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Filter by:This investigator-initiated study will serve as a sub-study for the American College of Rheumatology-sponsored VERVE protocol currently funded by the NIH. This double-blinded multicenter randomized pragmatic trial is designed to determine whether Zostavax or Shingrix are safe and effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) currently using anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapies. Inclusion/exclusion criteria for this sub-study mirror that of the parent VERVE trial with the exception of abatacept therapy being allowed. Preliminary data from the VERVE parent protocol enrolling patients using anti-TNF therapy is encouraging in that few patients experienced adverse events (56 adverse events in 50 participants, out of 140 participants in total) and that 96.2% of these adverse events were considered either mild or moderate. Importantly, there have been no instances of vaccine dissemination or zoster events to date.
This study evaluates the possible beneficial effect of fat grafting for post herpetic neuralgia.
As part of the ZOSTER-006 and ZOSTER-022 pivotal trials of the HZ/su vaccine, all study participants completed quality of life (QoL) questionnaires. The only questionnaires encoded into the data base were those from participants who developed a suspected shingles episode during the study. The purpose of this study is to allow for the encoding and analysis of questionnaires for all subjects enrolled in ZOSTER-006 and ZOSTER-022. The aim is to assess the baseline frailty of subjects enrolled in these studies and to investigate whether this population is representative of the general population.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate consistency, immunogenicity and safety of live attenuated varicella vaccines manufactured at commercialized scale in aged 1-3 years children.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients under the age of 50 can have a greater risk than the general population above age 50. IBD patient are commonly treated with immunosuppression that increases the risk for Herpes Zoster. A new HZ vaccine is available that could decrease the risk of HZ in IBD patients.
Among patients with thunderclap headache who were admitted to the four participating hospitals, who has diffuse segmental vasoconstriction on CT angiography or MR angiography will be eligible for the study. Participants who meet the definition of RCVS will be enrolled as the case-patients and others will be enrolled as control-patients. The RCVS group will be defined when two or more neurologists agree by the clinical features and angiographic findings. The result of tests for varicella zoster virus titer will not be opened to neurologists until the end of the study. For case and control patients, tests for varicella zoster virus infection are (1) Pre-existing virological markers (ex. VZV-IgG, IgM, and VZV PCR in CSF or Skin lesion if present) (2) VZV-specific cell mediated immune response (CMI) at the time of admission and one month later (3) VZV in blood measured by quantitative test of viral load with real-time PCR and digital PCR for latent viral load (4) Quantitative test of viral load with real-time PCR in saliva at time of admission and one month later. Reactivation or infection of VZV of patients with RCVS and controls will be compared.
The investigators plan to study the immunogenicity of the vaccine before and after lung transplantation. Patients (at least 50 years old) before and after lung transplantation will be enrolled. The investigators hypothesize that the recombinant varicella-zoster subunit vaccine is able to induce cellular immunogenicity after transplantation.
The purpose of this study is to assess immunogenicity and safety of GSK Biologicals' HZ vaccine when its first dose is co-administered with a pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (Prevenar13) in adults aged ≥50 YOA, as compared to the control group where the two HZ/su doses are administered subsequent to Prevenar13.
This trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of: i) measles vaccine (CAM-70) after primary dose at 6 months (MV1) and booster vaccination at 12 months (MV2); ii) a single dose of varicella vaccination at 18 months; and iii) a single dose of hepatitis-A vaccination at 18 months in HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed South African children.
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a herpesvirus that causes two distinct clinical syndromes.Primary infection is manifested as varicella (chickenpox), whereas reactivation of latent VZV results in a localized eruption known as herpes zoster. More than 99.6% of people 40 years of age orolder had evidence of previous VZV infection. This study plans to have 30000 adults 40 years of age or older involoved in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of an investigational live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine. The investigational vaccines are produced by Changchun Changsheng biotechnology co. LTD. The incidence of herpes zoster and the severity, and duration of the associated pain and discomfort were measured after the vaccination. And the safety of the varicella-zoster virus vaccine is also evaluated.