Active clinical trials for "Influenza, Human"

Background: Each Belgian winter season is characterized by a wave of influenza like and respiratory symptoms. Especially, the elderly people are more vulnerable to be infected by influenza, but also RSV. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and eventually a next wave, will increase the prevalence of influenza like and respiratory symptoms. Method: A multicentre non-commercial cohort study will be conducted in nursing home staff and residents during the Winter season 2020-2021. Objectives: Primary objective is the difference in incidence of influenza like and respiratory symptoms between cases (cases have evidence of past infection with SARS-CoV-2, referred to as Covid +) and controls (controls have no evidence of previous infection and are referred to as Covid -). The primary outcome analysis as well as the secondary outcome analyses will use two strata: nursing home staff and nursing home residents. The secondary objectives are the difference in incidence of COVID-19, influenza, RSV infections confirmed by PCR between cases and controls, to define a correlate of protection in the covid + group against re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 based on the study of the pre-existing antibody profile (antigen specificity, antibody type and antibody level) at the time of re-exposure. A multiplex assay will be used to assess the antibody profile. Finally, to study the COVID-19 disease severity (7 point WHO ordinal scale, this includes a.o. hospitalisation, mechanical ventilation need and ICU admission, mortality) based on the presence/absence of pre-existing antibodies and the pre-existing antibody profile. For other respiratory infections we will study the need for hospitalization and mortality.

A study to evaluate the humoral immune response 3 weeks after vaccination with Inflexal V according to the CHMP criteria in elderly subjects for the 2011/2012 WHO recommended vaccine strains, to evaluate immunogenicity parameters 6 months after vaccination for the 3 vaccine strains and to assess the cross-protection against 4 selected circulating heterogeneous A/H1N1 influenza strains 3 weeks after influenza vaccination versus baseline.

The purpose of this study is to describe the immune response to a novel H1N1 influenza vaccination in healthy adults, and to understand the factors that allow healthy adults to respond to a single dose of vaccine even if they have never previously experience novel H1N1 disease or vaccination.

This is a trial for annual registration of the updated seasonal influenza vaccine formulation.

To provide Centers for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) with sera collected from healthy children receiving the 2006-2007 formulation of the inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine Fluzone® for further study by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate immunologic equivalence of three consecutive production lots of the subunit influenza vaccine compared to egg-derived inactivated influenza vaccine in healthy subjects 18 to 49 years of ages. In addition, this study is to show how safe and well tolerated a conventional inactivated subunit influenza vaccine, licensed in many countries outside the United States, is compared to an inactivated influenza vaccine, licensed in the United States.

To determine if there is an improvement in the immune response to HBsAg (hepatitis B virus) in healthy infants using a modified process in a combination Haemophilus Influenzae, type b/Hepatitis B vaccine and a currently licensed Haemophilus Influenzae, type b/Hepatitis B vaccine

A comparative study of different swab types used for collection of specimens for rapid inluenza testing

It appears likely that there will be a delay and possibly a reduction in the amount of influenza vaccine available for the 2000-2001 influenza season. One possible way of increasing the availability of influenza vaccine for this year is to use a half-dose in healthy adults. The objective of this study is to determine if the immune system responds to a half-dose the same way it responds to a whole dose. This study will use the currently approved inactivated influenza vaccine in healthy adults ages 18 to 49 years old. If the immune response to the half-dose is not significantly different than the immune response generated to the whole dose, this could be a strategy to extend the amount of vaccine that could be available in this age group.

A Multicenter Study Conducted to Evaluate the Performance of the LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 & FLU A/B Test, and LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 & RSV Test at Point of Care Testing Sites. Subjects presenting with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 and/or Influenza and/or RSV will be consented and asked to donate swab sample(s) for testing in the device(s) under evaluation.