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A Study to Evaluate the Shedding and Safety of Trivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal in Infants and Young Children

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Biological: Trivalent influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal
Registration Number
NCT00344305
Lead Sponsor
MedImmune LLC
Brief Summary

Open label, single arm, multicenter study of the shedding and safety of a single dose of trivalent, influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal in children 6 to \< 60 months of age, with 28-day shedding follow-up and 180-day safety follow-up.

Detailed Description

This was a Phase 2, open-label, single-arm, multicenter study designed to evaluate vaccine virus shedding and safety of trivalent influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal in children 6 to \< 60 months of age. Enrollment of approximately 200 participants was stratified by age, with 100 participants 6 to \< 24 months of age (who reached their sixth month but not their second year birthday) and 100 participants 24 to \< 60 months of age (who reached their second year but not their fifth year birthday). Baseline medical history data collection included the participants prior receipt of influenza vaccine or history of laboratory-confirmed influenza illness in the previous influenza season.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female, 6 months to less than 60 months of age (reached their 6th month but not yet reached their 5th year birthday) at the time of study vaccination
  • Written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization obtained from the participants parent/legal representative
  • Ability of the participants parent/legal representative to understand and comply with the requirements of the study
  • Participants parent/legal representative available by telephone
  • Ability to complete follow-up period of 180 days after study vaccination as required by the protocol
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of hypersensitivity to any component of trivalent influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal, including egg or egg products, monosodium glutamate, or porcine gelatin
  • History of hypersensitivity to gentamicin
  • History of Guillain-Barré syndrome
  • Medically diagnosed wheezing, bronchodilator use, or steroid use (systemic or inhaled), by parent/legal representative report or chart review, within the 42 days prior to study vaccination (i.e., children with recent persistent asthma were excluded); or history of severe persistent asthma according to the criteria described in the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report
  • Acute febrile (greater than or equal to [>=] 100.0 degree Fahrenheit [°F] oral or equivalent) and/or clinically significant respiratory illness (e.g., cough or sore throat) within 72 hours prior to study vaccination
  • Any known immunosuppressive condition or immune deficiency disease (including human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection), or ongoing receipt of any immunosuppressive therapy
  • Household contact who was immunocompromised (participants were also to avoid close contact with immunocompromised individuals for at least 21 days after study vaccination)
  • Use of aspirin or aspirin-containing products within the 30 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 180 days after study vaccination
  • Use of anti-influenza medications (including amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir, and zanamivir) within the 14 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 28 days after study vaccination
  • Use of any intranasal medication within the 14 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 28 days after study vaccination
  • Administration of any live virus vaccine within the 30 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 30 days after study vaccination
  • Administration of any inactivated (i.e., non-live) vaccine within the 14 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 14 days after study vaccination
  • Receipt of any investigational agent within the 30 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 180 days after study vaccination (use of licensed agents for indications not listed in the package insert was permitted)
  • Receipt of any blood product within the 90 days prior to study vaccination, or expected receipt through 28 days after study vaccination
  • Family member or household contact who was an employee of the research center or otherwise involved with the conduct of the study
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would have interfered with evaluation of the vaccine or interpretation of study results

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort 2: Participants Between 24 to < 60 Months AgeTrivalent influenza virus vaccine live, intranasalParticipants received a single, intranasal dose of 0.2 mL (approximately 0.1 mL in each nostril) FluMist trivalent influenza virus vaccine live on Day 0 of the study. Each dose of FluMist vaccine contained 10\^7 FFU of three influenza virus strains namely, A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Wyoming/03/2003 (H3N2) (A/Fujian/411/2002-like) and B/Jilin/20/2003 (B/Shanghai/361/2002-like).
Cohort 1: Participants Between 6 to < 24 Months AgeTrivalent influenza virus vaccine live, intranasalParticipants received a single, intranasal dose of 0.2 millilitre (mL) (approximately 0.1 mL in each nostril) FluMist trivalent influenza virus vaccine live on Day 0 of the study. Each dose of FluMist vaccine contained 10\^7 fluorescent focus units (FFU) of three influenza virus strains namely, A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Wyoming/03/2003 (H3N2) (A/Fujian/411/2002-like) and B/Jilin/20/2003 (B/Shanghai/361/2002-like).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Who Shed Any Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Viral shedding is defined as the detection of virus by viral culture and vaccine-type virus was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assays. Viral shedding (A/New Caledonia/20/99 \[H1N1\]; A/Wyoming/03/2003 \[H3N2\] (A/Fujian/411/2002-like); B/Jilin/20/2003 B/Shanghai/361/2002-like\]) was measured from samples obtained from nasal swabs daily from Days 1 to 7 post vaccination and approximately every other day thereafter from Days 9 to 28. Participants whose Day 25 or 28 shedding sample was positive for vaccine virus had additional shedding samples collected approximately every 7 days, or as soon as possible upon awareness of culture positivity, until 2 consecutive samples were negative for vaccine virus.

