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InfluenzaPhase 4NCT03722589

Immunogenicity Trial of Egg- Versus Non-Egg-Based Influenza Vaccines Among HCP

A Phase 4 study testing Flublok, Flucelvax and Fluarix in people with Influenza, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This randomized, open-label trial will assess humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to cell culture-based and recombinant unadjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccines compared to conventional egg-based unadjuvanted quadrivalent standard dose (15µg of HA per strain) influenza vaccines among persons aged 18-64… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Influenza
What is being tested?
Flublok, Flucelvax and Fluarix
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
944 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
12 Sep 2018to 31 Jul 2020
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthcare personnel (HCP) who have direct contact with patients, including dentists and other dental health personnel
  • Enrolled in Scott \& White Healthcare or Kaiser Permanente health network for at least one month
  • Aged 18-64 years for newly enrolled participants
  • Aged 18-65 years for participants who were originally enrolled in year one of the study and return for year 2
  • Available and willing to participate in study follow-up through the end of the 2019-2020 influenza season (i.e. at least approximately 18 months if enrolled during season 1 or 6 months if enrolled during season 2)
  • Received an egg-based standard dose influenza vaccine during the 2018-2019 influenza season (for participants enrolled for the first-time during year two)

Who cannot join

  • Already received an influenza vaccine during the current influenza season
  • Previous hypersensitivity reaction to the study vaccines as reported by the subject
  • Received any vaccine in the 4 weeks prior to the first study visit or plans to receive a vaccine (other than influenza vaccine provided through the study protocol) in the 4 weeks following the first study visit
  • Currently participating in a study that involves an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication), or has received an experimental agent within 1 month prior to enrollment in this study, or expects to receive an experimental agent during participation in this study
  • Any condition that the principle investigator (PI) believes may interfere with successful completion of the study

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest

    Portland, Oregon, 97227

  • Baylor Scott and White Health

    Temple, Texas, 76543

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Open-Label Trial to Compare the Immunogenicity of Cell Culture-Based and Recombinant Unadjuvanted Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines to Conventional Egg-Based Unadjuvanted Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines Among Healthcare Personnel Aged 18-64 Years

This randomized, open-label trial will assess humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to cell culture-based and recombinant unadjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccines compared to conventional egg-based unadjuvanted quadrivalent standard dose (15µg of HA per strain) influenza vaccines among persons aged 18-64 years. The trial will be conducted at two sites in the United States during two influenza seasons (2018-19 and 2019-20). Stratified enrollment procedures will be used to enroll a mix of participants based on age.

Read the detailed description

In year 1 of the trial (the 2018-19 Northern Hemisphere influenza season), eligible participants at each site will be randomized 2:2:1:1 to receive a single dose of cell culture-based vaccine (Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent by Seqirus, Inc., 15µg of HA per strain) versus recombinant vaccine (Flublok® Quadrivalent by Sanofi Pasteur, 45µg of HA per strain) versus one of two standard dose egg-based vaccines (Fluzone® Quadrivalent by Sanofi Pasteur, 15µg of HA per strain and Fluarix® Quadrivalent by GlaxoSmithKlein, 15µg of HA per strain) during August-September of 2018. All study vaccines are licensed for use in adults aged >18 years in the United States. Participants will have blood collected just prior to vaccination and at approximately 28 days and 6 months post-vaccination (or at the end of influenza virus circulation as determined by available surveillance data) to evaluate humoral immune responses to vaccination.

In year 1, sites will aim to enroll 864 participants (432 per site) at the start of the 2018-19 season, including up to 200 participants (up to 100 per site) who will contribute additional blood at all study visits to evaluate cell-mediated immune responses to vaccination. Efforts will be made to retain participants enrolled in the first year of the study for both years of the study. Sites will also enroll additional participants at the start of the 2019-20 season to make up for participants who withdraw or are lost to follow-up prior to the start of the 2019-20 season. Both participants and study investigators will be aware of study arm assignments with the exception of laboratory investigators who will be blinded to study arm assignment until testing is completed, as appropriate.

In year 1 , relative efficacy of single doses of study vaccines will be assessed by comparing immunologic responses to vaccination among participants between study arms using Fluzone® Quadrivalent and Fluarix® Quadrivalent as the comparator groups for participants in the Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent or Flublok® Quadrivalent arms. In addition, the effect of frequency of prior vaccination during the preceding five years on immunologic responses to vaccine will be evaluated in subgroup analysis. Both humoral (influenza antibody) and cell-mediated (influenza- specific CD4 and CD8 T cell) immune responses will be evaluated.

In year 2 of the trial, (the 2019-20 Northern Hemisphere influenza season), participants from the first year of the trial who received Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent or Flublok® Quadrivalent will be randomized 1:1 to receive Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent or Flublok® Quadrivalent, and participants who received an egg-based standard-dose vaccine in year one (Fluzone® Quadrivalent or Fluarix Quadrivalent) will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent , Flublok® Quadrivalent , or Fluzone® Quadrivalent. In addition, both sites will enroll additional participants in year 2 to achieve a total of 150 participants per site (including participants who continue from year one plus additional newly enrolled participants) who received egg-based standard dose influenza vaccine during the 2018-2019 influenza season and who will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive Flucelvax™ Quadrivalent, Flublok® Quadrivalent, or Fluzone® Quadrivalent in year two. The Kaiser Permanente Northwest site site will also enroll up to 80 new participants for a non-randomized study arm that will receive Fluzone® High-Dose. All study vaccines except Fluzone High-Dose are licensed for use in adults aged >=18 years in the United States. Fluzone High-Dose is licensed for use in adults aged >=64 years in the United States and will be used off-label in this trial. Participants will have blood collected just prior to vaccination and at approximately 28 days post-vaccination (or at the end of influenza virus circulation as determined by available surveillance data) to evaluate humoral immune responses to vaccination. Additional blood will be collected from a subset of participants pre-vaccination and at approximately 7 and 28 days post-vaccination to evaluate cell-mediated immune responses to vaccination.

