Hepatitis B Vaccine Booster Study (V232-058)(COMPLETED)
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B
- Registration Number
- NCT00393523
- Lead Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Brief Summary
To assess the safety and immunogenicity of a booster dose of hepatitis B vaccine in children who have received a 3-dose primary series of either RECOMBIVAX HB or ENGERIX-B. The primary vaccination series (was given 4 to 8 years prior to study entry and consisted of a licensed hepatitis B vaccine product (either RECOMBIVAX HB or ENGERIX-B). The booster dose given in this study will be either an investigational Merck product (Modified Process Hepatitis B Vaccine) or licensed ENGERIX-B vaccine.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1478
- Healthy Children 4 to 8 years of age
- Complete medical records documenting receiving a previous hepatitis B vaccination during the first year of life (for Cohort A and B only)
- Complete 3-dose vaccination with either a primary series of RECOMBIVAX HB or a primary series of ENGERIX-B (for Cohort A and B only)
- Birth mother known to be a carrier of hepatitis B virus (Cohort C only)
- History of previous hepatitis B vaccine
- History of vaccination with any hepatitis B vaccine (Cohort C only)
- Known of suspected hypersensitivity to any component of RECOMBIVAX HB or ENGERIX-B (eg aluminum, yeast) recent administration of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIg), serum immune globulin, or any other blood-derived product
- Receipt of investigational drugs or vaccines within 3 months prior to study vaccine or planned within study period
- Impairment of immunologic function or recent use of immunomodulatory medications
- A Combination of different hepatitis B vaccines used in the primary vaccination series (Cohort A and B only)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Subjects Who Received a 3-dose Primary Series of RECOMBIVAX HB in Infancy 4 weeks after vaccination with either modified process hepatitis B vaccine or ENGERIX-B Number of subjects who received a 3-dose primary series of RECOMBIVAX HB™ in infancy and who demonstrated antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen ≥10 mIU/mL at 4 weeks after receiving a booster dose of modified process hepatitis B vaccine or ENGERIX-B™.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Subjects Who Received a 3-dose Primary Series of ENGERIX-B in Infancy 4 weeks after vaccination with either modified process hepatitis B vaccine or ENGERIX-B Number of subjects who received a 3-dose primary series of ENGERIX-B ™ in infancy and who demonstrated antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen ≥10 mIU/mL at 4 weeks after receiving a booster dose of modified process hepatitis B vaccine or ENGERIX-B™.