Clinical trial NCT00511914: Safety and Immunogenicity of Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Produced in Mammalian Cell Culture Using the Strain Composition 2007/2008
Official title: A Phase III, Multicenter, Uncontrolled, Open-label Study to Evaluate Safety and Immunogenicity of a Single Intramuscular Dose of a Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Produced in Mammalian Cell Culture, Using the Strain Composition 2007/2008, When Administered to Adult and Elderly Subjects
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
Keywords: Influenza vaccine
Lead sponsor: Novartis
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2007-08-06
Enrollment: 135
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Annual trial for registration of sub-unit influenza vaccine produced in mammalian cell culture, using the strain composition 2007/2008, when administered to adult and elderly subjects


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects eligible for enrollment into this study are male and female adults who were:

1. ≥ 18 years of age, mentally competent, willing and able to give informed consent prior to study entry
2. available for all the visits scheduled in the study and able to comply with all study requirements
3. in good health as determined by:

   * medical history
   * physical examination
   * clinical judgment of the investigator Written informed consent had to be obtained from all the subjects before enrollment in the study after the nature of the study had been explained.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects were not to be enrolled into the study if at least one of the following criteria was fulfilled:

1. Any serious chronic or acute disease such as:

   1. Cancer (leukemia, lymphomas, neoplasm), except for benign or localized skin cancer and non-metastatic prostate cancer not presently treated with chemotherapy
   2. Congestive heart failure
   3. Advanced arteriosclerotic disease
   4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring oxygen therapy and/or acute exacerbation of a COPD within the last 14 days.
   5. Autoimmune disease (including rheumatoid arthritis), if under immunosuppressive therapy (see below)
   6. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
   7. Acute or progressive hepatic disease
   8. Acute or progressive renal disease
   9. Severe neurological or psychiatric disorder
2. History of any anaphylactic reaction and/or serious allergic reaction following a vaccination, a proven hypersensitivity to any component of the study vaccine or chemically related substances
3. Known or suspected (or have a high risk of developing) impairment/alteration of immune function (excluding that normally associated with advanced age) resulting for example from:

   1. Receipt of immunosuppressive therapy (chronic therapy with immunosuppressive drugs, any parenteral or oral corticosteroid (substitution dose in case of absence of suprarenal function allowed) or cancer chemotherapy/radiotherapy) within the last 2 months and for the full length of the study,
   2. Receipt of immunostimulants,
   3. Receipt of parenteral immunoglobulin preparation, blood products, and/or plasma derivatives within the past 3 months and for the full length of the study,
   4. Suspected or known HIV infection or HIV-related disease.
4. Known or suspected history of drug or alcohol abuse
5. Bleeding diathesis or receive anticoagulants of the coumarin type
6. Women who are pregnant or woman of childbearing potential unwilling to practice acceptable contraception for the duration of the study (21 days)
7. Influenza immunization or laboratory confirmed influenza within the last 6 months and more than one influenza immunization within the past 12 months
8. Immunization with any other vaccine and/or any investigational vaccine four weeks prior to study start
9. Any significant acute or chronic infections requiring systemic antibiotic treatment or antiviral therapy within the last 7 days
10. Fever (i.e. body temperature ≥ 38.0°C) within the past 3 days prior to study entry
11. Simultaneous participation in another clinical study
12. Any condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator, might prevent the subject from participation or interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Geometric Mean Titers (GMT) After 1 Dose of Cell Culture Derived Vaccine (cTIV).
timeFrame: 3 weeks postvaccination (Day 22)
measure: Geometric Mean Ratio After 1 Dose of the Cell Culture Derived Vaccine (cTIV)
timeFrame: 3 weeks postvaccination (Day 22)
measure: Percentages of Subjects With HI Titer ≥40 After 1 Dose of Cell Culture Derived Vaccine (cTIV).
timeFrame: 3 weeks postvaccination (Day 22)
measure: Percentages of Subjects With Seroconversion or Significant Increase After 1 Dose of Cell Culture Derived Vaccine (cTIV).
timeFrame: 3 weeks postvaccination (Day 22)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of Subjects Reporting Local and Systemic Reactions
timeFrame: 3 days postvaccination
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Baldingerstrasse
country: Germany
facility: Betriebsaerztlicher Dienst, Standort Marburg
state: Marburg Hessen
city: Emil-von-Behring-Str. 76
country: Germany
facility: Z29, Blutspendezentrale, Gebaude Z29, Behringwerke
state: Marburg
Study officials:
affiliation: Novartis Vaccines
name: Novartis Vaccines
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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