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Post-marketing Surveillance to Assess the Safety of Boostrix Vaccine Given According to Prescribing Information in Korea

Assessment of Safety of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Combined Reduced Antigen Content Diphtheria-tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (dTPa), Boostrix When Administered According to the Approved Prescribing Information in Korea

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01929291
Enrollment
682
Registered
2013-08-27
Start date
2013-09-23
Completion date
2016-01-11
Last updated
2019-09-25

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

Conditions

Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines

Keywords

Korea, Post-marketing surveillance, Boostrix, Prescribing information, Safety

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to collect safety information from pre-adolescents, adolescents and adults after Boostrix vaccination is administered according to the approved prescribing information in Korea.

Detailed description

Protocol amendment 3 rationale was as follows: * Age for analysis set is specified. * Subjects with pregnancy will be analyzed by their pregnancy status before/after vaccination. * Pregnancy notifications must be done within 2 weeks

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBoostrix

Single intramuscular injection

Safety monitoring: recording of adverse events using diary cards and recording of serious adverse events using the latest version of Korea's Post-Marketing Surveillance Serious Adverse Event Reporting Form

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Written or signed informed consent obtained from the subject/ subject's parent(s)/Legally Acceptable Representative(s) of the child. Korean male or female subjects who were recently vaccinated or eligible to receive Boostrix according to the locally approved Prescribing Information.

Exclusion criteria

* Those who are not eligible for vaccination according to the local Prescribing Information. * Child in care.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Unexpected Adverse Events (AEs)During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.Unexpected AEs were defined as adverse events that are not reflected in the approved Prescribing Information in Korea.
Number of Expected AEs.During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.Expected AEs were defined as an adverse event that was expected from the subject during the post-vaccination follow-up period as described in the locally approved Prescribing Information in Korea.
Number of Subjects With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.An SAE was defined as any AE that resulted in death, was life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, resulted in disability/incapacity or that was a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject.

Countries

South Korea

Participant flow

Recruitment details

A total of 682 subjects case report forms were retrieved during the post-marketing surveillance period. Among those, 672 subjects were assessed for safety and the safety data from 10 subjects who did not fulfilled inclusion/exclusion criteria were analyzed separately.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Boostrix Group
Pre-adolescents (aged (≥10 years to ˂12 years), adolescents (aged ≥12 to ˂19 years), adults (aged 19 to 64 years) and elderly (≥ 65) who received Boostrix as a part of routine practice at a private clinic or hospital in Korea.
672
Total672

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBoostrix Group
Age, Continuous44.38 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.76
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Korean
672 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
451 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
221 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 672
other
Total, other adverse events
90 / 672
serious
Total, serious adverse events
6 / 672

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Expected AEs.

Expected AEs were defined as an adverse event that was expected from the subject during the post-vaccination follow-up period as described in the locally approved Prescribing Information in Korea.

Time frame: During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.

Population: The analysis was performed on the Total Vaccinated cohort, which included all subjects who received the study vaccine.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Boostrix GroupNumber of Expected AEs.59 Events
Primary

Number of Subjects With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

An SAE was defined as any AE that resulted in death, was life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, resulted in disability/incapacity or that was a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject.

Time frame: During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.

Population: The analysis was performed on the Total Vaccinated cohort, which included all subjects who received the study vaccine.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Boostrix GroupNumber of Subjects With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)6 Participants
Primary

Number of Unexpected Adverse Events (AEs)

Unexpected AEs were defined as adverse events that are not reflected in the approved Prescribing Information in Korea.

Time frame: During the 30-day (Day 0 - Day 29) follow-up period after vaccination.

Population: The analysis was performed on the Total Vaccinated cohort, which included all subjects who received the study vaccine.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Boostrix GroupNumber of Unexpected Adverse Events (AEs)65 Events

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026