H1N1sw Vaccine in Adult Transplant Recipients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The trial investigates the efficacy of the adjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccine Focetria(R) in immunocompromised adults who have undergone solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. It is expected that when administered twice the vaccine fulfills all serological efficacy criteria required for the elderly population age 60 years and older.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: transplanted adults male and female adults who have previously undergone solid organ transplantation or allogeneic or autologous BMT |
Biological: Focetria (2x H1N1 vaccine with MF59 adjuvants)
7,5µg H1N1sw monovalent vaccine with MF59 adjuvants; two doses 3 weeks apart
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- The adjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccine, when administered twice in transplanted patients, fulfils all serological efficacy criteria as required for the elderly population (aged 60 and older) according to the respective European guidance documents. [42 days]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- The adjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccine in transplanted patients, when administered twice, is at least as effective as the adjuvanted H1N1 influenza vaccine in the healthy volunteers after only one administration. [42 days]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Adult subjects 18-60 years of age who have undergone prior renal, cardiac, liver, lung, or bone marrow transplantation for any reason, more than 3 months prior to enrolment
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Patients able to visit the outpatient clinic with a life expectancy of at least one year
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Patients who receive any immunosuppressive treatment currently taken to prevent organ rejection
Exclusion Criteria:
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Individuals who received any vaccine within 30 days prior to study entry
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Individuals who received a H1N1 vaccination less than 6 months prior to the study
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Influenza diagnosed by a physician within 4 months prior to the study start
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Pregnant or lactating females
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History of an anaphylactic (i.e. life-threatening) reaction to any of the components of the vaccines, including egg and chicken proteins, ovalbumin, kanamycin and neomycin sulphate, formaldehyde and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Hannover Medical School | Hannover | Germany | 30655 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- HepNet Study House, German Liverfoundation
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michael P Manns, Prof, Hannover Medical School
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2009-017052-27
- 200910H1N1MHH