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Safety Study of ProQuad® rHA in Infants (V221-037)

An Open-label, Multi-centre Study of the Safety of a 2-dose Regimen of a Combined Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Live Vaccine (ProQuad®) Manufactured With Recombinant Human Albumin (rHA) When Administered to Children in Their Second Year of Life

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00560755
Enrollment
3388
Registered
2007-11-20
Start date
2007-10-24
Completion date
2008-11-24
Last updated
2017-10-17

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

Conditions

Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella

Keywords

Prevention of: measles, mumps, rubella and varicella

Brief summary

Primary objective: To describe the safety profile of a second dose of ProQuad® manufactured with recombinant human albumin (rHA) when administered to children in their second year of life. Secondary objectives: To describe the safety profile of a first dose of ProQuad® manufactured with rHA when administered to children in their second year of life.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALProQuad®

ProQuad® manufactured with recombinant human albumin (rHA) is an investigational combined attenuated live virus vaccine for vaccination against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella viruses.

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Months to 22 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy subject of either gender, * Age from 12 to 22 months, * Negative clinical history of infection with measles, mumps, rubella, varicella or zoster, * Informed consent form signed by the parent(s) or by legal representative * Parent(s) or legal representative able to attend all schedule visits with the subject and to understand and comply with the study procedures

Exclusion criteria

* Recent (≤ 3 days) history of febrile illness * Prior receipt of measles, mumps, rubella and/or varicella vaccination, either alone or in any combination * Recent (≤ 30 days) exposure to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella or zoster * Prior known sensitivity/allergy to any component of the vaccine * Severe chronic disease, * Blood dyscrasias, leukaemia, lymphomas of any type, or other malignant neoplasms affecting the haematopoietic and lymphatic system * Any severe thrombocytopenia or any other coagulation disorder that would contraindicate intramuscular injection * Humoral or cellular immunodeficiency, * Current immunosuppressive therapy * Family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency * Hereditary problems of fructose intolerance * Known personal history of encephalopathy, seizure disorder or progressive, evolving or unstable neurological condition, * Known active tuberculosis * Recent (≤ 2 days) tuberculin test or scheduled tuberculin test through Visit 3 * Receipt of immunoglobulins or blood-derived products in the past 150 days * Receipt of an inactivated vaccine in the past 14 days * Receipt of a live vaccine in the past 28 days * Any medical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of study objectives * Participation in another clinical study in the past 30 days

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related SAE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 84 (up to 42 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Vaccine-related SAEs were defined as any untoward consequence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is any other medically important event.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Vaccine-related systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Non-injection-site rashes of interest, including measles-like, rubella-like, varicella-like, and zoster-like rashes, were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Serious AE (SAE) After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 84 (up to 42 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Serious AEs ere defined as any untoward consequence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is any other medically important event.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Mumps-like Illness After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)The percentage of participants experiencing a mumps-like illness for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)The percentage of participants experiencing an AE(s) for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)The percentage of participants experiencing a vaccine-related AEs for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 46 (for 4 days following ProQuad® Dose 2)The solicited injection-site AEs erythema, swelling, and pain were monitored for 4 days after administration of ProQuad® Dose 2.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)The percentage of participants experiencing a unsolicited injection-site AE(s) were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)Injection-site rashes of interest, including measles-like, rubella-like, and vesicular, were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)Unsolicited injection-site AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the first ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants With ≥ 1 Rectal Temperature Reading ≥ 38.0° C After ProQuad® Dose 1Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)The percentage of participants with at least 1 rectal temperature reading ≥ 38.0° C was determined.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 1Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)Systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the first ProQuad® injection.
Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1From Day 1 to Day 4 (for 4 days following ProQuad® Dose 1)The solicited injection-site AEs erythema, swelling, and pain were monitored for 4 days after administration of ProQuad® Dose 1.

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Healthy pediatric participants were enrolled at 84 study centers in 7 European countries.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ProQuad®
Healthy infants (12 to 22 months of age) received 2 doses of ProQuad® (Dose 1 on Day 1 and Dose 2 on Day 28 to 42) via subcutaneous injection into the deltoid muscle.
3,388
Total3,388

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event8
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up9
Overall StudyPhysician Decision2
Overall StudyProtocol Violation15
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject26

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicProQuad®
Age, Continuous14.6 Months
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.3
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1650 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1738 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
1,507 / 3,3422,057 / 3,376
serious
Total, serious adverse events
22 / 3,34240 / 3,376

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

Injection-site rashes of interest, including measles-like, rubella-like, and vesicular, were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 20.03 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Mumps-like Illness After ProQuad® Dose 2

The percentage of participants experiencing a mumps-like illness for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Mumps-like Illness After ProQuad® Dose 20.03 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) After ProQuad® Dose 2

The percentage of participants experiencing an AE(s) for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) After ProQuad® Dose 257.66 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

Non-injection-site rashes of interest, including measles-like, rubella-like, varicella-like, and zoster-like rashes, were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Measles-like rash1.62 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Rubella-like rash0.57 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Varicella-like rash0.63 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Non-injection-site Rash of Interest AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Zoster-like rash0.03 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Serious AE (SAE) After ProQuad® Dose 2

Serious AEs ere defined as any untoward consequence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is any other medically important event.

Time frame: Up to Day 84 (up to 42 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Serious AE (SAE) After ProQuad® Dose 20.66 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

The solicited injection-site AEs erythema, swelling, and pain were monitored for 4 days after administration of ProQuad® Dose 2.

Time frame: Up to Day 46 (for 4 days following ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Injection-site erythema30.46 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Injection-site swelling13.23 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2Injection-site pain11.49 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

Systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 240.42 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

The percentage of participants experiencing a unsolicited injection-site AE(s) were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 21.65 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

The percentage of participants experiencing a vaccine-related AEs for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection was determined.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related AE After ProQuad® Dose 241.77 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related SAE After ProQuad® Dose 2

Vaccine-related SAEs were defined as any untoward consequence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is any other medically important event.

Time frame: Up to Day 84 (up to 42 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related SAE After ProQuad® Dose 20.21 Percentage of Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 2

Vaccine-related systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the second ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 70 (up to 28 days after ProQuad® Dose 2)

Population: All participants who received the second ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Vaccine-related Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 213.44 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1

The solicited injection-site AEs erythema, swelling, and pain were monitored for 4 days after administration of ProQuad® Dose 1.

Time frame: From Day 1 to Day 4 (for 4 days following ProQuad® Dose 1)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1Injection-site erythema14.31 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1Injection-site swelling5.57 Percentage of Participants
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Solicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1Injection-site pain10.31 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 1

Systemic AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the first ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Systemic AE After ProQuad® Dose 164.10 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 1

Unsolicited injection-site AEs were monitored for up to 28 days after the first ProQuad® injection.

Time frame: Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants Experiencing a Unsolicited Injection-site AE After ProQuad® Dose 17.43 Percentage of Participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With ≥ 1 Rectal Temperature Reading ≥ 38.0° C After ProQuad® Dose 1

The percentage of participants with at least 1 rectal temperature reading ≥ 38.0° C was determined.

Time frame: Up to Day 28 (28 days after ProQuad® Dose 1)

Population: All participants who received the first ProQuad® dose and had safety follow-up data available are included.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ProQuad®Percentage of Participants With ≥ 1 Rectal Temperature Reading ≥ 38.0° C After ProQuad® Dose 156.10 Percentage of Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026