Respiratory Virus Outpatient Study (FLU 002 Plus)
| Status: | Recruiting | 
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Influenza, Infectious Disease | 
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases | 
| Healthy: | No | 
| Age Range: | 18 - Any | 
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 | 
| Start Date: | August 2009 | 
| End Date: | August 2016 | 
| Contact: | James Neaton, Professor | 
| Email: | neato001@umn.edu | 
| Phone: | 612-626-9040 | 
An International Observational Study to Characterize Adults With Influenza or Other Targeted Respiratory Viruses
Following the sudden and unexpected emergence of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (2009 H1N1) virus,
this observational study was initiated to describe participants seeking medical care in
geographically diverse locations with 2009 H1N1 infection and their clinical course over a
14-day period following enrollment. In 2011, as surveillance indicated that 2009 H1N1 virus
was co-circulating with other seasonal influenza A and B viruses worldwide, the protocol was
expanded to include other influenza A subtypes and influenza B viruses. This version of the
protocol further broadens the scope of this observational study. With the recognition that
novel respiratory viruses other than novel influenza A viruses, e.g., Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), could become prevalent and of major public
health importance, the objectives of this protocol have been expanded
			this observational study was initiated to describe participants seeking medical care in
geographically diverse locations with 2009 H1N1 infection and their clinical course over a
14-day period following enrollment. In 2011, as surveillance indicated that 2009 H1N1 virus
was co-circulating with other seasonal influenza A and B viruses worldwide, the protocol was
expanded to include other influenza A subtypes and influenza B viruses. This version of the
protocol further broadens the scope of this observational study. With the recognition that
novel respiratory viruses other than novel influenza A viruses, e.g., Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), could become prevalent and of major public
health importance, the objectives of this protocol have been expanded
The purpose of this observational study is to describe participants in geographically
diverse locations with influenza virus infection and other viral respiratory diseases of
public health importance and their clinical course over a 14-day period following
enrollment.
Specific objectives related to influenza virus infection are to estimate the percentage of
participants who go on to develop severe disease or complications that require
hospitalization; to obtain information on risk factors for disease severity; and to
establish a central repository of specimens for use in virus characterization, including
subtyping, antigenic and genetic analyses, identification of signature mutations associated
with antiviral drug resistance, mutational evolution, and additional reassortment.
Specific objectives related to novel non-influenza respiratory viruses of potential major
public health importance are to characterize initial cases and their outcomes in order to
develop more specific protocols that could inform the prevention and treatment of these new
infections
Sample size is open-ended for this observational study. Based on experience to date, it is
estimated that 75 sites will participate and will enroll approximately 1,700 patients with
influenza each year, about one-half in the Northern Hemisphere and one-half in the Southern
Hemisphere. Sites in diverse geographic locations on several continents will participate.
Study Plan:
- Participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be enrolled at participating
clinical sites.
- At enrollment, consent is signed and information (demographics, medical history
(including prior influenza and pneumococcal vaccination), medications (including
antivirals) and treatments prescribed will be recorded. A blood sample for serum and
plasma will be obtained at enrollment, as well as an upper respiratory tract specimen.
The respiratory specimen will be sent for central reverse transcriptase polymerase
chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for influenza.
- Status will be re-assessed at approximately 14 days after enrollment and another blood
sample for serum and plasma will be obtained. For participants with a confirmed novel
respiratory virus of public health importance, attempts will be made to obtain a sample
of the local specimen used to diagnose the infection.
In February 2012, the FLU 004 Genomics protocol v 1.0 was released to the field.
In August 2013 v 2.0 of the protocol was released as INSIGHT Genomics. The protocol was
expanded beyond the FLU 002 and FLU 003 studies to include all qualifying INSIGHT studies
(list posted on the INSIGHT website, www.insight-trials.org. The purpose of this substudy is
to obtain a whole blood sample from which DNA will be extracted to study polymorphisms in
immune response genes and other genetic variants that may be associated with an increased
risk of disease progression among individuals with infectious diseases of public health
importance who are enrolled in qualifying INSIGHT studies.
Participating FLU 002 Plus sites are given the option to also participate in INSIGHT
Genomics, which requires a separate protocol registration. Participants, once consented to
FLU 002 Plus, will be offered the option to also consent to INSIGHT Genomics, which includes
a single whole blood sample collection. Participation in FLU 002 Plus will not be
compromised if a participant opts not to participate in INSIGHT Genomics.
diverse locations with influenza virus infection and other viral respiratory diseases of
public health importance and their clinical course over a 14-day period following
enrollment.
Specific objectives related to influenza virus infection are to estimate the percentage of
participants who go on to develop severe disease or complications that require
hospitalization; to obtain information on risk factors for disease severity; and to
establish a central repository of specimens for use in virus characterization, including
subtyping, antigenic and genetic analyses, identification of signature mutations associated
with antiviral drug resistance, mutational evolution, and additional reassortment.
Specific objectives related to novel non-influenza respiratory viruses of potential major
public health importance are to characterize initial cases and their outcomes in order to
develop more specific protocols that could inform the prevention and treatment of these new
infections
Sample size is open-ended for this observational study. Based on experience to date, it is
estimated that 75 sites will participate and will enroll approximately 1,700 patients with
influenza each year, about one-half in the Northern Hemisphere and one-half in the Southern
Hemisphere. Sites in diverse geographic locations on several continents will participate.
Study Plan:
- Participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be enrolled at participating
clinical sites.
- At enrollment, consent is signed and information (demographics, medical history
(including prior influenza and pneumococcal vaccination), medications (including
antivirals) and treatments prescribed will be recorded. A blood sample for serum and
plasma will be obtained at enrollment, as well as an upper respiratory tract specimen.
The respiratory specimen will be sent for central reverse transcriptase polymerase
chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for influenza.
- Status will be re-assessed at approximately 14 days after enrollment and another blood
sample for serum and plasma will be obtained. For participants with a confirmed novel
respiratory virus of public health importance, attempts will be made to obtain a sample
of the local specimen used to diagnose the infection.
In February 2012, the FLU 004 Genomics protocol v 1.0 was released to the field.
In August 2013 v 2.0 of the protocol was released as INSIGHT Genomics. The protocol was
expanded beyond the FLU 002 and FLU 003 studies to include all qualifying INSIGHT studies
(list posted on the INSIGHT website, www.insight-trials.org. The purpose of this substudy is
to obtain a whole blood sample from which DNA will be extracted to study polymorphisms in
immune response genes and other genetic variants that may be associated with an increased
risk of disease progression among individuals with infectious diseases of public health
importance who are enrolled in qualifying INSIGHT studies.
Participating FLU 002 Plus sites are given the option to also participate in INSIGHT
Genomics, which requires a separate protocol registration. Participants, once consented to
FLU 002 Plus, will be offered the option to also consent to INSIGHT Genomics, which includes
a single whole blood sample collection. Participation in FLU 002 Plus will not be
compromised if a participant opts not to participate in INSIGHT Genomics.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be ≥ 18 years of age
- Have a signed informed consent by participant
- Have a fever (37.8 degrees C (100 degrees F) or higher on examination or
patient-reported fever (37.8 degrees C (100 degrees F) or higher, or feverishness
(felt febrile but did not take temperature) in the past 24 hours.
- Have a cough and/or sore throat
- Have suspected influenza or a suspected targeted non-influenza viral respiratory
infection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current imprisonment, or compulsory detention (involuntary incarceration) for treatment
of a psychiatric or physical illness.
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		Duke University Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, Duke University consistently ranks among...  
  
