Trial Information

Summary: Acute Influenza- Adults

People with acute influenza are asked to participate in a research study being conducted by Alpha Medical Research.

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:

• Are at least 18 years of age
• Positive Influenza A or B Rapid Antigen test (RAT)
• Presence of at least one respiratory symptom (cough, sore throat, or nasal symptoms) of any severity
• Presence of at least one of the following symptoms – myalgia (muscle aches), headache, feverishness or fatigue of any severity

You may not participate in this study if you:

• Are pregnant, breastfeeding, or intend to become pregnant during the study
• Have significant signs of acute respiratory distress (ARDS- the lungs stop functioning normally and mechanical ventilation is needed) with a sudden onset due to the rapid accumulation of fluid or toxins in the lungs and body.
• History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD- lung disease in which the lungs are damaged, making it hard to breathe.) or severe persistent asthma
• History of chronic renal impairment (the inability of the kidney to do its job) requiring hemodialysis (the use of a machine to clean wastes from the blood after the kidneys have failed)
• Clinical evidence of active bacterial infection at any body site requiring therapy with oral or systemic (affecting the entire body) antibiotics
• Currently being treated for active viral hepatitis C
• Currently being treated with oral warfarin or other anticoagulants (blood thinners)
• Immunized against influenza with live attenuated virus vaccine (FluMist®) in previous 21 days
• Have participated in another research study within the last 30 days

If you would like to learn more about participating in this study, please send an e-mail message using the form below.