Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT05569954

Safety and Immunogenicity of V116 in Pneumococcal Vaccine-naïve Adults 50 Years of Age or Older (V116-010, STRIDE-10)

This is a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, active comparator-controlled study of the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V116 in pneumococcal vaccine-naïve adults 50 years of age and older. The polyvalent (23-valent) pneumococcal vaccine, PPSV23, is the active comparator. In addition to studying safety/tolerability, it is hypothesized that, at 30 days postvaccination, the immunogenicity of V116 is noninferior to PPSV23 for the 12 common serotypes in V116 and PPSV23, and that V116 is superior to PPSV23 for the 9 serotypes unique to V116. It is also hypothesized that V116 is superior to PPSV23 in the percentage of participants with ≥4-fold rise from baseline in unique V116 serotypes, as measured by serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) geometric mean titers (GMTs).

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Pneumococcal Disease Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Pneumococcal Infections Streptococcal Infections

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Fundacion Estudios Clinicos ( Site 0200), Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

Loading trial locations.

About this study

Selected participants may be eligible for optional immunogenicity or PBMC substudies extension that will investigate the exploratory objectives.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • For females, is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is either not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP and uses acceptable contraception/abstinence; and has medical, menstrual, and recent sexual activity history reviewed by the investigator to decrease the chance of inclusion of an early undetected pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

  • Has a history of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) [positive blood culture, positive cerebrospinal fluid culture, or positive culture at another sterile site] or known history of other culture-positive pneumococcal disease within 3 years of Visit 1 (Day 1)
  • Has a known hypersensitivity to any component of V116 or PPSV23, including diphtheria toxoid
  • Has a known or suspected impairment of immunological function including, but not limited to, a history of congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, documented human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, functional or anatomic asplenia, or history of autoimmune disease
  • Has a coagulation disorder contraindicating IM vaccination
  • Had a recent febrile illness (defined as oral or tympanic temperature ≥100.4°F [≥38.0°C] or axillary or temporal temperature ≥99.4°F [≥37.4°C]) or received antibiotic therapy for any acute illness occurring <72 hours before receipt of study vaccine
  • Has a known malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment <3 years before enrollment
  • Received prior pneumococcal vaccine or is expected to receive any pneumococcal vaccine during the study outside the protocol
  • Received systemic corticosteroids (prednisone equivalent of ≥20 mg/day) for ≥14 consecutive days and has not completed intervention ≥14 days before receipt of study vaccine
  • Is currently receiving immunosuppressive therapy, including chemotherapeutic agents or other immunotherapies/immunomodulators used to treat cancer or other conditions, and interventions associated with organ or bone marrow transplantation, or autoimmune disease
  • Received any nonlive vaccine ≤14 days before receipt of study vaccine or is scheduled to receive any nonlive vaccine ≤30 days after receipt of study vaccine (inactivated influenza and SARS-CoV2 vaccines may be acceptable)
  • Received any live virus vaccine ≤30 days before receipt of study vaccine or is scheduled to receive any live virus vaccine ≤30 days after receipt of study vaccine
  • Received a blood transfusion or blood products, including immunoglobulin ≤6 months before receipt of study vaccine or is scheduled to receive a blood transfusion or blood product until the Day 30 postvaccination blood draw is complete

Treatment and study plan

V116

Biological

Sterile 0.5 mL solution in prefilled syringe containing 4 μg of each pneumococcal polysaccharide (PnPs) antigen 3, 6A, 7F, 8, 9N, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15A, 15C, 16F, 17F, 19A, 20A, 22F, 23A, 23B, 24F, 31, 33F, and 35B.

Other names: Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine

PPSV23

Biological

Sterile 0.5 mL solution in prefilled syringe containing 25 μg of each PnPs antigen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 17F, 18C, 19A, 19F, 20, 22F, 23F, and 33F.

Other names: PNEUMOVAX™23

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Solicited Injection-Site Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: Up to 5 days postvaccination

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Solicited injection-site AEs consisted of pain/tenderness, redness/erythema, and swelling. 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for between-group differences are provided using the Miettinen & Nurminen method.

