Immune Response to Varicella Vaccination in Children With Atopic Dermatitis
Completed
Conditions studied: Atopic Dermatitis
In brief
Atopic dermatitis (AD) causes people to be susceptible to skin infection and inflammations. The purpose of this study is to determine the immune response to chicken pox vaccine in children with or without AD who received the vaccine 2 to 16 weeks prior to the study visit.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00406081
- Run by
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- People needed
- 69
- Starts
- 2005-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-01-11
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Parent/guardian has signed informed consent
- Male or female of any race or ethnicity
- 12 to 36 months of age, inclusive
- Healthy subjects with no systemic disorders and subjects with moderate to severe AD including a group of subjects with ADEH+
- Previously vaccinated for varicella by a physician 3 weeks prior to the Study Visit (subjects receiving the vaccine 2-16 weeks prior will also be accepted)
You may not qualify if…
- History of infection with chicken pox
- Oral, intravenous, or intramuscular corticosteroids within 30 days prior to chicken pox immunization
- Asthmatics receiving more than 500 micrograms per day of inhaled budesonide or more than 220 micrograms per day of inhaled fluticasone
- Antiherpes antiviral agents within 7 days prior to immunization
- Suspected immune deficiency or family history of primary immunodeficiency
- History of or active cancer
- Active untreated tuberculosis (TB)
- Respiratory illness at the time of chicken pox vaccination
- Receipt of blood products or chicken pox zoster immune globulin within the last 5 months prior to study entry
Where it is running
- National Jewish Health — Denver, Colorado, United States
- Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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