Active clinical trials for "Influenza, Human"

Severe disease in humans due to bird influenza viruses (H5N1) has led to concern that this virus may result in a widespread outbreak of bird flu. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dose and dosing schedule for 2 different types of H5N1 vaccine. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 9 possible vaccine groups. All participants will receive 2 doses of Clade 1, Clade 2, or combination Clade 1 and 2 on Day 0. All participants will receive a second dose of the same vaccine or a different vaccine type on study day 7, 14, 28 or 180. Study participants will include about 500 healthy adult subjects, ages 18-49 years old, who have no history of prior H5 flu exposure or vaccination. Study procedures may include medical history, physical exam, and blood sampling. Subject participation may last up to 372 days. Several DMID studies have recently evaluated H5N1 vaccines in healthy adults, 04-063, 05-0090, 05-0015, and 05-0043.

Following the licensure of sanofi pasteur's 90 µg rgA/Vietnam/1203/2004 pandemic influenza vaccine, efforts to develop a lower antigen dose formulation with improved immunogenicity using adjuvants were initiated. The present study is part of this endeavor. It is primarily a formulation/dose-finding study with a secondary aim at generating safety and immunogenicity data for the final formulation for the development of a pre-pandemic vaccine.

In order to find the formulation leading to a maximal increase of the immune response while maintaining an acceptable safety profile, this study is designed to evaluate the immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity of the different formulations of GSK Biologicals' influenza vaccine administered in adults aged 65 years and older compared to Fluarix.

Influenza causes epidemics of respiratory infection in young children each winter. Young children, particularly those under 6 months of age are most vulnerable to suffering from complications secondary to influenza infection. Consequently, influenza vaccine has been recommended for children 6-59 months of age. Influenza vaccine is not approved for use in children under 6 month of age who are at highest risk. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended vaccination of household contacts of children under 6 month of age - a cocooning strategy. The current study is a hospital-based study to assess the effectiveness of a program to vaccinate birth mothers and household contacts of newborns with influenza vaccine. We propose to study both birth mothers and household contacts of newborns delivered at Durham Regional Hospital and Duke University Medical Center, birthing hospitals serving Durham and surrounding counties in central North Carolina. We will implement several strategies to increase vaccine coverage rates at Durham Regional Hospital utilizing Duke University Hospital as a comparison setting. Strategies will include: standing vaccine orders for birth mothers, vaccine reminders for household contacts, and a hospital based influenza vaccine clinic to increase vaccine accessibility for household contacts. Vaccine coverage rates will be assessed utilizing a survey method (maternal interview at the birthing hospital and a follow-up telephone contact 6-8 weeks later). We hypothesize that influenza vaccine coverage rates for new mothers and household contacts of newborns delivered at the intervention hospital will be higher when compared to coverage rates in the comparison hospital. Demographic determinants of vaccine coverage and reasons for refusal of influenza vaccine will also be assessed.

Primary Objective: To describe the immunogenicity of an injection of the investigational inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine 21 days after vaccination in 18 to 60 years old renal transplant subjects identified as non-responder to previous vaccination with the IM reference vaccine (Vaxigrip®). Secondary Objective: To describe the safety of an injection of the investigational inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine in 18 to 60 years old renal transplant subjects identified as non-responder to previous vaccination with the IM reference vaccine

The study primarily aims to evaluate immunogenicity and safety of influenza vaccines (cell culture derived seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine (cTIV) or influenza virus vaccine (egg-derived seasonal trivalent, thiomersal free; eTIV_a)) when administered alone and when administered concomitantly with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PV) in elderly subjects. The study also aimed to evaluate safety and immunogenicity (subset) of annual vaccination with either cTIV or eTIV_a in adults and elderly subjects.

This study will investigate safety and immunogenicity of a monovalent conjugated vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b in healthy children aged 2 to 4 months in China.

The purpose of this study is to compare the antibody response and reaction rates in children age 6-23 months when they are given either the currently recommended schedule of two 0.25ml doses of influenza vaccine one month apart or two 0.5ml doses of influenza vaccine, one month apart.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of the vaccine and the immune response to the vaccine in healthy adult volunteers 65 years of age or older. Volunteers will be assigned by randomization to receive either the vaccine or an inactive substance (placebo) by injections in the arm on two occasions over one month. The study will last approximately 10 months and will have a total of 7 visits.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GSK influenza vaccine candidate compared to a licensed trivalent influenza vaccine in adults.