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Immunogenicity and Safety PCV-20 of the Vaccine Administered During an Acute Febrile Illness in Adults

Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Acute Febrile Illness
Pneumococcal Infections
Interventions
Biological: Early intervention
Biological: Delayed intervention
Registration Number
NCT06822907
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Brief Summary

Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for serious infections associated to numerous hospitalizations and high rate of mortality. The incidence and therefore the burden of pneumococcal infections have been significantly reduced thanks to the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). PCVs were shown to be effective against vaccine-type serotypes causing both non-invasive and invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) in children and adults. PCVs use in children was shown to have an impact on IPD incidence among adults due to herd immunity and on antimicrobial resistance. To increase the protection of at-risk patients against IPD, the 20-valent PCV (PCV-20) is recently recommended in adults, after a period where PCV-13 followed by pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23 valent (PPV-23) was recommended. PCV-20 effectiveness against IPD and against pneumonia was inferred from immunobridging with PCV-13. Indeed PCV-13 was shown effective to reduce the incidence of low respiratory tract infections and IPD (bacteraemia and meningitis) in 65-years-old-adults and older. Currently immunization against S. pneumoniae is recommended with PCV-20 for adult patients at-risk for IPD such as immunocompromised (=high-risk patients) and in immunocompetent people with underlying chronic conditions (cardiovascular, liver, pulmonary, kidney diseases and diabetes mellitus) (=medium risk patients). However, vaccine coverage against IPD in adults remains low globally, and does not exceed 5 % in France. Reducing missed opportunities of vaccination for S. pneumoniae is crucial.

Detailed Description

Patients at-risk of IPD are very frequently hospitalized for acute febrile illnesses. More than 50 % of the IPD at-risk patients hospitalized for an IPD or a pneumonia have been admitted to the hospital during the past 5 years without receiving a pneumococcal vaccination. Hospitalization appears to be therefore an opportunity to provide vaccines. However, physicians usually consider that vaccines should be postponed during an acute febrile illness including if non-severe. This consideration of not vaccinating during an acute febrile illness is however not evidence-based. This is associated to concerns about a potential risk of an impaired response to the vaccine and safety. In children, data about vaccination during a febrile illness have shown no safety nor efficacy concerns. In most countries, recommendations regarding this particular point are unclear.

In fine, vaccination is then rarely provided during the hospital stay as well as after discharge including in the USA, a country where it is recommended to vaccinate whatever the body temperature is and during hospitalization. Reluctance to immunize adults in this situation is probably due to the absence of evidence showing that it is as effective and safe as vaccinating patients without an acute or febrile illness.

To reduce the number of missed opportunities to immunize adults against S. pneumoniae, investigators aim to demonstrate that the administration of PCV-20 during an acute non-severe febrile illness is non-inferior than the administration one month after fever resolution in terms of immunogenicity (assessed by vaccine types (VT) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations and at least 2-fold change increase), and that it is as safe.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1052
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Early vaccinationEarly interventionThe patient will receive unique dose of the PCV-20 vaccine as soon as possible and until 72h after apyrexia. The "Prevenar 20" will be used
Delayed vaccinationDelayed interventionFrom 15 days and until 58 days after fever resolution (i.e after the first day with a body temperature \< 37.5°C without paracetamol use in the 6 previous hours) (whether or not the patient has been discharged) in the absence of fever, the patient will receive PCV-20 vaccination The "Prevenar 20" will be used
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of immune "good responders" to PCV-20 in both arms1 month post vaccination

Good responders is defined as - a seroconversion (a 2-fold increase in VT IgG after vaccination), for ≥10 vaccine serotypes (VT) among the 13 tested on 20 in ELISA, AND an immune protective response defined as ELISA IgG \> 1,3 μg/mL in ≥ 10 out 13 VT.

OR

- -a seroconversion (a 4-fold increase in VT IgG after vaccination), for ≥10 vaccine serotypes (VT) among the 13 tested on 20 in ELISA, AND an immune protective response defined as ELISA IgG \< 1,3 μg/mL in ≥ 10 out 13 VT.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety endpoints in both arms in the month following vaccination : adverse events1 month post vaccination

Number, type and severity of solicited (in the 7 days following vaccination) and unsolicited (in the month following vaccination) adverse events

Frequency of local reactions1 month post vaccination

Local reactions will be defined as : pain, redness, and swelling at the study vaccine injection site and limitation of arm movement

Frequency of systemic events related to the vaccination1 month post vaccination

Onset or worsening of fever, diarrhoea, chills, fatigue, headache, vomiting, decreased appetite, rash, muscle pain, joint pain). An independent blinded central adjudication committee will define the onset or worsening of symptoms and will review all systemic events.

Proportion of immune good responders serotype by serotype1 month post vaccination

"Good responders" being defined above (primary end-point)

A blood sample for immunologic analysis will be performed

opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) IgG titers for serotype by serotype1 month post vaccination

A blood sample for immunologic analysis will be performed. ELISA method will be used for immunologic analysis.

Proportion of the participants immune "good responders" to PCV-20 in both arms.1 year post vaccination

"Good responders" being defined above (primary end-point) A blood sample for immunologic analysis will be performed. ELISA method will be used for immunologic analysis.

Number of low respiratory tract infections events1 year post vaccination

Data about occurrence of respiratory infections will be recorded.

Number of confirmed S.pneumoniae infections1 year post vaccination

Data about pneumococcal infection will be recorded.

Analyze the gut microbiota on the immune response1 year post vaccination

Analyze the gut microbiota on the immune response in both arm ( during an acute febrile illness or 15-58 days after resolution of the acute febrile illness)

A stool sample is taken before vaccination

Reactogenic inflammatory response after vaccination1 month post vaccination

Fold change kinetics (transcriptomics) (before and at 24 hours after vaccination) of vaccine-induced gene signatures in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and serum cytokine levels at baseline and 24 hours after vaccination in both arms.

Frequency of specific PCV-20 IFNg secreting CD4 or CD8 T cells1 year post vaccination

Blood sample will be collected 1 year post-vaccination.

Frequency of specific PCV-20 interferon-gamma (IFNg) secreting CD4 or CD8 T cells1 month post vaccination

Blood sample will be collected 1 month post-vaccination.

Proportion of volunteers with circulatory immunoglobulin A (IgA)1 month post vaccination

Blood sample will be collected 1 month post-vaccination.

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Centre Hospitalier

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La Roche-sur-Yon, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

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Rouen, France

Centre Hospitalier General Metropole Savoie

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Chambéry, France

Centre Hospitalier de Creteil

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Créteil, France

Centre Hospitalier General

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Le Mans, France

Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Lyon, France

Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire

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Montpellier, France

Centre Hospitalier Bichat

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Paris, France

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris

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Paris, France

CHU de Saint-Etienne

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Saint-etienne, France

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