Long-term Persistence Study in Healthy Adults Previously Vaccinated With Twinrix Adult

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B

Treatments: Biological: Engerix-B; Procedure: Blood sampling; Biological: Havrix

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01037114

112266

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the persistence of the immune response to HAV (hepatitis A virus) antigens and HBs (hepatitis B surface) antigens in healthy adults previously vaccinated with Twinrix Adult in the primary study, HAB-032 (208127/022). The subjects will be invited for blood sampling 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 years after the primary vaccination to evaluate the antibody persistence. For subjects in whom low circulating antibodies are detected, the presence of immune memory against hepatitis A & B antigens will be investigated by the administration of a challenge dose of the appropriate vaccine (Havrix and/or Engerix-B) at the next planned visit.

No new subjects will be recruited during this study.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All subjects must satisfy the following criteria at entry into each of the long-term follow-up visits:

• Subjects who the investigator believes that they can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol should be enrolled in the study.
• A male or female who received the complete primary vaccination course in the primary study 208127/022.
• Written informed consent obtained from the subject.

All subjects must satisfy the following criteria at entry into the challenge dose phase:

• Subjects who the investigator believes that they can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
• A male or female who received the complete primary vaccination course in the primary study 208127/022.
• Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
• Subjects who participated in the LTFU phase of the 208127/022 study and for whom the antibody concentrations were below the cut-off at the last available follow-up time-point.
• Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study.
• 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 for two months after the administration of the challenge dose.

Exclusion criteria

The following criteria should be checked before entry into each of the long-term follow-up visits. If any exclusion criterion applies, the subject must not be included in the study:

• Use of any investigational or non-registered product within 30 days prior to blood sampling.
• Administration of a hepatitis A, hepatitis B or combined hepatitis A and B vaccine outside the study procedures, since the primary study 208127/022.
• History of hepatitis A or hepatitis B infection since the primary study 208127/022.
• Administration of hepatitis A or hepatitis B immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within three months prior to blood sampling.

The following criteria should be checked before the challenge dose is administered. If any apply, the subject must not be included in the challenge dose phase:

• Use of any investigational or non-registered product within 30 days prior to study start or planned use during the study.
• Administration of a hepatitis A, hepatitis B or combined hepatitis A and B vaccine between the last LTFU visit and the challenge dose visit.
• History of hepatitis A or hepatitis B infection between the last LTFU visit and the challenge dose visit.
• History of anaphylactic reactions following the administration of vaccines.
• History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccines.
• Acute disease and/or fever at the time of enrolment.
• Pregnant or lactating female.
• Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Twinrix Group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who received 2 doses of Twinrix (lot A, B or C) in the primary study. As lot to lot consistency was assessed during the primary study, the 3 groups (lot A, B or C) were pooled into the Twinrix Group for data analyses during the first long-term follow-up NCT00289718 and this long-term follow-up. A challenge dose of the Havrix or Engerix-B vaccines can be administered in this study based on serology results at each time point.

Treatment:

Biological: Havrix

Procedure: Blood sampling

Biological: Engerix-B