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Filter by:The main purpose of this study is to learn if influenza vaccines (live attenuated and inactivated influenza vaccines), when given to school-aged children 4 to 18 years of age, can stop or lessen the influenza (flu) outbreak in the community. Another purpose is to show that vaccination of these children will significantly reduce breathing problems (in the vaccinated children and unvaccinated people they come in contact with in the community) that require a visit to the doctor for treatment. Another purpose is to continue to collect safety and flu protection information on live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV or FluMist) given to children. The study investigators believe that vaccination of healthy school-aged children is an effective plan for preventing many people in the community from catching the flu. Children will take part in the study for 5 to 10 months.
Sixty adults, ages 18-49, will be randomly assigned to receive either FluMist or Fluzone. Some of the subjects will have participated in previous studies for these 2 vaccines. The study will last 4 months with subject participation being 28 days. The purpose of this study is to measure immune response to the vaccinations.
Until now, the best administration route of the anti-flu vaccine for patients receiving long term oral anticoagulation therapy has been the subcutaneous one; the intramuscular route has not been recommended because it may increase the risk of muscular haematoma. Although this practice is widely extended, no significant differences between the safety of both routes have been found. Some authors, analysing a small group of patients, affirm that the anti-flu vaccine can be administered safely by the intramuscular route on patients receiving long term oral anticoagulation therapy, while a previous opinion article recommended the subcutaneous route without any scientific evidence. Due to this, the investigators have done a clinical trial with the aim of determining the safety and effectiveness of the flu-vaccine intramuscular route in patients receiving long term oral anticoagulation therapy and also to analyse the possible interactions between the vaccine and the oral anticoagulant treatment.
The World Health Organisation has warned that an influenza pandemic is inevitable. The avian influenza H5N1 virus strain is the leading candidate to cause the next avian influenza pandemic. This study will test the safety and immunogenicity of a H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine in healthy adults.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new method of detecting the flu infection. This method may allow researchers to identify new proteins being made in response to an infection even before symptoms of the infection are present. The goal of this study is not to prevent the flu but to monitor the immune system response. The elderly and those with chronic health problems are at greater risk for complications (i.e., pneumonia, bronchitis [bacterial infection in the lungs], and sinusitis [bacterial infection in the sinuses]) from the flu. Early detection and diagnosis of the flu decreases the number of people with these complications. Participants will include healthy people between the ages of 21-40, between the ages of 60-89, or 90 years and older, who are living in the communities surrounding the 3 study sites in Virginia. There will be 5 study visits, and subjects will participate up to 1 month.
The purposes of this study are: to make sure that there are no serious side effects of an experimental inactivated influenza A/H5N1 vaccine in children; and to see how the body's immune system reacts to the vaccine. To look at the side effects, researchers will follow children closely after vaccination. To look at immune system responses, researchers will test the children's blood before and a number of times after vaccination. Participants will include up to 130 healthy children ages 2-9 years. Participants will be assigned to receive 2, up to 3 doses of vaccine, or placebo (inactive substance). Subjects will receive at least 2 doses of vaccine approximately 28 days apart. If data shows an enhanced immune response from a third vaccination, children will be offered a third dose of the vaccine. Participants will be involved in study related procedures for up to 13 months, including up to 6 study visits, plus a number of telephone calls.
The purpose of this study is to compare 2 licensed flu vaccines to each other and to placebo (inactive substance). The study will be conducted among healthy adult participants aged 18-49 years and is expected to last 3 years. During year 1, participants will be assigned to receive 1 of the 2 licensed flu vaccines or placebo, given as either nasal spray (live-attenuated vaccine or placebo) or injection (inactivated vaccine or placebo). Participants will receive the same assigned vaccine or placebo during year 2. During year 3, participants will be followed, but will not receive flu vaccine. Each year blood samples will be collected before and 1 month after each vaccination and at the end of each flu season in order to measure how the body responds to the vaccine and how well participants were protected from the flu. During the flu season, participants with flu-like illness will provide information on symptoms and provide a throat swab to test for virus identification.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well children responds to the recommended trivalent subviron influenza vaccine (flu shot). Children who have had a liver transplant and receive their post-transplant care at Mount Sinai and their siblings are being invited to participate in this study. Study procedures will include a review of medical records, physical examination, and up to 2 flu shots. All participants will receive the flu vaccine. Four weeks after the first flu shot, participants will return to the clinic for a physical exam, blood sample collection, and a second flu shot as recommended. Following each vaccination, parents will be asked to record their children's temperatures and any experienced side effects in a diary card for two weeks. Participants will be involved in study related procedures for up to 8 months.
The purpose of this study is to compare the body's reactions and immune responses after receiving different strengths of a H9N2 influenza virus vaccine with and without an adjuvant given into the arm muscle. Study participants will include up to 96 healthy adults, ages 18-34. The 4 dosages of the experimental H9N2 vaccine to be tested in this study are the following: 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30-mcg (with and without MF59 adjuvant). Participants will be vaccinated on Days 0 and 28. Participants will record any vaccine side effects in a diary for 7 days following each vaccination. Participants will return to the clinic on days 2 and 7 after vaccination. Blood samples will be collected 7 days following each vaccination. Serum and nasal wash specimens will be collected before each vaccination and 4 weeks after injections (0, 4, and 8 weeks). Participants will be involved in study related procedures for up to 8 months.
The primary objective of this study is to estimate the relative efficacy and assess the safety of CAIV-T compared to TIV.