  2. Percentage of Participants With Solicited Systemic AEs

    Time frame: Up to 5 days postvaccination

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Solicited systemic AEs consist of the following: fatigue (tiredness), headache, myalgia (muscle aches), and pyrexia (maximum temperature ≥ 100.4 °F/38.0 °C). 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for between-group differences are provided using the Miettinen & Nurminen method.

  3. Percentage of Participants With Vaccine-Related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Up to 6 months postvaccination

    An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is an other important medical event. SAEs that were reported to be at least possibly related by the investigator to study vaccination are summarized. 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for between-group differences are provided using the Miettinen & Nurminen method.

  4. Serotype-Specific Opsonophagocytic (OPA) Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Day 30 postvaccination

    Serotype-specific OPA titers for all serotypes in V116 following vaccination were determined using multiplex opsonophagocytic assay (MOPA). Serotype-specific OPA GMTs and GMT ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and they hypothesis test (1-sided p-value), were calculated using a constrained longitudinal data analysis (cLDA) model. Per protocol, within-group CIs, or any other method of dispersion were not planned or calculated.

  5. Percentage of Participants With ≥4-fold Rise From Baseline in Serotype-Specific OPAs for Serotypes Unique to V116

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    The percentage of participants with ≥4-fold rise from baseline in serotype-specific OPAs for the unique pneumococcal serotypes contained in V116 was determined. The 9 unique pneumococcal serotypes in V116 are as follows: 6A, 15A, 15C, 16F, 23A, 23B, 24F, 31, and 35B. Per protocol, within-group CIs, or any other method of dispersion were not planned or calculated.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With ≥4-fold Rise From Baseline in Serotype-Specific Cross-Reactive OPAs

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    OPA induced by serotypes 6A and 15C in V116 but cross-reactive to serotypes 6C and 15B, respectively, were measured. The percentage of participants with ≥4-fold rise from baseline in serotype-specific cross-reactive OPAs was determined. Point estimate, 95% CI, and p-value are based on the Clopper-Pearson method. Per protocol, this outcome measure was not planned or analyzed in the PPSV23 study arm.

  2. Serotype-Specific Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of OPA GMTs for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    The GMFR from baseline in serotype-specific OPA GMTs for all serotypes in V116 was determined using MOPA. The within-group 95% CIs are obtained by exponentiating the CIs of the mean of the natural log values based on the t-distribution.

  3. Serotype-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs) for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Day 30 postvaccination

    The GMCs for serotype-specific IgG antibodies for all serotypes in V116 were determined using pneumococcal electrochemiluminescence (PnECL). The GMC ratio estimation and 95% CI were calculated using a cLDA method. Per protocol, within-group CIs, or any other method of dispersion were not planned or calculated.

  4. Serotype-Specific GMFR of IgG GMCs for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    The GMFR from baseline in GMCs for serotype-specific IgG antibodies for all serotypes in V116 was determined using PnECL. The within-group 95% CIs are obtained by exponentiating the CIs of the mean of the natural log values based on the t-distribution.

  5. Percentage of Participants With ≥4-Fold Rise From Baseline in Serotype-Specific OPA GMTs for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    The percentage of participants with ≥4-fold rise from baseline in serotype-specific OPA GMTs for all serotypes in V116 was determined with MOPA. The within-group CIs were calculated based on the Clopper-Pearson method.

  6. Percentage of Participants With ≥4-Fold Rise From Baseline in Serotype-Specific IgG GMCs for All Serotypes in V116

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) and Day 30 postvaccination

    The percentage of participants with ≥4-fold rise from baseline in serotype-specific IgG GMCs for all serotypes in V116 was determined using PnECL. The within-group CIs were calculated based on the Clopper-Pearson method.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Active Comparator-controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of V116 in Pneumococcal Vaccine-naïve Adults 50 Years of Age or Older

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2025
First posted
Oct 6, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 2, 2026

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.