RSV Observational Study 2

NCT ID: NCT01922648

Last Updated: 2018-09-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 35 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-06-30

Brief Summary

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a virus that causes chest infections. It is the single most important cause of severe respiratory illness in infants and young children, and severe RSV infection early in life is associated with an increased risk of later developing asthma. RSV also causes severe disease in elderly and immune-compromised adults, and the amount of RSV disease in the elderly is similar to that from seasonal flu. The virus is transmitted in the secretions of the upper respiratory tract of infected individuals and by contact with contaminated surfaces (such as toys). Hospital outbreaks, especially on paediatric and neonatal wards, are not uncommon.

Infection by RSV does not develop a natural long-lasting protection against re-infection (like, for example, measles does). In the USA nearly all children by 24 months of age have been infected at least once with RSV, and about half will have experienced two infections. There is no effective anti-viral drug to treat an infection and the only way of managing cases of severe infection is through supporting organs, such as the lungs, to withstand and recover from the illness.

There remains a real need to develop an effective vaccine to prevent severe infections caused by RSV. A better understanding of the way the immune system responds to RSV in children would aid the development of such a vaccine.

The purpose of this study is to increase our understanding of how the immune system responds to RSV. Only limited data is available on some important components of the immune response and this study is designed to measure these in more detail. This is done using a single blood sample.

A total of 35 children are anticipated to be recruited to this study, at ages when we expect to see differences in the immune response to RSV;

• 5 infants aged between 2 and 4 months (Group 1), who have not yet been exposed to RSV
• 20 infants aged between 6 and 12 months (Group 2), who will have had exposure to one single RSV season in the winter of 2011/12
• 10 children aged between 3 and 6 years (Group 3), who have been exposed to RSV over several winter seasons

Conditions

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

2-4 months

Infants aged between 2 and 4 months (Group 1), who have not yet been exposed to RSV

Blood sample

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

An extra volume of blood is obtained, with prior consent, when phlebotomy is required for another unrelated clinical reason.

6 - 12 months

Infants aged between 6 and 12 months (Group 2), who will have had exposure to one single RSV season in the winter of 2011/12

Blood sample

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

An extra volume of blood is obtained, with prior consent, when phlebotomy is required for another unrelated clinical reason.

3 - 6 years

Children aged between 3 and 6 years (Group 3), who have been exposed to RSV over several winter seasons

Blood sample

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

An extra volume of blood is obtained, with prior consent, when phlebotomy is required for another unrelated clinical reason.

Interventions

Blood sample

An extra volume of blood is obtained, with prior consent, when phlebotomy is required for another unrelated clinical reason.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parent or guardian is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
• Age suitable for Group 1, 2 or 3 as defined in above (Section 6.2)
• Delivery at 36 weeks gestation or later
• Having a blood sample for clinical reasons

Exclusion Criteria

• Parent or guardian unable or unwilling to give informed consent for participation in the study
• Any impaired function of the immune system, by medication or pathological process, which could augment or impair the immune response to RSV
• Concurrent acute or chronic infection
• Any chronic illness which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may lead to incorrect or inaccurate immunology data
• History of immunoprophylaxis with Palivizumab
• Delivery prior to 36 weeks gestation

• Minimum Eligible Age: 2 Months
• Maximum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Oxford

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Andrew J Pollard

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oxford

Locations

Oxford University Hopsitals NHS Trust

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

2013/01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id