Safety and Immunogenicity of Two Doses of H5N1 Influenza Vaccine in Elderly Subjects
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01766921 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 11, 2013
Results First Posted : August 10, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 30, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pandemic H5N1 Influenza | Biological: Adjuvanted H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1393 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Phase II, Randomized, Observer-Blind, Multi-Center, Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of an Adjuvanted Cell Culture-Derived H5N1 Subunit Influenza Virus Vaccine at Two Different Formulations in Healthy Elderly Subjects. |
Study Start Date : | January 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: aH5N1c - High dose |
Biological: Adjuvanted H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine
Comparison of two doses of aH5N1c vaccine |
Experimental: aH5N1c - Low dose |
Biological: Adjuvanted H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine
Comparison of two doses of aH5N1c vaccine |
- The Percentages Of Subjects Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Titers ≥40 Against A/H5N1 Strain. [ Time Frame: Baseline (day 1) and Three weeks after 2nd vaccination (day 43) ]
The optimal aH5N1c vaccine formulation was evaluated in terms of percentages of subjects achieving HI titers ≥40 against homologous A/H5N1 strain, three weeks after second vaccination with either low dose or high dose of aH5N1c vaccine, according to the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) criterion.
The CBER criterion for the elderly population is met if the lower limit of the two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) for the percentages of subjects achieving HI titer ≥40 meets or exceeds 60%.
- The Percentages Of Subjects Achieving Seroconversion Against A/H5N1 Strain. [ Time Frame: Three weeks after 2nd vaccination (day 43) ]
Immunogenicity was measured in terms of the percentages of subjects achieving seroconversion or significant increase in HI titer against the vaccine strain, three weeks after receiving two injections of low dose or high dose of aH5N1c vaccine according to the CBER criterion.
Seroconversion is defined as, a postvaccination titer ≥40 in subjects with a prevaccination HI titer <10; or in subjects with prevaccination HI titer ≥10, a minimum four-fold rise in postvaccination HI antibody titer.
The CBER criterion for the elderly population is met if the lower limit of the two-sided 95% CI for the percentages of subjects achieving seroconversion for HI antibody titer meets or exceeds 30%.
- Number of Subjects Reporting Solicited Local and Systemic Adverse Events, After Any Vaccination. [ Time Frame: From day 1 through day 7 after any vaccination. ]Safety was assessed as the number of subjects who reported solicited local and systemic adverse events following vaccination with either low or high dose of aH5N1c vaccine.
- Number of Subjects Reporting Unsolicited Adverse Events After Any Vaccination. [ Time Frame: Day 1 through day 387 after any vaccination ]Safety was assessed using the number of subjects who reported any unsolicited adverse events, adverse events possibly or probably related to study vaccine, serious adverse events (SAEs), new onset of chronic diseases (NOCDs), medically attended AEs, AEs of special interest (AESIs), AEs leading to withdrawal from study following vaccination with aH5N1c vaccine
- Geometric Mean Ratios (GMR) Against A/H5N1 Strain Following 2-dose Vaccination Schedule of Either Low Dose or High Dose aH5N1c Vaccine. [ Time Frame: Day 1; day 22; day 43 and day 387 ]
Immunogenicity was measured as the GMR. The ratio of postvaccination to prevaccination HI geometric mean titers (GMTs) is reported.
The criterion is met according to the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) criterion if the geometric mean increase GMR (day 43/day 1) in HI antibody titer is >2.0 for subjects >60 years of age.
- Percentages Of Subjects With HI Titers ≥40 Against A/H5N1 Strain [ Time Frame: Day 1, day 22, day 43 and day 387. ]
Immunogenicity was assessed in terms of percentage of subjects achieving HI titers >40, three weeks after second vaccination with aH5N1c according to the CHMP criterion.
The European Licensure (CHMP) criterion is met if the percentage of subjects achieving HI titers ≥40 is >60%.
- The Percentages Of Subjects Achieving Seroconversion Against A/H5N1 Strain [ Time Frame: Day 22, day 43 and day 387 ]
Immunogenicity was assessed in terms of percentages of subjects achieving seroconversion in HI titers, three weeks after receiving two injections of either low dose or high dose aH5N1c vaccine according to the CHMP criterion.
Seroconversion is defined as a postvaccination titer ≥40 in subjects with a prevaccination HI titer <10; or in subjects with prevaccination HI titer ≥10, a minimum four-fold rise in postvaccination HI antibody titer.
The criterion is met according to the European (CHMP) guideline if the percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion is >30%.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy elderly subjects ≥65 years,
- Individuals willing to provide written informed consent,
- Individuals in good health,
- Individuals willing to allow for their serum samples to be stored beyond the study period.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals not able to understand and follow study procedures,
- History of any significant illness,
- History of any serious chronic medical condition or progressive disease,
- Presence of medically significant cancer,
- Known or suspected impairment/alteration of immune function,
- Presence of any progressive or severe neurologic disorder,
- Presence of any bleeding disorders or conditions that prolongs bleeding time,
- History of allergy to vaccine components,
- Receipt of any other investigational product within 30 days prior to entry into the study,
- History of previous H5N1 vaccination,
- Receipt of any other type of seasonal vaccination within 2 months prior to entry into the study,
- Receipt of any other vaccine within 2 weeks prior to entry into the study
- Body temperature ≥38°C.0 (≥100.4° F) and/or acute illness within 3 days of intended study vaccination,
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2,
- History of drug or alcohol abuse,
- Any planned surgery during study period,
- Individuals conducting the study and their immediate family members,
- Individuals with behavioral or cognitive impairment or psychiatric diseases.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01766921

Study Chair: | Novartis vaccines and Diagnostics | Novartis Vaccines |
Responsible Party: | Novartis Vaccines |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01766921 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
V89_13 |
First Posted: | January 11, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 10, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | January 30, 2019 |
Last Verified: | January 2019 |
Influenza, Pandemic, H5N1, Elderly adults |
Influenza, Human Influenza in Birds Respiratory Tract Infections Infections |
Orthomyxoviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |