Status:

WITHDRAWN

Early Flu Shots in SOT

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Conditions:

Influenza

Solid Organ Transplant

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Although time from transplant has been a factor in vaccine response, there is limited data on immunizations that occur in the first post-transplant year, and there are no data that suggest influenza v...

Detailed Description

Influenza virus is an important cause of morbidity in the transplant population and can lead to viral and bacterial pneumonia. Influenza vaccine is effective in the prevention of influenza infection a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Kidney, liver or pancreas transplant recipients on at least one immunosuppressive medication
  • Age ≥ 18
  • Outpatient status
  • Greater than 30 days post-transplant

Exclusion

  • Has already received influenza vaccination for 2017-2018 season
  • Egg allergy or allergy to previous influenza vaccine
  • Febrile illness in the past one week
  • Active Cytomegalovirus viremia
  • Use of Rituximab in the past one year
  • Ongoing or recent (in past 30 days) therapy for acute rejection
  • Chronic kidney insufficiency (creatinine clearance ≤30mL/min or dialysis-dependent
  • Previous life-threatening reaction to influenza vaccine (i.e., Guillain Barre Syndrome)
  • Receipt of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in the past 30 days or planning to receive IVIG in the next four weeks

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 7 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 7 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03327987

Start Date

May 7 2019

End Date

May 7 2019

Last Update

October 20 2020

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University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Multi-Organ Transplant

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G2N2