Maternal pertussis (Tdap) vaccination and its effects on the immune response of the newborn up to 12 months of age.
- Conditions
- PertussisWhooping Cough10004018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44971
- Lead Sponsor
- RIVM
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 353
* Pregnant women 18-40 years of age ;* Women with a low risk of pregnancy complications as assessed by a midwife/obstetrician/gynaecologist with a normal 20 weeks ultrasound of the fetus;* Women who are willing to adhere to the protocol and perform all planned visits and sample collections for themselves and their newborn child;* Parents have to be willing to have their infant vaccinated with the hexavalent (DaKTP-Hib-Hep) vaccine at 3, 5 and 11 months of age according to the described procedures;* Presence of a signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria for (pregnant) woman:
- History of having received a pertussis vaccination in the past 5 years
- History of having received a TD containing vaccine in the past 2 years
- Known or suspected serious underlying condition that can interfere with the results of the study such as but not limited to cancer, autoimmune disease, immunodeficiency, seizure disorder or significant psychiatric illness
- Receipt of any high-dose (* 20 mg of prednisone daily or equivalent) daily corticosteroids (inhaled steroids are acceptable) within 2 weeks of study entry
- Receipt of other immune modulating medication, for instance biologicals
- Receipt of blood products or immunoglobulin, within three months of study entry (Rhesus negative women who receive antirhesus (D)- immunoglobuline will not be excluded from the trial)
- Presence of bleeding disorder
- Having experienced a previous severe adverse reaction to any vaccine
- Receipt of any vaccine(s) within 2 weeks of study vaccine (except influenza vaccine which may be given concomitantly)
- History of febrile illness (>38.0*C orally) within the past 72 hours (immunization may be deferred) ;Exclusion criteria for partners or other primary caregivers:
- Having experienced a previous severe adverse reaction to any vaccine
- History of febrile illness (>38.0*C orally) within the past 72 hours (immunization may be deferred) ;Exclusion criteria for new-borns of participating mothers:
- Serious underlying medical condition that can interfere with the results of the study
- Premature infants born before 37 weeks gestational age
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- Serum IgG antibody levels against pertussis vaccine antigen Ptx at 3 months<br /><br>of age, immediately before the start of infant vaccination</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method