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Maternal antibodies against pertussis in neonates .

Conditions
Pertussis disease is reported in very young children who have not yet been (fully) vaccinated and did not receive sufficient maternal antibodies. Augmenting maternal antibody titers by administering a prepregnancy booster in women is investigated as a way to protect young children.
Registration Number
EUCTR2010-023976-16-BE
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Antwerp
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

•Informed consent signed by the woman for her participation (vaccination and blood sample).
•Informed consent signed by both parents for the inclusion of the children.
•Pregnancy test negative in women at time of vaccination with Boostrix®.
•Available cord samples from a previous study in which older siblings were participating.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

• pertussis vaccination of the woman <10 years before study start
• preterm delivery
• severe diseases in mother or child
• impaired immunology (diabetes mellitus, hiv, tumour…) in mother of child
• use of immunoglobulins during pregnancy and use of blood products during last three months of pregnancy
• use of immunoglobulins in children during the study period
• previous booster vaccination with tetanus-diphtheria vaccine in less than two years before inclusion.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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