Status:

COMPLETED

Humoral and Cellular Immunity of Low and High-responders After Tick-borne Encephalitis Vaccination

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Tick-borne Encephalitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The phenomenon of no- and low-responsiveness has been described after applications of different vaccines (e.g. hepatitis B, TBE) and is concerning about 2-10% of the vaccinees. The aim of this projec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults (≥18 years) of both sexes without upper age limit
  • Willingness to sign written informed consent form
  • Basic vaccination plus one booster (minimum) of TBE-vaccine,

Exclusion

  • Age: \< 18 years
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Prior TBE infection
  • Planned surgery within 2 weeks before/after any scheduled rabies vaccination during the entire study
  • Concomitant medication: systemic cortisone, immune suppressive therapy 4 weeks before or planned medication during the study
  • History of autoimmune disease
  • Drug addiction
  • Plasma donators
  • Administration of other vaccines 4 weeks before/after day 0
  • Administration of immunoglobulins 6 weeks prior to any vaccination or blood donation during the entire study period
  • Specific Immune Therapy (Hypo-/Desensibilization) within 14 days before and after the 2 study vaccination doses.
  • History of any malignant disease 5 years prior to the study entry
  • Any contraindication for the administration of the TBE- or influenza vaccine according to the manufactures information.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00804219

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

July 22 2011

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Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine

Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090