Flu study reveals your immune System's memory tricks
NCT ID NCT06807840
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how your immune system reacts when you get the flu. Researchers want to see if your body mostly uses memories from past flu infections or builds a brand new defense. About 50 adults with a confirmed flu will provide blood and nasal samples to help answer this question.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Up to 50 influenza virus-infected participants who have tested positive for influenza virus infection within the University of Pennsylvania Health System will be enrolled in the study. Potential candidates will be in the Emergency Department with influenza-like symptoms and will be eligible once the eligibility criteria are met.
- 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. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Aged 18 years and older 4. Influenza positive test result performed within the University of Pennsylvania Health System Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known latex allergy 2. Immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment with immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs, or use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 36 months 3. Pregnancy due to the volume of blood collected in this study 4. Treatment with immunoglobulin or another blood product within the 3 months prior to enrollment in this study 5. Any neoplastic disease (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer that is stable in the absence of therapy) or a history of any hematological malignancy ("active" is defined as having received treatment within the past 5 years) 6. Known acute or chronic medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, would interfere with the evaluation of immune responses 7. Intends to donate blood during the study period 8. A known human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection 9. Any condition that would, in the opinion of the site investigator, place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol 10. Prolonged inpatient hospitalization that disrupts or interferes with study procedures. 11. Weigh less than 110lbs
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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