To evaluate the immunogenicity of the investigational product (IP) in healthy adults aged 50 years or older and to explore differences in immune responses between the experimental and control groups, and to determine the optimal dose of the IP.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
135
Licensed herpes zoster vaccine used as an active comparator.
Investigational herpes zoster vaccine.
Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
Daegu, Daegu, South Korea
CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Jeonbuk National University Hospital
Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of Anti-VZV gE Antibody
Geometric mean fold rise (GMFR) of anti-VZV gE antibodies measured by ELISA from baseline to 4 weeks after the second vaccination.
Time frame: Baseline to 4 weeks after the second vaccination
Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of Anti-VZV gE Antibody at Additional Time Points
Geometric mean fold rise (GMFR) of anti-VZV glycoprotein E (gE) antibody levels measured by ELISA relative to baseline.
Time frame: Before the second vaccination and at 8 and 24 weeks after the second vaccination
Geometric Mean Concentration (GMC) of Anti-VZV gE Antibody
Geometric mean concentration (GMC) of anti-VZV glycoprotein E (gE) antibody levels measured by ELISA.
Time frame: Before the second vaccination and at 4, 8, and 24 weeks after the second vaccination
Vaccine Response Rate (VRR) of Anti-VZV gE Antibody
Proportion of participants achieving a predefined vaccine response in anti-VZV glycoprotein E (gE) antibody levels measured by ELISA.
Time frame: Before the second vaccination and at 4, 8, and 24 weeks after the second vaccination
Polyfunctional CD4+ T Cell Response
Frequency of polyfunctional CD4+ T cells defined as CD4+ T cells producing at least two activation markers (IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α, CD40L \[CD154\]) following stimulation with VZV glycoprotein E peptides.
Time frame: 4 and 8 weeks after the second vaccination
Geometric Mean Concentration (GMC) of Anti-VZV Antibody
Geometric mean concentration (GMC) of anti-varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibodies measured by ELISA.
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The Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Chung-Ang University Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Time frame: Before the second vaccination and at 4, 8, and 24 weeks after the second vaccination