Clinical trial NCT00317161: Immunogenicity & Safety Study of a Vaccine Against Meningitis in Infants (2,4,6 Months) After a Hepatitis B Birth Dose.
Official title: Study to Show Lot-to-lot Consistency of Hib-MenAC Mixed With Tritanrix™-HBV, Its Non-inferiority to Tritanrix™-HBV/Hiberix™ With or Without Meningitec™, and MenA Response in 2, 4, 6 Month Infants With Hepatitis B Birth Dose
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Diphtheria
Hepatitis B
Haemophilus Influenzae Type b
Whole Cell Pertussis
Tetanus
Lead sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2006-04-24
Enrollment: 1000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 56
Maximum age (years): 83
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to demonstrate consistent results in 3 production lots of Hib-MenAC vaccine when extemporaneously mixed with Tritanrix™-HepB and administered as a single injection, with respect to immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity. Tritanrix™-HepB/Hiberix™ given alone and Wyeth Lederle's meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (Meningitec™), given concomitantly with Tritanrix™-HepB/Hiberix™ will be used as benchmark vaccines for all antigens except for MenA. The immunogenicity of MenA will also be evaluated.

Detailed description: Randomized study with five groups to receive one of the following vaccination regimens after a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine: One of the 3 lots of GSK Biologicals' Hib-MenAC mixed with GSK Biologicals' Tritanrix™-HBV (3 different groups) GSK Biologicals' Tritanrix™-HBV/Hiberix™ GSK Biologicals' Tritanrix™-HBV/Hiberix™ +Meningitec™

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

• Healthy infants 56-83 days of age, written informed consent obtained from the parents, born after a gestation period of 36 to 42 weeks and received a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine within the first 72 hours of life.

Exclusion criteria:

* Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history \& physical examination.
* Planned administration/administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within 30 days before the first dose of study vaccine, or planned administration during the study period with the exception of oral polio vaccine (OPV).
* Use of any investigational or non-registered drug or vaccine other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use during the study period.
* Chronic administration (\>14 days) of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs since birth.
* Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine received after the first 2 weeks of life.
* Previous vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and/or meningococcal disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Post-dose 3, bactericidal titers & antibody levels to meningococcal serogroups A & C; & PRP; & antibody levels to HBs, diphtheria, tetanus & BPT (subset of subjects).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Solicited events (day 0-3); unsolicited events (day 0-30); serious adverse events (entire study). Pre-dose 1, antibody levels to Men(A&C) & PRP; & in some subjects anti-BPT antibody levels Seropositivity/seroprotection/vaccine response & antibody levels
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bangkok
country: Thailand
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Khon Kaen
country: Thailand
facility: GSK Investigational Site
city: Songkla
country: Thailand
facility: GSK Investigational Site
Study officials:
affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline
name: GSK Clinical Trials
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Kerdpanich A, Warachit B, Kosuwon P, Gatchalian SR, Watanaveeradej V, Borkird T, Kosalaraksa P, Han HH, Hutagalung Y, Boutriau D, Dobbelaere K. Primary vaccination with a new heptavalent DTPw-HBV/Hib-Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and C combined vaccine is well tolerated. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;12(1):88-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.06.002. Epub 2007 Aug 22.