Clinical trial NCT00553228: Pertussis Maternal Immunization Study
Official title: Immunization of Women With Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids Combined With Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) During the Mid Third Trimester of Pregnancy: An Evaluation of the Potential for Immunological Protection for the Neonate
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
PHASE3
Conditions: Pregnant Women
Keywords: maternal immunization
whooping cough
pertussis
Lead sponsor: Dalhousie University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: IWK Health Centre
name: Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
First posted: 2007-11-04
Enrollment: 320
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to assess whether immunization against pertussis in the mid third trimester of pregnancy provides passive protection to the infant by transfer of IgG transplacentally and by transfer of secretory IgA (and possibly IgG) in breast milk, sufficient to protect the infant against pertussis disease in the critical neonatal period, without suppressing the infant's immune response to active immunization and disease

Detailed description: The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of providing initial immunological protection to the neonate by providing passive placentally transferred serum antibodies and breast milk antibodies against pertussis antigens (PT, FHA, PRN, FIM). This will be accomplished by

* determining the rate of maternal antibody decline from time of immunization until 12 months postpartum by measuring antibody levels in serum, saliva, and breast milk at specified intervals;
* determining levels of antibody transferred to the neonate relative to the interval from immunization to delivery;
* comparing levels of transplacentally transferred antibody with those achieved after the first, second, and third dose of the primary immunization series; and
* determining whether maternal immunization interferes with active antibody production following licensed DTaP-IPV-Hib in infants of women immunized during the mid third trimester of pregnancy.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women 18 years of age and over.
* Women who, at ≥30-\<32 weeks gestation, are at low risk for complications as determined by the obstetrical algorithm for identification of eligible subjects and the obstetrical risk assessment form.
* Signed, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Failure to meet eligibility criteria as determined by the obstetrical algorithm for identification of eligible subjects and the obstetrical risk assessment form.
* History of significant medical disorder (such as bleeding disorders, cancer, autoimmune disease, immunodeficiency (including HIV-infected individuals, transplant recipients), seizure disorder or significant psychiatric illness, drug or alcohol dependence).
* Receipt of any high-dose daily corticosteroids (inhaled steroids are acceptable) within 2 weeks of study entry. High dose is defined as a dose of ≥20 mg of prednisone daily or equivalent.
* History of physician-diagnosed or laboratory-confirmed pertussis within the past 5 years.
* Personal history (verbal or documented) of ever having received Tdap.
* Personal history (verbal or documented) of having received Td immunization within the past 2 years.
* History of febrile illness (\>37.8ºC orally) within the past 72 hours (immunization may be deferred).
* History of sensitivity to any component of Tdap.
* Receipt of blood products or immunoglobulin within 3 months of study entry (except RH-negative women who receive immunoglobulin during pregnancy are eligible).
* Receipt of any vaccines within 2 weeks of study vaccine (except influenza vaccine which may be given concurrently).
* Failure to give written, informed consent.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Comparison of serum IgG antibody levels against PT, FHA, PRN, FIM between Tdap and Td groups
timeFrame: birth, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, and 13 months of age
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Safety of Tdap in pregnancy including pregnancy outcome and developmental assessment.
timeFrame: developmental screening at 1 year of age
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Halifax
country: Canada
facility: Clinical Trial Research Center - Canadian Center for Vaccinology
state: Nova Scotia
Study officials:
affiliation: Dalhousie Univeristy - Canadian Center for Vaccinology
name: Scott A Halperin, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Halperin SA, Langley JM, Ye L, MacKinnon-Cameron D, Elsherif M, Allen VM, Smith B, Halperin BA, McNeil SA, Vanderkooi OG, Dwinnell S, Wilson RD, Tapiero B, Boucher M, Le Saux N, Gruslin A, Vaudry W, Chandra S, Dobson S, Money D. A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Immunization During Pregnancy and Subsequent Infant Immune Response. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 14;67(7):1063-1071. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy244.