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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reactogenicity, safety and immunogenicity of 2 doses of PED-HZ/su, GSK's vaccine candidate for the prevention of Herpes Zoster (HZ) in immunocompromised paediatric renal transplant recipients aged 1-17 years
This retrospective analysis is to investigate patients` history and clinical presentation in Herpes Zoster (HZ), Zoster-related complications, post-Zoster neuralgia and Herpes Zoster management in order to improve the management of HZ patients, to refine HZ-vaccination strategies and elucidate cost factors of HZ in in the setting of a university hospital in Switzerland generally and in a dermatology department specifically.
Background. A new subunit vaccine against herpes zoster (HZ) has recently been approved for vaccination of adults i in Sweden. This vaccine (Shingrix) elicits a strong cellular and humoral immune response in healthy adults regardless of age. Studies on the immunogenicity and efficacy of this vaccine in immunosuppressed patients, such as patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are scarce. Objectives. To investigate: 1) the immunogenicity of subunit vaccine against HZ in patients with RA treated with janus kinase (JAK)-inhibitors compared to healthy controls; 2) the tolerability of subunit vaccine against HZ 3) long-term immunogenicity of two doses of subunit HZ vaccine 4) the impact of smoking habits and alcohol consumption on the immunogenicity of vaccine and protection against HZ 5) the efficacy of this vaccine. Methodology. Patients with RA, regularly followed at the Skåne University Hospital, section for rheumatology in southern Sweden are eligible for the study and will be offered vaccination. Blood samples will be collected immediately before the first vaccine dose and 4-6 weeks after the second dose and thereafter 3 and 5 years after the second vaccination. The levels of antibodies to glycoprotein E (gE) will be measured with standard ELISA on the blood samples collected at vaccination, 4-6 weeks following the second vaccination and after 3 and 5 years. A flow-cytometric assay will be used for the detection of the cell-mediated immunity (number of antigen specific CD4+ T-cells) against the varicella-zoster virus. The prevalence of HZ among patients participating in the study will be compared to in-patient and out-patient registry data on the corresponding infections among age- and sex- matched non-vaccinated controls using data from the regional health and care registry in southern Sweden.
The aim of this study is to identify the frequency of enteric zoster using salivary varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA PCR in patients who visit the emergency room due to acute abdominal pain.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of vaccine candidate CRV-101, investigational vaccine in healthy adult subjects in the United States.
All eligible Herpes Zoster patients will be randomized into two groups. Group 1 will be the treatment group receiving Pregabalin 75 mg twice daily for 4 weeks in addition to other routine treatment. Whereas, group 2 will be the control group receiving all routine treatment similar to group 1 except Pregabalin. Instead control group will receive Placebo.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory state of the gastrointestinal tract(1) affecting 1.6-3.1 million people in the United States. Patients with IBD are treated with immunosuppressants that increase their risk of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles. Those with IBD have a two-fold increased risk for HZ compared to age matched controls. Because most IBD patients are treated with systemic immunosuppressants, which are an independent risk factor for HZ, the live attenuated HZ vaccine was not recommended. However, the release of the new inactivated HZ vaccine, Shingrix (GlaxoSmithKline), presents new opportunities for preventive care.
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Background: People who have cancer tend to get sick more often. This is in part because of the cancer treatments they get. Because of this, they may get shingles. Scientists had thought people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) should not get the shingles vaccine. Now there is a new shingles vaccine that is not live and cannot cause shingles. The new shingles vaccine may protect people with weak immune systems from getting shingles. This is currently shown to be safe to give people 50 years and older to prevent shingles. Researchers want to test how safe the vaccine is and how it works in people with CLL. Objective: To learn how a new shingles vaccine works in people who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Eligibility: Adults ages 18 years and older with CLL or SLL who are not being treated for CLL or who are getting certain treatments. Design: Participants will be screened with a chart review or through another protocol. Visit 1 At visit 1, participants may have a pregnancy test, blood test, or physical exam. Pregnant participants cannot be in the study. Eligible participants will get the shingles vaccine as an injection. Participants will receive a diary and write down any symptoms they have for 7 days after the vaccines. Visit 2 Visit 2 will be 3 months later. Participants will have blood taken and get another dose of the vaccine. Participants will receive a diary and write down any symptoms they have for 7 days after the vaccines. Visit 3 Visit 3 will be 3 months after visit 2. Participants will have blood taken. Participants may be able to get an additional vaccine the same day as the shingles vaccine.
The investigators plan to study the immunogenicity of the vaccine in VZV-seronegative solid organ transplant recipients. VZV-seronegative patients will be enrolled after organ transplantation. The investigators hypothesize that the recombinant subunit Herpes zoster vaccine is able to induce cellular immunogenicity after transplantation in VZV-seronegative patients.