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Efficacy Study of Two Influenza Vaccines and Placebo in Healthy Adult Subjects

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Influenza
Interventions
Biological: Egg-derived influenza virus vaccine
Biological: Cell culture-derived influenza vaccine
Biological: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00630331
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Vaccines
Brief Summary

The present study will evaluate clinical efficacy, safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of both Novartis Vaccines' cell-derived influenza vaccine and egg-derived influenza vaccine in healthy adults 18 to 49 years of age.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
11404
Inclusion Criteria
  1. subjects 18 to 49 years of age;
  2. in good health as determined by medical history and physical examination;
  3. able and willing to provide written informed consent prior to any study procedure;
  4. able to comply with all study procedures, including availability and willingness to be actively followed throughout the ensuing influenza season with weekly telephone calls and to comply with the need for prompt collection of nasal and throat specimens in the event of influenza symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. history of anaphylaxis or serious reaction after administration of any vaccine, or hypersensitivity to eggs, egg protein, chicken feathers, influenza viral protein, neomycin, kanamycin, or any other vaccine component, chemically related substance, or component of the potential packaging materials;
  2. any health condition for which the inactivated vaccine is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) including chronic diseases of the pulmonary or cardiovascular systems (including asthma), chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes), renal dysfunction, hemoglobinopathies, immune deficiency disease (including HIV infection) or on-going immunosuppressive therapy;
  3. employment in professions prone to influenza transmission to or from high-risk populations (this exclusion specifically includes nurses, physicians, all other healthcare workers with direct patient contact; and police, fire, and rescue personnel); or living in the same household as an immunocompromised person;
  4. history of Guillain-Barré syndrome;
  5. bleeding diathesis;
  6. receipt of another investigational agent within 90 days prior to enrollment in the study or before completion of the safety follow-up period in another study, whichever is longer, and unwilling to refuse participation in another clinical study through the end of the study;
  7. receipt of another vaccine within 2 weeks (for inactivated vaccines) or 4 weeks (for live vaccines) prior to Visit 1;
  8. laboratory-confirmed influenza disease within 6 months prior to Visit 1;
  9. receipt of an influenza vaccine within 6 months prior to Visit 1 or plans to receive influenza vaccine outside of this study;
  10. experienced a temperature (≥100.0°F / ≥37.8°C) and/or any acute illness within 3 days prior to study vaccination;
  11. pregnant or breast-feeding female;
  12. if female of childbearing potential and sexually active, has not used any of the birth control methods detailed in the section entitled "Females of Childbearing Potential" for at least 2 months prior to study entry;
  13. if female of childbearing potential and sexually active, refusal to use a reliable contraceptive method as detailed in the section entitled "Females of Childbearing Potential" during the first 3 weeks after vaccination;
  14. research staff directly involved with the clinical study or family members or household members of research staff. Research staff are individuals with direct or indirect contact with study subjects, or study site personnel who have access to any study documents containing subject information. This would include receptionists, persons scheduling appointments or making screening calls, regulatory specialists, laboratory technicians, etc.;
  15. any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives or with the safety of the study subject.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
IVVEgg-derived influenza virus vaccineSubjects received one dose of the trivalent egg-derived influenza vaccine.
CCICell culture-derived influenza vaccineSubjects received one dose of cell culture-derived influenza vaccine.
PlaceboPlaceboSubjects received one dose of phosphate buffered solution (PBS).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Subjects With Culture-Confirmed Influenza Illness Caused by Vaccine-like Strains6 Months

The vaccine efficacy of CCI and IVV vaccines was estimated relative to Placebo group as the number of subjects prevented against virus-confirmed symptomatic influenza illness caused by each of three vaccine-like virus strains.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Influenza-Associated Days in Bed, Subset of Subjects With Virus-Confirmed- Influenza6 Months

The analysis was done among the subset of subjects in the per protocol efficacy population who had culture-confirmed influenza.

Number of Subjects With Culture-confirmed Influenza Illness Caused by Non-Vaccine Like Strains6 Months

The vaccine efficacy of CCI and IVV vaccines was estimated relative to placebo group as the number of subjects prevented against virus-confirmed symptomatic influenza A or B illness caused by non-vaccine-like strains.

Number of Medical Visits (Inpatient and Outpatient), Subset of Subjects With Virus-Confirmed-Influenza6 Months

The analysis was done among the subset of subjects in the per protocol efficacy population who had culture-confirmed influenza.

