E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges. The meninges are the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can occur when fluid surrounding the meninges becomes infected. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | SOC |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029205 |
E.1.2 | Term | Nervous system disorders |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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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 collect baseline (Visit 1, Visit 2 or Visit 3, depending on the study group) and post vaccination (Visits 5, 8; Visits 5, 9; Visits 6, 9 or Visits 7, 9, depending on the study group) blood sample donations to serve for the development, qualification, validation and maintenance of immunological assays and to support the preclinical research activities, clinical development and life cycle management of GSK Biologicals’ vaccines. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To descriptively assess the safety of each subject given one of the 2 meningococcal vaccines as per the recommended dosage and schedule during their participation in the study. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
•Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
•Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any study specific procedure.
•A male or female between, and including, 18 and 50 years of age at the time of the first study visit.
•Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study. Healthy subjects with no medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the subject from participating in the study.
•Subjects must weigh at least 110 pounds (50 kg), but not to present obesity (BMI < 32kg/m2).
•Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study. Non-childbearing potential is defined as pre-menarche, current bilateral tubal ligation or occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy or post-menopause.
•Female subjects of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if the subject:
has practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to vaccination, and
has a negative pregnancy test on the day of vaccination and
has agreed to continue adequate contraception during the entire treatment period and for 1 month, after completion of the vaccination series. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•Progressive, unstable or uncontrolled clinical conditions.
•Hypersensitivity, including allergy, to any component of vaccines, medicinal products or medical equipment whose use is foreseen in this study.
•Clinical conditions representing a contraindication to intramuscular vaccination and blood draws.
•Abnormal function of the immune system resulting from:
Clinical conditions.
Systemic administration of corticosteroids (PO/IV/IM) within 90 days prior to informed consent.
Administration of antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents or radiotherapy within 90 days prior to informed consent.
•Received immunoglobulins or any blood products within 180 days prior to informed consent.
•Received an investigational or non-registered medicinal product within 30 days prior to informed consent.
•Any other clinical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might pose additional risk to the subject due to participation in the study.
•Any history of meningococcal vaccination or meningococcal and gonorrhoea diseases.
•Enrolment in any activity requiring a blood donation greater than 50 mL during the period starting 30 days before the first study visit (Day -83, Day -60 or Day -30) or for the duration of the study period.
•Administration of long-acting immune-modifying drugs at any time during the study period
•Subjects with blood disorders.
•Subjects with a history of difficulty in providing blood samples
•Any antibiotic intake 7 days prior to blood collection.
•Subjects who donated >450 mL of blood within 60 days prior to any blood collection visits.
•Subjects who lost >200 mL during a single apheresis or who lost red blood cells on more than one occasion during apheresis within the previous 60 days.
•Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational vaccine/product
•Ongoing anaemia as indicated by haemoglobin values below the lower limit of the laboratory-specified reference range. If the finger prick method demonstrates an anaemia, no further protocol procedures will be performed, and the subject will be referred for appropriate medical management. The subject may participate in this study following therapy and evidence that the anaemia has been resolved.
•History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccines.
•Pregnant or lactating female.
•Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions.
•Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficiency condition based on medical history and physical examination
•Family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency.
•Serious chronic illness.
•History of chronic alcohol consumption and/or drug abuse. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Collection of human blood for conversion into serum. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
At visit 1 (83 days prior to first vaccination)
At visit 2(60 days prior to first vaccination)
At visit 3 (30 days prior to first vaccination)
At visit 5 (Day 8)
At visit 6 (Day 31)
At visit 7 (Day 61)
At visit 8 (Day 98)
At visit 9 (Day 151) |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Assessment of the occurrence of SAEs related to vaccination |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Subjects will be followed throughout the study duration, approximately 8 months |
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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 | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
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 |
Scope of trial is to collect source human serum from baseline and post-vaccination blood samples collected from healthy adults to be used as control samples in the development, qualification, validation and maintenance of immunological assays supporting the clinical devel-opment of GSK Biologicals’ vaccines. |
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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) | 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 | Yes |
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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
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 | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions 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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 8 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |