A significant increase of pertussis incidence is reported in a growing number of countries. This resurgence is considered as resulting from the limited durability of aP-vaccine-induced immunity and is associated with increased mortality in young infants and morbidity at all age groups. As the pertussis immunity acquired through immunization or infection is short-lived, its maintenance or reactivation requires repeat boosting at regular time points. Thus, novel strategies capable of reactivating pertussis immunity are needed. The efficacy of current acellular pertussis vaccines (which contain chemically-detoxified pertussis toxoid (PT)) rapidly wanes, in part because priming and repeat immunization with acellular vaccines induce antibodies specific for the chemically-detoxified PT but unable to efficiently recognize the native PT expressed by B. pertussis. Clinical studies have shown the superior immunogenicity profile of acellular pertussis vaccines including genetically-detoxified PT (rPT) in adults and adolescents previously primed with aP. In particular, the investigators showed in a past Geneva study in teenagers previously primed with aP that rPT/FHA induced a stronger recall response than the current aP-vaccine at one month post-vaccination. However, the difference was less clear one year after vaccination, suggesting that 2 doses may be needed for more sustained immunity. In the present study, the investigators would like to assess whether giving two doses of rPT/FHA at 6 months interval induces stronger immune responses than a single dose.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
100
Schedule: Group Pertagen will receive two doses of Pertagen®. (one vaccination on Day 0 and 6 months later for each volunteer.) Mode of Administration: Intramuscular injection into the deltoid region of the upper extremity, using a syringe with a 1 to 1.5 inch #25-gauge sterile needle.
Schedule: Group Control will receive one dose of Revaxis® on Day 0 followed by 1 dose of Pertagen® 6 months later for each volunteer. Mode of Administration: Intramuscular injection into the deltoid region of the upper extremity, using a syringe with a 1 to 1.5 inch #25-gauge sterile needle.
University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
RECRUITINGImmunogenicity of two doses compared to a single dose of an acellular pertussis vaccine
The primary objective is to assess the immunogenicity of two doses compared to a single dose of an acellular pertussis vaccine (Pertagen®) including genetically-detoxified pertussis toxin (rPT) administered at 6 months interval and delivered by the intramuscular route to adults aged 18-30 years previously primed and boosted with chemically-detoxified PT. The main immunogenicity endpoints will be the geometric mean concentration (GMC) of anti-PT neutralizing antibodies assessed 4 weeks (early immunity) and 6 months (sustained immunity) following one or two injections of Pertagen® given at 6 months interval
Time frame: 1 year
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events OBJECTIVE
Safety endpoints evaluated by solicited local and systemic reactions and unsolicited adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: Solicited local and systemic reactions will be followed up for 7 days and AEs for 28 days after vaccination
Humoral immune response
GMCs and seroresponse rates of PT, FHA, tetanus and diphtheria-toxoid specific IgG antibodies measured by ELISA and specific elicited by two doses of Pertagen® as compared to a single dose.
Time frame: At 28 days after vaccination
Cellular immune response
Concentration of specific memory B cells for PT, tetanus
Time frame: At 28 days after vaccination
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