In year 2, sites will aim to retain from year 1 or newly enroll 750 participants.

Deaths and/or adverse events were not monitored/assessed in any arms for any flu seasons

Conditions
Influenza
Being tested
Flublok, Flucelvax, Fluarix, Fluzone, Fluzone High-Dose
Medical subject headings
Influenza, Human

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FlublokBiological

    0.5 mL intramuscular dose of Flublok

  • FlucelvaxBiological

    0.5 mL intramuscular dose of Flucelvax

  • FluarixBiological

    0.5 mL intramuscular dose of Fluarix

  • FluzoneBiological

    0.5 mL intramuscular dose of Fluzone

  • Fluzone High-DoseBiological

    0.5 mL intramuscular dose of Fluzone

Study groups in NCT03722589
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Flublok (Recombinant)Active comparatorFlublok® Quadrivalent by Sanofi Pasteur, 45µg of HA per strain
Receives: Biological: Flublok
Flucelvax (Cell-based)Active comparatorFlucelvax™ Quadrivalent by Seqirus, Inc., 15µg of HA per strain
Receives: Biological: Flucelvax
Fluarix (Egg-based)Active comparatorFluarix® Quadrivalent by GlaxoSmithKlein, 15µg of HA per strain
Receives: Biological: Fluarix
Fluzone (Egg-based)Active comparatorFluzone® Quadrivalent by Sanofi Pasteur, 15µg of HA per strain
Receives: Biological: Fluzone
Fluzone (Egg-based) High-DoseActive comparatorFluzone® Trivalent High-Dose by Sanofi Pasteur, 60µg of HA per strain
Receives: Biological: Fluzone High-Dose

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Microneutralization (MN) Assay Response to Cell-grown Influenza A/H3N2 - Seroconversion Rate (SCR)

    MN responses to the cell-grown influenza A/H3N2 vaccine reference viruses for each study season at approximately 28 days post-vaccination, including by assessing SCR in the various vaccine arms defined as the proportion of participants with paired samples that achieved ≥ 4 fold rises comparing post- versus pre-vaccination titers, and post vaccination titers ≥ 40

    Measured: 28 days post-vaccination during year 1

  2. Microneutralization (MN) Assay Response to Cell-grown Influenza A/H3N2 - Seroconversion Rate (SCR)

    MN responses to the cell-grown influenza A/H3N2 vaccine reference viruses for each study season at approximately 28 days post-vaccination, including by assessing SCR in the various vaccine arms defined as the proportion of participants with paired samples that achieved ≥ 4 fold rises comparing post- versus pre-vaccination titers, and post vaccination titers ≥ 40

    Measured: 28 days post-vaccination during year 2

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Oct 2018
  2. Study start12 Sep 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Jul 2020
  4. Study completion31 Jul 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
944 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03722589
Sponsor's protocol ID
7179
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
15 Oct 2018
Last updated
22 Jul 2024
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: IPD will be made available to contractor and site research staff. This data can be made available to other researchers upon request.

Publications

  • Liu F, Gross FL, Joshi S, Gaglani M, Naleway AL, Murthy K, Groom HC, Wesley MG, Edwards LJ, Grant L, Kim SS, Sambhara S, Gangappa S, Tumpey T, Thompson MG, Fry AM, Flannery B, Dawood FS, Levine MZ. Redirecting antibody responses from egg-adapted epitopes following repeat vaccination with recombinant or cell culture-based versus egg-based influenza vaccines. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 4;15(1):254. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44551-x.

    PubMed 38177116
  • Gaglani M, Kim SS, Naleway AL, Levine MZ, Edwards L, Murthy K, Dunnigan K, Zunie T, Groom H, Ball S, Jeddy Z, Hunt D, Wesley MG, Sambhara S, Gangappa S, Grant L, Cao W, Gross FL, Mishina M, Fry AM, Thompson MG, Dawood FS, Flannery B. Effect of Repeat Vaccination on Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Cell-Culture and Recombinant Influenza Vaccines Among Healthcare Personnel Aged 18-64 Years: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 8;76(3):e1168-e1176. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac683.

    PubMed 36031405
  • Dawood FS, Naleway AL, Flannery B, Levine MZ, Murthy K, Sambhara S, Gangappa S, Edwards L, Ball S, Grant L, Belongia E, Bounds K, Cao W, Gross FL, Groom H, Fry AM, Rentz Hunt D, Jeddy Z, Mishina M, Kim SS, Wesley MG, Spencer S, Thompson MG, Gaglani M. Comparison of the Immunogenicity of Cell Culture-Based and Recombinant Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines to Conventional Egg-Based Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines Among Healthcare Personnel Aged 18-64 Years: A Randomized Open-Label Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 6;73(11):1973-1981. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab566.

    PubMed 34245243

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Flublok, Flucelvax and Fluarix in people with Influenza, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 Jul 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Microneutralization (MN) Assay Response to Cell-grown Influenza A/H3N2 - Seroconversion Rate (SCR) (time frame: 28 days post-vaccination during year 1). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03722589, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jul 2024.

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