. The study will be done at the NIH Clinical Center by staff of the Vaccine Research Center. It will last about 32 weeks for each person. A traditional needle or a needle-free device called Biojector 2000 will be used. Intramuscular (in the muscle) and subcutaneous (in fat below the skin) delivery of vaccine via Biojector is cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration and is not considered investigational. Intradermal (in the skin) delivery of vaccine by Biojector in this study is deemed investigational but has been evaluated in humans before, and found safe and well tolerated in other trials. There will be about 10 clinic visits in this study, and it is important to stay on schedule. Visits are about 2 hours, though on injection days, visits are about 4 hours. Injections are given on day 0 and at weeks 4 and 8. The vaccine is given by injections in the skin on the upper arms. Clinic staff will observe patients for 30 minutes after each vaccination. One to 2 days after the first injection, there will be a clinic visit. One to 3 days after the second and third injections, patients need to telephone clinic staff to report on how they are doing. Patients will complete a diary card at home, recording temperature and symptoms, and looking at the injection site daily for 5 days. Patients should report any side effects to one of the study physicians or nurses as soon as possible. They will return to the clinic 2 weeks after each injection. A needle-free system uses the pressure of carbon dioxide, instead of a needle, to inject the vaccine into the skin. Discomfort can result from either the needle-free device or the needle. There may be stinging, pain, soreness, swelling, bruising, or a small cut in the skin.
This study evaluates the immunogenicity, safety and tolerability of an H5N1 vaccine with a seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine, containing the strains recommended by WHO for the 2007 influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere.
Valuate the immune response and reactogenicity of H5N1 vaccination in a primed population (H5N3 adjuvanted or non-adjuvanted vaccine) compared to immunologically naïve subjects
This protocol is designed to evaluate safety, clinical tolerability and immunogenicity of the 2007 southern hemisphere formulation of a Novartis conventional influenza vaccine licensed in the EU and many other worldwide countries, according to the US FDA Draft Guidance for Industry "Clinical data needed to support the licensure of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine", issued in March 2006, and to evaluate safety, clinical tolerability and immunogenicity of the 2007 southern hemisphere formulation of a Novartis conventional influenza vaccine already licensed in US. The purpose of the control arm is primarily to provide a comparative assessment for safety, not immunogenicity or effectiveness.
The objectives of this study are to assess the immune response as well as the safety and tolerability of an H5N1 influenza vaccine in an adult and elderly population. Further, the study will assess the need for a booster vaccination and whether a 6-month booster or a 12-month booster is more appropriate. An independent data safety monitoring board will review and evaluate the safety data obtained in this study on an ongoing basis.