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CompletedNCT01149382

Immune Response to Influenza Vaccine in Islet Cell Transplant Recipients

Humoral Immune Response To Influenza Vaccine In Islet Cell In Transplant Recipients

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
61 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Alberta · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Influenza virus is an important cause of morbidity in the transplant population and can lead to viral and bacterial pneumonia. Although the annual influenza vaccine is recommended for organ transplant patients, studies have shown that the standard inactivated influenza vaccine has poor immunogenicity in this population. The investigators plan to test the humoral response to vaccination and look at HLA upregulation

Detailed description

OBJECTIVE AND HYPOTHESIS * To test the specific humoral response of the influenza vaccine after islet cell transplantation * To test the production of HLA alloantibodies after vaccination.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2010-08-01
Primary completion
2011-08-01
Completion
2011-12-01
First posted
2010-06-23
Last updated
2012-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01149382. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.