NCT03801161

Brief Summary

Inflammation can influence several biochemical measurements those commonly used to interpret micronutrient status in children. Our primary objective is to investigate the effects of inflammation on several biochemical measurements used to interpret micronutrient status in children. A total of 40 infants (9-18 mo of age) will participate in this study. Investigators will use PENTA vaccines as a means to induce controlled inflammation (closely mimic to natural infection). PENTA is a combination of five different vaccine antigens (Hepatitis B (HBV)/ Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) / Tetanus-Diphtheria-whole cell Pertussis (TDwP)). The investigators will also use two different stable isotopic retinols for the assessment of total body vitamin A stores. Baseline blood samples (5 mL) will be obtained from all infants and then randomly selected 30 infants will receive PENTA vaccines, while the other 10 infants will receive no vaccines. 24 hours after vaccination a finger-prick blood sample will be obtained from the infants in the vaccinated group to measure CRP and on the same day, blood samples (5 mL) will be obtained from infants who develop inflammation (CRP\> 5mg/L) in the vaccine group and also from infants in the control group. Thus estimated plasma micronutrients and vitamin A stores before and after inflammation will calculate the effects of inflammation on the interpretation of micronutrient deficiencies based on biochemical indicator assessment.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
75

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2018

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 29, 2018

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2018

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 11, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 31, 2019

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

August 26, 2019

Status Verified

September 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

March 29, 2018

Last Update Submit

August 21, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

vitamin Avitamin A isotopevitamin Dferritintransferrin receptorfolatecobalaminbeta-caroteneInflammation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

  • Inflammation marker C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in infants before and 1-day after inflammation

    In infants (9-18 mo) plasma CRP levels (mg/L) will be estimated by ELISA before and 24 hours after inflammation. Paired t-test will be used to evaluate the difference.

    24 hours

  • Vitamin A status in infants before and 1-day after inflammation

    In infants (9-18 mo) plasma retinol levels (nmol/L) will be estimated by HPLC before and 24 hours after inflammation.Paired t-test will be used to evaluate the difference.

    24 hours

  • Total body stores (TBS) of vitamin A in infants before and 1-day after inflammation

    In infants (9-18 mo) TBS of vitamin A (nmol) will be estimated before and 24 hours after inflammation. TBS will be measured by calculating the specific activities of 13C10- and 13C4- retinyl acetate in the blood samples by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method. Paired t-test will be used to evaluate the difference.

    24 hours

  • Iron status in infants before and 1-day after inflammation

    In infants (9-18 mo) plasma ferritin levels (ug/L) will be estimated by ELISA before and 24 hours after inflammation. Paired t-test will be used to evaluate the difference.

    24 hours

  • Iron status in infants before and 1-day after inflammation

    In infants (9-18 mo) plasma soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) concentration (mg/L) will be estimated by ELISA before and 24 hours after inflammation. Paired t-test will be used to evaluate the difference.

    24 hours

Study Arms (2)

Healthy infants

NO INTERVENTION

Infants with an inflammatory condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Investigators will also use pentavalent (PENTA) vaccine as a means to induce controlled inflammation (closely mimic to natural infection). PENTA is a combination of five different vaccine antigens (Hepatitis B (HBV)/ Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) / Tetanus-Diphtheria-whole cell Pertussis (TDwP)).

Biological: Pentavalent vaccine. It is a combination of five different antigens (Hepatitis B (HBV)/ Haemophilus influenzae type b (HiB) / Tetanus-Diphtheria-whole cell Pertussis (TDwP)).

Interventions

Pentavalent vaccine is being recommended to provide infants at 6wk, 10wk and 14wk of age. This vaccine also induces plasma CRP \>5 mg/L in infants within 24 hours of immunization.

Infants with an inflammatory condition

Eligibility Criteria

Age9 Months - 18 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • months of age
  • Infants with normal body temperature and normal CRP (\<5 mg/L)
  • Infants receive breast milk from the mother at least once per day
  • Mothers produce a breast milk containing 30-40 nmol vitamin A /g milk fat
  • Infants received a high-dose vitamin A capsules at the time of the most recent national distribution campaign (within the last 2-4 months)
  • Mother is 18 - 45 years of age
  • Mother and her infant plan to stay in the study area for the duration of the study

You may not qualify if:

  • Mother or infant has chronic disease
  • Mother or infant has acute illness on the day of data collection
  • Infant is anemic (Hb \<90 g/L)
  • Infant has weight for length \<80% of the reference median
  • Infants do not develop inflammation (CRP ≥5 mg/L) after PENTA vaccination

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Clinical Trail Unit (CTU), icddr,b.

Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh

Location

Shaikh M Ahmad

Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Inflammation

Interventions

Hepatitis B Vaccines

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Viral Hepatitis VaccinesViral VaccinesVaccinesBiological ProductsComplex Mixtures

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 29, 2018

First Posted

January 11, 2019

Study Start

June 1, 2018

Primary Completion

March 31, 2019

Study Completion

June 30, 2019

Last Updated

August 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2018-09

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