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Study of combined vaccine for Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis, Tetanus and Hemophilus influenza b in Indian children

A Phase II / III, prospective, randomised, active-controlled, open label, Parallel group, 2-arm, Multi-centric trial for evaluation of Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of DTaP plus Hib (Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis, Tetanus and Hemophilus influenza b) combination vaccine in Indian paediatric population in comparison with Pentaxim® (Diphtheria, acellular Pertussis, Tetanus, Hemophilus influenza b and IPV) combination vaccine of Sanofi Pasteur

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/12/010803
Enrollment
342
Registered
2017-12-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: DTaP-Hib combination vaccine: 0.5 mL/vial, 0.5 ml dose containing acellular pertussis vaccine titre â?¥ 4.0 IU
diphtheria vaccine titre â?¥ 30 IU
tetanus vaccine titre � 40 IU. Hib conjugate vaccine: 0.5 mL/vial, 0.5 mL dose containing H influenza type b capsular polysaccharide � 10 µg. Control Intervention1: PENTAXIM®: 0.5mL/vial, 0.5
Inactivated poliomyelitis virus (Type 1, 2 and 3 - 40D, 8D and 32D antigen units respectively) Conjugated Polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b - 10 µg

Sponsors

Wockhardt Limited
Lead Sponsor
Medclin Research Pvt Ltd
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Full term (>=37 weeks) Indian children of either gender who have attained age >= 6 weeks 2. Subjects who are healthy as established by medical history & clinical examination and are eligible to receive primary immunization as per Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). 3. Parent or LAR of subject willing to give written informed consent and to comply to all study related procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pre-term or Low birth weight children ( 2. History of hypersensitivity to any of vaccines or vaccine components 3. History of any seizure / neurological or neuro-psychological disorder 4. Presence of congenital disorder /congenital infections or primary/acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome 5. Children with family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency 6. History of exposure to immunosuppressive therapy after birth 7. History of HIV or HBV infection in the mother 8. Children who received blood or blood-derived products before enrolment 9. History of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, or Hemophilus influenza disease before enrolment or history of vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, or Hemophilus influenza 10. Planned administration of any other vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within the period 30 days before inclusion or 30 days after the last dose of the vaccine except Rotavirus Vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Polio vaccine and any other vaccine given as a part of the national immunization schedule, allowed at that time of the study period. 11. Evidence of any chronic illness that could interfere with vaccine administration or evaluation 12. Planned or elective surgery during the study period. 13. Children suffering from acute febrile ( > 38°C) illness / or acute non-febrile systemic illness in the past one week. 14. Children with thrombocytopenia/ bleeding disorder / any medical condition contraindicating intramuscular injections 15. Children diagnosed of blood dyscrasias, leukemia, lymphomas of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting the bone marrow or lymphatic systems 16. Concurrent participation in any other trial at any time during the study period 17. Any other condition, which in the opinion of the investigator might interfere with the trial conduct and completion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Seroconversion rate to each component 2) Change in Geometric mean titers (GMT) of antibody to each component Timepoint: 4 weeks after 3rd dose of vaccine

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of adverse events / serious adverse events post vaccinationTimepoint: within 30 mins and 4 weeks post vaccination

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMr Ashish Mane

Wockhardt Limited

skatare@wockhardt.com02226596763

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026