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Meningococcal DiseasePhase 4B Part of ItNCT03089086

South Australian Meningococcal B Vaccine Herd Immunity Study

A Phase 4 study testing Licensed 4CMenB vaccine in people with Meningococcal Disease, run by University of Adelaide at 1 site in Australia.

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

To estimate the effect on carriage, all year 10, 11, and 12 students will be offered 4CMenB vaccination in South Australia through schools over the study period with 50% of the students enrolled receiving the vaccine in 2017 and 50% in 2018. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 14 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Meningococcal Disease
What is being tested?
Licensed 4CMenB vaccine
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
34,489 participants
Where
1 siteAustralia
Study dates
1 Apr 2017to 31 Dec 2018
Phase
Phase 4
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 14 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • South Australian secondary school students in years 10, 11, and 12 in 2017
  • Written parental consent for those under the age of 18
  • Written student consent assent for those under the age of 18 (or if 18 years old and older consent for themselves)
  • Available at school for at least the first pharyngeal swab and willing to comply with study procedures

Who cannot join

  • Previous anaphylaxis following any component of Bexsero vaccine
  • Previous receipt of meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero)
  • Known pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Australia1 site
  • Vaccinology & Immunology Research Trials Unit

    North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006

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About this study

To estimate the effect on carriage, all year 10, 11, and 12 students will be offered 4CMenB vaccination in South Australia through schools over the study period with 50% of the students enrolled receiving the vaccine in 2017 and 50% in 2018. In year 10 and 11 students, posterior pharyngeal swabs will be obtained at baseline and 12 months post baseline to estimate the difference in carriage prevalence of all genogroups of N. meningitidis between vaccinated and unvaccinated participants.

Read the detailed description

This cluster randomised controlled study will be conducted in the context of funded 4CMenB vaccine offered to all students in years 10, 11, and 12.

Year 10 and 11 students will undergo baseline and 12 months posterior pharyngeal swabs. Year 12 students will undergo baseline posterior pharyngeal swabs only.

Randomisation will take place at the school level and will be stratified by school size ((<60, 60 to 119, and ≥120 students per year level) and school socio-economic status (SES), as measured by the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA); (ICSEA <970, 970 to 1020, >1020) For the purposes of the study a school is defined as an educational institution at which students in years 10, 11, 12 physically attend school during the week. All 260 schools in metropolitan and rural SA will be approached to participate in the study. All schools agreeing to participate will be randomised to 4CMenB vaccine in 2017 or 2018. Students at schools randomised to receive the vaccine at baseline will receive the 4CMenB vaccine in 2017. Students at schools randomised to receive the vaccine at the 12 month posterior pharyngeal swab will receive the 4CMenB vaccine in 2018.

Primary Objectives

  • Estimate the difference in carriage prevalence of disease causing genogroup of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) following the 12 month pharyngeal swab in year 10 and 11 students who received two doses of Bexsero®, compared to unvaccinated students.

Secondary objectives

  • Estimate the difference in carriage prevalence of each disease causing genogroup of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) following the 12 month pharyngeal swab in year 10 and 11 students who received two doses of Bexsero®, compared to unvaccinated students.
  • Estimate the difference in carriage prevalence of all genogroups of N. meningitidis following the 12 month pharyngeal swab in year 10 and 11 students who received two doses of Bexsero ®, compared to unvaccinated students.
  • Estimate the difference in acquisition (negative at baseline, positive at 12 month followup) of carriage of disease causing genogroups of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) over a 12 month period in students who received two doses of Bexsero ®, compared to unvaccinated students.
  • Estimate the difference in acquisition (negative at baseline, positive at 12 month followup) of carriage of all genogroups of N. meningitidis over a 12 month period in students who received two doses of Bexsero ®, compared to unvaccinated students
  • Identify characteristics associated with carriage prevalence of all genogroups N. meningitidis in South Australian school students at baseline and 12 months.
  • Identify characteristics associated with carriage prevalence of disease causing genogroups of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) in South Australian school students at baseline and 12 months.

Exploratory objectives

  • Describe changes in invasive meningococcal rates (attack rates) across all age groups pre and post 4CMenB vaccine intervention in South Australia.
  • Describe N. meningitidis carriage density in year 10, 11, and 12 students using qPCR at baseline and 12 months in both vaccinated and unvaccinated students.
  • Describe genome sequencing of N. meningitidis disease causing (A, B, C, W, X, Y) sequence types in year 10, 11, and 12 students at baseline and at 12 months.
  • In schools randomized to Group A, describe the association of carriage prevalence of disease causing genogroups and vaccine uptake at school level following implementation.
  • In schools randomized to Group A, describe the association of carriage prevalence of all N. meningitidis and vaccine uptake at school level following implementation.
Being tested
Licensed 4CMenB vaccine
Keywords
meningococcal B vaccine, herd immunity, adolescents, young adults, south australia
Medical subject headings
Meningococcal Infections

What participants receive

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

  • Licensed 4CMenB vaccineBiological

    Also called Bexsero®

    Two doses (0.5 mL each) of Bexsero ® vaccine at least 1 month to <3 months apart in adolescents.

