The purpose of the primary phase of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of a single dose of GSK Biologicals' Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal C (Hib-MenC) conjugate vaccine when given in the second year of life to subjects primed in infancy with a Hib vaccine, but not with a meningococcal serogroup C vaccine, versus commercially available Hib and MenC vaccines. In the extension phase, at Years 1, 2, 3, 4 \& 5, one blood sample is taken at each year to follow the antibody persistence up to 5 years after vaccination. No additional vaccine is administered during the extension phase. The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.
This multicenter study is open and has 2 treatment groups with Hiberix™ + a commercially available MenC vaccine as active controls. Priorix™ is given concomitantly in both groups. In the primary phase, two blood samples are taken from all subjects for immunogenicity analyses: before and one month after vaccination. In the extension phase, at Year 1, 2, 3, 4 \& 5, one blood sample is taken at each year to follow the antibody persistence up to 5 years after vaccination. No additional vaccine is administered during the extension phase.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
433
One intramuscular dose at 12-18 months of age
One subcutaneous dose at 12-18 months of age
One intramuscular dose at 12-18 months of age.
One intramuscular dose at 12-18 months of age
GSK Investigational Site
Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
Herston, Queensland, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
GSK Investigational Site
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Number of Subjects With Anti-polyribosylribitol Phosphate (Anti-PRP) Antibody Concentration Greater Than or Equal to 0.15 Micrograms Per Milliliter (µg/mL)
Anti-PRP antibody concentration greater than or equal to 0.15 µg/mL is indicative of short-term protection.
Time frame: 1 month after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Meningococcal Serogroup C Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Rabbit Complement (rSBA-MenC) Titers Greater Than or Equal to 1:8 Titer
rSBA-MenC titers greater than or equal to 1:8 titer are indicative of seroprotection.
Time frame: 1 month after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Meningococcal Serogroup C Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Rabbit Complement (rSBA-MenC) Titers Above the Cut-off Values
rSBA-MenC titers cut-off values assessed were greater than or equal to (≥) 1:8 (indicative of seroprotection) and ≥ 1:128 titers. Functional anti-meningococcal serogroup C activity (SBA-MenC) was determined by a serum bactericidal test using rabbit complement. For SBA testing at a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) laboratory up to Year 3 after vaccination, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the dilution resulting in 50% inhibition. For SBA testing at the Public Health England (PHE), formerly known as Health Protection Agency (HPA), at Year 4, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the last dilution resulting in at least 50% inhibition.
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Meningococcal Serogroup C Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Rabbit Complement (rSBA-MenC) Titers Above the Cut-off Values
rSBA-MenC titers cut-off values assessed were greater than or equal to (≥)1:8 (indicative of seroprotection) and 1:128 titers. For SBA testing at the PHE at Year 5, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the last dilution resulting in at least 50% inhibition.
Time frame: 5 years after vaccination
Meningococcal Serogroup C Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Rabbit Complement (rSBA-MenC) Titers
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs). Functional anti-meningococcal serogroup C activity (SBA-MenC) was determined by a serum bactericidal test using rabbit complement. For SBA testing at a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) laboratory up to Year 3 after vaccination, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the dilution resulting in 50% inhibition. For SBA testing at the PHE at year 4 after vaccination, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the last dilution resulting in at least 50% inhibition.
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after vaccination.
Meningococcal Serogroup C Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Rabbit Complement (rSBA-MenC) Titers
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs). Functional anti-meningococcal serogroup C activity (SBA-MenC) was determined by a serum bactericidal test using rabbit complement. For SBA testing at the PHE at Year 5, titres were expressed as the reciprocal of the last dilution resulting in at least 50% inhibition.
Time frame: 5 years after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Anti-polyribosylribitol Phosphate (Anti-PRP) Antibody Concentration Above Cut-off Values
Anti-PRP antibody concentration cut-off values assessed include 0.15 µg/mL (indicative of short-term protection) and 1.0 µg/mL (indicative of long-term protection).
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Anti-polyribosylribitol Phosphate (Anti-PRP) Antibody Concentration Above Cut-off Values
Anti-PRP antibody concentration cut-off values assessed include 0.15 µg/mL (indicative of short-term protection) and 1.0 µg/mL (indicative of long-term protection).
Time frame: 5 years after vaccination
Anti-polyribosylribitol Phosphate (Anti-PRP) Antibody Concentrations
Concentrations are given as Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs).
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month , 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after vaccination
Anti-polyribosylribitol Phosphate (Anti-PRP) Antibody Concentrations
Concentrations are given as Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs).
Time frame: 5 years after vaccination
Number of Subjects With Anti-polysaccharide C (Anti-PSC) Antibody Concentration Above the Cut-off Values
Anti-PSC antibody concentration cut-off values assessed include greater than or equal to (≥) 0.30 µg/mL and ≥ 2.0 µg/mL.
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years after vaccination
Anti-polysaccharide C (Anti-PSC) Antibody Concentrations
Concentrations given as Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs).
Time frame: Prior to, 1 month, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years after vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Solicited Local and General Symptoms
Solicited local symptoms assessed include pain, redness and swelling at the injection site. Solicited general symptoms assessed include drowsiness, fever (≥ 38°C), irritability and loss of appetite.
Time frame: Within 4 days (Day 0 -Day 3) after vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Unsolicited Symptoms
Unsolicited symptom: Any adverse event (AE) reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study. Also any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms will be reported as an unsolicited adverse event.
Time frame: Within 31 days (Day 0 - Day 30) after vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
A serious adverse event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject. For the long-term persistence phase (Years 1 through 5), only those SAEs that are determined by the investigator to have a causal relationship to the vaccination will be described individually.
Time frame: Throughout the entire study period (up to year 5)
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