Safety, Long Term Immunogenicity and Lot Consistency Study of Liquid Pentavalent Combination Vaccine

May 5, 2009 updated by: Shantha Biotechnics Limited

Open Label Multicentric Randomized Phase IV Post Marketing Safety, Immunogenicity and Lot-to-Lot Consistency Analysis of Shan 5 [DTPwHB-Hib (Liquid) Pentavalent Combination Vaccine] in Indian Infants

A randomized phase IV study of the liquid pentavalent combination vaccine to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity (short term and long term) and clinical consistency of three production lots of the vaccine.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

3000

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

    • UT
      • Chandigarh, UT, India, 160012
        • Recruiting
        • School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Madhu Gupta, MD
        • Contact:

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

1 month to 1 month (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy children in the age group six to eight weeks
  • Born after a normal gestational period (36 - 42 weeks)
  • Mother's HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) assured negative.
  • Father, mother or legally acceptable representative properly informed about the study and having signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Administration of immunoglobulin or any blood products since birth.
  • Use of any investigational, un-registered drug, or vaccine other than the study vaccine (with the exception of oral polio vaccination OPV & BCG vaccine) during the study period or within 30 days preceding the first dose of the study vaccine.
  • Previous vaccination or evidence of infection with DTP or Hib.
  • History of allergic disease or reaction likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine including allergy to antibiotics.
  • Major congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency.
  • Infants born to mothers known to be HIV positive.
  • Infants having evidence of disease or fever, history of allergic disease or persistent hematological, hepatic, renal, cardiac or respiratory disease and signs of a CNS disorder at the time of vaccination.
  • Infants showing any of the following reactions after any dose of study vaccine will be withdrawn for subsequent doses: body temperature more than 40.40C, persistent screaming or crying for 3 hours within 48 hours of vaccination, seizures, encephalopathy and hypersensitivity reaction.
  • Parent/s or guardian of subject unable to maintain diary card

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Shan 5 Lot No 1
Diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis, recombinant hepatitis B and Hib tetanus toxoid conjugate pentavalent liquid combination vaccine
Experimental: Shan 5 Lot No 2
Diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis, recombinant hepatitis B and Hib tetanus toxoid conjugate pentavalent liquid combination vaccine
Experimental: Shan 5 Lot No 3
Diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis, recombinant hepatitis B and Hib tetanus toxoid conjugate pentavalent liquid combination vaccine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Solicited and unsolicited local and systemic adverse events following vaccination
Time Frame: 4 Months
4 Months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Seroprotection rates for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hib following 3 doses of the vaccine
Time Frame: 12 Months
12 Months
Lot Consistency based on safety and Seroprotection rates for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hib following 3 doses of the vaccine from each of the three lots
Time Frame: 4 months
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Director: Raman Rao, MD, Shantha Biotechnics Limited

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

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2009

Last Verified

April 1, 2009

More Information

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