Influenza
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza, Vaccine, Immunogenicity
Brief summary
This is an open study of the use of AdimFlu-S (2010-2011 season) vaccine in young subjects aged between 6 months old to 18 years old. All participants will be divided into three age cohorts. First, participants aged 6 through \< 36 months will receive 2 doses of 0.25 mL vaccine separated by 4 weeks. Second, participants aged 3 through \< 9 years will receive 2 doses of 0.5 mL vaccine separated by 4 weeks. Third, participants aged 9 through \< 18 years will receive one dose of 0.5 mL vaccine. Safety outcomes included immediate reactions at the time of vaccination, solicited local and systemic reactions within 7 days after each vaccination, unsolicited adverse events, and serious adverse events. Sera prepared from blood samples will be collected from each subject immediately prior to, and 4 weeks after each vaccination. Anti-hemaglutinin (HA) antibody titers will be determined using the WHO haemaglutination inhibition reference technique. The analysis will be observer-blinded. All participants will be followed, either by clinical visit or by telephone contact, for 6 months after the first vaccination for safety reasons.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALAdimFlu-S 2010-2011, inactivated
The vaccine contains not less than 90 μg haemagglutinin (HA) per mL. Per mL contains the following three strains: A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)30 μg/mL;A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2)30 μg/mL;B/Brisbane/60/2008 30 μg/mL 6 months\ \<3 years;0.25 mL per injection2 injections at 4 weeks apart 3\ \<9 years;0.5 mL per injection2 injections at 4 weeks apart 9\ \<18 years;0.5 mL per injection1 injections
Sponsors
Adimmune Corporation
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Boys or girls and aged 6 months old to 18 years old on the day of first vaccination; * Subject and/or parents(s)/legal guardian(s) must be willing to comply with planned study procedures and be available for all study visits; * Subject must be in good physical health on the basis of medical history, physical examination; * Subject and/or parents(s)/legal guardian(s) must read and signed the study-specific informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedure.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects received influenza vaccine (Trivalent and/or A(H1N1)) within the previous 6 months; * History of hypersensitivity to eggs or egg protein or similar pharmacological effects to study medication; * Personal or family history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome; * An acute febrile illness within 1 week prior to vaccination; * Current upper respiratory illness (URI), including the common cold or nasal congestion within 72 hours; * Subjects with influenza-like illness as defined by the presence of fever (temperature ³38ºC) and at least two of the following four symptoms: headache, muscle/joint aches and pains (e.g. myalgia/arthralgia), sore throat and cough; * Female subjects who are pregnant, lactating or likely to become pregnant during the study; Women of childbearing potential disagree to use an acceptable method of contraception (e.g., hormonal contraceptives, IUD, barrier device or abstinence) throughout the study; * Treatment with an investigational drug or device, or participation in a clinical study, within 3 months before consent; * Immunodeficiency, immunosuppressive or household contact with immunosuppression; * History of wheezing or bronchodilator use within 3 months prior to study vaccine; * Receipt of live virus vaccine within 1 month prior to study vaccine or expected receipt vaccination before the last blood sampling for immunogenicity evaluation; * Receipt of any inactivated vaccine within 2 weeks prior to study vaccination or expected receipt vaccination before the last blood sampling for immunogenicity evaluation; * Receipt of any blood products, including immunoglobulin in the prior 3 months; * Underlying condition in the investigators' opinion may interfere with evaluation of the vaccine; * Significant chronic illness for which inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended or commonly used.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The primary objective is to evaluate the immunogenicity profiles for influenza virus vaccine strains (2010-2011 season) of the AdimFlu-S manufactured by Adimmune Corporation. | Serum samples will be obtained prior to vaccination (baseline), and 4 weeks after each vaccination. | Serum samples will be obtained prior to vaccination, and 4 weeks after each vaccination. Serum samples will be tested for anti-hemaglutinin (HA) antibodies by hemagglutinaton inhibition (HAI), and assays will be performed at Adimmune Corporation designated central laboratory. Subjects will be considered to be seronegative if serum HAI titer\<1:10. The seroconversion is defined as the post-vaccination serum at least 40 for whom had negative pre-vaccination or a fourfold or greater increase in HAI titers in subjects who had positive pre-vaccination serum. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The secondary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability profiles including the presence or absence of the pre-specified reactogenicity events and other serious/non-serious adverse events of the AdimFlu-S manufactured by Adimmune Corporation. | Safety data will consist of reactogenicity, serious and non-serious adverse events throughout the study, including 7 days after each dose of study vaccine. Vital signs and physical examination will be performed at each clinic visit. | Reactogenicity events are pre-specified adverse events systematically recorded on diary cards (a grid of check boxes for each event and each day) during the immediate post-vaccination period by all participants. In general, reactogenicity events will be recorded for 7 days after each vaccination. The selection of the events to be collected systematically is based on events expected to occur with wild-type influenza infection. |
Outcome results
None listed