study of intradermal quadrivalent influenza vaccine in adults aged 18 through 64 years

Conditions: Influenza

Summary: the aim of the study is to demonstrate safety and immunogenicity of the quadrivalent influenza intradermal (qiv-id) vaccine compared to the trivalent influenza vaccine (tiv) containing the b strain from the primary (yamagata) lineage (tiv-id1) and the trivalent influenza vaccine containing b strain from the alternate (victoria) lineage (tiv-id2) vaccines in producing protection against four strains of influenza virus. primary objective: * to demonstrate that qiv-id induces an immune response (as assessed by hemagglutination inhibition (hai) geometric mean titers (gmts) and seroconversion rates) that is non-inferior to responses induced by tiv-id1 and tiv-id2 for the 4 virus strains at 28 days post-vaccination. secondary objectives: * to demonstrate that each b strain in qiv-id induces an immune response (as assessed by hai gmts and seroconversion rates) that is superior to the response induced by the tiv-id that does not contain the corresponding b strain. * to describe the rate of post-vaccination seroprotection induced by qiv-id and tiv-id. * to describe post-vaccination immunogenicity stratified by age (18-49 years and 50-64 years), race, ethnicity, gender, previous vaccination status, and baseline seropositivity status. * to describe the safety profile for subjects who receive qiv-id and tiv-id. observational objectives: * to demonstrate non-inferiority of qiv-id compared to tiv-id in terms of all grade 2 or grade 3 solicited systemic reactions combined * to demonstrate non-inferiority of qiv-id compared to tiv-id in terms of all grade 3 solicited injection site reactions combined.

all participants will receive a single dose of their assigned vaccine on day 0. a subset of the participants will be assessed for immunologic response on day 0 before vaccination and day 28 after vaccination. all subjects will be monitored for safety for up to 6 months after vaccination.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * aged 18 through 64 years on the day of inclusion * informed consent form (icf) has been signed and dated * able to attend all scheduled visits and to comply with all trial procedures. exclusion criteria: * subject is pregnant, or lactating, or of childbearing potential (to be considered of non-childbearing potential, a female must be post-menopausal for at least 1 year, surgically sterile, or using an effective method of contraception or abstinence from at least 4 weeks prior to vaccination and until at least 4 weeks after vaccination) * participation at the time of trial enrollment (or in the 4 weeks preceding the trial vaccination) or planned participation during the present trial period in another clinical trial investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure * receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding the trial vaccination or planned receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks following trial vaccination * vaccination against influenza in the past 6 months * receipt of immune globulins, blood or blood-derived products in the past 3 months * known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within the preceding 6 months; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the past 3 months) * known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the vaccine used in the trial or to a vaccine containing any of the same substances * history of thrombocytopenia * bleeding disorder or receipt of anticoagulants in the 3 weeks preceding inclusion * deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily * current alcohol abuse or drug addiction * chronic illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, is at a stage where it might interfere with trial conduct or completion * identified as an investigator or employee of the investigator or trial center with direct involvement in the proposed trial, or identified as an immediate family member (i.e., parent, spouse, natural or adopted child) of the investigator or employee with direct involvement in the proposed trial * personal or family history of guillain-barré syndrome * neoplastic disease or any hematologic malignancy (except localized skin or prostate cancer that is stable at the time of vaccination in the absence of therapy, and subjects who have a history of neoplastic disease and who have been disease free for ≥ 5 years.

Keywords: influenza fluzone® intradermal vaccine influenza virus vaccine usp quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine usp trivalent types a and b