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The Role of Fatty Acids in Vaccine Efficacy

The Role of Fatty Acids in Vaccine Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05987384
Enrollment
45
Registered
2023-08-14
Start date
2023-05-03
Completion date
2023-07-30
Last updated
2023-08-14

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Conditions

Rabies Vaccination Reaction

Keywords

Rabies Vaccination, Arachidonic acid, efficacy

Brief summary

This study intends to use a randomized controlled trial design to vaccinate all participants against rabies and perform ARA interventions during vaccination to test the efficacy, safety, and intestinal flora of each group after immunization.

Detailed description

Rabies is an acute zoonotic infectious disease caused by central nervous system invasion by rabies virus. At present, there is still a lack of effective treatment, and once clinical symptoms appear, it is almost 100% fatal. Rabies vaccination within 24 hours of exposure may reduce the incidence of rabies. Pre-exposure prophylaxis is also effective, and the current recommended pre-exposure vaccination program in China is 0 days, 7th day, 21st days. The health of the human body is inseparable from various nutrients. There are studies suggesting that arachidonic acid(ARA) has an immunomodulatory effect, but there is limited evidence for its effect on vaccines. Therefore, this study will explore the effects of nutritional supplements on the effectiveness of rabies vaccination.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTArachidonic acid

D3 ARA group will receive ARA capsules from the third day of the study. D6 ARA group will receive ARA capsules from the sixth day of the study

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTSunflower oil

The placebo group and D6 ARA group will receive sunflower oil capsules from the third day of the study. D6 ARA group will stop receiving sunflower oil capsules from the fifth day of the study.

BIOLOGICALRabies Vaccine (Vero Cell) for Human Use

Every participant will receive three doses of rabies vaccination.

Sponsors

Tsinghua University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 1)18-45 years old; * 2)BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2; * 3)Have not received rabies vaccination.

Exclusion criteria

* 1\) Those who have severe disorders of abnormal lipid metabolism; * 2\) Those who have used lipid-lowering drugs, weight loss drugs, and insulin drugs in the past three months; * 3\) Those who have received other vaccines in the past three months; * 4\) Those who have used probiotics or prebiotics in the past three months; * 5\) Those who have used steroids and immunosuppressants, other hormonal drugs in the past year; * 6\) Those with immunodeficiency diseases; * 7\) Those with a history of severe vaccine allergies; * 8\) Those who have disorders of liver and kidney metabolism; * 9\) Those who have had fever, cold, severe diarrhea and other diseases in the past month. * 10\) Smokers in the last year.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes of rabies virus antibody titersDay 6, 13, 16, 19, 26 of the studyspecific antibody titers
Changes of neutralizing antibody titersDay 6, 13, 16, 19, 26 of the studyTo test the ability of binding to rabies virus

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: alpha diversityDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe alpha diversity of microbiota in feces samples will be examined to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by intervention.
C-reactive proteinDay 6, 13, 16 and 19 of the studyto test the potential C-reactive protein changes triggered by ARA supplementation
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: beta diversityDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe beta diversity of microbiota in feces samples will be examined to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: species abundance histogramDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe species abundance histogram of microbiota in feces samples will be examined to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: LefseDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe Lefse of microbiota in feces samples will be conducted to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: PLS-DADay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe PLS-DA of microbiota in feces samples will be conducted to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: KEGG pathwayDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe KEGG pathway microbiota in feces samples will be analyzed to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Routine analysis of intestinal flora: differential KO expressionDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe differential KO expression microbiota in feces samples will be analyzed to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Macrogenomic sequencing difference of intestinal floraDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe macrogenomic sequencing analysis of microbiota in feces samples will be conducted to explore the potential gut-immune response caused by the intervention.
Fecal fatty acid contentDay 3 and day 19 of the studyThe fatty acid content in feces samples will be examined to explore the change of fatty acid intake caused by the intervention.
serum blood fatty acid profilesDay 6, 13, 16,19 of the studyto test the change of fatty acid profiles after intervention

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Blood count: white blood cellstested on day 3 and day 19 of the trial.To evaluate the intervention safety.
Blood count: hemoglobintested on day 3 and day 19 of the trial.To evaluate the intervention safety.
Blood count: hematocrittested on day 3 and day 19 of the trial.To evaluate the intervention safety.
Blood count: plateletstested on day 3 and day 19 of the trial.To evaluate the intervention safety.
Anxietytested on day 13 of the trial.Evaluated with General Anxiety Disorder-7 items. The scores are between 0 to 21, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Depressiontested on day 13 of the trial.Evaluated with Patient Health Questionaire-9 items. The scores are between 0 to 27, higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Blood count: red blood cellstested on day 3 and day 19 of the trial.To evaluate the intervention safety.
Serum triglyceride levelsDays 3 and day 19 of the study.To examine the changes of blood lipids in blood after intervention and evaluate the intervention safety. The spacific measurements include: Triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-CHO), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and total cholesterol (TC).
Adverse events by ARADay 3 to day 30 of the trial.To examine the safety of using ARA, including allergy, gastrointestinal discomfort and others.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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