Status:

COMPLETED

Trial to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A & B, Live Cold- Adapted (CAIV-T) in Healthy Children Attending Day Care Centers

Lead Sponsor:

MedImmune LLC

Collaborating Sponsors:

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Conditions:

Influenza

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-36 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the liquid formulation of CAIVT against culture confirmed influenza illness in healthy children aged at least 6 months and less than 36 months...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • who are aged at least 6 months and less than 36 months of age at the time of enrollment, attending day care for at least three days a week, four hours a day;
  • who are in good health as determined by medical history, physical examination and clinical judgement;
  • whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have provided written informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained;
  • who, along with their parent(s)/legal guardian(s), will be available for duration of the trial (8 months ± 1 month);
  • whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s), can be reached by study staff for the post-vaccination contacts \[telephone, clinic or home visit\].

Exclusion

  • whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are perceived to be unavailable or difficult to contact for evaluation or study visits during the study period;
  • with any serious chronic disease (e.g., with signs of cardiac or renal failure or severe malnutrition), including progressive neurological disease;
  • with Down's syndrome or other known cytogenetic disorders;
  • with a known or suspected disease of the immune system or those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, including systemic corticosteroids; who received any blood products, including immunoglobulin, in the period from six months prior to vaccination through to the conclusion of the study;
  • for whom there is intent to administer any other investigational vaccine or agent from one month prior to enrollment through to the conclusion of the study;
  • have an immunosuppressed or an immunocompromised individual living in the same household; who, at any time prior to entry into this study, received a dose of any influenza vaccine (commercial or investigational);
  • who, in the two weeks prior to entry into this study, received a dose of any influenza treatment (commercial or investigational);
  • with a documented history of hypersensitivity to egg or egg protein or any other component of the study vaccine or placebo;
  • with a clinically confirmed respiratory illness with wheezing within two weeks prior to enrollment;
  • who received aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) or aspirin-containing products in the two weeks prior to enrollment or for which use is anticipated during the study;
  • who were administered any live virus vaccine within one month prior to enrollment or expected to receive another live virus vaccine within one month of vaccination in this study;
  • with any medical conditions that in the opinion of the investigator might interfere with interpretation of the study results; If any of these criteria are met following enrolment, the subject will be excluded from subsequent vaccine dosing.
  • Note: A pregnant household member is not considered a contraindication to enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2002

Estimated Enrollment :

2903 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00192283

Start Date

September 1 2000

End Date

May 1 2002

Last Update

April 10 2009

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Tampere University Medical School

Tampere, Finland, 33520