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A Multi-center, Observer-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of MenACWY in Adolescents and Adults in Korea

A Phase 3, Multi-center, Observer-blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of Novartis Meningococcal ACWY Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Subjects From 11 to 55 Years of Age in Korea

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01274897
Enrollment
450
Registered
2011-01-12
Start date
2010-12-31
Completion date
2011-03-31
Last updated
2012-10-16

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

Conditions

Meningococcal Disease, Meningococcal Meningitis

Keywords

Meningococcal, ACWY-CRM, Conjugate Vaccine, Meningitis, Adolescents, Persistence, Adults

Brief summary

This study is designed to evaluate the immunogenicity and the safety of a quadrivalent vaccine MenACWY-CRM in healthy subjects from 11 to 55 years of age in Korea.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALNovartis MenACWY-CRM

All subjects had blood drawn at Day 1 and Day 29.

BIOLOGICALSaline Placebo

All subjects had blood drawn at Day 1 and Day 29.

Sponsors

Novartis Vaccines
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Individuals eligible for enrollment in this study were those: 1. who were 11-55 years of age inclusive and who, after the nature of the study had been explained: 1. had given written assent and/or for whom the parent/legal representative had provided written informed consent (11-19 years of age). 2. had provided written informed consent (20-55 years of age). 2. who the investigator believed that they or their parents/legal representatives would comply with the requirements of the protocol (e.g., completion of the Diary Card, return for follow-up visit). 3. who were in good health as determined by 1. medical history 2. physical assessment 3. clinical judgment of the investigator 4. who had negative urine pregnancy test for women of childbearing age.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals not eligible to be enrolled in the study were those: 1. who were unwilling or unable to give written informed assent or consent to participate in the study. 2. who were perceived to be unreliable or unavailable for the duration of the study period. 3. who were planning to leave the area of the study site before the end of the study period. 4. who had a previous or suspected disease caused by N. meningitidis. 5. who had household contact with and/or intimate exposure to an individual with culture-proven N. meningitidis infection within 60 days prior to enrollment. 6. who had previously been immunized with a meningococcal vaccine. 7. who had received any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine)within 28 days prior to enrollment or who expected to receive an investigational drug or vaccine prior to the completion of the study. 8. who had received any licensed vaccines within 14 days (for inactivated vaccines) or 28 days (for live vaccines) prior to enrollment in this study or who were planning to receive any vaccine within 30 days from the study vaccines. (Exception: Influenza vaccine was administered up to 15 days prior to study vaccination and at least 15 days after study vaccination) 9. who had experienced within the 7 days prior to enrollment significant acute or chronic infection (for example requiring systemic antibiotic treatment or antiviral therapy) or had experienced fever (defined as body temperature ≥38°C) within 3 days prior to enrollment. 10. who had any serious acute, chronic or progressive disease (e.g., any history of neoplasm, cancer, diabetes, cardiac disease, autoimmune disease, HIV infection or AIDS, or blood dyscrasias, with signs of cardiac or renal failure or severe malnutrition). 11. who had epilepsy or any progressive neurological disease. 12. who had a history of any anaphylaxis, serious vaccine reactions, or allergy to any vaccine components, including latex allergies. 13. who had a known or suspected impairment/alteration of immune function, either congenital or acquired or resulting from (for example): 1. received immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days prior to enrollment(any systemic corticosteroid administered for more than 5 days, or in a daily dose \> 1 mg/kg/day prednisone or equivalent during any of 28 days prior to enrollment, or cancer chemotherapy) 2. received immunostimulants 3. received parenteral immunoglobulin preparation, blood products, and/or plasma derivatives within 90 days prior to enrollment and for the full length of the study 14. who were known to have a bleeding diathesis, or any condition that may be associated with a prolonged bleeding time. 15. who had any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.day 29Immunogenicity was measured as the percentage of subjects with hSBA response and associated 95% Clopper-Pearson confidence interval (CI), directed against N. meningitidis serogroups A, C, W and Y by serum bactericidal assay using human complement, human serum bactericidal assay (hSBA), at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination). Seroresponse is defined as: 1. for subjects with a pre-vaccination hSBA titer \< 1:4, a postvaccination hSBA titer ≥ 1:8. 2. for subjects with a pre-vaccination hSBA titer ≥ 1:4, an increase in hSBA titer of at least four times the pre-vaccination titer.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.day 1 and day 29Immunogenicity was assessed as hSBA GMTs and associated 95% CI, measured against N. meningitidis serogroups A, C, W and Y, before the vaccination (baseline, day 1) and at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination).
Percentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.day 1 and day 29Immunogenicity was measured as the percentage of subjects with hSBA titer ≥1:8 and associated 95% CI, at baseline before vaccination (day 1) and at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination).
Number of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM Vaccinationduring 7 days of vaccination

Countries

South Korea

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants were enrolled at 8 centres in the Korea.

Pre-assignment details

All enrolled subjects were included in the trial.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
MenACWY-CRM
Subjects received one dose of MenACWY-CRM conjugate vaccine.
297
Placebo
Subjects received the saline placebo.
153
Total450

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicMenACWY-CRMPlaceboTotal
Age Continuous
Age, Years
19.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.2
19.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9
19.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.1
Sex: Female, Male
Female
139 Participants77 Participants216 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
158 Participants76 Participants234 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
117 / 29750 / 153
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 2970 / 153

Outcome results

Primary

Percentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.

