Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Inactivated, Split-Virion Influenza Vaccine Compared With Standard Fluzone Vaccine in Infants and Children

Lead Sponsor:

Sanofi

Conditions:

Orthomyxoviridae Infection

Influenza

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-8 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: To evaluate for each influenza strain the non-inferiority of Investigational Fluzone vaccine to the standard Fluzone® vaccine in healthy subjects aged 6 to 35 months or 3 to 8 year...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria :
  • Aged 6 months to 8 years but not yet 9 years on the day of inclusion.
  • Subject is healthy, as determined by medical history.
  • Institution Review Board (IRB)-approved informed assent form signed by eligible subject (if required by local regulations) and/or an IRB-approved informed consent form signed by the subject's parent(s) or legal representative (and by an independent witness if required by local regulations).
  • Parent or legal guardian willing and able to attend (bring subject) to all scheduled visits and comply with all trial procedures.
  • Exclusion Criteria :
  • Participation in another clinical trial in the 4 weeks preceding the trial vaccination.
  • Planned participation in another clinical trial during the present trial period.
  • Personal or family history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
  • Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, immunosuppressive therapy such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 6 months, or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy injected or oral corticosteroids or other immunomodulator therapy within six weeks of the study vaccine. Individuals on a tapering dose schedule of oral steroids lasting \< 7 days may be included in the trial as long as they have not received more than one course within the last two weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Systemic hypersensitivity to eggs, chicken proteins, or any of the vaccine components, or a vaccine containing the same substances.
  • Chronic illness at a stage that could interfere with trial conduct or completion
  • Received blood or blood-derived products in the previous 3 months.
  • Any vaccination in the 4 weeks preceding or following the trial vaccinations (Subjects can take standard childhood vaccination(s) following Visit 3 blood draw).
  • Known current human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBsAg) or hepatitis C infection or seropositivity.
  • Known thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorder contraindicating IM vaccination.
  • Acute medical illness, with or without fever, within the last 72 hours or an oral temperature ≥ 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) or rectal temperature of ≥ 38°C (100.4 °F) at the time of enrollment.
  • History of seizures.
  • Received antibiotics therapy within 72 hours preceding the trial vaccination.
  • Received any allergy shots in the 7-day period preceding trial vaccination and/or scheduled to receive any allergy shots in the 7-day period after trial vaccination.
  • Any condition, which in the opinion of the investigator would pose a health risk to the participant.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    520 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00391391

    Start Date

    October 1 2006

    End Date

    October 1 2007

    Last Update

    December 1 2011

    Active Locations (19)

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    Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States, 72432

    2

    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

    3

    Trumann, Arkansas, United States, 72472

    4

    Bellflower, California, United States, 90706