This study will be conducted among children in Saudi Arabia who previously received two doses of A, C, Y, W-135 polysaccharide vaccine before the age of 2 years, and in meningococcal vaccine-naïve children (Control Group). This study will evaluate the administration of Menactra® in terms of the serum bactericidal antibody it induces in the two study groups. Safety of Menactra® vaccine will be described.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
238
0.5 mL, Intramuscular
0.5 mL, Intramuscular
Unnamed facility
AlKhaleej, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Unnamed facility
AlRabwa, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Unnamed facility
S. Buraida, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Unnamed facility
Safra-Al Midhnab, Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) as Measured by Serum Bactericidal Assay Using Baby Rabbit Complement (SBA-BR) Pre- and Post-Menactra® Vaccination.
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline or pre-vaccination) and Day 28 Post-vaccination
Percentage of Participants With ≥ 4-Fold Rise in Titers for the Menactra® Vaccine Serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135.
Time frame: Day 28 Post-vaccination
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