Trial Outcomes & Findings for Phase 3 Trial of Serbian Seasonal Influenza Vaccine (NCT NCT02935192)

NCT ID: NCT02935192

Last Updated: 2019-04-19

Results Overview

Number of subjects reporting one or more solicited local reactions (redness/erythema, swelling/induration, pain, and tenderness) at the injection site post-vaccination with study vaccine or placebo

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

480 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

5-day period (Days 1-5) post-vaccination

Results posted on

2019-04-19

Participant Flow

503 subjects were consented and screened from across 6 clinical trial sites located in Belgrade and Vrsac, Serbia. Of the 503 subjects screened, 23 subjects failed screening.

Twenty-three (23) subjects failed screening and were not assigned to a treatment group. An additional 8 subjects withdrew consent prior to receiving any study product.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Vaccine Arm
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
Phosphate buffered saline
Overall Study
STARTED
320
160
Overall Study
Received Vaccine/Placebo
312
156
Overall Study
COMPLETED
312
156
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
8
4

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Vaccine Arm
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
Phosphate buffered saline
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
8
4

Baseline Characteristics

Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Vaccine
n=312 Participants
Seasonal trivalent split, inactivated influenza vaccine Seasonal Influenza Vaccine: Seasonal trivalent split, inactivated influenza vaccine (A/H1N1; A/H3N2 and B); 0.5 mL by IM injection
Placebo
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline Phosphate Buffered Saline: Phosphate buffered saline, 0.5 mL by IM injection
Total
n=468 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
18-44 years
32.8 years
n=232 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
32.0 years
n=116 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
32.6 years
n=348 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
Age, Continuous
45-65 years
54.7 years
n=80 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
53.8 years
n=40 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
54.4 years
n=120 Participants • Each row represents a subpopulation of age range for the study (18-44 years; 45-65 years). Together these totals add up to the overall study population in each arm.
Sex: Female, Male
Female
145 Participants
n=312 Participants
77 Participants
n=156 Participants
222 Participants
n=468 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
167 Participants
n=312 Participants
79 Participants
n=156 Participants
246 Participants
n=468 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Serbia
312 participants
n=312 Participants
156 participants
n=156 Participants
468 participants
n=468 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 30-minute post-vaccination period

Population: The analysis was conducted for subjects who were randomized and received a study vaccination

Number of participants experiencing one or more solicited local AEs, including redness /erythema, swelling / induration and pain

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=312 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Hardness
5 Participants
1 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Pain
5 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Redness
22 Participants
3 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Swelling
1 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Tenderness
2 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Temperature above 37 C
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Chills
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Headache
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Joint aches
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Muscle aches
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Nausea
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Local & Systemic Reactogenicity)
Tiredness
1 Participants
0 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5-day period (Days 1-5) post-vaccination

Population: Full analysis population

Number of subjects reporting one or more solicited local reactions (redness/erythema, swelling/induration, pain, and tenderness) at the injection site post-vaccination with study vaccine or placebo

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=312 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (Local Reactogenicity)
Hardness
29 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (Local Reactogenicity)
Pain
160 Participants
17 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (Local Reactogenicity)
Redness
40 Participants
3 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (Local Reactogenicity)
Swelling
20 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (Local Reactogenicity)
Tenderness
126 Participants
11 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 5-day period (Days 1-5) post-vaccination

Population: Full analysis population

Number of subjects reporting one or more solicited systemic reactions (fever, fatigue/malaise, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, nausea, vomiting, and headache) post-vaccination with study vaccine or placebo.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=312 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Chills
11 Participants
1 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Headache
47 Participants
19 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Joint Aches
16 Participants
5 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Muscle Aches
27 Participants
6 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Nausea
18 Participants
6 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Temperature
6 Participants
1 Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events (Systemic Reactogenicity)
Tiredness
53 Participants
16 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Within 21 days post vaccination

Population: Full analysis population

Unsolicited AEs occurring in 1% or more of study participants; includes events irrespective of causality

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=312 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events
Nasopharyngitis
3 Participants
4 Participants
Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events
Respiratory tract infection
7 Participants
1 Participants
Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events
Rhinitis
3 Participants
3 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Over the entire study period (Day 91)

Population: Full Analysis Population

Number of participants reporting one or more of all anticipated and unanticipated serious adverse events, grouped by organ system, with number and frequency of such events in each arm/group of the clinical study.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=312 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=156 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia · Related
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia · Not related
1 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia · Not reporting this SAE
311 Participants
156 Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Varicocele · Related
0 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Varicocele · Not related
1 Participants
0 Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
Varicocele · Not reporting this SAE
311 Participants
156 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 22

Population: Per Protocol (PP) Population: Immunogenicity was assessed in a subset of 151 participants (per-protocol population) with valid post-vaccination immunogenicity measures and no major protocol violations that were determined to potentially interfere with the immunogenicity assessment of the study vaccine. This was decided before unblinding.

