Clinical Trial: A Trial Comparing Two Pertussis-containing Vaccines in Pregnancy and Vaccine Responses in UK Mothers and Their Infants

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Two Pertussis-containing Vaccines in Pregnancy and Vaccine Responses in UK Mothers and Their Infants

Brief Summary:

Due to an unexpectedly high number of infant deaths from whooping cough in 2012, the Department of Health acted to protect newborns between birth and completion of primary immunisations, the period with greatest risk of disease.

Vaccination of pregnant women with whooping cough vaccine in the third trimester of pregnancy was instigated nationally, so that antibodies produced by the Mum would cross the placenta to the unborn child, giving them passive protection at the most vulnerable time. This antibody transfer has been known for some time but has not been compared between the two whooping cough vaccines being used in pregnancy. Any effect the raised antibody might have on infant responses to the vaccines given in the first few months of life has also not been measured. This is particularly important as the infant immunisations include some of the same components as the whooping cough vaccines, which include diphtheria, tetanus and polio. Previous studies have shown that high levels of antibody prior to vaccination may affect subsequent antibody responses. It is therefore important to assess whether administration of the whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy adversely affects the protection afforded by the infant vaccines, particularly to those which are similar, namely tetanus and diphtheria as well as meningitis C and Hib vaccines which include diptheria and tetanus components in their structures. This study will assess immune responses of mothers and their babies (~200 pairs) to their vaccinations and will allow the comparison of two whooping cough vaccines being used in pregnancy. This will be done by taking small amounts of blood, which is the only way to measure antibody levels (the proxy of the immune response), before and after the vaccinations. A group of unvaccinated women and their babies (50 pairs) will also be recruited to allow comparison of their immune resp

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Public Health England

Current Primary Outcome:

  • PT immunogenicity (IgG GMC) [ Time Frame: Birth, 2, 5 and 13 months of age ]
    To compare antiPertussis Toxin (PT) IgG responses following primary immunisation with an acellular pertussiscontaining vaccine in infants born to mothers who received REPEVAX in pregnancy compared to infants whose mothers received BOOSTRIXIPV in pregnancy.
  • Immunogenicity of pertussis antigens (IgG GMC) [ Time Frame: Birth, 2, 5 and 13 months of age ]
    To compare antibody responses to pertussis antigens (concentration of IgG antibody to PT, pertactin (PRN), filamentous haemagglutinnin (FHA) and fimbrial antigens 2 and 3 (FIM 2 and 3]), tetanus toxoid and diphtheria toxoid at birth amongst infants born to mothers who received REPEVAX in pregnancy compared to infants whose mothers received BOOSTRIXIPV in pregnancy
  • Immunogenicity of infant immunisations - pertussis antigens, meningococcal serogroup C, pnuemococcal vaccines at 2, 5 and 13 months of age, (all IgG GMC and SBA GMT for MenC) [ Time Frame: Birth, 2, 5 and 13 months of age ]
    To compare antibody responses to pertussis antigens [IgG to PT, PRN, FHA and FIM 2 and 3], Hib antigen [PRP], tetanus toxoid and diphtheria toxoid; meningococcal serogroup C serum bactericidal antibody titres and meningococcal serogroup Cspecific IgG concentrations; 13 serotypespecific pneumococcal IgG concentrations and functional pneumococcal antibody studies at 2, 5 and 13 months of age (just before and one month after primary immunization and one month after booster vaccines) in infants born to mothers who received REPEVAX in pregnancy compared to infants whose mothers received BOOSTRIXIPV in pregnancy and compa

    Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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    Information By: Public Health England

    Dates:
    Date Received: May 13, 2014
    Date Started: October 2014
    Date Completion: August 2017
    Last Updated: April 4, 2017
    Last Verified: April 2017