Clinical trials: Adaptive Immunity
Malaria
Correlates of Protection in Ghana
Malaria is a sickness passed from one person to the other by the bite of a mosquito. In areas of frequent malaria infection, children may develop natural protection against malaria and they are less likely to become sick or die…
- Trial name
- NCT00138307
- Where
- 2 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
IgG4 Related Disease
Adaptive and Trained Immunity in the Pathogenesis of IgG4-Related Disease
Enquire involvement of trained immunity in the pathogenesis of IgG4RD
- Trial name
- TRIM4 (NCT06844864)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Healthy
Training Study to Characterize Biomarkers to Flu Vaccines
It is thought that vaccines trigger innate inflammatory responses to induce antigen-specific adaptive immunity (the desired effect), but excessive inflammation may lead to serious inflammatory complications or unwanted side…
- Trial name
- NCT01771367
- Testing
- Fluad, Agrippal
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Prevention of COVID-19
Assessing Immune Response of Different COVID-19 Vaccines in Older Adults
This is a randomised controlled, adaptive, multicentre Phase II protocol evaluating different booster strategies in individuals aged 75 years and older already vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.
- Trial name
- EU-COVAT-1 (NCT05160766)
- Testing
- Comirnaty (BTN162b2), Spikevax (mRNA-1273)
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany, Lithuania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oliver Cornely, MD
Tuberculosis
Investigating Immune Responses to Aerosol BCG Challenge in Healthy UK Adults
TB043 is a clinical challenge trial primarily to evaluate the safety of BCG challenge administered by the aerosol inhaled route in healthy, BCG naive (Group 1-7) as well as historically BCG vaccinated UK adults (Group 8) .
- Trial name
- NCT03912207
- Testing
- BCG Danish
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Quorum Sensing, Prebiotics
Biological Modulation of Bacterial QSSMs, Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Antibiotics, Probiotics and Prebiotics in Healthy Individuals
It has recently been discovered that bacteria are able to communicate using specialised molecules known as Quorum Sensing Signalling Molecules (QSSMs).
- Conditions
- Quorum Sensing, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT01201577
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium longum BB536, Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC), Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Prevention of Influenza
Study of Biomarkers of Immune Activation Associated with Symptoms and Immune Responses After Influenza Vaccination in Adults
This clinical fase IV study, using the administration of a single dose of a quadrivalent, inactivated, split influenza virus vaccine as biological intervention will mirror a study conducted at Imperial College, London, UK that…
- Trial name
- NCT03160118
- Testing
- Seasonal,quadrivalent,influenza vaccine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Hepatitis B
A Study to Characterise Immune Responses Following Immunisations With "Fendrix" or "Engerix B" Hepatitis B Vaccines
The purpose of this study is to generate an exploratory training set of data and to identify predictive biomarkers (a measurable biological response that predicts something) of innate and adaptive responses to immunisation of two…
- Trial name
- NCT02032160
- Testing
- Engerix B IM injection - 20ug, Fendrix IM injection - 20ug
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Healthy
Training Study to Characterize Biomarkers to Chickenpox and Yellow Fever Vaccines
It is thought that vaccines trigger innate inflammatory responses to induce antigenspecific adaptive immunity (the desired effect), but excessive inflammation may lead to serious inflammatory complications or unwanted side…
- Trial name
- NCT01765413
- Testing
- Varicella-zoster virus, Yellow Fever Vaccine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Childhood Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Pneumonia
Evaluation of Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
To investigate the Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific circulating antibody-secreting cell (ASC) response and Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific interferon (INF)-γ-secreting T cell response, along with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and…
- Conditions
- Childhood Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Pneumonia, Antibody-secreting Cells, Enzyme-linked Immunospot (ELISpot)
- Trial name
- myCAP (NCT03613636)
- Testing
- Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay [Blood]
- Volunteers
- 490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Hepatitis B
Development of Read-outs in Healthy, Hepatitis B Virus Naive Adults Vaccinated With the Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in Combination With a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Adjuvant System
This study aims to develop innovative immunological read-outs and new technologies in order to further characterise the early immune response and its kinetics as well as the adaptive immune responses to adjuvanted vaccines.
- Trial name
- NCT01777295
- Testing
- Adjuvanted Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) candidate vaccine GSK2231392A., EngerixTM-B
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Comparison of Alveolar Macrophages in Healthy Individuals Versus Individuals With COPD
This study group forms the normal subject control group in an experiment designed to determine whether the alveolar macrophages (AMø) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show abnormal responsiveness to…
- Trial name
- NCT00281203
- Testing
- blood drawing, fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy
Training Study to Characterise Biomarkers to the Engerix B Vaccine
It is thought that vaccines trigger innate inflammatory responses to induce antigenspecific adaptive immunity (the desired effect), but excessive inflammation may lead to serious inflammatory complications or unwanted side…
- Trial name
- NCT01771354
- Testing
- Engerix B Vaccine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination
PFAS Exposure and Immune Response to Vaccination in Adults
This clinical trial aims to investigate how exposure to Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), affects the immune response to the standard tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine.
- Conditions
- Innate Inflammatory Response, Vaccination, Diphtheria, Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT06588530
- Testing
- TENIVAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Influenza
Adaptive Immune Responses and Repertoire in Influenza Vaccination and Infection (SLVP031)
The purpose of this study is provide a better understanding of the adaptive immune response to the licensed flu vaccines. The investigators hope the information learned from this study will help identify and describe important…
- Trial name
- NCT03028987
- Testing
- Fluzone®, FluMist®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Inflammation
Changes in Adaptive Immune Responses and Effector Cell Responses Upon Nasal Allergen Exposure - a Pilot Study
IgE-associated allergy is a hypersensitivity disease affecting more than 25% of the population in industrialised countries. The recognition of allergen by immunoglobulin E (IgE) plays a central role in the cause of allergic…
- Trial name
- NCT03644680
- Testing
- Nasal Provocation with Birch Extract, Nasal Provocation with NaCl 0.9%
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity
Adaptive Immune Response in Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat: Role in Human Insulin Resistance
The proposed study is designed to test the hypothesis that in human obesity, the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory T cells in fat tissue is in fact related to macrophage phenotype and insulin resistance, and how it is…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT04708535
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Respiratory Infection Virus
THRIVE - Trial of Passive Humoral RSV Immunity for Value and Effectiveness
RSV is a leading cause of severe respiratory illness and hospitalisation for young children, with particularly high rates of RSV respiratory infection observed amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in…
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT07578298)
- Testing
- Nirsevimab (RSV-specific monoclonal antibody)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
Adaptive Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
AICOVI (Adaptive Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination) is a prospective clinical cohort study aiming at studying the kinetics of vaccine-specific antibody production after COVID-19 vaccination in health care workers.
- Trial name
- AICOVI (NCT04826770)
- Testing
- BNT162b2, AZD 1222, mRNA-1273
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Periodontal Diseases
Effect of Non-chirurgical Periodontal Treatment on the Immune System From a Gender Perspective
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate non-surgical periodontal treatment in women and men with periodontitis with and without obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT06261723
- Testing
- non-chirurgical periodontal treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milagros Rocha Barajas