Study groups in NCT03089086
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group AActive comparatorStudents within schools randomised to group A will receive two doses of licensed 4CMenB vaccine after baseline oropharyngeal swab with an interval of 1 to 2 months between doses, with the first dose given at the baseline visit in 2017.
Receives: Biological: Licensed 4CMenB vaccine
Group BNo interventionStudents within schools randomised to group B will receive the licensed 4CMenB vaccine following completion of baseline and 12 month oropharyngeal swab in 2018.

What is being measured

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

  1. Prevalence of all disease causing genogroups of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y)

    As measured by PCR at 12 months in vaccinated and unvaccinated year 10 and 11 school students

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Prevalence of each N. meningitidis genogroup (A, B, C, W, X, Y)

    As measured by PCR at the 12 month pharyngeal swab in vaccinated and unvaccinated year 10 and 11 school students

    Measured: 12 months

  2. Prevalence of all N. meningitidis genogroups

    As measured by PCR at the 12 month pharyngeal swab in vaccinated and unvaccinated year 10 and 11 school students

    Measured: 12 months

  3. Acquisition of disease causing N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) genogroups (negative at baseline, positive at 12 month followup)

    As measured by PCR in vaccinated and unvaccinated year 10 and 11 school students

    Measured: 12 months

  4. Acquisition of all N. meningitidis

    As measured by PCR in vaccinated and unvaccinated year 10 and 11 school students

    Measured: 12 months

  5. Risk factors associated with carriage prevalence of all N. meningitidis

    As measured by PCR at baseline and 12 months

    Measured: Baseline and 12 months

  6. Risk factors associated with carriage prevalence of disease causing N. meningitidis

    As measured by PCR at baseline and 12 months

    Measured: Baseline and 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Mar 2017
  2. Study start1 Apr 2017
  3. Primary completion13 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2018

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 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
A cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of meningococcal B vaccine 4CMenB on nasopharyngeal carriage of N. Meningitidis
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
34,489 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03089086
Sponsor's protocol ID
HREC/16/WCHN/140
Other IDs
ACTRN12617000079347
Acronym
B Part of It
Status last verified
Jun 2019
First submitted
17 Mar 2017
Last updated
2 Jul 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: De-identified, individual participant data underlying published results will be available.

Publications

  • Marshall HS, McMillan M, Koehler A, Lawrence A, MacLennan JM, Maiden MCJ, Ramsay M, Ladhani SN, Trotter C, Borrow R, Finn A, Sullivan T, Richmond P, Kahler CM, Whelan J, Vadivelu K. B Part of It protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of 4CMenB vaccine on pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in adolescents. BMJ Open. 2018 Jul 10;8(7):e020988. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020988.

    PubMed 29991629
  • Milazzo A, McMillan M, Giles L, Page K, Flood L, Marshall H. Geographical distribution of invasive meningococcal disease and carriage: A spatial analysis. Epidemiol Infect. 2024 Jan 18;152:e22. doi: 10.1017/S0950268824000116.

    PubMed 38234190
  • McMillan M, Wang B, Koehler AP, Sullivan TR, Marshall HS. Impact of Meningococcal B Vaccine on Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 1;73(1):e233-e237. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1636.

    PubMed 33587122
  • Marshall HS, Koehler AP, Wang B, A'Houre M, Gold M, Quinn H, Crawford N, Pratt N, Sullivan TR, Macartney K. Safety of meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) in adolescents in Australia. Vaccine. 2020 Aug 18;38(37):5914-5922. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.07.009. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

    PubMed 32712083
  • McMillan M, Walters L, Sullivan T, Leong LEX, Turra M, Lawrence A, Koehler AP, Finn A, Andrews RM, Marshall HS. Impact of Meningococcal B (4CMenB) Vaccine on Pharyngeal Neisseria meningitidis Carriage Density and Persistence in Adolescents. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 1;73(1):e99-e106. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa610.

    PubMed 32447370
  • Marshall HS, McMillan M, Koehler AP, Lawrence A, Sullivan TR, MacLennan JM, Maiden MCJ, Ladhani SN, Ramsay ME, Trotter C, Borrow R, Finn A, Kahler CM, Whelan J, Vadivelu K, Richmond P. Meningococcal B Vaccine and Meningococcal Carriage in Adolescents in Australia. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 23;382(4):318-327. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1900236.

    PubMed 31971677

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Licensed 4CMenB vaccine in people with Meningococcal Disease, run by University of Adelaide at 1 site in Australia.

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 4 inclusion and 3 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 2 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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?

Prevalence of all disease causing genogroups of N. meningitidis (A, B, C, W, X, Y) (time frame: 12 months). 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 NCT03089086, which also lists 6 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 2 Jul 2019.

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