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Vaccination Against Influenza to Prevent Cardiovascular Events After Acute Coronary Syndromes

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Double Dose Influenza Vaccination to Reduce Major Cardiovascular Events After an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04001504
Acronym
VIP-ACS
Enrollment
1801
Registered
2019-06-28
Start date
2019-07-19
Completion date
2022-08-28
Last updated
2022-08-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Keywords

Unstable angina, Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction - NSTEMI, ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction - STEMI, Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine - QIV

Brief summary

Cardiovascular disease has a great burden in the context of public health, as well as the low pharmacological adherence of patients who have chronic non-transmissible diseases. However, the investigators do not have data on the efficacy of vaccination to reduce cardiovascular events in the acute coronary syndromes, and the few studies evaluating the cardioprotective potential of the influenza vaccine were conducted in countries with well defined seasonalities, divergent of Brazil, that presents a constant viral circulation during all months of the year and distinct among its regions. Therefore, study evaluating higher dose vaccination in a period that contemplates the seasonality of the influenza virus in Brazil may bring important findings to different scientific gaps, as well as clarify questions about the possible benefit of doubled vaccination - which does not present contraindications - immediately after a atherothrombotic event. If it shows real benefit, it could also be a future therapeutic tool adjuvant to traditional drug therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular events.

Detailed description

Phase III, randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label, superiority, 1:1 allocation, blind assessment of clinical outcomes and intention-to-treat analysis clinical trial to determine whether increased doses(double dose) of influenza vaccine in the hospital phase, when compared to usual dose vaccination (30 days of randomization), decreases the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are excluded from the respiratory infection component of the primary outcome.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALDouble Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine

Double Dose QIV (30µg Hemagglutinin)

Standard Dose QIV (15µg Hemagglutinin)

Sponsors

Ministry of Health, Brazil
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age \>= 18 years and older * Acute coronary syndrome in hospital phase.

Exclusion criteria

* Participation in another clinical trial with vaccines; * Refusal to provide consent; * Hypersensitivity and/or anaphylaxis to any component of the vaccine, or Guillain-Barré within 6 weeks after previous influenza vaccine; * Have already received the influenza vaccine with the same strains used in the study within the last 12 months of inclusion in the study * Breastfeeding women; * Pregnant women; * Presenting an acute coronary syndrome during months of December, January, and February. * Acute coronary syndrome hospitalization \>7 days

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hierarchical composite endpoint consisting of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina hospitalization, heart failure hospitalization, urgent coronary revascularization or respiratory infections hospitalizations12 monthsThe primary objective will be analyzed using the win ratio approach comparing every participant of treatment group to every participant of control group to determine a winner

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Respiratory infections hospitalizations12 monthsTime to first occurrence of hospitalization due to upper and lower respiratory tract infection (excluding COVID-19)
Key Secondary End Point is a hierarchical outcome consisting only of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke.12 monthsThe key secondary end point will be analyzed using the win ratio approach comparing every participant of treatment group to every participant of control group to determine a winner
Total mortality12 monthsTime to first occurrence of all cause death
Cardiovascular mortality12 monthsTime to first occurrence of CV death
Myocardial infarction12 monthsTime to first occurrence of myocardial infarction
Unstable angina hospitalization12 monthsTime to first occurrence of Unstable angina hospitalization
Stent thrombosis12 monthsTime to first occurrence of probable and definite stent thrombosis
COVID-19 hospitalizations12 monthsTime to first occurrence of COVID-19 hospitalizations
Stroke12 monthsTime to first occurrence of stroke
TIA (Transient ischemic attack)12 monthsTime to first occurrence of TIA
Heart failure hospitalizations12 monthsTime to first occurrence of Heart failure hospitalizations
Need for myocardial revascularization12 monthsTime to first occurrence of urgent coronary revascularization ischemia guide (urgent or not-urgent)

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Solicited injection site and systemic events, unsolicited adverse events and serious adverse events following vaccination.Day 0 up to Day 7 post-vaccinationOccurrence of solicited injection site (Pain, Erythema, Swelling, Induration, and Bruising) and systemic reactions (Fever, Headache, Malaise, Myalgia, and Shivering) will be assessed in all participants.
Safety overview after influenza vaccination until the end of the study.12 monthsOccurrence of unsolicited adverse events, including serious adverse events.

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026