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The Effect of Prophylactic Antipyretics on Immune Responses and Fever After 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02212990

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Official title

Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA): A Study to Assess the Effect of Prophylactic Antipyretics on Immune Responses and Fever After 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (IIV) Administered to Children 6 Through 47 Months of Age

Brief summary

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This study aims to conduct a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the effect of prophylactic antipyretics on the immune responses and rates of fever after inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in children 6 through 47 months of age. In this study, 160 healthy children, 6 through 47 months of age, including some children at risk of febrile seizure, will be randomized to one of three different treatment arms. Children will receive either blinded therapy with prophylactic acetaminophen or placebo immediately following and every 4 to 6 hours in the 24 hours after receipt of a dose of IIV or open-label ibuprofen every 6 to 8 hours in the 24 hours after receipt of a dose of IIV. Children will be followed for the occurrence of fever, fussiness, changes in appetite and sleep patterns, and use of medical services on the day of and for two days following vaccination. Antibody to influenza antigens contained in the respective 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 vaccines as measured by hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) antibody will be assessed at baseline and four weeks following vaccination. The proportions of children experiencing fever, having solicited side effects, using medical services, demonstrating a serologic response corresponding to seroprotection and seroconversion to each of the IIV antigens will be determined for groups of children in each of the three treatment arms. Likewise geometric mean HAI titers (GMTs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals for each IIV antigen will be calculated for the three treatment arms. The investigators hope to learn whether or not prophylactic antipyretics affect the immune response and fever rates following IIV.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02212990
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Enrollment
104 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
6 Months to 47 Months
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2014
Primary completion
Feb 29, 2016
Completion
Feb 29, 2016
Last update posted
Feb 6, 2018

2014 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Duke University Health System Durham North Carolina 27710

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