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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether influenza vaccination protects patients who receive a certain type of bone marrow transplantation.
This is a single center, open-label, Phase I/II study in up to 100 adult subjects, aged 18 years and older who are at occupational risk of exposure to live H5N1 viruses. This study is designed to investigate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of two 90 µg doses of an investigational inactivated influenza A/H5N1 virus vaccine given approximately 28 days apart. A blood sample will be collected for immunogenicity evaluation prior to each vaccination. Subjects will maintain a memory aid (appendix C4 and C13) to record oral temperature and systemic and local AEs for 7 days after immunization. Subjects will be encouraged to take their temperature around the same time each day. All subjects will receive a safety follow-up telephone call at 1 to 3 days after each vaccination (approximately Day 2) to elicit any AE and concomitant medication information. Subjects will return to the clinic 7 days after each vaccination for assessment of AEs and concomitant medications, a targeted physical examination (if indicated), and review of the memory aid. At approximately Day 28 after the first vaccination, subjects will return to the clinic for evaluation of vital signs, blood sample collection and safety follow-up, confirmation of eligibility criteria and a second vaccination. Safety follow-up will be identical to that performed after the first vaccination. At approximately Day 56 (or about 28 days after the second vaccination), subjects will return to the clinic for immunogenicity blood sample collection, AE and concomitant medication assessment, and targeted physical examination and vital sign assessment (if indicated). At approximately Day 180 (6 months after the first vaccination), subjects will return to the clinic for a final immunogenicity blood sample collection and safety assessment. Blood samples collected prior to each vaccination (Days 0 and 28) and on Days 56 and 180 after the first vaccination will be tested at the CDC Influenza Division Laboratory for the levels of neutralizing and HAI antibodies and CMI responses. The primary outcome measures will be the frequencies and severities of AEs and the GMTS and proportions of subjects who achieve 4-fold rises in serum neutralizing and HAI titers against the influenza A/H5N1 virus on Day 56. Serum HAI and neutralizing antibody responses (including frequencies of 4 fold or greater rise in titer; GMTs; and proportions of subjects achieving protective titers of neutralizing antibody 1 month and 6 months after first dose) will also be assessed. A secondary outcome measure will be CMI responses evaluated 1 month after the receipt of each dose of vaccine and 6 months after the receipt of the first dose of vaccine.
Based on the results from a previous formulation/dosage ranging trial, this phase II multicenter, open trial was designed to determine the safety and immunogenicity of two vaccine formulation/dosages with and without adjuvant 21 days after each vaccination in adults (18 to 60 years and in the elderly (> 60 years) as required by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) guideline. The antibody persistence until the booster vaccination at 6 or 12 months will also be evaluated.
This 2 arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tamiflu in the seasonal prophylaxis of influenza in immunocompromised patients (as represented by transplant recipients). Transplant recipients enrolled when influenza is circulating in the community will be randomized to receive Tamiflu syrup or capsules 30mg-75mg daily (depending on body weight) or placebo for 12 weeks. Influenza symptoms and safety data will be recorded throughout the study. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.
This study will evaluate the safety of Tamiflu, when used for the prevention of influenza in children during the flu season. Children who would benefit from influenza prophylaxis when influenza is circulating in the community will receive treatment with Tamiflu syrup (or capsules) 30mg-75mg once daily (dependent on body weight) for 6 weeks. Safety data and influenza symptoms will be recorded throughout the study. The anticipated time on study treatment is <3 months, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
The proposed study will evaluate whether the use of non-pharmaceutical methods, such as surgical masks, isolation of patients and personal hygiene, are acceptable and effective in preventing the spread of influenza within the family.This will be achieved by conducting a randomized, controlled, unblinded, clinical trial. Family members of an index case with influenza like illness, will be randomly allocated to two groups. In the intervention group, family members will receive comprehensive guidance about sanitation and hygiene, as well as surgical masks to wear whenever in close contact (3 feet / 1 meter) with the index case. In addition, they will be asked to isolate the index case as much as possible. In the control group, family members will receive only standard guidance about sanitation and hygiene relevant for reducing the transmission of influenza. The primary end-point of the study will be secondary infection of influenza of at least one of the family members in order to asses the efficacy of the interventions. In addition, the compliance to those interventions will be evaluated. The study hypothesis is that use of non-pharmaceutical methods will be acceptable and will reduce the secondary infection rate among them by 50%.
This is a study of the safety and immunogenicity of three commercially available influenza vaccines in children.
The purpose of this study was to see if reminder letters and a large raffle prize would encourage health care workers to receive influenza vaccinations.
This study may provide safety information on a flu vaccine given to children and may provide immunogenicity information to add to what was collected in a previous flu vaccine study. Participants will include 55 healthy children, ages 2-10, who participated in 04-077 and received a placebo injection instead of the flu vaccine or were incompletely immunized. The study has 2 purposes: to make sure there are no serious side effects in children and to see how the immune systems react to the vaccine. Study procedures include up to 4 study visits, up to 9 follow-up phone calls, 2 blood samples to be collected during visits 1 and 3, and up to 3 vaccine injections in the arm or thigh muscle. Parents will be given a memory aid card to record side effects, temperatures, and medications. Parents will have the option for the child to receive a 3rd dose of vaccine if offered, at month 6. This booster shot will require a 6-month visit and participation for an additional 6 months.
The purpose of this trial is to assess the knowledge and attitudes of post-partum women regarding influenza and the use of the influenza vaccine in pregnancy.