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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether GC3110A (a QIV) is effective compared to GC Flu Pre-filled Syringe Inj. (a marketed TIV) after single intramuscular administration in Korean healthy adults. The comparator, GC Flu pre-filled syringe inj. is a trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) including viruses representing 3 influenza strains (one A/HIN1, one A/H3N2, and one B). However, two antigenically distinct lineages of influenza B (Victoria and Yamagata) co-circulate annually in the United States. Predicting which lineage of influenza B will predominate during a season is challenging, and cross-protection by immunization against the other lineage is expected to be low. One proposed alternative is to produce a quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) including an influenza B virus from each of the two circulating lineages. GC3110A is a new quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV), which contains all of 4 vaccine components WHO recommends for use in the 2013-14 influenza season (northern hemisphere winter) and includes two influenza B viruses. GC3110A is expected to show the additional public health benefit compared with traditional TIV.
In the present study, the investigators want to investigate whether prior BCG-vaccination improves the efficacy of influenza ("the flu") vaccination in young and/or old healthy volunteers and consequently could protect against influenza virus infection.
Each year, influenza A infection caused great mortality and morbidity, especially among the elderly and individuals with chronic illness. Many of these patients are 'late presenters' who are admitted to hospital a few days after symptoms onset and have developed complications secondary to immunodysregulation. Antiviral treatment with the neuraminidase inhibitor is of limited usage for patients who presented to the hospital 48 hours after symptom onset. Apart from ventilatory and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, treatment options for these patients are limited. Recent animal study has demonstrated that combinations of an antiviral agent with a COX-II inhibitor can reduce mortality in mice infected with influenza virus. The investigators therefore propose to enrol patients with severe influenza A infection requiring hospitalization and oxygen support on a randomized controlled trial with celecoxib.
Evaluate the safety, immune response and reactogenicity of aH5N1 vaccination in adult (18 through 60 years of age) and elderly (≥61 years of age) subjects with and without immunosuppressive conditions.
This will be an open label, parallel, randomized clinical trial that will evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the trivalent influenza vaccine (inactivated and fragmented) produced by Instituto Butantan among adult kidney transplant recipients, when administered in three vaccination regimens: i) the recommended dose; ii) a single double dose; iii) two doses administered with a 21 day interval. The randomization ratio among the three groups of kidney transplant recipients will be 1:1, and 60 participants will be included in each group. After vaccination all participants will be followed for 26 weeks. In addition, 15 healthy adults will be included as a control group, and will receive the recommended dose. The study hypothesis is that a different vaccination regimen can improve the immune response of kidney transplant recipients after vaccination with the trivalent influenza vaccine (inactivated and fragmented).
Influenza poses a heavy burden to our health service. The WHO estimates that seasonal influenza causes 250,000-500,000 deaths worldwide each year. Various strategies including intradermal vaccination and new vaccine adjuvants have been shown to improve immunogenicity. Recently, imiquimod, a synthetic Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist useful for the treatment of DNA virus infection, have been shown to improve vaccine immunogenicity against influenza virus in mouse model. The objective of this prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect and safety of topical treatment with imiquimod immediately before intradermal influenza vaccination in healthy young adults.
This is a prospective, Open label randomized study. A total of 220 adults aged ≥ 60 years will be enrolled and randomized to one of 2 study arms: 1. Seasonal inactivated intradermal influenza vaccine (15 μg HA (hemagglutinin) per strain/ 0.1 ml dose) (group A - 110 participants) 2. Seasonal inactivated intramuscular influenza vaccine (15 μg HA per strain/ 0.5 ml dose) (group B - 110 participants) Groups A and B will receive the vaccine at day 1. Total follow up period is 60 days.
This is a Phase II open-label study in approximately 240, and up to 400, healthy males and non-pregnant females, aged 6 months to 17 years. This study is designed to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of two doses administered intramuscularly approximately 21 days apart of an unadjuvanted subvirion monovalent inactivated influenza H3N2v vaccine manufactured by sanofi pasteur. Subjects will be stratified by age (approximately 60-100 subjects 6-35 months old, approximately 60-100 subjects 3-8 years old and approximately 60-100 subjects 9-17 years old) to receive 2 doses of vaccine, administered intramuscularly as 15mcg HA/0.5mL dose, approximately 21 days apart. In addition, approximately 60-100 subjects 6-35 months old will receive 2 doses of vaccine, administered intramuscularly as 7.5mcg HA/0.5mL dose, approximately 21 days apart. The duration of the study for each subject will be approximately 7 months.
Evaluate the safety, immune response and reactogenicity of aH5N1 vaccination in adult (18 through 60 years of age) and elderly (≥61 years of age) subjects with and without underlying medical conditions.
This is a randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in adults 18 to 64 years old. Randomization will be stratified by age (18 to 49 years and 50 to 64 years) and by prior influenza immunization within the past three months. Subjects 18 to 49 years of age will comprise ~67% of subjects in each treatment group, and the balance will comprise subjects 50 to 64 years. Each subject will receive two identical IM doses of test article at a 21-day interval (Day 0 and Day 21), in alternate deltoids. For each subject, study follow-up will span approximately 385 days total, or approximately 13 months from the first dose.