Status:
COMPLETED
Early Immune Responses to Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: a Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Conditions:
Influenza Virus Vaccine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Some people experience symptoms just after receiving the seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine. The cause of some of these symptoms is likely to be an immune response to the vaccine. The investigator...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18-50 years.
- Good general health as a result of review of medical history and medications.
- Willingness to participate in the study as evidenced by signing informed consent document.
- Available for the duration of the trial.
Exclusion
- Known to be pregnant.
- Medical, behavioral, cognitive or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the participant to understand and cooperate with the study protocol.
- Severe allergy to eggs or any component of the influenza vaccine
- Previous receipt of the 2011-2012 season influenza vaccine
- Other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of a participant participating in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol.
- History of receiving any investigational product within the past 30 days.
- Participant has had medical, occupational, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illicit drug use during the past 12 months.
- History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.
- Pre-existing autoimmune or antibody-mediated diseases including but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, or autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
- Known immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Use of chronic (≥14 days) oral or intravenous corticosteroids (excluding topical or nasal) at immunosuppressive doses (i.e. prednisone \>10 mg/ day) or immunosuppressive drugs within 30 days of starting this study.
- Receipt of a live vaccine within past 4 weeks or a killed vaccine within past 2 weeks prior to entry into the study.
- History of a surgical splenectomy.
- Receipt of blood products within the past 6 months.
- Refusal to allow storage of samples for future research.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01522248
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
March 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins Center for Immunization Research
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205