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Concomitant Use of Hepatitis A Vaccine With Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Vaccine and Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy 12-Month Old Children

Information source: Merck
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Hepatitis A

Intervention: VAQTA® (Biological); ProQuad® (Biological); Prevnar® (Biological)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Active, not recruiting

Sponsored by: Merck

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Medical Monitor, Study Director, Affiliation: Merck

Summary

Hepatitis A vaccine will be given either alone or together with measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine and pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine at the first dose and together with measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella [Oka/Merck] virus vaccine at the second dose. Immunogenicity and safety data will be collected after each dose of vaccine.

Clinical Details

Official title: An Open, Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated Given Concomitantly With Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella [Oka/Merck] Virus Vaccine Live and Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM197 Protein) in Healthy Children 12 Months of Age

Study design: Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Primary outcome:

Antibody responses to hepatitis A (4 weeks post dose 2), varicella (6 weeks post dose 1), and S. pneumoniae (6 weeks post vaccination)

Safety profile of concomitant use of hepatitis A vaccine with other study vaccines

Detailed description: Vaccines: V251, Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated administered with Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Vaccine and Pneumococcal 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine will have a Duration of Treatment: 2 Doses, 6 months apart.

Vaccine: Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated, administered alone will have a Duration of Treatment: 2 Doses, 6 months apart.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 12 Months. Maximum age: 15 Months. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- 12- to 15-month-old males and females with no active liver disease

- A negative history of hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and/or zoster

Exclusion Criteria:

- Males and females previously vaccinated with hepatitis A, measles, mumps, rubella,

and/or chickenpox vaccine

- Any immune deficiency

- History of allergy to any of the vaccine components

- History of any seizure disorder

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Additional Information

Starting date: April 2006
Ending date: March 2008
Last updated: December 20, 2007

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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