This is a Phase I, Randomized, observer-blinded, age de-escalating study. The study objectives are: 1. To evaluate the safety of 25 μg of Vi-DT typhoid conjugate vaccine administered at 0 and 4 weeks. 2. To assess the immunogenicity of 25 μg of Vi-DT typhoid conjugate vaccine administered at 0 and 4 weeks. 3. To compare the safety and immunogenicity of Vi-DT and Vi-Polysaccharide typhoid vaccines.
This study will be carried out in healthy adults and children at a single site. Subjects will be stratified according to age. The study procedure is as follows: Visit 1 (day-1 to -7): Screen participants by medical history, physical examination and lab investigations. Collect blood for safety and immunogenicity assessments. Visit 2 (day 0): Enroll, randomize and administer first dose of vaccine to eligible participants Visit 3 (day 3): Assess participant safety by medical history and physical examination Visit 4 (day 7): Record solicited adverse reaction 7 days post vaccination, and collect blood for safety lab assessments. Visit 5 (day 28): Assess participant safety, collect blood for immunogenicity assessments, and administer second vaccine dose Visit 6 (day 31): Participants safety will be assessed by medical history and physical examination Visit 7 (day 35): Record solicited adverse reaction 7 days post second vaccination. Visit 8 (day 56): Collect blood for immunogenicity assessments, assess participant safety, and fill in study completion form in the absence of any safety concern. This study is observer-blind: vaccine administrator and vaccine safety evaluator will be two distinct persons to avoid bias of safety assessment. Trial staff other than the vaccine administrator.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
144
Manufacturer: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. Ingredient: Purified Vi-polysaccharide conjugated to diphtheria toxoid Dose: 0.5 mL/Vial
Manufacturer: Sanofi Pasteur Ingredient: Purified Vi-polysaccharide Appearance: colourless liquid Dose: 0.5mL/vial
Dose: Single injection, participants 6-35 months of age will receive 0.25 ml (half a dose), participants 36 months of age and older will receive 0.5ml (full dose) \*Participants less than 9 years of age, who have not been vaccinated for flu before, will receive a second dose of flu-vaccine after the last follow-up visit of last participant in their age cohort.
Safety endpoints for solicited adverse events (reactogenicity) and serious adverse events
Proportion of participants with local and systemic solicited adverse events (reactogenicity) and Proportion of participant with Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time frame: 4 weeks post first and second vaccination
Proportion of participants with sero-conversion
Defined as a four-fold rise in anti-Vi antibody titers compared to baseline measured by anti-Vi IgG ELISA and Serum Bactericidal Assay
Time frame: 4 weeks post first and second injections of Vi-DT and one injection of Vipolysaccharide
Geometric Mean Titers (GMT)
Measurement of the Geometric Mean Titers (GMT) following 4 weeks post first and second injections of Vi-DT and one injection of Vi-polysaccharide vaccine
Time frame: 4 weeks post first and second vaccination
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.