A Prospective Epidemiological Cohort Study Evaluating Occurrences of Influenza-like Illness.

Influenza Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Prospective Epidemiological Cohort Study Evaluating Occurrences of Influenza-like Illness in an Urban and Suburban Population of Healthy Subjects Aged 18-55 Years, Not Vaccinated Against Influenza.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05184387
• Other study ID #: OVX-FLU-001
• Status: Completed
• Start date: December 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 12, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Osivax
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This Prospective epidemiological cohort study is being conducted in order to generate epidemiological data in support of Osivax's clinical development of a broad spectrum influenza vaccine based upon the internal influenza nucleoprotein (NP) as a target for immune response.

Description:

The present study is being conducted in order to generate epidemiological data in support of Osivax's clinical development of a broad spectrum influenza vaccine based upon the internal influenza nucleoprotein (NP) as a target for immune response.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 66
• Est. completion date: July 12, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 12, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written informed consent.

2. Healthy male or female subjects, as determined by medical history and medical examination (as needed).

3. Between the ages of 18 and 55 years, inclusive.

4. Subject who has fully been vaccinated with licensed severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine(s) according to national recommendations for the corresponding population group.

5. Reliable and willing to make themselves available for the duration of the study, and willing and able to follow study procedures.

6. Ability and technical possibility for completing an electronic Diary (eDiary) and electronic Flu-PRO® questionnaire (ePRO).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous influenza vaccination within 6 months before the day of enrollment or planned to receive during the study duration.

2. Any known or suspected immunodeficient conditions.

3. Current history of significant uncontrolled medical illness such as diabetes, hypertension, heart, renal or hepatic diseases, as judged by the Investigator.

4. Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or hepatitis B virus (HBV) to the subject's knowledge.

5. Administration of any investigational or non-registered drug or vaccine within 3 months prior to enrollment, or planned administration of any such product during the whole study period.

6. History of receiving blood, blood components or immunoglobulins within 3 months prior to the day of enrollment, or planned to receive such product during the whole study period.

7. Behavioral or cognitive impairment, or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may interfere with the subject's ability to participate in the study.

8. Past (stopped less than 6 months before enrolment) or current history of alcohol or drug abuse, or current smoking habit above 10 cigarettes per day, or current vaping.

9. Treatment that can affect immune response such as systemic or high dose inhaled corticosteroids (>800µg/day beclomethasone or equivalent; occasional inhaled corticosteroids for asthma therapy are allowed), radiation treatment, cytotoxic drugs, or current or recent (within 30 days before study entry) chronic or prolonged (>10 days) use of systemic non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, interferon, immunomodulators, allergy shots, as judged by the Investigator.

10. Individuals with history of any illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with the results of the study or pose additional risk to the subjects due to participation in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Influenza
• Influenza, Human

Intervention

Other:
• Blood samples
Collection of blood samples and completion of an electronic Diary (eDiary)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Centre for Vaccinology (CEVAC)	Ghent

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Osivax	Center for vaccinology (CEVAC), University of Ghent, Belgium

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of overall subjects reporting Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Proportion of subjects reporting Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Proportion of subjects reporting Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with non-laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Severity scores of overall Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Severity scores of Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Severity scores of Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with non-laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Duration of overall Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Duration of Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Duration of Influenza-Like-Illness cases as per Flu-PRO® questionnaire with non-laboratory-confirmed influenza.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Anti-NP immunoglobulin G (IgG) titers by ELISA at each time point.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.
Primary	Symptomatic and asymptomatic flu cases based on the abovementioned variables/parameters.		Through study completion, an average of 8 months.