Can flu shots protect autoimmune patients?
NCT ID NCT01065285
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well flu vaccines (seasonal and H1N1) work in 234 adults with autoimmune diseases like lupus or vasculitis, some of whom were on steroids or immunosuppressants. Researchers measured antibody levels three weeks after each shot to see if the vaccine provided protection. The goal was to understand if these patients can safely and effectively benefit from flu vaccination.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Influenza vaccine (seasonal and H1N1)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that flu vaccines are effective and safe for people with autoimmune diseases, even those on strong medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 4 study, so results are known but may not apply to all autoimmune conditions. The immune response may be weaker in patients on immunosuppressants.
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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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234 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2009
- Finished
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Feb 2012
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adult patients presenting autoimmune and systemic diseases, * treating or not with steroids, and/or immunosuppressants and/or biotherapies, especially vasculitis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome and systemic lupus (main groups) Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of informed consent * Disease which did not responded to the above criteria * Active infection at time of vaccination * HIV infection * History of Guillain-Barre syndrome * Allergy to one component of the vaccine
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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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Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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