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LAIV shedding studies in children could be an important way to confirm whether impediments to viral replication do indeed explain these observed reductions in vaccine effectiveness(VE), whether prior vaccination has any influence on replication and what future implications (if any) this might have for the UK paediatric LAIV programme. LAIV virus replication in children will be dependent on virological and host factors. The virus factors include replicative fitness of individual strains and the susceptibility to inhibition by other replicating strains (ability to compete). Host factors which may influence this include pre-existing specific immunity as a result of prior infection or previous vaccination (with either LAIV or IIV), and innate immune factors including mucosal immunity. Understanding the relative importance of different factors over two seasons when the strain composition of the A/H1N1pdm09 LAIV virus will change and by comparing previously unvaccinated and highly vaccinated groups (with both LAIV and IIV), can potentially give unique insights into their contribution to the US LAIV observations.

With the change of the A/H1N1pdm09 vaccine strain in 2017/18, demonstrating improved performance (in terms of VE, virus shedding and immunogenicity) and what contribution prior vaccination might make will be key evidence for both the UK, but also the US. Information presented at the ACIP in June 2018 from the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons will be key to inform US future decisions around use of LAIV.

This is a parallel group, non randomised study which will enrol at least 400 children. Both written informed consent from parent/ guardian and written assent from the child will be in place prior to any study procedure. The two groups will be defined by previous influenza vaccination history, with around half the children naïve to any influenza vaccination (LAIV or IIV) and half having had at least three doses of LAIV with or without IIV. All will follow the same schedule of vaccination and oral fluid collection at day 0 (by the nurse in the home or at the GP surgery); nasal swab collection (by the parent at home on days 1,3,6); day 21 oral fluid collection (by nurse or parent at home or at GP surgery).


Clinical Trial Description

The United States of America (USA) has a long-standing paediatric influenza vaccination programme, including use of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). Following evidence of lack effectiveness of LAIV in 2015/16, the USA suspended use in the 2016/17 season. The UK introduced LAIV for children in 2013/14 and has since been closely monitoring programme performance. In 2015/16, the UK - in contrast to the USA - found evidence of significant effectiveness of LAIV against laboratory confirmed influenza in both primary and secondary care including against A/H1N1pdm09. The UK results concord with those from several other geographical settings, although several studies report relatively lower effectiveness of LAIV against A/H1N1pdm09 infection compared to inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV). The reasons for these apparent differences in effectiveness are currently unclear.

The USA has indicated that for the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practice (ACIP) to rescind their decision to suspend use of LAIV, they will require an understanding of the likely underlying mechanism for the apparent reduction in LAIV A/H1N1pdm09 vaccine effectiveness (VE) measured in observational studies in the USA and then evidence that the problem has been resolved.

Several hypotheses are emerging to explain the apparent reduction in A/H1N1pdm09 quadrivalent LAIV effectiveness in the USA last season and their discordance with findings elsewhere including the UK together with the possible lower effectiveness of LAIV against A/H1N1pdm09 compared to IIV. These include one or more of the following:

1. Center for Disease Control (CDC)/ Department of Defense (DoD) specific finding - related to chance, methodology, programmatic issues

2. Reduced replicative fitness of the current A/H1N1pdm09 strain.

3. Viral interference/competition between A/H1N1pdm09 vaccine strain and other vaccine viruses in multivalent formulation;

4. Prior vaccination with LAIV or IIV resulting in specific immunological interference with H1N1pdm09 vaccine virus replication;

5. Repeat LAIV vaccination resulting in broader, longer term immunological changes affecting all viruses (mimicking adult response);

6. Combinations of the above Based upon in vitro studies, the manufacturer of LAIV (MedImmune) have stated that reduced replicative fitness of the A/H1N1pdm09 strain is likely to be the important root cause. However, this factor alone cannot explain the difference in effectiveness observed between the USA and sites elsewhere including the UK. This suggests that there is an important additional factor(s) involved. The US programme has been running for many more years than the UK - and in addition children 6 months to 24 months of age are offered IIV, unlike the UK. These prior vaccine exposures are potential contributory factors.

LAIV shedding studies in children could be an important way to confirm whether impediments to viral replication do indeed explain these observed reductions in VE, whether prior vaccination has any influence on replication and what future implications (if any) this might have for the UK paediatric LAIV programme. LAIV virus replication in children will be dependent on virological and host factors. The virus factors include replicative fitness of individual strains and the susceptibility to inhibition by other replicating strains (ability to compete). Host factors which may influence this include pre-existing specific immunity as a result of prior infection or previous vaccination (with either LAIV or IIV), and innate immune factors including mucosal immunity. Understanding the relative importance of different factors over two seasons when the strain composition of the A/H1N1pdm09 LAIV virus will change and by comparing previously unvaccinated and highly vaccinated groups (with both LAIV and IIV), can potentially give unique insights into their contribution to the US LAIV observations.

With the change of the A/H1N1pdm09 vaccine strain in 2017/18, demonstrating improved performance (in terms of VE, virus shedding and immunogenicity) and what contribution prior vaccination might make will be key evidence for both the UK, but also the US. Information presented at the ACIP in June 2018 from the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons will be key to inform US future decisions around use of LAIV.

This is a parallel group, non randomised study which will enrol at least 400 children. Both written informed consent from parent/ guardian and written assent from the child will be in place prior to any study procedure. The two groups will be defined by previous influenza vaccination history, with around half the children naïve to any influenza vaccination (LAIV or IIV) and half having had at least three doses of LAIV with or without IIV. All will follow the same schedule of vaccination and oral fluid collection at day 0 (by the nurse in the home or at the GP surgery); nasal swab collection (by the parent at home on days 1,3,6); day 21 oral fluid collection (by nurse or parent at home or at GP surgery). ;


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NCT number NCT03104790
Study type Interventional
Source Public Health England
Contact
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date October 2, 2017
Completion date March 13, 2018

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