Influenza
Conditions
Keywords
Intranasal vaccination, Influenza
Brief summary
Influnza vaccination is highly recommended over the age of 50,but is only 50% efficatious among the elderly. A Vaccine given as a nasal spray may improve compliance and local immunity.Liposomes are lipid particles that may serve as carriers for the vaccine and together they enhance the local immune response in mice when given as nasal spray.This study aims to examine the safety and nasal and humoral responses to the nasal vaccine compared to the commercial muscular vaccine.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Healthy young(20-45years old) and elderly(65-95 years old) volunteers -
Exclusion criteria
Known allergy to eggs and to the flu vaccine, pregnant and breast feeding women, chronic viral carriers, recently hospitalized persons \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Seroprotection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antibody levels | — |
Countries
Israel