A clinical trial to study the effect of reduced and alternate dose schedule of already approved pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/06/007042
- Lead Sponsor
- KEM Hospital Research Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 805
• Healthy infants as established by medical history and clinical examination
• 6-8 weeks of age at the time of enrolment.
• Written informed consent obtained from the parent(s) of infants
• Parent who intends to remain in the area with the child during the study period.
• Acute disease at the time of enrolment (temporary exclusion)
• Concurrent participation in another clinical trial during study period.
• Presence of significant malnutrition (weight-for-height z-score <-3SD median)
• Presence of significant systemic disorder as determined by medical history and/or physical examination
• Prior receipt of pneumococcal vaccine
• Known sensitivity or allergy to any components of the study vaccine
• Major congenital or genetic defect
• Has received any immunoglobulin therapy and/or blood products since birth or planned administration during the study period.
• History of chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of immune-suppressants including corticosteroids.
• Any medical condition in the subject, which, in the judgment of the investigator, would interfere with protocol adherence or participantâ??s parentsâ?? ability to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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