The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (13vPnC) is being developed for adults to prevent pneumococcal diseases such as meningitis (inflammation of the brain lining), septicemia (blood poisoning), and pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs). As trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) is frequently given to adults, it is important to show that both vaccines can safely be given together without affecting the immune response (body's ability to protect against disease).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
1,185
Single 0.5 milliliter (mL) 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (13vPnC) and a single 0.5 mL trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), administered intramuscularly (IM), followed by a single 0.5 mL vaccine 13vPnC placebo, 1 month later.
Single 0.5 mL 13vPnC placebo vaccine and a single 0.5 mL TIV, administered IM, followed by a single 0.5 mL 13vPnC vaccine, 1 month later.
TIV Comparisons: Percentage of Participants Achieving at Least a 4-fold Increase in the Titer of the Standard Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay (HAI)
Percentage of participants achieving at least a 4-fold increase in the titer of the standard HAI for each influenza virus subtype (A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B) were compared.
Time frame: Baseline and 1 month after TIV vaccination
13vPnC Comparisons: Serotype-specific Pneumococcal Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Geometric Mean Concentration (GMC)
IgG GMC as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and expressed in micrograms per mL (mcg/mL) for serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F.
Time frame: 1 month after 13vPnC vaccination
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