Percentage of Participants Who Shed A/H3N2 Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Viral shedding is defined as the detection of virus by viral culture and vaccine-type virus was confirmed by PCR based assays. Viral shedding (A/New Caledonia/20/99 \[H1N1\]; A/Wyoming/03/2003 \[H3N2\] (A/Fujian/411/2002-like); B/Jilin/20/2003 B/Shanghai/361/2002-like\]) was measured from samples obtained from nasal swabs daily from Days 1 to 7 post vaccination and approximately every other day thereafter from Days 9 to 28. Participants whose Day 25 or 28 shedding sample was positive for vaccine virus had additional shedding samples collected approximately every 7 days, or as soon as possible upon awareness of culture positivity, until 2 consecutive samples were negative for vaccine virus.

Percentage of Participants Who Shed A/H1N1 Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Viral shedding is defined as the detection of virus by viral culture and vaccine-type virus was confirmed by PCR based assays. Viral shedding (A/New Caledonia/20/99 \[H1N1\]; A/Wyoming/03/2003 \[H3N2\] (A/Fujian/411/2002-like); B/Jilin/20/2003 B/Shanghai/361/2002-like\]) was measured from samples obtained from nasal swabs daily from Days 1 to 7 post vaccination and approximately every other day thereafter from Days 9 to 28. Participants whose Day 25 or 28 shedding sample was positive for vaccine virus had additional shedding samples collected approximately every 7 days, or as soon as possible upon awareness of culture positivity, until 2 consecutive samples were negative for vaccine virus.

Percentage of Participants Who Shed B Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Viral shedding is defined as the detection of virus by viral culture and vaccine-type virus was confirmed by PCR based assays. Viral shedding (A/New Caledonia/20/99 \[H1N1\]; A/Wyoming/03/2003 \[H3N2\] (A/Fujian/411/2002-like); B/Jilin/20/2003 B/Shanghai/361/2002-like\]) was measured from samples obtained from nasal swabs daily from Days 1 to 7 post vaccination and approximately every other day thereafter from Days 9 to 28. Participants whose Day 25 or 28 shedding sample was positive for vaccine virus had additional shedding samples collected approximately every 7 days, or as soon as possible upon awareness of culture positivity, until 2 consecutive samples were negative for vaccine virus.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quantitation of Confirmed A/H1N1 Shed Vaccine Virus on Any DayDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Quantitation of confirmed A/H1N1 shed vaccine virus was evaluated using the log transformed median tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50) per (/) millilitre (mL) for A/H1N1 vaccine strain and summarized for all participants who shed vaccine virus.

Quantitation of Confirmed A/H3N2 Shed Vaccine Virus on Any DayDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Quantitation of confirmed A/H3N2 shed vaccine virus was evaluated using the log (TCID50)/mL for A/H3N2 vaccine strain and summarized for all participants who shed vaccine virus.

Duration of Any Vaccine Virus SheddingDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The number of days of shedding was summarized for all participants who shed any vaccine virus.

Quantitation of Confirmed B Shed Vaccine Virus on Any DayDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

Quantitation of confirmed B shed vaccine virus was evaluated using the log (TCID50)/mL for B vaccine strain and summarized for all participants who shed vaccine virus.