Immunogenicity was measured as the percentage of subjects with hSBA response and associated 95% Clopper-Pearson confidence interval (CI), directed against N. meningitidis serogroups A, C, W and Y by serum bactericidal assay using human complement, human serum bactericidal assay (hSBA), at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination). Seroresponse is defined as: 1. for subjects with a pre-vaccination hSBA titer \< 1:4, a postvaccination hSBA titer ≥ 1:8. 2. for subjects with a pre-vaccination hSBA titer ≥ 1:4, an increase in hSBA titer of at least four times the pre-vaccination titer.

Time frame: day 29

Population: Analysis was done on per protocol (PP) population i.e. the subjects who received the vaccine correctly and provided evaluable serum samples at the relevant time points.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A (N=295,152)76 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C (N=293,150)86 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W (N=293,151)28 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y (N=294,152)69 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y (N=294,152)2 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A (N=295,152)1 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W (N=293,151)4 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With Seroresponse, Directed Against Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C (N=293,150)1 Percentages of subjects
Comparison: The null hypothesis associated with the primary immunogenicity objective is that for at least one of the four serogroups, the percentage of subjects with hSBA seroresponse at 29 days postvaccination is \< 50%.95% CI: [71, 81]Clopper and Pearson
Comparison: The null hypothesis associated with the primary immunogenicity objective is that for at least one of the four serogroups, the percentage of subjects with hSBA seroresponse at 29 days postvaccination is \< 50%.95% CI: [82, 90]Clopper and Pearson
Comparison: The null hypothesis associated with the primary immunogenicity objective is that for at least one of the four serogroups, the percentage of subjects with hSBA seroresponse at 29 days postvaccination is \< 50%.95% CI: [23, 33]Clopper and Pearson
Comparison: The null hypothesis associated with the primary immunogenicity objective is that for at least one of the four serogroups, the percentage of subjects with hSBA seroresponse at 29 days postvaccination is \< 50%.95% CI: [63, 74]Clopper and Pearson
Secondary

Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.

Immunogenicity was assessed as hSBA GMTs and associated 95% CI, measured against N. meningitidis serogroups A, C, W and Y, before the vaccination (baseline, day 1) and at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination).

Time frame: day 1 and day 29

Population: Analysis was done on PP population.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 1 (N=295,152)2.7 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 29 (N=295,152)48 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 1 (N=293,150)7.82 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 29 (N=293,150)231 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 1 (N=293,151)51 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 29 (N=293,151)147 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 1 (N=294,152)9.01 Titers
MenACWY-CRMGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 29 (N=294,152)107 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 29 (N=294,152)8.4 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 1 (N=295,152)2.86 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 1 (N=293,151)48 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 29 (N=295,152)3 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 1 (N=294,152)8.82 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 1 (N=293,150)5.94 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 29 (N=293,151)47 Titers
PlaceboGeometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Subjects, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 29 (N=293,150)6.04 Titers
Secondary

Number of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination

Time frame: during 7 days of vaccination

Population: Analysis was done on safety population i.e. the subjects in the exposed population who provided post-baseline safety data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site induration30 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationHeadache39 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationNausea22 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationRash1 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site erythema30 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationFever (≥38°C)3 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationMyalgia45 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationAxillary temperature (<38.0°C)294 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationChills17 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationStayed home9 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationArthralgia6 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationUsed analgesic or antipyretic medicines7 Subjects
MenACWY-CRMNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site pain69 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationUsed analgesic or antipyretic medicines3 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site pain12 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site erythema3 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationInjection site induration0 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationChills7 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationNausea10 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationMyalgia13 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationArthralgia4 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationHeadache25 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationRash0 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationFever (≥38°C)1 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationAxillary temperature (<38.0°C)152 Subjects
PlaceboNumber of Subjects Who Reported Local and Systemic Reactogenicity During 7 Days After MenACWY-CRM VaccinationStayed home2 Subjects
Secondary

Percentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.

Immunogenicity was measured as the percentage of subjects with hSBA titer ≥1:8 and associated 95% CI, at baseline before vaccination (day 1) and at day 29 (28 days after MenACWY-CRM vaccination).

Time frame: day 1 and day 29

Population: Analysis was done on PP population.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 1 (N=295,152)13 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 29 (N=295,152)79 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 1 (N=293,150)49 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 29 (N=293,150)99 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 1 (N=293,151)89 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 29 (N=293,151)98 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 1 (N=294,152)54 Percentages of subjects
MenACWY-CRMPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 29 (N=294,152)94 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 29 (N=294,152)51 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 1 (N=295,152)15 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 1 (N=293,151)87 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup A at Day 29 (N=295,152)16 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup Y at Day 1 (N=294,152)53 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 1 (N=293,150)39 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup W at Day 29 (N=293,151)88 Percentages of subjects
PlaceboPercentages of Subjects With hSBA Titer ≥1:8, Directed Against N. Meningitidis Serogroups A, C, W and Y After MenACWY-CRM Vaccination.Serogroup C at Day 29 (N=293,150)37 Percentages of subjects

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026