Influenza Disease
Conditions
Keywords
influenza, influenza vaccine, adjuvanted influenza vaccine, subunit influenza vaccine, surface antigen
Brief summary
This phase II, open label, is designed as a seasonal study to support annual strain update evaluating the safety, clinical tolerability and immunogenicity of the 2007-2008 formulation of Novartis Vaccines' adjuvanted, subunit influenza vaccine in adults with underlying chronic diseases
Interventions
Vaccination with MF 59 adjuvanted trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* 18 to 64 years of age adult volunteers, mentally competent, willing and able to give written informed consent prior to study entry, suffering from at least one of these chronic diseases: hypertension, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma, hepatic or renal insufficiency, arteriosclerotic disease or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Exclusion criteria
* Hypersensitivity to ovalbumin, chicken protein, chicken feathers, influenza viral protein, kanamycin and neomycin sulphate or any other component of the vaccine; * History of neurological symptoms or signs, or anaphylactic shock following administration of any vaccine; * Known or suspected impairment/ alteration of immune function; * Having received within the past 12 months more than one injection of influenza vaccine * Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the antibody response to each flu vacc. antigen, measured by SRH at 21-day post-vacc. in at risk adults in compliance with the requirements of the EU recommendations for the evaluation of the immunog. for a new formulation of a licensed flu vacc | — |
| To evaluate the safety of the administration of a single intramuscular(IM) injection of an inactivated, adjuvanted influenza vaccine, in at risk adult subjects. | — |
Countries
Italy