Number of Participants With Reactogenicity Events (REs) and Adverse Events (AEs) Through 28 Days Post VaccinationDays 0-28 after vaccination (up to Day 28)

REs were predefined solicited events that could potentially occur after vaccination. The REs for this study were fever, runny/stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain (stomach ache), muscle ache, chills, decreased activity level (lethargy), decreased appetite, and irritability. An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship.

Duration of Confirmed B Vaccine Virus SheddingDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The number of days of shedding was summarized for all participants who shed confirmed B strain virus.

Number of Participants With Genotypic and Phenotypic Stability of A/H1N1 Shed Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The genetic and phenotypic stability of shed vaccine virus was evaluated by determination of genomic sequence and assessment of the cold-adapted (ca) and temperature-sensitive (ts) phenotypes. Viruses were considered ts if their titer at 39 degrees Celsius (°C) was at least two logs (100-fold) lower than their titer at 33°C. Viruses were considered ca if they replicated at 25°C to a titer that was no more than two logs (100-fold) lower than the titer at 33°C. After additional phenotypic and genotypic analyses, all evaluable samples retained the ca and ts phenotypes.

Number of Participants With Genotypic and Phenotypic Stability of A/H3N2 Shed Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The genetic and phenotypic stability of shed vaccine virus was evaluated by determination of genomic sequence and assessment of the ca and ts phenotypes. Viruses were considered ts if their titer at 39°C was at least two logs (100-fold) lower than their titer at 33°C. Viruses were considered ca if they replicated at 25°C to a titer that was no more than two logs (100-fold) lower than the titer at 33°C. After additional phenotypic and genotypic analyses, all evaluable samples retained the ca and ts phenotypes.

Number of Participants With Genotypic and Phenotypic Stability of B Shed Vaccine VirusDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The genetic and phenotypic stability of shed vaccine virus was evaluated by determination of genomic sequence and assessment of the ca and ts phenotypes. Viruses were considered ts if their titer at 37°C was at least two logs (100-fold) lower than their titer at 33°C. Viruses were considered ca if they replicated at 25°C to a titer that was no more than two logs (100-fold) lower than the titer at 33°C. After additional phenotypic and genotypic analyses, all evaluable samples retained the ca and ts phenotypes.

Number of Participants With REs in Relation to Any Vaccine Virus SheddingDays 0-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

REs were predefined solicited events that could potentially occur after vaccination. The REs for this study were fever, runny/stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain (stomach ache), muscle ache, chills, decreased activity level (lethargy), decreased appetite, and irritability.

Duration of Confirmed A/H1N1 Vaccine Virus SheddingDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The number of days of shedding was summarized for all participants who shed confirmed A/H1N1 strain virus.

Duration of Confirmed A/H3N2 Vaccine Virus SheddingDays 1-28 after study vaccination (up to Day 28)

The number of days of shedding was summarized for all participants who shed confirmed A/H3N2 strain virus.

Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Significant New Medical Conditions (SNMC) Through 180 Days Post VaccinationDays 0-180 after vaccination (up to 6.5 months)

An SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. An SNMC is defined as a newly diagnosed medical condition that was of a chronic, ongoing nature and was assessed by the investigator as medically significant. SNMCs included, but were not limited to, diabetes, asthma, autoimmune disease (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), and neurological disease (epilepsy, autism).

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Little Rock Allergy & Asthma Clinic, PA

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, PA (PAMPA)

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Marietta, Georgia, United States

Kentucky Pediatrics/Adult Research

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Bardstown, Kentucky, United States

Benchmark Research

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San Angelo, Texas, United States

Health Sciences Research Center

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Elmira, New York, United States

Regional Clinical Research Inc.

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Endwell, New York, United States

Grand Prairie Pediatrics & Allergy Clinic

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Med-Pro Research Inc.

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Houston, Texas, United States

Primary Physicians Research , Inc

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Central Texas Health Research

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New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Wee Care Pediatrics

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Layton, Utah, United States

Utah Valley Pediatrics

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Provo, Utah, United States

PI-Coor Clinical Research, LLC

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Burke, Virginia, United States

Advanced Pediatrics

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Vienna, Virginia, United States

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