Influenza Vaccine Feasibility Study in Children With Persistent Asthma

Vanderbilt University Medical Center40 enrolled

Overview

This study is designed to note whether a larger safety study using quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4) versus quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV4)(FLUARIX®), would be feasible in children with persistent asthma. Half of the patients in this study will receive the FLUARIX® influenza vaccine, while the other half will receive a cell cultured quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (ccIIV4)(Flucelvax®) being used as a surrogate for LAIV4.

The association of an increased risk in wheezing following receipt of a live-attenuated influenza vaccine in children at least 2 years of age with a prior history of asthma or wheeze remains unclear. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) planned to address a data safety gap regarding use of LAIV4 vaccine in children with asthma by conducting a 3-site randomized, non-inferiority prospective study. The main goal was to compare the safety of LAIV4 versus IIV4 in children 5-11 years with persistent asthma during the 2016-2017 influenza season. CDC and the CISA study sites developed a protocol and associated materials, and were poised to begin enrollment early during the 2016-2017 influenza season. However, after the June 22, 2016 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) vote recommending against use of LAIV4 during the 2016-2017 influenza season, CDC and study investigators decided to defer implementing a study using LAIV4 during the 2016-2017 influenza season. Investigators will reconsider initiating this study during the 2017-2018 influenza season if ACIP votes to reinstate LAIV4 use or new data become available; ACIP makes recommendations annually. The planned LAIV4 study had unique features in its design that previously had not been implemented in vaccine safety studies, including: 1) enrolling a substantial proportion of children with moderate-severe asthma 2) using digital peak flow meters and 3) collecting clinical data through multiple, complementary, measures for 42 days after vaccination. To capitalize on progress made during development of the study protocol and associated documents and procedures, CISA is proposing to carry out a study at the three sites to assess the feasibility of recruiting, enrolling, retaining, and collecting clinical data on children 5-11 years with persistent asthma of varied levels of severity in an influenza vaccine safety study. Findings from this proposed feasibility study will facilitate improving the LAIV4 study in the future if it goes forward through the CISA Project or in another venue. In 2016-2017 season, FDA approved a new influenza vaccine for use in persons aged 4 years and older, Flucelvax® Quadrivalent (ccIIV4); ACIP incorporated this vaccine into its recommendations for the 2016-2017 influenza season. Therefore ccIIV4 will be used in place of LAIV4 for this feasibility study. There is no evidence that Flucelvax® increases the risk of wheezing in asthmatic children. The feasibility study also offers an opportunity to gain some additional descriptive safety data for this new vaccine in asthmatic children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Asthmatic

Interventions

ccIIV4DRUG

IIV4DRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children between 5-11 years of age, inclusive, at enrollment. * Participant must have a current diagnosis of persistent asthma. * Parent/legal guardian must provide written informed consent and subject must provide assent as appropriate for age prior to initiation of study procedures and according to local Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirement. * Parent/legal guardian and subject must be willing and able to comply with planned study procedures and be available for all study visits. * Children aged 5-8 years must have received at least 2 doses of seasonal trivalent or quadrivalent influenza vaccine prior to the current influenza season. Children 9-11 years must have received at least 1 dose of seasonal trivalent or quadrivalent influenza vaccine prior to the current influenza season. * Is in good health, other than their asthma, as determined by medical history and targeted physical examination based on medical history. * English or Spanish literate. * Intention of being available for entire study period and complete all relevant study procedures, including follow-up phone calls and collection of information. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute illness and/or a reported oral temperature of ≥ 100.4°F within 72 hours prior to enrollment (this may result in a temporary delay of vaccination. * Use of antipyretic medication during the preceding 24 hours that might mask a fever (temporary deferral). * History of a severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any component of study influenza vaccines or a known allergy to eggs. * Receipt of any licensed vaccine within 14 days (for inactivated vaccines) or 28 days (for live vaccines) prior to vaccination or planned receipt of any licensed vaccine within 42 days after vaccination. * Receipt of current year's licensed influenza vaccine. * Received an investigational agent (licensed or unlicensed vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication) in the 28 days prior to enrollment or planned receipt before 42 days after vaccination. * Has immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment, or use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 36 months. * Has taken ≥ 20mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent, for 14 days or more within the past 28 days. * Has know active neoplasm or a history of any hematologic malignancy. * Has had a previous exacerbation of their asthma symptoms requiring systemic steroids within the prior 28 days, or has had a life-threatening exacerbation of asthma in the past two years (e.g. hypoxic seizure, mechanical ventilation). * History of Guillian-Barre syndrome within 6 weeks of previous influenza vaccination. * Has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the evaluation of the responses or would place the participant at unacceptable risk of injury. * Has any diagnosis, current or past, of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, or other major psychiatric disorder. * Currently taking aspirin or aspirin-containing products.

