Clinical trial NCT00363870: A Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy of GSK Biologicals' Influenza Vaccine in Adults
Official title: A Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy of GSK Biologicals' Influenza Vaccine (Fluarix™) Administered Intramuscularly in Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Influenza
Keywords: Influenza vaccine
Prophylaxis Influenza vaccine
Lead sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2006-08-15
Enrollment: 7632
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 64
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy of GSK Biologicals' influenza vaccine (Fluarix™) administered intramuscularly in adults.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* A male or female age between 18 and 64 years at the time of the first vaccination.
* non-childbearing female

Exclusion Criteria:

* Use of non-registered products
* Pregnancy
* Hypersensitivity to a previous dose of influenza vaccine
* Acute disease at the time of enrolment/vaccination.
* History of allergy or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine
* Administration of any other influenza vaccine for the season 2006-2007
* Chronic disorders of the pulmonary or cardiovascular system, including asthma.
* Administration of immune-modifying drugs
* Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products
* History of requiring regular medical follow-up or hospitalization during the preceding year because of chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes mellitus), renal dysfunction, hemoglobinopathies, asthma or immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus)

Primary outcomes:
measure: occurrence of confirmed influenza
Secondary outcomes:
measure: occurrence of influenza like illness
measure: Occurrence of pneumonia
measure: Immune response at days 0 and 21
measure: Safety during 7 Months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hradec Kralove
country: Czech Republic
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Espoo
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Helsinki
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Helsinki
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Jarvenpaa
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Kotka
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Kuopio
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Lahti
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Oulu
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Pori
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Seinajoki
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Tampere
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Turku
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Vantaa
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Vantaa
country: Finland
facility: GSK Investigational Site
Study officials:
affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline
name: GSK Clinical Trials
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Vesikari T, Beran J, Durviaux S, Stainier I, El Idrissi M, Walravens K, Devaster JM. Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) as a diagnostic tool for influenza infection in a vaccine efficacy trial. J Clin Virol. 2012 Jan;53(1):22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.10.013. Epub 2011 Nov 11.
citation: Beran J, Vesikari T, Wertzova V, Karvonen A, Honegr K, Lindblad N, Van Belle P, Peeters M, Innis BL, Devaster JM. Efficacy of inactivated split-virus influenza vaccine against culture-confirmed influenza in healthy adults: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Infect Dis. 2009 Dec 15;200(12):1861-9. doi: 10.1086/648406.