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Streptococcus Pneumoniae InfectionPhase 3MNOESNCT00189020

Effect of Two Versus Three Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccinations

A Phase 3 study testing PCV7 in people with Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection, run by UMC Utrecht.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Two( 2) or three (3) instead of four vaccinations before the age of 6 months with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine are presumed to protect children against invasive pneumococcal disease like meningitis, at least on the short term till 18-24 months of age. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 3 monthsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection
What is being tested?
PCV7
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,005 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2005to Feb 2008
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 to 3 months
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Newborn infants eligible for participation in the national infant vaccination program in the Netherlands

Who cannot join

  • exclusion from the national vaccination program because of the presence of
  • a medical condition requiring treatment that can interfere with the effect of vaccinations
  • known or suspected allergy to components of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
  • known or suspected immunodeficiency disease
  • previous treatment with plasma or immunoglobulins
  • previous vaccinations other than hepatitis B vaccinations
  • coagulation disorders

About this study

Official title: Effect of 2 Versus 3 Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccinations Prevnar on Nasopharyngeal Carriage, Transmission and Herd-immunity;a Randomized, Controlled Study

Two( 2) or three (3) instead of four vaccinations before the age of 6 months with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine are presumed to protect children against invasive pneumococcal disease like meningitis, at least on the short term till 18-24 months of age. The current hypothesis in this study is 2 or 3 vaccinations will protect against IPD but will not alter pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in infants, and consequently not change pneumococcal transmission and induce no herd-immunity. Furthermore, antibody development and memory may benefit from carriage of vaccine type S. pneumoniae

Read the detailed description

Two(2 and 4 months) and three vaccinations (2,4 and 11 months) with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Prevnar in infants are presumed to provide about 90% protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) for vaccine type pneumococci, at least until 18-24 months of age. Licensure of the vaccine however is based on studies with 3 vaccinations before 6 months and a booster vaccination half a year later (3+1 scheme). Cost-effectiveness in national infant vaccination programs (NIPs)is much improved by high herd-immunity effects,as observed in the USA after licensure of Prevnar in 2000, both for IPD and AOM. However, overall pneumococcal carriage reduction (and nasopharyngeal replacement) has not been assessed in studies with reduced doses. With reduced carriage reduction, effects on respiratory tract infections and herd immunity may be significantly less.

The primary aim of the current study is to compare effect of 2-doses (at ages 2 and 4 months) with a 3-doses scheme(2+1, at 2, 4 and 11 months) on nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage and replacement and family transmission(sibs and caregivers), in order to allow modelling for herd-immunity.

The secondary aim is to determine the effect of a reduced doses scheme on serum antipneumococcal antibody levels at the age of 12 and 24 months.

A third aim is to determine antipneumococcal antibody levels and memory B-cell development after booster vaccination at 24 months of age, after 2 or 2+1 doses and compare these with a first vaccination at 24 months of age.

Opportunities are the determination of nasopharyngeal colonizing pneumococci in unvaccinated infants in the Netherlands before implementation of Prevnar in the NIP, evaluation of replacing pneumococci in the nasopharynx after vaccinations and analysis of effects on other colonizing bacteria like H.influenzae, M. catarrhalis and S.aureus. Furthermore, the relation between colonizing pneumococci and serotypes causing IPD in the Netherlands can be evaluated.

Methods : 1000 infants and families will be included in a randomized,controlled study with 3 interventions groups

  1. Prevnar at 2 and 4 months
  2. Prevnar at 2, 4 and 11 months
  3. Prevnar at 24 months (controls)

The children will be followed until 2 years of age with nasopharyngeal swabs for bacterial culture before the first vaccination, at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months of age. One sibling and one parent/caregiver will be swabbed when the infant is 12 and 24 months. Blood for antibody determination will be obtained from 80 children of groups 1 and 2, and from 30 children in the control group. Questionnaires on health and respiratory infections and antibiotic prescription for RTI will be obtained.

At 24 months of age, all children of groups 1 and 2 will be offered a booster vaccination. Antibody levels will be measured before and 4 weeks after this vaccination at 2 years of age in a subset of 80 children per group and compared with 80 children who received a first vaccination at 24 months of age.

