Study of a Booster Dose of Meningococcal Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine in Adolescents

All subjects were given a single boosting dose of Menactra® to evaluate the kinetics of the response, the magnitude and the avidity of the antibody produced.

Inclusion criteria

• Participant is healthy, as determined by medical history and physical examination.
• Participant is at least 13 years of age but not yet 22 years of age at time of enrollment.
• For the Menactra® and Menomune® groups, participant received one dose of Menactra® or Menomune® in MTA02 trial and completed trial (2 blood samples, contacted for Month 6 safety follow up).
• For the Control group, participant has no previous history of any meningococcal vaccination.
• If < 18 years of age, participant has signed Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed assent form and his/her parent/legal guardian has signed an IRB-approved informed consent form.
• If ≥ 18 years of age, participant has signed an IRB-approved informed consent form.
• Able to provide vaccination log.

Exclusion criteria

• Serious chronic disease (i.e., cardiac, renal, neurologic, metabolic, rheumatologic, psychiatric etc).
• Known or suspected impairment of immunologic function.
• Acute medical illness with or without fever within the last 72 hours or an oral temperature ≥ 100.4ºF (≥ 38.0ºC) at the time of inclusion.
• For the Menactra® and Menomune® groups, history of documented invasive meningococcal disease or previous meningococcal vaccination with the exception of meningococcal vaccination given as part of MTA02 trial.
• For the Control group, history of documented invasive meningococcal disease or previous meningococcal vaccination.
• Administration of immune globulin, other blood products within the last three months, injected or oral corticosteroids or other immunomodulatory therapy within six weeks of the study vaccine. Individuals on a tapering dose schedule of oral steroids lasting < 7 days may be included in the trial as long as they have not received more than one course within the last two weeks prior to enrollment.
• Antibiotic therapy within the 72 hours prior to vaccination or antibiotic therapy within the 72 hours prior to having any blood sample drawn.
• Received any vaccine in the 14-day period prior to study vaccination, or scheduled to receive any vaccination during the 14-day period after study vaccination.
• Suspected or known hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components.
• Unavailable for the entire study period or unable to attend the scheduled visits or to comply with the study procedures.
• In females, a positive or equivocal urine pregnancy test at the time of vaccination.
• Enrolled in another clinical trial.
• Any condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose a health risk to the participant, or interfere with the evaluation of the vaccine.