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. 2020 Apr 29;16(11):2680–2689. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1747375

Table 1.

Summary of study characteristics

Study (year), Ref. [Publication dates] Type of study Total numberof subjects
randomized/vaccinated(N)
Vaccine strains in QIV Vaccine strains in TIV Country Vaccine
manufacturer
Ethnicity(%)
Greenberg10 [2013] open-label
phase II
590 A/Brisbane/59/2007[H1N1] TIV-Vic: A/Brisbane/59/2007[H1N1] United States Sanofi Pasteur
Swiftwater, PA,
USA
White (88.8)
Asian (0.35)
others (10.85)
A/Uruguay/716/2007 [H3N2] A/Uruguay/716/2007 [H3N2]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic]
B/Florida/04/2006[B/Yam] TIV-Yam:
A/Brisbane/59/2007[H1N1]
  A/Uruguay/716/2007 [H3N2]
B/Florida/04/2006[B/Yam]
Pépin12 [2013] double-blind for QIV group
open-label for TIV/Yam group
phase III
1,565 A/California/07/2009[H1N1] TIV-Vic:
A/California/07/2009[H1N1]
France
Germany
Sanofi Pasteur White (98.7)
Asian (0.5)
others (0.8)
A/Victoria/210/2009 [H3N2] A/Victoria/210/2009 [H3N2]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic]
B/Florida/04/2006[B/Yam] TIV-Yam:
A/California/07/2009[H1N1]
  A/Victoria/210/2009 [H3N2]
  B/Florida/04/2006[B/Yam]
Wang15 [2017] double-blind
Phase III
1,832 A/California/7/2009[H1N1] TIV-Vic: A/California/7/2009[H1N1] Lianyungang City from China QIV: Jiangsu GDK Biotechnology Co., Ltd, China
TIV:Changsheng Biology Science & Technology Co. Ltd, China
White (0)
Asian (100)
others (0)
A/Switzerland/9715293/2013[H3N2] A/Switzerland/9715293/2013[H3N2]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic]
B/Phuket/3073/2013[B/Yam] TIV-Yam:
A/California/7/2009[H1N1]
  A/Switzerland/9715293/2013[H3N2]
  B/Phuket/3073/2013[B/Yam]
Sesay13 [2018] double-blinded for QIV group and TIV/Yam
single-blinded for TIV/Vic
phase III
2,225 A/California/7/2009[H1N1] TIV-Vic: A/California/7/2009[H1N1] France,
Germany
Poland
Sanofi Pasteur,
Lyon,
France
White (99.14)
Asian (NA)
others (0.86)
A/Texas/50/2012 [H3N2] A/Texas/50/2012 [H3N2]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic]
B/Massachusetts/2/2012[B/Yam] TIVYam:
A/California/7/2009[H1N1]
  A/Texas/50/2012 [H3N2]
  B/Massachusetts/2/2012[B/Yam]
Witte13 [2018] double-blind
Phase III
1,980 A/California/7/2009[H1N1] TIV/Vic: A/California/7/2009[H1N1] Belgium
Germany
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Abbott Biologicals B.V White(99.5)
Asian(0.2)
Others(0.3)
A/Texas/50/2012[H3N2] A/Texas/50/2012[H3N2]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic]
B/Massachusetts/2/2012[B/Yam] TIV/Yam:
A/California/7/2009[H1N1]
  A/Texas/50/2012[H3N2]
  B/Massachusetts/2/2012[B/Yam]
Sharma [2018] single blind
phase II/III
350 A/California/7/2009/[H1N1] TIV-Yam: Indian QIV: M/s Cadila Healthcare Limited, India
TIV: Sanofi Pasteur India Private Limited
White(0)
Asian(100)
Others(0)
A/Switzerland/9715293/2013[H3N2] A/California/7/2009/[H1N1]
B/Brisbane/60/2008[B/Vic] A/Switzerland/9715293/2013[H3N2]
B/Phuket/3073/2013[B/Yam] B/Phuket/3073/2013[B/Yam]

QIV: quadrivalent influenza vaccine; TIV: trivalent influenza vaccine; All the QIV and TIV were standard-dose

NA: Not available

White: Caucasian and Hispanic were included.