Immune Responses to the Flu Shot During Pregnancy



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Women's Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Reproductive
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 42
Updated:9/20/2017
Start Date:September 2013
End Date:May 2019

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
This study will examine effects of everyday life stress and obesity on immune responses to
influenza virus vaccine (the flu shot) during pregnancy. Following vaccination, antibody
levels against influenza (the flu) increase. Higher antibody levels indicate better immune
protection from influenza. In addition to providing protection from the flu for yourself,
being vaccinated during pregnancy may protect your baby from the flu during the first six
months of life during which time infants cannot be vaccinated. Our primary goals are to
determine whether greater life stress and obesity reduce 1) antibody responses to the flu
shot in women and 2) antibody levels in the newborn at the time of delivery.


Inclusion Criteria:

- less than 29 weeks pregnant

- ages 18-42

- planning to deliver at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria:

- prior serious adverse reaction to seasonal influenza vaccine
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The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
410 W 10th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 293-8652
Principal Investigator: Lisa M. Christian, PhD
Phone: 614-293-5262
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