Jet Injection for Influenza



Status:Completed
Conditions:Influenza
Therapuetic Areas:Immunology / Infectious Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 64
Updated:11/3/2017
Start Date:October 2012
End Date:March 2013

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Jet Injection for Influenza: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Demonstrate Non Inferiority of Jet Injection vs. Needle and Syringe for Administration of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine

The purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of a seasonal flu vaccine
using a PharmaJet's needle-free injection device (STRATIS) is equivalent to needle and
syringe administration, as measured by laboratory tests of immune response.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Adults aged ≥18 and ≤64 years of age at the time of enrollment

- Willing and able to give informed consent after reading the consent form and adequate
opportunity to discuss the study with the investigator or qualified designee

- Willing and able to adhere to all protocol required study procedures and to attend
scheduled visits.

- Able to receive the TIV influenza vaccine, based on University of Colorado Health
(UCH) employee health flu screening guidelines.

- Stable health status with no exclusionary medical or neuropsychiatric conditions as
determined during the screening evaluation and based on the clinical judgment of the
investigator or qualified designee.

- Access to a consistent means of telephone contact

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of any febrile illness (oral temperature >38°C) on the day of immunization.
Such subjects will be reevaluated for enrollment after resolution of illness.

- Presence of significant acute or chronic uncontrolled medical or neuropsychiatric
illness and /or presence of any significant condition that may prohibit inclusion as
determined by the investigator or his qualified designee. Uncontrolled is defined as:
requiring institution of a new treatment within 1 month prior to study enrollment or
change in medication dosage in the month prior to study enrollment.

- Any immunosuppressive condition including: history of HIV infection, cancer or cancer
treatment within 3 years of study enrollment, systemic glucocorticoids (in a dose ≥10
mg prednisone daily or equivalent for more than 7 consecutive days or for 10 or more
days in total) within 1 month of study enrollment, or any other cytotoxic or
immunosuppressive drug within 3 months of study enrollment. Any significant disorder
of coagulation that would increase the risk of intramuscular injections or treatment
with Coumadin derivatives or heparin.

- Known or suspected to be allergic to eggs, chicken protein, gentamicin or influenza
vaccine.

- History of severe or previous serious adverse reaction after an influenza vaccination.

- Receipt of any immunoglobulin and/or blood products within 3 months of immunization or
planned administration of any of these products during the study period.

- Prior history of any demyelinating disease including Guillain-Barre syndrome.

- Presence of an active neurological disorder.

- History of significant alcohol or drug abuse within one year prior to study
enrollment.

- Influenza vaccination or laboratory confirmed influenza infection within the previous
six months before study vaccination or planned influenza vaccination during the study
period.

- Planned administration of any non-influenza vaccines 30 days prior to the study or
during the study period.

- Pregnant or plans to become pregnant during the study period.

- Currently enrolled in another vaccine or drug study.
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Loveland, Colorado 80538
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