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NCT Number: NCT00432042

Immunogenicity and Safety Study of Proquad® and Infanrix® Hexa When Administered Concomitantly (V221-035)

Primary Objective:

* To demonstrate that ProQuad® can be administered concomitantly with a booster dose of Infanrix® hexa to healthy children 12 to 23 months of age without impairing either the antibody response rates to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b; or to the 3 pertussis antibody titres measured at 42 days following vaccination.

Secondary Objectives:

* To describe the antibody titres and the antibody response rates to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b as measured at 42 days following vaccination by an Infanrix® hexa primary series schedule and all data are pooled. * To evaluate the safety profile of ProQuad® when administered concomitantly with a booster dose of Infanrix® hexa by an Infanrix® hexa primary series schedule and all data are pooled.

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Key information

Conditions

Varicella Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Blood-Borne Infections Bordetella Infections Central Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Infections Chickenpox Clostridium Infections Communicable Diseases Corynebacterium Infections DNA Virus Infections Digestive System Diseases Diphtheria Enterovirus Infections Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Haemophilus Infections Hepadnaviridae Infections Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis, Viral, Human Herpesviridae Infections Infections Liver Diseases Measles Mononegavirales Infections Morbillivirus Infections Mouth Diseases Mumps Myelitis Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Paramyxoviridae Infections Parotid Diseases Parotitis Pasteurellaceae Infections Pertussis Picornaviridae Infections Poliomyelitis RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Rubella Rubivirus Infections Rubulavirus Infections Salivary Gland Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Tetanus Togaviridae Infections Varicella Zoster Virus Infection Virus Diseases Whooping Cough

Age range

12 month–23 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Alsfeld, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy participants of either gender
  • Aged 12 to 23 months
  • No clinical history of measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and zoster
  • For Italy: Primary vaccination with the combined diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine Infanrix® hexa as a 2-dose schedule, with receipt of the second dose ≥ 6 months prior to inclusion
  • For Germany: Primary vaccination with the combined diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine Infanrix® hexa as a 3-dose schedule, with receipt of the third dose ≥ 6 months prior to inclusion
  • Consent form signed by parent(s) according to local regulations or by the legal representative properly informed about the study
  • Parent(s)/legal representative able to understand the protocol requirements and to fill in the Diary Card.

Exclusion criteria

  • Prior receipt of measles, mumps, rubella and/or varicella vaccine either alone or in any combination
  • Any recent (<= 30 days) exposure to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and/or zoster
  • Receipt of any other diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and/or Haemophilus influenzae type b containing vaccine (either alone or in any combination) than Infanrix® hexa
  • Any recent (<= 3 days) history of febrile illness
  • Any severe chronic disease
  • Active untreated tuberculosis
  • Known personal history of encephalopathy, seizure disorder or progressive, evolving or unstable neurological condition
  • Any known blood dyscrasia, leukemia, lymphomas of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting the haematopoietic or lymphatic systems
  • Any severe thrombocytopenia or any other coagulation disorder that would contraindicate intramuscular injection
  • Prior known sensitivity/allergy to any component of the vaccines including neomycin, sorbitol or gelatin
  • Any immune impairment or humoral/cellular deficiency, neoplastic disease or depressed immunity
  • Any recent (<= 2 days) tuberculin test or scheduled tuberculin test through Visit 2
  • Any previous (<= 150 days) receipt of immune serum globulin or any blood-derived products or scheduled to be administered through Visit 2
  • Any recent (<= 30 days) receipt of an inactivated or a live non-study vaccine or scheduled non-study vaccination through Visit 2
  • Any medical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives
  • Any recent (≤30 days) participation or scheduled participation in any other clinical trial through Visit 2

Treatment and study plan

ProQuad®

Biological

Participants received a 0.5 mL subcutaneous injection of ProQuad® containing the following live attenuated virus strains: measles virus Enders' Edmonston strain (≥3.00 log10 50% cell culture infectious dose [CCID]50), mumps virus Jeryl Lynn™ (Level B) strain (≥4.30 log10 CCID50), rubella virus Wistar RA 27/3 strain (≥3.00 log10 CCID50), and varicella virus Oka/Merck strain (≥3.99 log10 plaque-forming units [PFU]).

Infanrix® hexa

Biological

Participants received a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection of Infanrix® hexa containing the following: diphtheria toxoid (≥30 IU), tetanus toxoid (≥40 IU), 3-component acellular pertussis (pertussis taxoid, filamentous haemagglutinin, and pertactin) (25 ug), Hepatitis B surface antigen recombinant (S protein) (10 ug), inactivated poliovirus types 1-3 (type 1: 40 D-antigen units; type 2: 8 D-antigen units; type 3: 32 D-antigen units), and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) polysaccharide conjugate to tetanus toxoid (20-40 ug).

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Meeting Antibody Response Rate Criteria to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella

    Time frame: Day 42

    The percentage of participants with seronegative baseline values who met antibody response criteria in Arm 1: ProQuad® + Infanrix® hexa and Arm 2: ProQuad® was determined. Post-vaccination antibody response and baseline seronegativity criteria were as follows: measles antibody titre ≥255 mIU/mL in participants with baseline titre <255 mIU/mL; mumps antibody titre ≥10 ELISA Ab units/mL in participants with baseline titre <10 ELISA Ab units mL; rubella antibody titre ≥10 IU/mL in participants with baseline titre <10 IU/mL; varicella antibody titre ≥5 gpELISA units/mL in participants with baseline titre <1.25 gpELISA units/mL. Measles, mumps and rubella antibody levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and varicella antibody levels were determined with glycoprotein-based ELISA (gpELISA).

  2. Percentage of Participants Meeting Post-vaccination Antibody Response Rates to Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

    Time frame: Day 42

    The percentage of participants with seronegative baseline values who met antibody response criteria in Arm 1: ProQuad® + Infanrix® hexa and Arm 3: Infanrix® hexa was determined. Post-vaccination antibody response and baseline seronegativity criteria were as follows: Hepatitis B antibody titre ≥10 IU/mL and Haemophilus Influenzae Type b antibody titre ≥1 ug/mL. Hepatitis B antibody levels were determined using anti-HBs ORTHO ECi Immunodiagnostic Assay. Haemophilus Influenzae Type b antibody (anti-polyribosylribitol phosphate [PRP]) levels were determined with radioimmunoassay (RIA) or with enzyme immunoassay (EIA).

  3. Post-vaccination Geometric Mean Titres (GMT) to Pertussis

    Time frame: Day 42

    The GMT to pertussis were compared in Arm1: ProQuad® + Infanrix® hexa and Arm 3: Infanrix® hexa. Anti-pertussis toxin (anti-PT), anti-filamentous hemagglutinin (anti-FHA), and anti-pertactin (anti-PRN) were determined using ELISA on solid phase based on sandwich principle.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open, Randomised, Comparative, Multicentre Study of the Immunogenicity and Safety of Concomitant Versus Separate Administration of a Combined Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Live Vaccine (ProQuad®) and a Booster Dose of Infanrix® Hexa in Healthy Children 12 to 23 Months of Age

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Feb 6, 2007
Registry last updated
Mar 19, 2018

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