Clinical trials: Trained Immunity
COVID-19
The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Clinical Evolution of COVID-19 and in the Efficacy of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
Clinical trial with randomized allocation in two arms (BCG vaccine versus placebo) of volunteers at risk but not yet infected nor vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.
- Trial name
- SARS-CoV-2 (NCT05507671)
- Testing
- BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 556 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Influenza Virus Infection, Trained Immunity
Effects of BCG on Influenza Induced Immune Response
In the present study, the investigators want to investigate whether prior BCG-vaccination improves the efficacy of influenza ("the flu") vaccination in young and/or old healthy volunteers and consequently could protect against…
- Trial name
- NCT02114255
- Testing
- BCG
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
BCG Vaccination
Trained Immunity in Fungal Infection and Its Mechanism
Investigator vaccinated 76 healthy BCG-naive participant with BCG, while 3 participants received. Half of BCG-vaccinated participants (n = 38) received an incremental dose of metformin for 6 days (up to 1,000 mg twice daily on…
- Trial name
- NCT06628544
- Testing
- BCG vaccination, Metformin is administered on the day 0, Metformin is administered on the day 9
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongnan Hospital
Physical Inactivity
High-Intensity Interval Training and Monocyte Epigenetic Adaptation After Detraining
This randomized, work-matched training-detraining-rechallenge study evaluated whether repeated high-intensity interval training produces persistent functional and epigenetic adaptations in human monocytes.
- Trial name
- NCT07771075
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saif Rasheed Ghanim
BK Polyomavirus, Kidney Transplant
Study of Anti-BKPyV Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients With BKPyV Viremia
The human pathogen BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a ubiquitous, small, non-enveloped DNA virus that infects over 90% of people, typically in childhood with mild or no symptoms.
- Trial name
- NEPHRO-BK (NCT06988072)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Atherosclerosis
The Effect of Statin Treatment on Trained Innate Immunity
The innate immune system plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Recently, it was reported that monocytes can develop a long-lasting immunological memory after stimulation with various…
- Trial name
- SIMPEL (NCT03354156)
- Testing
- statin treatment
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Sepsis Syndrome
Use of a Live Attenuated Vaccine as an Immune-based Preventive Against COVID-19-associated Sepsis
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to test whether administration of live attenuated MMR vaccine (measles mumps rubella; Merck) to eligible adults at highest risk for contracting COVID-19 (healthcare workers…
- Trial name
- NCT04475081
- Testing
- MMR vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Innate Immune Response
γ-irradiated BCG to Train Innate Immunity
Rationale: The live attenuated Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine protects against extrapulmonary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and leprosy.
- Trial name
- NCT02259608
- Testing
- BCG vaccine SSI
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infection
BCG Vaccine for Health Care Workers as Defense Against COVID 19
SARS-CoV-2 spreads rapidly throughout the world. A large epidemic would seriously challenge the available hospital capacity, and this would be augmented by infection of healthcare workers (HCW).
- Conditions
- Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infection, Coronavirus as the Cause of Diseases Classified Elsewhere
- Trial name
- BADAS (NCT04348370)
- Testing
- BCG Vaccine
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
HIV-1-infection
2000HIV Trained Innate Immunity in HIV Elite Controllers
Some individuals are able to spontaneously control HIV replication, the so-called 'elite controllers' (ECs). ECs are crucial for our understanding of HIV infection.
- Trial name
- 2000HIVTrained (NCT04968717)
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Myocardial Injury, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease
Multimodal Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Disease Pathogenesis: The Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction Study (OXAMI Study)
Coronary artery disease is one of the most common causes of illness and death. It develops when fatty deposits, known as plaques, build up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Injury, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Imaging Techniques, Genetics
- Trial name
- OXAMI (NCT07772570)
- Testing
- blood sampling, Intracoronary Imaging, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Zoster Varicella, Vaccination; Infection
The Influence of Trained Immunity in COVID-19 Vaccinated Individuals
The concept of trained immunity defines the long-term functional reprogramming of innate immune cells, which is evoked by exogenous or endogenous insults and leads to an altered response towards a second challenge after return to…
- Trial name
- NCT05705180
- Testing
- recombinant adjuvanted zoster vaccine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
BCG Vaccination
Role of BCG as Booster Vaccination
The BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine is used for the protection against tuberculosis. Apart from it's protective effect against tuberculosis BCG vaccine has been shown to have non-specific effects on the innate immune…
- Trial name
- NCT02175420
- Testing
- BCG, TFV
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Upper Respiratory Symptoms, Mucosal Immunity
Multi-Strain Probiotic Supplementation, Salivary Immunity, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms in Trained Athletes
This completed external pilot study assessed the feasibility of conducting a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of four-week multi-strain probiotic supplementation in trained athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT07782983
- Testing
- Multi-Strain Probiotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Atherosclerosis
Effect of Statins on Trained Immunity
In this study, the investigators will determine whether patients with elevated levels of LDL are characterized by specific epigenetic changes in circulating cells of the innate immune system, compared to control subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT02817230
- Testing
- Statin
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Trained Immunity, BCG Vaccine
BCG-induced Epigenetic Modifications in the NEXT Generation
Non-specific protective effects resulting from the BCG vaccine appear to be paternally inheritable. Since the BCG vaccine is known to induce trained immunity, epigenetics might explain the fathers' contribution to the immune…
- Conditions
- Trained Immunity, BCG Vaccine, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- NEXT (NCT05766345)
- Testing
- BCG-Vaccine SSI [Statens Serum Institut]) Danish strain 1331
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Immunity, Vaccine Reaction
Efficacy and Tolerability of ABBC1 in Volunteers Receiving the Influenza or Covid-19 Vaccine
The immune system response needs to be forceful but also balanced for a rapid recovery from infection which avoids harmful overreactions.
- Conditions
- Immunity, Vaccine Reaction, Influenza, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04798677
- Testing
- ABBC1 Immunoessential
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AB Biotek
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
Covid19
Biomarkers of Trained Immunity Following MMR Vaccination
This is a substudy of NCT04333732. The goal of this sub-study is to identify and characterize biomarkers of trained immunity by measuring, in vitro, immune responses to heterologous products, especially viral associated products…
- Trial name
- NCT04646239
- Testing
- Heterologous stimuli, Neutralization assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
COVID-19, Virus Diseases
Bacillus Calmette-guérin Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19
Based on findings of the interim analysis of the ACTIVATE study showing 53% decrease of the incidence of all new infections with BCG vaccination, a new trial is designed aiming to validate if BCG can protect against COVID-19…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Virus Diseases, Corona Virus Infection, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- ACTIVATEII (NCT04414267)
- Testing
- BCG vaccine
- Where
- 15 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis