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Age and Response to Flu Vaccines

Evaluation of the Effects of Age, Prior Exposure, and Previous Vaccination on the B Cell Response to Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Healthy Adults and Children

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03328325
Enrollment
152
Registered
2017-11-01
Start date
2017-12-14
Completion date
2020-04-20
Last updated
2021-05-24

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Conditions

Influenza, Influenza Immunisation

Keywords

B Cell Response, Children, Evaluation, Healthy Adults, Influenza Vaccine

Brief summary

The study will be designed as a prospective surveillance of the immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination in 240 healthy children and adults ages 9 and over. Study duration will be 5 years, with a participant duration of 6 months. Subjects will receive a quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, at a dose of not less than 15 ug of hemagglutinin (HA), by intramuscular injection in open label fashion on day 0. Blood draws will occur at baseline, day 7, 28 and 90. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between first influenza A virus exposure (inferred by age), vaccine history, and baseline serum antibody response to seasonal influenza vaccine in healthy adults and children.

Detailed description

The study will be designed as a prospective surveillance of the immune response to seasonal influenza vaccination in 240 healthy children and adults ages 9 and over. Study duration will be 5 years, with a participant duration of 6 months. Subjects will receive a quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine, at a dose of not less than 15 ug of hemagglutinin (HA), by intramuscular injection in open label fashion on day 0. Blood draws will occur at baseline, day 7, 28 and 90. The primary hypothesis being tested in this study is that there will be differences in the specificity and magnitude of the HA-specific B cell response depending on the age, previous vaccine history and baseline B cell reactivity. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between first influenza A virus exposure (inferred by age), vaccine history, and baseline serum antibody response to seasonal influenza vaccine in healthy adults and children. The secondary objective is to evaluate factors related to failure of vaccine to provide protection against symptomatic influenza and the immune response to infection in vaccinated individuals by prospective surveillance of the vaccine cohort.

Interventions

A seasonal quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4), prepared from influenza viruses propagated in embryonated chicken eggs, protecting against 2 influenza A subtypes and 2 influenza B subtypes: A/Singapore/GP1908/2015 (H1N1) IVR-180 (an A/Michigan/45/2015 \[H1N1\] pdm09-like virus), A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 (H3N2) IVR-186, B/Maryland/15/2016 NYMC BX-69A, (a B/Colorado/06/2017-like virus), and B/Phuket/3073/2013.

Sponsors

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Lead SponsorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
9 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged equal to or greater than 9 years of age and weigh at least 50 pounds 2. The subject must be in good health, as determined by: medical history; and targeted physical examination, when necessary, based on medical history. Stable medical or psychiatric condition is defined as: no recent increase in prescription medication, dose, or frequency of medication in the last 3 months and health outcomes of the specific disease are considered to be within acceptable limits in the last 6 months 3. The subject is able to understand and comply with the planned study procedures, including being available for all study visits 4. The subject/parent has provided informed consent/assent prior to any study procedures 5. Subjects who have not received seasonal flu vaccine for the current year

Exclusion criteria

1. Subject report of known hypersensitivity to allergy to components of the study vaccine or other components of the study vaccine 2. Subject report of known latex allergy 3. Subject report of a history of severe reactions following previous immunization with licensed or unlicensed influenza virus vaccines 4. Subject report of a history of Guillain-Barre syndrome within 6 weeks of receipt of a previous influenza vaccine 5. The subject is a female of childbearing potential who is currently pregnant or breastfeeding or intends to become pregnant during the study period between enrollment and 90 days following receipt of vaccine. Pregnancy will be determined by subject interview. Pregnancy testing is not done in this study since there is no increased risk in pregnancy 6. The subject is immunosuppressed as a result of an underlying illness or treatment with immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs, or use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 36 months 7. The subject has an active neoplastic disease (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer that is stable in the absence of therapy) or a history of any hematological malignancy. For this criterion, active is defined as having received treatment within the past 5 years 8. Have taken high-dose inhaled corticosteroids within 30 days prior to study vaccination. High-dose defined as per age as using inhaled high dose per reference chart https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-pro/guidelines/current/asthma-guidelines/quick-reference-html#estimated-comparative-daily-doses 9. The subject received immunoglobulin or another blood product within the 3 months prior to enrollment in this study 10. The subject has received an inactivated vaccine within the 2 weeks or a live vaccine within the 4 weeks prior to enrollment in this study or plans to receive another vaccine within the next 28 days after vaccination 11. The subject has an acute or chronic medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, would render vaccination unsafe or would interfere with the evaluation of responses. These conditions include any acute or chronic medical disease or conditions defined as persisting for 3 months (defined as 90 days) or longer, that would place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury, render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol, or may interfere with the evaluation of responses of the subject's successful completion of the study 12. Subjects with an active infection or that has an acute illness or an oral temperature greater than 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius) within 3 days prior to enrollment or vaccination. Subjects who had an acute illness that was treated symptoms resolved are eligible to enroll as long as treatment is completed and symptoms resolved \> 3 days prior to enrollment 13. The subject is currently participating or plans to participate in a study that involves an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) or has received an experimental agent within 1 month prior to enrollment in this study, or expects to receive another experimental agent during participation in this study, or intends to donate blood during the study period 14. The subject has any condition that would, in the opinion of the site investigator, place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol 15. The subject has a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the 5 years prior to enrollment 16. The subject has a known human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection 17. Subject weighs less than 50 lbs 18. Subject expects to have a medical procedure during the upcoming 8 weeks that estimates blood loss to exceed 400 cc for adults or for children would exceed 3 ml/kg

