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Study of a Pandemic Influenza Vaccine in Elderly Participants

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Influenza
Registration Number
NCT00376402
Lead Sponsor
Seqirus
Brief Summary

The World Health Organisation has warned that an influenza pandemic is inevitable. The avian influenza H5N1 virus strain is one of the leading candidates to cause the next influenza pandemic. The elderly are likely to be a special target group for vaccination; therefore, this study will test the safety and immunogenicity of a H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine in a healthy elderly population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy male and female participants
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of clinically significant medical conditions
  • History of Guillain-Barre syndrome or active neurological disease
  • Resident of nursing home or long-term care facility

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety and immunogenicity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

CMAX, a division of IDT Australia

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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