Locations (4)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Duke Clinical Vaccine Unit

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility Benchmark: Number of Parents That Complete the Memory Aid 1.

Memory aid 1 is a diary completed by the subjects Parent. Daily symptoms, peak flow and requires the parent to record daily symptoms, peak flow, days, post-vaccination asthma clinical symptoms and symptom scores, adverse event, fever and concomitant medication administration data for 14 days (until day 15) after vaccination.

Time frame: 15 days

Feasibility Benchmark: Number of Parent Completing Collection of Adverse Event Data

Parent will collect the following data: need for new prescription or nonprescription medications for the control of asthma, an unscheduled healthcare provider visit or consultation within 42 days after vaccination, any other clinically significant event occurring at any point during the study period. Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) will also be monitored through 42 days after vaccination and will include events that result in death, were life threatening, result in subject hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, result in persistent or significant disability or incapacity. Additionally, important medical events that may not have resulted in death, were not life threatening, or did not require hospitalization might be considered SAEs when, according to appropriate medical judgment, they jeopardize the patient or subject and require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above.

Time frame: Day 16 to 43

Feasibility Benchmark: Number of Parents That Perform and Document All Home Digital Peak Flow Measurements

Number of parents that perform and document all home digital peak flow measurements at least 11 days out of the 15-day monitoring period.

Time frame: 15 days

Feasibility Benchmark: Number of Parents That Perform and Document the Digital Peak Flow for Day 42

Parent will perform and document the digital peak flow for Day 42

Time frame: Day 42

Feasibility Benchmark: Number of Parents That Document Nighttime Awakenings

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Secondary Outcomes

Severe Local Reactogenicity Events During the 14 Days Post-vaccination

Number of severe local reactogenicity events for 14 days after vaccination between recipients of ccIIV4 and IIV4.

Time frame: 14 days

Severe Systemic Reactogenicity Events During the 14 Days Post-vaccination

Number of solicited severe (not serious) systemic reactogenicity events for 14 days after vaccination between recipients of ccIIV4 and IIV4.

Time frame: 14 days

Unsolicited and Severe Adverse Events

The nature and frequency of the unsolicited and Severe adverse events will be described in children receiving ccIIV4 and IIV4 during the 42 days after vaccination.

Time frame: 42 days

Number of Asthma Exacerbations Requiring Steroids

For the purpose of this study, asthma exacerbation will be defined as: any acute episode of progressively worsening shortness of breath/dyspnea, cough, wheezing, chest tightness, and/or respiratory distress during the 42 days post-vaccination (until day 43) for which the patient receives a new prescription for systemic corticosteroids..

Time frame: 42 days

Number Participants With Asthma Exacerbations Requiring Medical Attention

For the purpose of this study, asthma exacerbation will be defined as: any acute episode of progressively worsening shortness of breath/dyspnea, cough, wheezing, chest tightness, and/or respiratory distress during the 42 days post-vaccination (until day 43) for which the patient seeks unscheduled medical attention (e.g., healthcare provider office or Emergency Department visit or hospitalization)

Time frame: 42 days