Active clinical trials for "Influenza, Human"

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' influenza vaccine GSK2340272A.

Influenza (flu) viruses change continuously, therefore also the parts of viruses used in influenza vaccines can vary from year to year. In Europe, manufacturers/marketing holders of these vaccines are required to be involved in ongoing clinical trials and to present the results to the competent authorities each year. The current study is a phase IIIa clinical trial with a commercially available vaccine (Influvac®) supplied in pre filled syringes. It is part of the ongoing clinical trial program for Influvac® and will be done to assess the immunogenicity and safety and tolerability of next season's trivalent influenza subunit vaccine in two groups of subjects in good health: subjects aged >= 18 and <= 60 years and subjects >= 61 years of age (elderly).

Immunogenicity and safety of a cell-derived influenza vaccine in adults aged >= 18 and <= 64 years, plus revaccination

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immunogenicity and the safety of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' seasonal influenza vaccine, Fluarix, compared to Fluzone (a US-licensed vaccine) in children, 6 to 35 months of age.

The influenza virus, commonly called the flu, is a common source of infection in lung transplant patients and can often lead to pneumonia and possibly rejection. The annual influenza vaccine is the most important strategy used to prevent infection but it is not effective in all lung transplant patients. It has been thought that the response to the vaccine may be improved if it is given into the skin (intradermal) rather than the muscle (intramuscular). We hypothesize that a significantly greater proportion of patients will respond to vaccination using the intradermal influenza vaccine compared to the intramuscular vaccine.

The goal of this study is to compare the efficacy of the surgical mask to the N95 respirator in protecting nurses from influenza in the hospital setting. The investigators propose a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial whereby nurses are randomized to either a surgical mask or an N95 respirator when caring for patients with febrile respiratory illness during the influenza season. The hypothesis is that the surgical mask offers similar protection against influenza to that of the N95. The specific objective of the study is to assess whether the rates of influenza (laboratory-confirmed by PCR and HAI assay), as well as secondary outcomes (influenza-like illness, work-related absenteeism, physician visits for respiratory illness, and lower respiratory infection), are similar among nurses using a surgical mask compared to those using an N95 respirator.

To further characterize the immune responses induced after an influenza vaccination performed either via the ID or the IM routes in two clearly distinct populations. Objectives: To describe the immune response per age group and vaccine group after vaccination. To describe the safety of the vaccines per age group and per vaccine group after vaccination.

This multi-center study will be conducted in the United States with up to 80 healthy adult subjects. Subjects will be scheduled to receive a total of two (2) injections with 1 injection each administered. Subjects will be randomized according to a randomization scheme.

The aim of the present dose ranging study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of two doses of twelve different formulations of a Cell Culture-Derived H5N1 Subunit Influenza Virus Vaccine, adjuvanted with MF59 or non-adjuvanted, given three weeks apart and followed by a booster dose after 12 months in healthy adults 18 to 40 years of age.

A Phase IV, Open Label, Multi-Centre Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability Profile of CSL Limited's Influenza Virus Vaccine in a Paediatric Population Aged >= 6 Months to < 18 Years