Immune Responses to Pneumococcal Vaccination Among HIV-infected Subjects

March 27, 2014 updated by: US Department of Veterans Affairs

Immune Responses to Pneumococcal Vaccination Among HIV-Infected Subjects

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the best timing for administering pneumococcal vaccine (PV) to HIV-infected adults that have CD4 cell counts of more than 200 and are not yet receiving combination antiretroviral treatment (ART). Participants in this study will be assigned by chance to receive vaccination with PV prior to starting ART or after at least 6 months of ART. Antibody levels to components of the PV will be measured at 6 months and 12 months after vaccination. The results will tell us if patients that receive PV after 6 months of ART have better response to the vaccine than those that get vaccinated prior to treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

107

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV infected
  • CD4 count >200
  • no acute illness
  • no pneumococcal vaccination within 3 years
  • naive to treatment or if previously on treatment, no antiretroviral treatment for at least 6 months
  • willingness to start antiretroviral treatment as recommended by current guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior pneumococcal vaccination within 3 years
  • prior AIDS diagnosis based on opportunistic disease
  • acute illness

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Immediate

Arm 1 will receive PV (23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) prior to starting antiretroviral treatment and will receive PLACEBO after at least 6 months of starting antiretroviral treatment.

PV (23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine): Currently commercially available pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Biological: Placebo
Placebo
Biological: (PV) 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Currently commercially available pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Other Names:
  • Pneumovax 23
Other: Delayed

Arm 2 will receive PLACEBO prior to starting antiretroviral treatment and will receive PV (23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) after at least 6 months of starting antiretroviral treatment.

PV (23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine): Currently commercially available pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Biological: Placebo
Placebo
Biological: (PV) 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Currently commercially available pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Other Names:
  • Pneumovax 23

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Levels
Time Frame: Baseline
Immunoglobulins are antibodies or special proteins that the immune system produces to protect the body against infections. IgG is the most common antibody. We measure baseline levels (before the vaccine is administered) to know how much antibody the subject has at the start point to be able to evaluate how much antibody is produced after the vaccine is administered.
Baseline
IgG Levels
Time Frame: One-month post-vaccine
Immunoglobulins are antibodies or special proteins that the immune system produces to protect the body against infections. IgG is the most common antibody. This point of time (one-month after vaccine), gives the information about how much antibody was produced by the participant's immune system in response to the vaccine.
One-month post-vaccine
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Levels
Time Frame: Baseline
Immunoglobulins are antibodies or special proteins that the immune system produces to protect the body against infections. IgM is the first antibody produced by the immune system to fight a new infection. We measure baseline levels (before the vaccine is administered) to know how much antibody the subject has at the start point to be able to evaluate how much antibody is produced after the vaccine is administered.
Baseline
IgM Levels
Time Frame: One-month post-vaccine
Immunoglobulins are antibodies or special proteins that the immune system produces to protect the body against infections. IgM is the first antibody produced by the immune system to fight a new infection. This point of time (one-month after vaccine), gives the information about how much antibody was produced by the participant's immune system in response to the vaccine.
One-month post-vaccine
Opsonophagocytic Killing Activity (OPA)
Time Frame: Baseline
This assay helps us to know how the antibody produced by the body are working to kill the bacteria against which the antibody is produced. As explained previously for the immunoglobulins' assays, we measure the baseline point to be able to determine the increase after the vaccine is administered.
Baseline
Opsonophagocytic Killing Activity (OPA)
Time Frame: One-month post-vaccine
This assay helps us to know how the antibody produced by the body are working to kill the bacteria against which the antibody is produced. This point of time (one-month after vaccine), gives the information about how much the killing activity increased 1 month after the vaccine was administered.
One-month post-vaccine

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Collaborators

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, MD, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 26, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 27, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 24, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • INDA-002-08S

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