E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Vaccination of healthy subjects aged 18 to 60 years (i.e. to the day before the 61st birthday) or 61 years or above (from the day of the 61st birthday) on the day of inclusion with one dose of the new formulation of the influenza vaccine for the 2007-2008 Northern Hemisphere season. |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To check the compliance, in terms of immunogenicity, of the inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine Northern Hemisphere 2007-2008 formulation with the requirements of the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) Note for Guidance (NfG) CPMP/BWP/214/96. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To describe the safety of the inactivated, split-virion influenza vaccine, Northern Hemisphere 2007-2008 formulation. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Aged 18 to 60 years (i.e. to the day before the 61st birthday) or 61 years or above (from the day of the 61st birthday) on the day of inclusion 2) Provision of a signed informed consent 3) Able to attend all scheduled visits and comply with all trial procedures 4) For a woman of child-bearing potential: avoid becoming pregnant (use of an effective method of contraception or abstinence) for at least 4 weeks prior to vaccination, until at least 4 weeks after vaccination. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) For a woman of child-bearing potential, known pregnancy or positive urine pregnancy test at V01 2) Febrile illness (temperature ≥37.5°C) or moderate or severe acute illness/infection on the day of vaccination, according to Investigator judgment 3) Breast-feeding woman 4) Participation in another clinical trial investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure in the 4 weeks preceding the trial vaccination 5) Planned participation in another clinical trial during the present trial period 6) Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, immunosuppressive therapy such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 6 months, or long-term systemic corticosteroids therapy 7) Known systemic hypersensitivity to egg proteins, chicken proteins, or to any of the vaccine components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to the trial vaccine or a vaccine containing any of the same substances 8) Chronic illness at a stage that could interfere with trial conduct or completion, in the opinion of the Investigator 9) Current alcohol abuse or drug addiction that may interfere with the subject’s ability to comply with trial procedures 10) Receipt of blood or blood-derived products in the past 3 months, that might interfere with the assessment of immune response 11) Receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding the trial vaccination 12) Planned receipt of any vaccine in the 3 weeks following the trial vaccination 13) Previous vaccination against influenza in the previous 6 months 14) Thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorder or anticoagulants in the 3 weeks preceding inclusion contraindicating intramuscular vaccination 15) Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C seropositivity 16) Subject deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized without his/her consent. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
For each vaccine strain: - Individual titer ratio D21/D0, - Seroprotection status: titer ≥40 (1/dil) on D0 and D21, - Seroconversion for subjects with a titer <10 (1/dil) on D0: post-injection titer ≥40 (1/dil) on D21 or significant increase for subjects with a titer ≥10 (1/dil) on D0: ≥4-fold increase of post-injection titer on D21. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 21 |