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)Day 28A/H1N1/Michigan/45/2015 pdm09 Day 28 Season 2017-18
Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)Day 90A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 90 Season 2017-2018
Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)Day 90A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 90 MN Season 2017-2018
Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)Day 28A/H1N1/Michigan/45/2015 pdm09 Day 28 Season 2017-2018
Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)Through Day 28A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) day 28 Season 2017-2018
Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)Day 28A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 28 MN Season 2017-2018

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Baseline B Cell ReactivityBaselineComparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not
Vaccine History (Number and Percentage of Participants to Receive Vaccine)BaselineComparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not
Age at Time of First Influenza A ExposureBaselineComparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Healthy adults and children ages 9 and over

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Arm 1
0.5 mL dose of quadrivalent (IIV-4) vaccine administered once intramuscularly, n=240 Influenza Virus Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine: A seasonal quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4), prepared from influenza viruses propagated in embryonated chicken eggs, protecting against 2 influenza A subtypes and 2 influenza B subtypes: A/Singapore/GP1908/2015 (H1N1) IVR-180 (an A/Michigan/45/2015 \[H1N1\] pdm09-like virus), A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 (H3N2) IVR-186, B/Maryland/15/2016 NYMC BX-69A, (a B/Colorado/06/2017-like virus), and B/Phuket/3073/2013. Influenza Virus Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine: A seasonal quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4), prepared from influenza viruses propagated in embryonated chicken eggs, protecting against 2 influenza A subtypes and 2 influenza B subtypes: A/Singapore/GP1908/2015 (H1N1) IVR-180 (an A/Michigan/45/2015 \[H1N1\] pdm09-like virus), A/Singapore/INFIMH-16-0019/2016 (H3N2) NIB-104, B/Maryland/15/2016 NYMC BX-69A (a B/Colorado/06/2017-like virus), and B/Phuket/3073/2013.
152
Total152

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyEarly Study Termination due to COVID-19 pandemic3
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up4
Overall StudyPhysician Decision1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicArm 1
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
23 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
20 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
109 Participants
Age, Continuous43 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
13 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
139 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
137 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
93 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
59 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 152
other
Total, other adverse events
24 / 152
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 152

Outcome results

Primary

Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)

A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) day 28 Season 2017-2018

Time frame: Through Day 28

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)528 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 1.38
Primary

Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)

A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 28 MN Season 2017-2018

Time frame: Day 28

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Magnitude of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)806 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 1.21
Primary

Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)

A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 90 Season 2017-2018

Time frame: Day 90

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)115 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 3.08
Primary

Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)

A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2) Day 90 MN Season 2017-2018

Time frame: Day 90

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)1389 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 1.08
Primary

Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)

A/H1N1/Michigan/45/2015 pdm09 Day 28 Season 2017-2018

Time frame: Day 28

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI)665 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 1.73
Primary

Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)

A/H1N1/Michigan/45/2015 pdm09 Day 28 Season 2017-18

Time frame: Day 28

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)Dispersion
Arm 1Specificity of the Serum Antibody Response by Microneutralization (MN)2281 titerGeometric Coefficient of Variation 2.86
Secondary

Age at Time of First Influenza A Exposure

Comparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary

Baseline B Cell Reactivity

Comparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not

Time frame: Baseline

Secondary

Vaccine History (Number and Percentage of Participants to Receive Vaccine)

Comparison between groups: subjects who develop symptomatic influenza (Vaccine Failures) vs. subjects who do not

Time frame: Baseline

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026