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A randomised controlled trial of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines Synflorix and Prevenar13 in sequence or alone in high-risk Indigenous infants (PREV-IX): immunogenicity, carriage and otitis media outcomes

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Otitis media in Indigenous infants
Pneumococcal disease
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae disease
Ear - Other ear disorders
Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents
Public Health - Epidemiology
Registration Number
ACTRN12610000544077
Lead Sponsor
Menzies School of Health Research
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
425
Inclusion Criteria

Indigenous infants less than 6 weeks of age, living in a remote community and eligible for pneumococcal vaccination.

Exclusion Criteria

less than 32 weeks gestation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of infants with serum pneumococcal Immunoglobulin G (IgG) geometric mean concentration (GMC) above threshold (0.35 microg/ml). Determined by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay.[7 months of age];Serum pneumococcal IgG geometric mean concentration (GMC). Determined by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay.[7 months of age]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of children with carriage of serotype 19A pneumococci. Determined by nasal swab and standard microbiological culture for pneumococci. Serotype determined by Quellung reaction.[7 months of age];Proportion of children with carriage of Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae). Determined by nasal swab and standard microbiological culture for H. influenzae.[7 months of age];Proportion of children with any otitis media determined by otoscopy and tympanometry.[7 months of age]
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