Year 3 Extension for Efficacy Follow-up in Subjects Vaccinated in Studies Rota-028, 029 or 030 (NCT00197210)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This Year 3 extension of the main study rota-028, 029 or 030 is conducted to evaluate vaccine efficacy against severe rotavirus (RV) gastroenteritis (GE) during third year of life in infants previously vaccinated with human rotavirus (HRV) vaccine or placebo in the following schedules: at 3 and 4 months of age in study rota-028; at 2 and 4 months of age in study rota-029 or rota-030. The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.

Detailed Description
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Note that no new subjects will be recruited in this extension phase studies. The expected total enrolment for the primary studies was as follows: rota-028: 5700 rota-029: 3018 rota-030: 1102

Official Title
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A Phase III, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multi-country and Multi-center Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Two Doses of GSK Biologicals' Oral Live Attenuated Human Rotavirus (HRV) Vaccine in Healthy Infants.

Conditions
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Infections, Rotavirus

Intervention / Treatment
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* Biological: Rotarix™
* Biological: Placebo


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Subjects who the investigator believes that their parents/guardians can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol should be enrolled in the study. A male or female between, and including, 6 and 12 weeks of age in Hong Kong and Taiwan or 11 to 17 weeks of age in Singapore at the time of the first vaccination according to the country recommendations for the routine vaccination schedules. Written informed consent obtained from the parent or guardian of the subject, prior any study procedure. Free of obvious health problems as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study. Exclusion Criteria: Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine or placebo, or planned use during the study period. Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs since birth. Child is unlikely to remain in the study area for the duration of the study Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. History of allergic disease or reaction likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine. Administration of immunoglobulins and/or blood products since birth or planned administration during the study period. Oral intake of immunoglobulins is allowed. Any clinically significant history of chronic gastrointestinal disease including any uncorrected congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract or other serious medical condition as determined by the investigator. First or second degree of consanguinity of parents.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 2 Years
Maximum Age: 3 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Rotarix Group<br>During the primary study (NCT00197210) subjects received two oral doses of Rotarix™ vaccine. | Biological: Rotarix™<br>* Oral administration, 2 doses<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group<br>During the primary study (NCT00197210) subjects received two oral doses of placebo. | Biological: Placebo<br>* Oral administration, 2 doses<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Subjects With Severe Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (RV GE) Caused by the Circulating Wild-type Rotavirus Strains | Severe RV GE is an episode of severe GE in which rotavirus other than vaccine strain was identified in a GE stool sample. Note that this outcome measure is secondary in the study protocol. We have reported it here as primary outcome measure, since none of the primary outcome measures in the study protocol pertain to the time point (Year 3 follow-up) presented in this summary. | From Year 2 up to Year 3 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Subjects Reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) | An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that: results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject, or may evolve into one of the outcomes listed above. | From the end of the primary study up to Year 3 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Rotavirus Gastroenteritis, Human rotavirus vaccine, efficacy, infants