Could a double-dose flu vaccine protect vulnerable transplant patients better?
NCT ID NCT04613206
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares high-dose and standard-dose flu vaccines in 396 adults who received a kidney, heart, or liver transplant within the past year. The goal is to see if a higher dose or two doses provide better protection against the flu. Results will help improve vaccine recommendations for this vulnerable group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 396 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 1. Adult SOT recipients who have undergone kidney, heart, and/or liver transplantation I. Multiple organ recipients are permitted (i.e. any combination of organs including kidney, heart and/or liver). II. Subjects undergoing re-transplantation are permitted 2. Age ≥18 years at vaccination 3. ≥1 month and \<12 months post-SOT 4. Anticipated to be available for duration of study 5. Can be reached by telephone, email, or text message Exclusion criteria 1. History of severe hypersensitivity to previous influenza vaccination or anaphylaxis to eggs/egg protein 2. History of Guillain-Barre syndrome 3. History of known active infection with HIV 4. History of known severe latex hypersensitivity 5. History of receiving the current season's influenza vaccine post-transplant prior to enrollment in the study 6. Pregnant female 7. Proven influenza disease after September 1st and before first study vaccine (patient can still receive the second influenza vaccination despite proven influenza disease once enrolled) 8. History of lung or intestine transplant 9. CMVIG/IVIG/SCIG receipt in the 28 days prior to or planned administration within 84-126 days of the calendar date of first vaccination 10. Subjects must have a platelet count of \<20,000 to receive the immunizations
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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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Vanderbilt Univeristy Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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