Seroconversion is defined as a serum HAI antibody titer meeting the following criteria: * Pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and a post-vaccination titer measured on Day 22 of ≥1:40; or * Pre-vaccination titer ≥1:10 and at least a four-fold increase in post-vaccination measured on Day 22. Measured against each of the 3 antigens

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=101 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=50 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number and Percentage of Seroconverted Subjects
Seroconversion to H3
77 Participants
0 Participants
Number and Percentage of Seroconverted Subjects
Seroconversion to H1
91 Participants
1 Participants
Number and Percentage of Seroconverted Subjects
Seroconversion to B
52 Participants
9 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1 and Day 22

Population: Per Protocol (PP) Population: Immunogenicity was assessed in a subset of 151 participants (per-protocol population) with valid post-vaccination immunogenicity measures and no major protocol violations that were determined to potentially interfere with the immunogenicity assessment of the study vaccine. This was decided before unblinding.

Seroprotective Titers is considered as HAI antibody Titre ≥1:40; measured for each of the 3 antigens

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=101 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=50 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroprotection to H1N1 : Day 1
24 Participants
21 Participants
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroconversion to H3N2 : Day 1
7 Participants
3 Participants
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroconversion to H3N2 : Day 22
79 Participants
3 Participants
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroprotection to H1N1 : Day 22
96 Participants
22 Participants
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroprotection to B : Day 1
53 Participants
18 Participants
Number and Percentage of Participants With a HAI Antibody Titer ≥1:40 (Seroprotection)
Seroprotection to B : Day 22
93 Participants
26 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1 and Day 22

Population: Per Protocol (PP) Population: Immunogenicity was assessed in a subset of 151 participants (per-protocol population) with valid post-vaccination immunogenicity measures and no major protocol violations that were determined to potentially interfere with the immunogenicity assessment of the study vaccine. This was decided before unblinding.

Serum HAI Antibodies GMTs Pre- (Day 1) and Post-vaccination (Day 22); measured for each of the 3 antigens

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=101 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=50 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to H1 : Day 1
15.0 Titer
Interval 12.3 to 18.1
24.1 Titer
Interval 16.9 to 34.5
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to H1 Day 22
336.3 Titer
Interval 268.2 to 421.7
25.0 Titer
Interval 17.7 to 35.2
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to H3 : Day 1
6.9 Titer
Interval 6.0 to 7.8
8.0 Titer
Interval 6.4 to 10.0
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to H3 : Day 22
88.4 Titer
Interval 65.9 to 118.5
8.4 Titer
Interval 6.6 to 10.5
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to B : Day 1
27.4 Titer
Interval 21.6 to 34.8
21.9 Titer
Interval 15.8 to 30.3
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMT to B : Day 22
103.5 Titer
Interval 86.9 to 123.3
36.1 Titer
Interval 26.7 to 48.7

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 1 and Day 22

Population: Per Protocol (PP) Population: Immunogenicity was assessed in a subset of 151 participants (per-protocol population) with valid post-vaccination immunogenicity measures and no major protocol violations that were determined to potentially interfere with the immunogenicity assessment of the study vaccine. This was decided before unblinding.

GMFR calculated as GMT for of Serum HAI Antibodies Post-vaccination/Pre-vaccination; measured for each of the 3 antigens

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Vaccine Arm
n=101 Participants
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo Arm
n=50 Participants
Phosphate buffered saline
Geometric Mean Fold Rises (GMFRs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMFR for H1
22.5 Titer
Interval 17.5 to 28.9
1.0 Titer
Interval 0.9 to 1.2
Geometric Mean Fold Rises (GMFRs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMFR for H3
12.9 Titer
Interval 9.8 to 17.0
1.0 Titer
Interval 1.0 to 1.1
Geometric Mean Fold Rises (GMFRs) of Serum HAI Antibodies
GMFR for B
3.8 Titer
Interval 3.0 to 4.8
1.6 Titer
Interval 1.3 to 2.1

Adverse Events

Vaccine

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 13 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 8 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Vaccine
n=312 participants at risk
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo
n=156 participants at risk
Phosphate buffered saline
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
0.32%
1/312 • Number of events 1 • 90 days
0.00%
0/156 • 90 days
Vascular disorders
Varicocele
0.32%
1/312 • Number of events 1 • 90 days
0.00%
0/156 • 90 days

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Vaccine
n=312 participants at risk
Trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine
Placebo
n=156 participants at risk
Phosphate buffered saline
Infections and infestations
Nasopharyngitis
0.96%
3/312 • Number of events 3 • 90 days
2.6%
4/156 • Number of events 4 • 90 days
Infections and infestations
Respiratory tract infection
2.2%
7/312 • Number of events 7 • 90 days
0.64%
1/156 • Number of events 1 • 90 days
Infections and infestations
Rhinitis
0.96%
3/312 • Number of events 3 • 90 days
1.9%
3/156 • Number of events 3 • 90 days

Additional Information

Katarina Ilic

Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak

Phone: +381 11 3953 700

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place