Your flu shot could help design next Year's vaccine
NCT ID NCT04109222
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study collected blood samples from 90 children (6 months to under 9 years) and adults 65 and older after they received the 2019-2020 flu vaccine. The samples were sent to health agencies like the WHO and CDC to help them decide which flu strains to include in future vaccines. The study did not test a new treatment or cure, but aimed to improve vaccine recommendations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluzone Quadrivalent and Fluzone High-Dose influenza vaccines
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help health experts choose the right flu vaccine formula for future seasons, potentially making flu shots more effective.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed sample-collection study, not a test of vaccine effectiveness. The results may not directly improve vaccines or protect against flu.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2019
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 months to 83 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria : An individual who fulfilled all of the following criteria were eligible for study enrollment: * Aged 6 months to \< 9 years or \>= 65 years of age on the day of first study vaccination (study product administration). * For participants 6 to \< 12 months of age, born at full term of pregnancy (\>= 37 weeks) and with a birth weight \>= 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms). * Informed consent form (ICF) had been signed and dated by participants \>= 65 years of age. * Assent form had been signed and dated by participants 7 to \< 9 years of age, and ICF had been signed and dated by parent(s) or guardian(s) for participants 6 months to \< 9 years of age. * Participant and parent/guardian (of participants 6 months to \< 9 years of age) were able to attend all scheduled visits and complied with all study procedures. Exclusion criteria: An individual who fulfilled any of the following criteria were excluded from study enrollment: * Participation at the time of study enrollment (or in the 30 days preceding the first study vaccination) or planned participation during the present study period in another clinical study investigating a vaccine, drug, medical device, or medical procedure. * Receipt of any vaccine in the 30 days preceding the first study vaccination, or planned receipt of any vaccine before Visit 2 for participants receiving 1 dose of influenza vaccine or Visit 3 for participants receiving 2 doses of influenza vaccine. * Previous vaccination against influenza (in the 2019-2020 influenza season) with either study vaccine or another vaccine. * Receipt of immune globulins, blood, or blood-derived products in the 3 months preceding planned inclusion. * Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy, such as anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy, within the 6 months preceding planned inclusion; or long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent for more than 2 consecutive weeks within the 3 months preceding planned inclusion). * Known systemic hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components, or history of a life-threatening reaction to study vaccine or to a vaccine containing any of the same substances. * Thrombocytopenia, which might be a contraindication for intramuscular vaccination, at the discretion of the Investigator. * Bleeding disorder, or receipt of anticoagulants in the 3 weeks preceding inclusion, contraindicating intramuscular vaccination. * Deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily. * Current alcohol abuse or drug addiction. * Chronic illness that, in the opinion of the Investigator, was at a stage where it might interfere with study conduct or completion. * Moderate or severe acute illness/infection (according to Investigator judgment) on the day of planned vaccination or febrile illness (temperature \>= 100.4 degree (°) Fahrenheit \[38.0 °Celsius\]). A prospective participant were not included in the study until the condition had resolved or the febrile event had subsided. * Identified as an Investigator or employee of the Investigator or study center with direct involvement in the proposed study or identified as an immediate family member (i.e., parent, spouse, natural or adopted child) or in-laws of the Investigator or employee with direct involvement in the proposed study. * History of serious adverse reaction to any influenza vaccine. * Personal history of Guillain-Barré syndrome. * Any condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would pose a health risk to the participants if enrolled or could interfere with the evaluation of the vaccine. * Personal history of clinically significant developmental delay (at the discretion of the Investigator), neurologic disorder, or seizure disorder. * Known seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C. The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Investigational Site Number 8400001
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84121, United States
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Investigational Site Number 8400002
Bardstown, Kentucky, 40004, United States
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