About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to measure the immune response in the blood, nose, and lungs after participants receive either the FDA-approved inactivated influenza vaccine or the FDA-approved intranasal FluMist vaccine. The study will evaluate immune responses in groups of healthy, non-pregnant, volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40. The main purpose of the study is to measure the change in influenza vaccine-specific antibodies in the lower lungs and nose between vaccination and 14 days after participants receive the vaccine. All participants will be randomized to receive one of the two seasonal flu vaccines and will have blood and back of the nose swabs collected throughout the study. Some study participants will choose to undergo optional bronchoscopy procedures and will be included in the part of the study looking at lower lung immune responses.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy adults aged 18-40 years
Able to understand and give written informed consent
In stable health, as determined by medical history and targeted physical exam related to the history
Disqualifiers
Prisoners
Anyone unable to provide full written informed consent
Pregnant women and nursing mothers or women who are planning to become pregnant during the study interval
Female subjects who are sexually active with male partners who are not actively on hormonal contraception or who do not have an IUD in place
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- FluMist
- inactivated influenza vaccine
- bronchoscopy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
Collaborator