NCT02232191

Brief Summary

Persons without a spleen are susceptible to potentially lethal infections from certain bacteria, with pneumococcus being the most prevalent. Vaccines are provided to help protect against these infections, though they do not so with certainty. Trauma patients who sustain an injury to their spleen currently have three treatment options available for the treating surgeon - nonoperative management, embolization, or removal of the spleen. The purpose of this study is to investigate the antibody response to pneumococcal vaccine in patients undergoing these modes of therapy.

Trial Health

77
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
2mo left

Started Dec 2014

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress99%
Dec 2014Jul 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 2, 2014

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 5, 2014

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2014

Completed
11.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2026

Last Updated

December 5, 2025

Status Verified

December 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

11.6 years

First QC Date

September 2, 2014

Last Update Submit

December 3, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Geometric mean increases in pneumococcal antibody titer

    measured by opsonophagocytosis assay

    4 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Nonoperative

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23) will be administered within 72 hours of injury. Baseline antibody levels will be drawn at the time of vaccine administration, with response levels being drawn 4 weeks later.

Biological: Pneumovax-23

Angioembolization

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23) will be administered 14 days after embolization. Baseline antibody levels will be drawn at the time of vaccine administration, with response levels being drawn 4 weeks later.

Biological: Pneumovax-23

Splenectomy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax-23) will be administered 14 days after splenectomy. Baseline antibody levels will be drawn at the time of vaccine administration, with response levels being drawn 4 weeks later.

Biological: Pneumovax-23

Interventions

Pneumovax-23BIOLOGICAL
AngioembolizationNonoperativeSplenectomy

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult trauma patients (aged 18 to 65 years old) sustaining a splenic injury.

You may not qualify if:

  • Ages less than 18 and greater than 65
  • Initial planned nonoperative management patient who subsequently undergoes embolization or splenectomy will be withdrawn from the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of California, Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

  • David Shatz, MD

    University of California, Davis

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

David V Shatz, MD

CONTACT

Anthony Calabro, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2014

First Posted

September 5, 2014

Study Start

December 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Last Updated

December 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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