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									3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
	
			
					Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Principal Investigator: Frank Filipetto
			
						
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								Bronx, New York 10457			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Richard Cindrich
			
						
										Phone: 718-960-1212
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								Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Christopher Hurt
			
						
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								Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Stephen Adams, MD
			
						
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									 2035 W Taylor St
Chicago, Illinois
	
			Chicago, Illinois
(312) 996-4350
							
					Principal Investigator: Richard M. Novak, MD
			
						
										Phone: 312-996-6763
					
		University of Illinois at Chicago A major research university in the heart of one of...  
  
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								Denver, Colorado 80204			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Edward Gardner, MD
			
						
										Phone: 303-602-8740
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								Detroit, Michigan 48202			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Norman Markowitz, MD
			
						
										Phone: 313-916-2575
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								Houston, Texas 77030			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Karen J. Vigil
			
						
										Phone: 713-500-6703
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								Newark, New Jersey 07103			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Nila Dharan, MD
			
						
										Phone: 973-972-2614
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								Pensacola, Florida 32504			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Barbara He Wade, MD, FACP
			
						
										Phone: 850-912-8301
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								Richmond, Virginia 23298			
	
			(804) 828-0100
							
					Principal Investigator: Daniel E. Nixon, DO, PhD
			
						
										Phone: 804-828-4510
					
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								San Diego, California 92103			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Robert Schooley, MD
			
						
										Phone: 619-543-8080
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								Southfield, Michigan 48075			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Rodger D. MacArthur, MD
			
						
										Phone: 734-516-0204
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								Washington, District of Columbia 20037			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Gary L. Simon, MD, PhD
			
						
										Phone: 202-741-2234
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								Washington, District of Columbia 20422			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Fred M. Gordin, MD
			
						
										Phone: 202-745-8301
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