Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study of Genotypic Analysis
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Influenza
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
Influenza (the flu) is a leading cause of respiratory (breathing) illness that leads to sickness and death during the winter months. A better understanding of why certain people get the flu or get sic...
Detailed Description
Influenza is a leading vaccine preventable cause of respiratory illness that leads to substantial morbidity and mortality during the winter months. It is defined by a rapid-onset systemic illness, wit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female, aged greater than or equal to 50 years
- For SUBJECTS: Enrolled in a Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit (VTEU)-funded surveillance study conducted during the 2006 - 2007 influenza season \[Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) study 06-0051\]
- Residents of surveillance areas
- For SUBJECTS: Persons who have been hospitalized with respiratory symptoms or fever and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or culture confirmed influenza virus OR
- For CONTROLS: Living with or in frequent contact with SUBJECT
- For CONTROLS: Genetically unrelated to the SUBJECT
- Willing and able to provide signature documentation of informed consent or parental permission
Exclusion
- For SUBJECTS: Not enrolled in a Vanderbilt led respiratory disease surveillance study \[Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) study 06-0051\]
- For SUBJECTS: Receipt of blood products in the past 6 months
- Anything in the opinion of the Investigator that would prevent the subject from successfully participating in this study
- For CONTROLS: Influenza infection during the 2006-2007 flu season
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
6 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00421837
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
August 16 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University - Pediatric - Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-2573