| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated  | 
| long-term B-cell immunity against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in healthy volunteers who have received 3-dose primary vaccination at an age between 18 and 31 years or older than 60 years. | 
 
 
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language  | 
| protection after vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis | 
 
 
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area  | Body processes [G] - Immune system processes [G12] | 
| 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 determine the effect of age on long-term immunity after primary vaccination, a prospective study in volunteer participants who have received primary vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), will be performed. The study includes 2 age groups: 1) healthy young adults who have received primary vaccination against TBE at 18-31 years of age, and 2) healthy old adults who have received primary vaccination against TBE at an age older than 60 years. Long-term B-cell-immunity will be assessed by determining TBEV-specifc antibody and memory B cells 3 years after primary vaccination. All study participants will receive the first booster vaccination with the licensed inactivated TBE vaccine (FSME-IMMUN, Baxter). Efficacy of booster vaccination will be compared among the 2 age groups by quantitative measurements of serum TBEV-specific antibody and memory B cell responses 1 and 4 weeks and 9 months after booster vaccination. | 
 
 
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial  | 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study  |  No  | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria  | 
Volunteers that have received 3-dose primary TBE vaccination in the primary study 3 years ago. TBE-vaccination criteria fulfilled. Participants of the primary study who have received 3-dose primary TBE vaccination but did not participate in the follow-up analysis will also be included. All participants have to understand and sign informed consent form (based on the judgement of the study physician) | 
 
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
Contraindication to TBE vaccination (according to SmPC 2007) Immunodeficiency, history of autoimmune disease or current intake of immunomodulating drugs (corticosteroids) Pregnancy | 
 
 
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| Frequency of TBEV-specific memory B cells measured by limiting dilution analysis | 
 
 
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| 3 years after primary TBE vaccination and 1 and 4 weeks and 9 months after first booster vacination | 
 
 
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 
| Serum TBEV-specific IgG concentration and neutralizing antibody titer | 
 
 
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
| 3 years after primary TBE vaccination and 1 and 4 weeks and 9 months after first booster vacination | 
 
 
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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 |  No  | 
| E.6.5 | Efficacy |  Yes  | 
| 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 |  No  | 
| 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) |  No  | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) |  No  | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) |  Yes  | 
| E.8 Design of the trial | 
| E.8.1 | Controlled |  No  | 
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised |  No  | 
| E.8.1.2 | Open |  Yes  | 
| 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 | 
                                The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
                             |  Yes  | 
| E.8.4 |  The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned  |  No  | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States |  No  | 
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA | 
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA |  No  | 
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA |  No  | 
| 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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months |  | 
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days |  |