Percentages of Subjects Achieving Seroconversion After One Vaccination of Either Cell-culture Derived or Egg-derived Influenza Vaccine or PlaceboThree weeks after vaccination (day 22)

As per the CBER guideline, seroconversion is defined as the percentage of subjects with a prevaccination HI titer \<10, a postvaccination titer ≥40; or in subjects with prevaccination HI titer ≥10, a ≥4-fold increase in postvaccination HI antibody titer. According to CBER criteria, the lower limit of the two-sided 95% CI for the percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion for HI antibody titer at day 22 met exceeded 40%.

Number of Subjects With Influenza Caused by Vaccine-like and Non-vaccine-like Strains6 Months

The vaccine efficacy of CCI and IVV vaccines was estimated relative to placebo as the number of subjected prevented against virus-confirmed symptomatic influenza A or B illness caused by vaccine-like and non-vaccine-like strains.

Number Of Medical Visits (Inpatient and Outpatient) Due to Influenza Illness or Symptoms of Influenza, All Subjects6 Months

The number of subjects in this analysis included all subjects in the per protocol efficacy population.

Influenza-Associated Days in Bed, All Subjects6 Months

The number of subjects in this analysis included all subjects in the per protocol efficacy population.

Number of Days of Usual Activity (i.e. Job, School,Household/Family/Community Activities) Lost Due to Influenza Disease, All Subjects6 Months

The number of subjects in this analysis included all subjects in the per protocol efficacy population.

Number of Days of Usual Activity (i.e. Job, School,Household/Family/Community Activities) Lost, Subset of Subjects With Virus-Confirmed-Influenza6 Months

The analysis was done among the subset of subjects in the per protocol efficacy population who had culture-confirmed influenza.

Percentages of Subjects Who Achieved HI Titers ≥40 After One Vaccination of Either Cell-culture Derived or Egg-derived Influenza Vaccine or PlaceboBefore vaccination (day 1) and three weeks after vaccination (day 22)

Immunogenicity was measured as the percentage of subjects achieving HI titers ≥40 at baseline (day 1) and three weeks after (day 22) one vaccination of either cell-culture or egg-derived vaccine or placebo for each of the three influenza vaccine strains (A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and B), evaluated using hemagglutination inhibition (HI) egg-derived antigen assay. This criterion is met according to US (CBER) guideline if the lower limit of the two-sided 95% CI for the percentage of subjects achieving HI titers ≥40 is ≥70%.

Number of Subjects Reported Solicited Local and Systemic Reactions up to 7 Days After VaccinationUp to 7 days post vaccination

The solicited local and systemic reactogenicity were collected up to 7 days after vaccination for all three vaccine groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (56)

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Kraków, Poland

Site 22

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Lahti, Finland

Site 31

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Oulu, Finland

Site 17

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South Miami, Florida, United States

Site 5

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Endwell, New York, United States

Site 10

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Binghamton, New York, United States

Site 1

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Site 11

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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Site 6

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Burke, Virginia, United States

Site 26

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Helsinki, Finland

Site 27

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Helsinki, Finland

Site 33

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Järvenpää, Finland

Site 35

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Kokkola, Finland

Site 34

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Kotka, Finland

Site 30

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Kuopio, Finland

Site 32

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Seinäjoki, Finland

Site 21

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Tampere, Finland

Site 23

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Pori, Finland

Site 24

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Turku, Finland

Site 49

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Bydgoszcz, Poland

Site 28

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Vantaa, Finland

Site 29

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Vantaa, Finland

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Gniewkowo, Poland

Site 59

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Katowice, Poland

Site 63

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Kielce, Poland

Site 62

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Końskie, Poland

Site 57

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Krakow, Poland

Site 41

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Kraków, Poland

Site 50

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Kraków, Poland

Site 44

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Lubartów, Poland

Site 45

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Lublin, Poland

Site 65

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Oleśnica, Poland

Site 48

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Olsztyn, Poland

Site 46

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Olsztyn, Poland

Site 58

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Radziszów, Poland

Site 61

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Ruda Śląska, Poland

Site 60

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Rzeszów, Poland

Site 55

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Wilkowice, Poland

Site 52

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Warszawa, Poland

Site 64

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Wrocław, Poland

Site 54

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Wąbrzeźno, Poland

Site 51

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Łodź, Poland

Site 13

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Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Site 47

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Olsztyn, Poland

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Edison, New Jersey, United States

Site 42

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Kraków, Poland

Site 25

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Espoo, Finland

Site 15

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Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

Site 14

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Site 9

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Austin, Texas, United States

Site 2

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Bardstown, Kentucky, United States

Site 12

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Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Site 16

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site 8

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Site 7

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site 3

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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