NCT01307449

Brief Summary

Vaccination is the most effective way of preventing infectious diseases. Despite the success of vaccines in general, vaccines induce diminished antibody responses and lower protection in the elderly in particular. This could be explained by a defect in the early responses of an ageing immune system. A better understanding of the basic immunological mechanisms that mediate vaccine efficacy is incomplete. Such information is critical and could greatly decrease both the cost and the time to new vaccine development particularly for the geriatric population. In this trial, the investigators will study the immunologic differences of two FDA approved licensed pneumococcal vaccines between a younger and an older group. Twenty two healthy volunteers between the age of 25-40 and sixty six healthy volunteers between the ages of 60-89 will be enrolled in the study. Each participant in the study will be given one pneumococcal shot. Blood work will be obtained prior to vaccination, one day, three days, seven days, fourteen days, as well as one month and six months after vaccination. Throughout the duration of the study, the participants will be monitored for safety.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
88

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2014

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 1, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 3, 2011

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2014

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2017

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

October 2, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

October 2, 2018

Status Verified

September 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

March 1, 2011

Results QC Date

August 24, 2018

Last Update Submit

September 28, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

pneumococcal vaccineimmune responses

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Number of Participants With Innate Immunity Signatures That Correlate With the Quality of Antibodies After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - Monocyte Module M4.15

    Expression of select gene modules reporting on innate and adaptive responses in young and elderly vaccine recipients. Gene expression was compared between pre-vaccination baseline and post-vaccination day 7 for each subject. The number of subjects with significant (by FDR \< 0.05) positive enrichment of Monocyte Module M4.15 is reported.

    Day 7

  • Number of Participants With Innate Immunity Signatures That Correlate With the Quality of Antibodies After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - Monocyte Module M11

    Expression of select gene modules reporting on innate and adaptive responses in young and elderly vaccine recipients. Gene expression was compared between pre-vaccination baseline and post-vaccination day 7 for each subject. The number of subjects with significant (by FDR \< 0.05) positive enrichment of Monocyte Module M11 is reported.

    Day 7

  • Number of Participants With Innate Immunity Signatures That Correlate With the Quality of Antibodies After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - Monocyte Module M73

    Expression of select gene modules reporting on innate and adaptive responses in young and elderly vaccine recipients. Gene expression was compared between pre-vaccination baseline and post-vaccination day 7 for each subject. The number of subjects with significant (by FDR \< 0.05) positive enrichment of Monocyte Module M73 is reported.

    Day 7

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Number of Participants With Specific B Cell Responses at Day 7 That Correlate With the Innate Immune Signatures After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - B Cell Module S3

    Day 7

  • Number of Participants With Specific B Cell Responses at Day 7 That Correlate With the Innate Immune Signatures After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - B Cell Module M156.0

    Day 7

  • Number of Participants With Specific B Cell Responses at Day 7 That Correlate With the Innate Immune Signatures After PNEUMOVAX and PREVNAR - B Cell Module M156.1

    Day 7

Study Arms (4)

Older Group on PREVNAR

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants between the ages of 60-89 received PREVNAR

Biological: Prevnar

Younger Group on PREVNAR

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants between the ages of 25-40 years received PREVNAR

Biological: Prevnar

Older Group on PNEUMOVAX

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants between the ages of 60-89 received PNEUMOVAX

Biological: PNEUMOVAX

Younger Group on PNEUMOVAX

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants between the ages of 25-40 years received PNEUMOVAX

Biological: PNEUMOVAX

Interventions

PNEUMOVAXBIOLOGICAL

1 dose of PNEUMOVAX

Also known as: 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine
Older Group on PNEUMOVAXYounger Group on PNEUMOVAX
PrevnarBIOLOGICAL

1 dose of Prevnar

Also known as: 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Older Group on PREVNARYounger Group on PREVNAR

Eligibility Criteria

Age25 Years - 89 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Able to understand and give informed consent.
  • Immunocompetent community dwelling subjects between the ages of ages of 25-40 and 60-89 years.

You may not qualify if:

  • Prior vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine.
  • Receipt of any of the following products:
  • Blood products within 3 months prior to study entry or expected receipt at any time after study entry\*.
  • Any live virus vaccines within 4 weeks prior to study entry or expected receipt within 4 weeks after study entry\*.
  • Any inactivated vaccine within 2 weeks or expected receipt within 2 weeks after study entry\*.
  • Presence of co-morbidities or immunosuppressive states such as:
  • Chronic medical problems including (but not limited to) insulin dependent diabetes, severe heart disease, severe lung disease, severe liver disease, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, severe kidney disease, autoimmune diseases, severe gastrointestinal diseases and grade 4 hypertension per CTCAE criteria\*\* .
  • Alcohol, drug abuse or psychiatric conditions that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude compliance with the trial or interpretation of safety or endpoint data.
  • Impaired immune function or known chronic infections including, but not limited, to known HIV, hepatitis B or C; organ transplant; immunosuppression due to cancer; current and/or expected receipt of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, steroids\*\*\* (i.e., more than 20 mg of prednisone given daily or on alternative days for 2 weeks or more in the past 90 days , or high dose inhaled corticosteroids\*\*\*\* or any other immunosuppressive therapies (including anti-TNF therapy), functional or anatomic asplenia and congenital immunodeficiency.
  • Conditions that could affect the safety of the volunteers such as:
  • o Severe reactions to prior vaccinations.
  • o An allergy to any component of the study vaccines (phenol, aluminum, CRM197 protein, succinic acid, Polysorbate 80).
  • History of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
  • History of bleeding disorders.
  • Volunteers with any acute illness\* including, but not limited to, - fever (\> 100.4 F \[\> 38 C\], regardless of the route) within 3 days prior to study entry.
  • +4 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center

Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States

Location

Atlanta VA Medical Center

Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumococcal Infections

Interventions

Pneumococcal Vaccines23-valent pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide vaccineHeptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Streptococcal InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsBacterial InfectionsBacterial Infections and MycosesInfections

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Streptococcal VaccinesBacterial VaccinesVaccinesBiological ProductsComplex MixturesVaccines, Combined

Results Point of Contact

Title
Rouphael, Nadine
Organization
Emory University

Study Officials

  • Nadine Rouphael, MD

    Emory University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2011

First Posted

March 3, 2011

Study Start

April 1, 2014

Primary Completion

July 1, 2017

Study Completion

July 1, 2017

Last Updated

October 2, 2018

Results First Posted

October 2, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09

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