Being tested
PCV7
Keywords
pneumococcal conjugate vaccination, nasopharyngeal carriage, herd immunity, antipneumococcal antibodies, respiratory tract infections, National infant vaccination program
Medical subject headings
Pneumococcal Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PCV7Biological

    Also called Prevenar

    PCV7 at age 2 and 4 months

  • PCV7Biological

    Also called Prevenar

    PCV7 at age 2, 4 and 11 months

Study groups in NCT00189020
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
2-doseExperimentalPCV7 at age 2 and 4 months
Receives: Biological: PCV7
2+1-doseExperimentalPCV7 at age 2, 4 and 11 months
Receives: Biological: PCV7
ControlNo interventionControl group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Nasopharyngeal bacterial (pneumococcal) colonization at 6 weeks, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months in infants and at 12 and 24 months of family members

    Measured: duration of study, 23 months per subject

  2. transmission to family members( sib, caregiver)

    Measured: at infants age of 12 and 24 months

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. anti-pneumococcal antibody levels at 12 and 24 months of age

    Measured: 23 months

  2. antibody levels and B-memory cells after vaccination at 24 months

    Measured: 23 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2005
  3. Primary completionFeb 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
1,005 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00189020
Sponsor's protocol ID
MINOES 01, STEG R05 008
Other IDs
ISRCTN
Acronym
MNOES
Status last verified
Aug 2011
First submitted
9 Sep 2005
Last updated
22 Aug 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Biesbroek G, Tsivtsivadze E, Sanders EA, Montijn R, Veenhoven RH, Keijser BJ, Bogaert D. Early respiratory microbiota composition determines bacterial succession patterns and respiratory health in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Dec 1;190(11):1283-92. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201407-1240OC.

    PubMed 25329446

  • Biesbroek G, Bosch AA, Wang X, Keijser BJ, Veenhoven RH, Sanders EA, Bogaert D. The impact of breastfeeding on nasopharyngeal microbial communities in infants. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug 1;190(3):298-308. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201401-0073OC.

    PubMed 24921688

  • Biesbroek G, Wang X, Keijser BJ, Eijkemans RM, Trzcinski K, Rots NY, Veenhoven RH, Sanders EA, Bogaert D. Seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and nasopharyngeal microbiota in healthy children. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;20(2):201-10. doi: 10.3201/eid2002.131220.

    PubMed 24447437

  • van Westen E, Rodenburg GD, van Gils EJ, Tcherniaeva I, Berbers GA, Cowell L, Goldblatt D, Rots NY, van den Dobbelsteen GP, Sanders EA. Levels and functionality of antibodies after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in schedules with different timing of the booster dose. Vaccine. 2013 Dec 2;31(49):5834-42. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.073. Epub 2013 Oct 10.

    PubMed 24120678

  • Rodenburg GD, van Gils EJ, Veenhoven RH, Bogaert D, van den Dobbelsteen GP, Berbers GA, Sanders EA. Lower immunoglobulin G antibody responses to pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at the age of 2 years after previous nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Pediatr. 2011 Dec;159(6):965-70.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.011. Epub 2011 Aug 2.

    PubMed 21813135

  • van Gils EJ, Hak E, Veenhoven RH, Rodenburg GD, Bogaert D, Bruin JP, van Alphen L, Sanders EA. Effect of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e20229. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020229. Epub 2011 Jun 10.

    PubMed 21695210

  • van Gils EJ, Veenhoven RH, Hak E, Rodenburg GD, Keijzers WC, Bogaert D, Trzcinski K, Bruin JP, van Alphen L, van der Ende A, Sanders EA. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination and nasopharyngeal acquisition of pneumococcal serotype 19A strains. JAMA. 2010 Sep 8;304(10):1099-106. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1290.

    PubMed 20823436

  • van Gils EJ, Veenhoven RH, Hak E, Rodenburg GD, Bogaert D, Ijzerman EP, Bruin JP, van Alphen L, Sanders EA. Effect of reduced-dose schedules with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage in children: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009 Jul 8;302(2):159-67. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.975.

    PubMed 19584345

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing PCV7 in people with Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection, run by UMC Utrecht.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Nasopharyngeal bacterial (pneumococcal) colonization at 6 weeks, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months in infants and at 12 and 24 months of family members (time frame: duration of study, 23 months per subject). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00189020, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Aug 2011.

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