Jet Injection for Influenza

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of a seasonal flu vaccine using a PharmaJet's needle-free injection device (STRATIS) is equivalent to needle and syringe administration, as measured by laboratory tests of immune response.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-03

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The immune response to Afluria when given by needle-free jet injector met the criteria for non-inferiority for all six coprimary endpoints. PMID 24881803 ↗

Publications

• McAllister L, Anderson J, Werth K, Cho I, Copeland K, Le Cam Bouveret N, Plant D, Mendelman PM, Cobb DK. Needle-free jet injection for administration of influenza vaccine: a randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2014 Aug 23;384(9944):674-81. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60524-9. Epub 2014 May 31.

Drugs

Indications