Long-term Follow-up on Immunogenicity & Safety of Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella (MMRV) Combined Vaccine

Overview

Follow-up to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of three production lots of GSK Biologicals' MMRV vaccine given as a two-dose schedule to healthy children in their second year of life, as compared to separate administration of GSK Biologicals' measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine (Priorix®) and varicella vaccine (Varilrix®) in Germany & Austria. Blood samples were collected at three time points during the follow-up period (Year 1, 2 & 3). No new subjects will be enrolled in these follow-up phases of the study.

Full Title of Study: “Follow-up to Evaluate the the Immunogenicity & Safety of GSK Biologicals’ MMRV Vaccine Given as a Two-dose Schedule in the Second Year of Life, as Compared to Separate Administration of GSK Biologicals’ Priorix® & Varilrix®.”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: December 2004

Interventions

  • Biological: MMRV
  • Biological: MMR (Priorix®)
  • Biological: Varicella (Varilrix®)

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Seropositivity rate & antibody titers for MMRV at 1, 2 & 3 year
  • Occurrence of breakthrough cases & contacts with MMRV disease(s) for 3 years after vaccination

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Written informed consent from the parents/guardians of the child before participating in the long-term follow-up. – Subjects must have received their complete vaccination course according to the group allocation (i.e. subjects must have received either two doses of MMRV combined vaccine, or two doses of Priorix vaccine and one dose of Varilrix vaccine as separate injections in the primary vaccination study. – Subjects were aged between 12 to 18 months of age at the time of the first vaccination in the primary study. Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must not have received an additional dose of measles, mumps, rubella or varicella containing vaccines.

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 12 Months

Maximum Age: 18 Months

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • GSK Clinical Trials, Study Director, GlaxoSmithKline

References

Habermehl P, Zepp F, Sänger R, Otto W, Helm K, Meister N, Knuf M, Kindler K, Willems P. Assessment of Varicella Breakthrough Cases One Year after Administration of Two Doses of a Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella Vaccine in the Second Year of Life. Abstract presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Basel, Switzerland, 03-05 May 2006.

Knuf M, Faber J, Barth I, Habermehl P. A combination vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. Drugs Today (Barc). 2008 Apr;44(4):279-92. doi: 10.1358/dot.2008.44.4.1210755.

Knuf M, Zepp F, Helm K, Maurer H, Prieler A, Kieninger-Baum D, Douha M, Willems P. Antibody persistence for 3 years following two doses of tetravalent measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine in healthy children. Eur J Pediatr. 2012 Mar;171(3):463-70. doi: 10.1007/s00431-011-1569-4. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

Zepp F et al. Persistence of Functional Antibodies against Mumps Remains High One Year after Administration of Two Doses of a Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine in the Second Year of Life. Presented at 24th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Basel, Switzerland, 03-05 May 2006.

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