E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Immunisation of healthy children aged 6 to 35 months against H5N1 influenza. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Immunisation against influenza in healthy children 6-35 months. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To assess whether a heterologous booster dose of 1.9 µg A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 (H5N1) HA with AS03B given 6 months following a 2-dose primary vaccination series with 1.9 µg A/Indonesia/05/2005 (H5N1) HA with AS03B elicits an antibody response that meets the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) guidance targets for pre-pandemic vaccine seroconversion rate (SCR), seroprotection rate (SPR) and mean geometric increase (MGI) based on HI responses to A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 (H5N1) ten days following booster vaccination. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To assess the HI response against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 strains in terms of seropositivity rates, geometric mean titres (GMTs), SCRs, SPRs and MGIs on Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
• To further describe the humoral immune responses in terms of the three age strata used for enrolment in this study.
• To describe, in all subjects, the H5N1 neutralising antibody responses against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 strains on Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
• To evaluate, after the primary vaccinations and the booster administration, the safety and reactogenicity of the H5N1 vaccines in terms of 7-day solicited local and general adverse events (AEs), unsolicited AEs for 21 days after each dose and from Day 0 to the phone call on Day 84 overall, and medically-attended AEs (MAEs), potential Immune-Mediated Diseases (pIMDs), and serious adverse events (SAEs) during the entire study.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Subjects who the investigator believes that parents/Legally Acceptable Representatives (LARs) can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
• Children, male or female between, and including, 6 and 35 months of age at the time of first study vaccination.
• Written informed consent obtained from the parent(s)/LAR(s) of the subject.
• Healthy children as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering the study.
• Parent/LAR access to a consistent means of telephone contact, land line or mobile, but NOT a pay phone or other multiple-user device.
• Subjects who are likely to reside in the vicinity of the study centre for the duration of the study. In studies using the home-based model for vaccination and follow-up, subjects who are likely to remain in the vicinity of the area where they were recruited.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Use of any investigational or non-registered product other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use during the study period.
• Chronic administration of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within six months prior to the first vaccine dose.
• Planned administration of any vaccine 30 days prior and 21 days after any study vaccine administration.
• History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccines such as egg protein or thiomersal.
• Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history and physical examination.
• History of any neurological disorders or seizures.
• Acute disease at the time of enrolment.
• Acute or chronic, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or laboratory tests.
• Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months prior to the enrolment in this study, or planned administration during the study period.
• Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, renders the subject unfit for participation in the study.
• Child in care.
• Previous vaccination at any time with an H5N1 vaccine.
• Medical history of physician-confirmed infection with a H5N1 virus.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Humoral immune response in terms of H5N1 HI antibodies against A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 H5N1 virus strain.
Observed variable:
H5N1 HI antibody titres against A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 H5N1 virus strain on Day 192.
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Humoral immune response in terms of H5N1 HI antibodies against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 H5N1 virus strains.
Observed variable:
• H5N1 HI antibody titres against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 virus strains on Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
Humoral immune response in terms of neutralising antibodies against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 H5N1 virus strains:
Observed variable:
• Serum neutralising antibody titres against A/Indonesia/05/2005 and A/turkey/Turkey/1/2005 virus strains on Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
For the safety and reactogenicity evaluation:
• Percentage, intensity and relationship to vaccination of solicited local and general AEs during a 7-day follow-up period, i.e. day of vaccination and six subsequent days after each vaccination on Day 0, Day 21 and Day 182.
• Percentage, intensity and relationship to vaccination of unsolicited AEs during a 21-day follow-up period after each vaccination and from Day 0 to Day 84 overall.
• Occurrence of MAEs during the entire study period.
• Occurrence of pIMDs during the entire study period.
• Occurrence of SAEs during the entire study period.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Immunogenicity with respect to components of the investigational vaccine - On Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
Immunogenicity with respect to components of the investigational vaccine in terms of neutralising antibodies - On Day 0, Day 42, Day 182, Day 192 and Day 364.
Occurrence of solicited local and general adverse events - During a 7-day (Day 0-6) follow-up period after each vaccination.
Occurrence of unsolicited AEs - During a 21-day (Day 0-20) follow-up period after each vaccination and from Day 0 to Day 84 overall.
Occurrence of medically-attended adverse events (MAEs), potential Immune-Mediated Diseases (pIMDs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) - During the entire study period (Day 0-364). |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
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E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |