Influenza Vaccine To Prevent Adverse Vascular Events:Pilot

NCT ID: NCT01945268

Last Updated: 2018-10-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

107 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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A multi-centre, randomized, placebo controlled, trial. Participants at high-risk for vascular events from the network of INTER- CHF will be randomized to inactivated influenza vaccine or placebo and followed prospectively over three influenza seasons. 600 participants will be enrolled prior to influenza season and randomized to either influenza vaccine or saline placebo.

Detailed Description

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Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. There is recent evidence that infection due to influenza may precipitate vascular events such as myocardial infarctions and strokes. There is some evidence that influenza vaccination may prevent such events but the data are inconclusive. The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to assess whether influenza vaccination will prevent vascular illness. Adults with clinical heart failure will be randomized to inactivated influenza vaccine or saline placebo. This pilot study will provide needed data to establish the feasibility of a larger study.

Conditions

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Heart Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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influenza vaccine

Participants at high risk for adverse vascular events will be immunized with 0.5 ml dose of inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine

Intervention Type DRUG

0.5 ml dose injected intramuscularly

placebo vaccination

Participants at high risk for adverse vascular events will be immunized with a 0.5 ml dose of sterile saline inactivated during the influenza season.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sterile saline

Intervention Type OTHER

0.5 ml dose injected intramuscularly

Interventions

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inactivated trivalent influenza vaccine

0.5 ml dose injected intramuscularly

Intervention Type DRUG

Sterile saline

0.5 ml dose injected intramuscularly

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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VAXIGRIP vaccine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years and NYHA functional class II, III and IV

Exclusion Criteria

* Anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose of TIV
* Known IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to eggs manifested as hives, swelling of the mouth and throat, difficulty in breathing, hypotension, or shock
* Guillain-Barré syndrome within eight weeks of a previous influenza vaccine
* Anaphylactic reaction to neomycin
* Patients who have had influenza vaccine in two of the three previous years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Population Health Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

McMaster University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mark Loeb, MD, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

McMaster University

Locations

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Maputo Central Hospital

Maputo, , Mozambique

Site Status

University of Philippines

Manila, Emita, Philippines

Site Status

Mulago Hospital

Kampala, , Uganda

Site Status

Countries

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Mozambique Philippines Uganda

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