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Vaccination Against Influenza to Prevent Cardiovascular Events After Acute Coronary Syndromes

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Interventions
Biological: Double Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine
Biological: Standard Dose Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine
Registration Number
NCT04001504
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Brief Summary

Cardiovascular disease has a great burden in the context of public health, as well as the low pharmacological adherence of patients who have chronic non-transmissible diseases. However, the investigators do not have data on the efficacy of vaccination to reduce cardiovascular events in the acute coronary syndromes, and the few studies evaluating the cardioprotective potential of the influenza vaccine were conducted in countries with well defined seasonalities, divergent of Brazil, that presents a constant viral circulation during all months of the year and distinct among its regions. Therefore, study evaluating higher dose vaccination in a period that contemplates the seasonality of the influenza virus in Brazil may bring important findings to different scientific gaps, as well as clarify questions about the possible benefit of doubled vaccination - which does not present contraindications - immediately after a atherothrombotic event. If it shows real benefit, it could also be a future therapeutic tool adjuvant to traditional drug therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular events.

Detailed Description

Phase III, randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label, superiority, 1:1 allocation, blind assessment of clinical outcomes and intention-to-treat analysis clinical trial to determine whether increased doses(double dose) of influenza vaccine in the hospital phase, when compared to usual dose vaccination (30 days of randomization), decreases the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are excluded from the respiratory infection component of the primary outcome.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1801
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Participation in another clinical trial with vaccines;
  • Refusal to provide consent;
  • Hypersensitivity and/or anaphylaxis to any component of the vaccine, or Guillain-Barré within 6 weeks after previous influenza vaccine;
  • Have already received the influenza vaccine with the same strains used in the study within the last 12 months of inclusion in the study
  • Breastfeeding women;
  • Pregnant women;
  • Presenting an acute coronary syndrome during months of December, January, and February.
  • Acute coronary syndrome hospitalization >7 days

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Double Dose Quadrivalent Influenza VaccineDouble Dose Quadrivalent Influenza VaccineDouble Dose QIV during index ACS hospitalization
Standard Dose Quadrivalent Influenza VaccineStandard Dose Quadrivalent Influenza VaccineStandard Dose QIV 30 days after randomization
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hierarchical composite endpoint consisting of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina hospitalization, heart failure hospitalization, urgent coronary revascularization or respiratory infections hospitalizations12 months

The primary objective will be analyzed using the win ratio approach comparing every participant of treatment group to every participant of control group to determine a winner

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
COVID-19 hospitalizations12 months

Time to first occurrence of COVID-19 hospitalizations

Stent thrombosis12 months

Time to first occurrence of probable and definite stent thrombosis

TIA (Transient ischemic attack)12 months

Time to first occurrence of TIA

Key Secondary End Point is a hierarchical outcome consisting only of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke.12 months

The key secondary end point will be analyzed using the win ratio approach comparing every participant of treatment group to every participant of control group to determine a winner

Myocardial infarction12 months

Time to first occurrence of myocardial infarction

Stroke12 months

Time to first occurrence of stroke

Cardiovascular mortality12 months

Time to first occurrence of CV death

Heart failure hospitalizations12 months

Time to first occurrence of Heart failure hospitalizations

Respiratory infections hospitalizations12 months

Time to first occurrence of hospitalization due to upper and lower respiratory tract infection (excluding COVID-19)

Need for myocardial revascularization12 months

Time to first occurrence of urgent coronary revascularization ischemia guide (urgent or not-urgent)

Total mortality12 months

Time to first occurrence of all cause death

Unstable angina hospitalization12 months

Time to first occurrence of Unstable angina hospitalization

Trial Locations

Locations (22)

Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Presidente Prudente

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Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil

Hospital Santa Lucia

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Poços De Caldas, MG, Brazil

Hospital Agamenon Magalhães

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Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

Instituto do Coração - HC FMUSP

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São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas

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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Hospital Cárdio Pulmonar

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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Hospital e Clínica São Roque

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Ipiaú, Bahia, Brazil

Hospital Ana Nery

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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal

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Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Universidade Federal do Ceará / Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio

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Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Hospital Universitario da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

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Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco

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Recife, PE, Brazil

Instituto Estadual de Cardiologia Aloysio de Castro

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Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

IPEMI - Instituto de Pesquisas Médicas de Itajaí

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Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Hospital Dona Helena

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Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Hospital Regional Hans Dieter Schmidt

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Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Marília

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Marília, SP, Brazil

Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP

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Botucatu, SP, Brazil

Instituto Dante Pazzanese

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São Paulo, Brazil

Centro de Pesquisa Clinica do Coração

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Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

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