Flu shot study reveals how age and prior vaccines shape immunity
NCT ID NCT01063608
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how 147 healthy hospital workers responded to the seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. Researchers measured antibody and cellular immune responses, focusing on how age and previous flu vaccinations affected those responses. The goal was to better understand immunity patterns to help guide public health vaccination strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Anti-H1N1v Vaccine (biological) and seasonal influenza vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help public health officials better understand how age and past flu shots affect immune responses, potentially improving future vaccination strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures immune markers, not clinical outcomes like preventing illness, so results may not directly change practice.
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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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147 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2009
- Finished
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May 2010
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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20 years and older
- 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: * Healthy volunteers * Age superior or equal to 20 years * Women with childbearing potential using contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Documented immune depression * Current immunosuppressive therapy * Pregnancy (documented by a positive pregnancy test) * Breast feeding women * Documented allergy or hypersensitivity to vaccines * Documented acute or chronic inflammatory disease * Concomitant participation to another 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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Centre d'Investigations Cliniques (CIC), Hopital Cochin
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France