A vaccine causes the immune system to produce antibodies (immune response) to specific germs to protect the patient. This study evaluates the immune response to the pneumococcal vaccine in adults with Alefacept-treated chronic plaque psoriasis.
This is a 1 arm study designed to evaluate the immune response to pneumococcal vaccine in adults with Alefacept-treated chronic plaque psoriasis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
43
Intramuscular
Injection
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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San Diego, California, United States
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New York, New York, United States
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New York, New York, United States
The number and percentage of subjects with at least a 2-fold increase in 2 or more of 5 pneumococcal antibody titers.
Time frame: 12 weeks
The number and percentage of subjects with an antibody response to pneumococcal antigens
Time frame: 12 weeks
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Markham, Ontario, Canada