An Alternate Dosing Schedule for Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine (RotaTeq)

March 10, 2017 updated by: Dennis Clements

An Open-label, Pilot Study to Compare the Safety and Immunogenicity of an Alternate Dosing Schedule (2-5 Weeks, 2 Months, and 4 Months) for Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine (RotaTeq) to the Standard Recommended Schedule (2, 4, and 6 Months)

This is a pilot study to assess the safety and immunogenicity of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) when administered according to an alternate dosing schedule (2-5 weeks, 2 months and 4 months). In this interventional, open-label study, infants 2 through 5 weeks of age (14 to 41 days) will be enrolled and vaccinated with RV5 according to a 2-5 week, 2 and 4 month schedule and infants 2 months of age (56 to 83 days) will be vaccinated according to the standard recommended schedule (2, 4, and 6 months of age). Sera will be obtained from subjects one month following the final dose of vaccine and will be assayed for anti-rotavirus IgA and rotavirus neutralizing antibody responses against the G1, G2, G3, G4 and P[8] serotypes. Post dose 3 G1 serum-neutralizing antibody (SNA) geometric mean titers (GMTs) will be compared between children receiving pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) according to the alternate dosing schedule versus the standard recommended schedule. Likewise, post dose 3 G2, G3, G4 and P[8] SNA and serum rotavirus IgA GMTs will be compared between children receiving RV5 according to the alternate dosing schedule and the standard recommended schedule. The safety and tolerability of RV5 in children receiving vaccine according to the alternate dosing schedule will be described.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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66

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke University Health System

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

2 weeks to 2 months (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male or female infants who are 14 through 41 or 56 through 83 days of age at Visit 1 (Day of initial vaccination)
  2. Parent / legal guardian has read and signed the informed consent document
  3. Child and parent / legal guardian is available for the entire study period and can be reached by telephone
  4. Healthy infant as determined by medical history and by a baseline physical examination
  5. Infant weight at time of enrollment must exceed birth weight

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of hypersensitivity to the vaccine or any component of the vaccine
  2. History of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID)
  3. History of immunocompromise ( infant is known to be HIV positive, to have hypogammaglobulinemia or to have an underlying malignancy)
  4. History of intussusception
  5. Any clinically significant history of gastrointestinal disease including active acute gastrointestinal illness, chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive, congenital abdominal disorders, abdominal surgery or liver disease
  6. Prior receipt of a rotavirus vaccine
  7. Less than 37 weeks gestation
  8. The subject has participated in a study with an experimental agent within one month of enrollment in the study or anticipated receipt of an experimental agent during participation in the study
  9. Receipt of blood products within 4 weeks of study vaccination
  10. Receipt of a live virus vaccine within 4 weeks of study vaccination or an inactivated vaccine within 2 weeks. Concomitant administration of routinely recommended vaccines is allowed. A dose of hepatitis B vaccine administered in the birthing hospital is permitted. Planned routine use of inactivated influenza vaccine for children over 6 months of age is permitted.
  11. Acute illness within 48 hours of vaccination (axillary temperature of 100.4°F or higher, 3 or more grossly watery stools, vomiting). (Infants with stable unchanged gastroesophageal reflux may be enrolled).
  12. Insufficient weight gain requiring future weight checks in addition to routine scheduled well child visits
  13. The subject has any condition that the investigator believes would put the subject at an increased risk of injury or would render the subject unable to complete the trial or fulfill the requirements of the study protocol.
  14. Household contact who is immunodeficient (any malignancies or otherwise immunocompromised, primary immunodeficiency, receiving immunosuppressive therapy)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Standard Dosing Group
Group will receive RV5 vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months of age
Biological: RV5 (Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine)
Other Names:
  • RotaTeq
Experimental: Alternate Dosing Group
Group will receive RV5 vaccine at 2-5 weeks, 2 and 4 months of age
Biological: RV5 (Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine)
Other Names:
  • RotaTeq

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
G1 Serum-neutralizing Antibody
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 G1 serum-neutralizing antibody (SNA) geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
G2 Serum-neutralizing Antibody
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 G2 serum-neutralizing antibody(SNA) geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion
G3 Serum-neutralizing Antibody
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 G3 serum-neutralizing antibody(SNA) geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion
G4 Serum-neutralizing Antibody
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 G4 serum-neutralizing antibody(SNA) geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion
P1 Serum-neutralizing Antibody
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 P1 serum-neutralizing antibody(SNA) geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Serum Rotavirus Immunoglobulin A
Time Frame: 1 month following vaccine series completion
Post dose 3 serum rotavirus Immunoglobulin A geometric mean titer (GMT)
1 month following vaccine series completion
Reactogenicity Assessment
Time Frame: 7 days after each dose, up to 10 months post-vaccination
Proportions of subjects in each vaccine group reporting a reactogenicity event in the period following each dose and any dose of RV5 will be determined
7 days after each dose, up to 10 months post-vaccination
Adverse Event Assessment
Time Frame: 28 days after each dose, up to 10 months post-vaccination
Proportions of subjects in each vaccine group reporting an adverse event in the period following each dose and any dose of RV5 will be determined
28 days after each dose, up to 10 months post-vaccination
Serious Adverse Event Assessment
Time Frame: After each dose and up to 10 months post-vaccination
Proportions of subjects in each vaccine group reporting an adverse event in the period following each dose and any dose of RV5 will be determined
After each dose and up to 10 months post-vaccination

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Dennis Clements

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Dennis A Clements, MD, PhD, Duke University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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February 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 9, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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October 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 21, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 10, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Pro00049081
  • MISP-50891 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Merck Investigator Studies Program)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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