Comparison of Flu Vaccine Doses in Children

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Influenza

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the possibility that giving an increased dose of flu vaccine to children 6 through 35 months of age will improve protection against influenza without increasing side effects. Investigators will evaluate the body's response to the vaccine. Male and female participants' ages 6-35 months, who have never received flu vaccine, and those ages 12-35 months, who have been previously vaccinated, will participate in the study for about 7 months. Vaccine naïve study participants will receive two doses of flu vaccine, either the 0.25 mL dose (Group 1) or 0.5 mL dose (Group 2). Previously vaccinated subjects will receive one dose of flu vaccine, either the 0.25 mL dose (Group 1) or 0.5 mL dose (Group 2). Study procedures include physical examination, memory aids, blood sampling and a follow-up phone call about 6 months after the last vaccine dose.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01164553

Run by

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

People needed

243

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-29

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All Subjects
• Healthy children 6-35 months of age (naïve cohort) or 12-35 months of age (fully primed cohort)
• Free of obvious health problems as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering the study
• Parent/legal guardian willing and capable of signing written informed consent
• Parent/legal guardian expected to be available for entire study
• Parent/legal guardian can be reached by telephone
• Fully Primed Cohort
• Have received two doses of 2009-2010 H1N1 and two doses of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) at anytime in the past as defined for the purpose of this study.

You may not qualify if…

• All Subjects:
• Have known allergy to eggs or other components of the vaccine. *Refer to the Fluzone package insert for a list of vaccine components.
• Known or suspected latex allergy.
• Former premature infants (<32 weeks).
• History of bronchodilator use more than 2 times per week within 28 days of vaccination.
• Significant underlying chronic illness (e.g., congenital heart disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia).
• Immunodeficiency disease or use of immunosuppressive therapy by the participant, including perinatal exposure to or infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or known infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
• Any other condition that, in the clinical judgment of the investigator, may interfere with vaccine evaluation. Children receiving antibiotics are eligible for enrollment.
• Have long term use of glucocorticoids including oral, parenteral or high-dose inhaled steroids (>800 mcg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) within the preceding 6 months. (Nasal and topical steroids are allowed.)
• Previous, exposure to an investigational drug or investigational vaccine within 28 days prior to vaccination in this trial.
• Plans for participation in another clinical trial with an investigational drug or investigational vaccine for the duration of this study.
• History of Guillain-Barré syndrome or any other neuromuscular disease.
• History of seizures (including febrile seizures).
• Naïve Cohort:
• Any prior influenza vaccination.
• History of documented laboratory-confirmed influenza infection.
• Fully primed Cohort:
• Have not received two doses of 2009-2010 H1N1 and two doses of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) at anytime in the past as defined for the purpose of this study.
• Allergic response to prior receipt of influenza vaccine.
• Criteria for temporarily delaying vaccine administration for both groups:
• The following conditions are temporary or self-limiting and a subject may be included in the study once the condition(s) has/have resolved, provided that the subject is otherwise eligible:
• Receipt of blood products in the previous 90 days
• Fever (axillary temperature > 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit/37.8 degrees Celsius), or an acute illness within 48 hours of enrollment.
• Receipt of any live vaccines within four weeks or any inactivated vaccines within two weeks of study vaccination.

Where it is running

• Emory Children's Center - Pediatric Infectious Diseases — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Emory University School of Medicine - Emory Children's Center - Pediatric Infectious Diseases — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• University of Iowa - Infectious Disease Clinic — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• University of Maryland School of Medicine - Center for Vaccine Development - Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Saint Louis University - Center for Vaccine Development — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Infectious Diseases — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Vanderbilt University - Pediatric - Infectious Diseases — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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