E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Prophilaxis against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Prophilaxis against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01] |
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 one month after third study injection, the percentage of subjects who develop:
•Seroprotective antibody concentrations to diphtheria, tetanus and HepB
•Antibody concentrations ≥20 EIU/mL or a 4 fold increase from baseline for B. pertussis,
•Anti polyribosyl phosphate (PRP) ELISA antibody concentrations > 0.15 ug/mL for Hib (short term protection).
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•To evaluate geometric mean concentration (GMCs) against diphtheria, tetanus, B. pertussis, HepB and Hib antigens one month after third study injection
•To summarize percentage of subjects with anti-polyribosyl phosphate (PRP) ELISA antibody concentrations 1.0 g/mL (i.e., long term protection) one month after third study injection
Safety Objectives:
•To evaluate safety and tolerability of Quinvaxem vaccine administered to infants at days 1, 29 and 57 of the study.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1.Male and female subjects ≥ 42 days to ≤ 64 days of age.
2.Written informed consent obtained from either parents/ legal guardian after the nature of the study has been explained according to local regulatory requirements
3.Subjects in good health as determined by the outcome of medical history, physical assessment and clinical judgment of the investigator
4.Available for all scheduled study visits
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1.Subjects whose parents or legal guardians are unwilling or unable to give written informed consent to participate in the study.
2.History of previous immunization with a vaccine containing any of the 5 antigen components of investigational vaccine.
3.History of anaphylactic shock, urticaria or other allergic reactions after previous vaccination or known hypersensitivity to any vaccine component.
4.Known or suspected impairment of immune function, known HIV positivity, receiving immunosuppressive therapy, or having received systemic immunosuppressive therapy within 1 month prior to study entry (note: inhaled and topical steroids are allowed)
5.Administration of parenteral immunoglobulin preparation and/or blood products since birth
6.Planned administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol
7.Significant acute infection
8.Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives
9.Subject meeting with a nutritional status grades of I - IV according to the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) grading of nutritional status.
10.Participation in another clinical trial |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
•Percentage of subjects with anti-PRP antibody concentration ≥ 0.15 µg/mL one month after third study injection (i.e., short-term seroprotection rate)
•Percentage of subjects with anti-HBs antibody concentration ≥ 10 IU/L one month after the third study injection (i.e., seroprotection rate)
•Percentage of subjects with antibody levels against diphtheria toxoid ≥0.1 IU/mL one month after the third study injection (i.e., seroprotection rate)
•Percentage of subjects with antibody levels against tetanus toxoid ≥0.1 IU/mL one month after the third study injection (i.e., seroprotection rate)
•Percentage of subjects with anti-B. pertussis antibody concentration ≥20 EIU/mL or a 4-fold increase over baseline one month after the third study injection
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
One month after the third study injection |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
•Percentage of subjects with anti-PRP antibody concentration ≥1.0 µg/mL one month after the third study injection (i.e., long-term seroprotection rate)
•GMCs for anti-HBs, anti-diphtheria, anti-tetanus, anti-B. pertussis, anti-PRP antibody one month after the third study injection
Safety:
•Safety parameters analyzed in this study included: local, systemic solicited AEs, unsolicited AEs, AEs leading to withdrawal, SAEs, medical history and concomitant medications. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Immunogenicity:
one month after the third study injection
Safety:
days 1, 29 and 57 of the study |
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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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
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 | 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 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
| No |
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 | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |