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Microneedle Patch Study in Healthy Infants/Young Children

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Acceptability of a Placebo Microneedle Patch in Healthy Infants and Young Children

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03207763
Enrollment
33
Registered
2017-07-05
Start date
2017-07-11
Completion date
2019-05-15
Last updated
2020-11-10

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

Conditions

Skin Absorption, Vaccination

Keywords

Safety, Reactogenicity, Acceptability, Microneedle patch

Brief summary

Microneedles can be prepared as a low-cost patch that is simple for patients to apply for vaccine delivery targeting the many antigen-presenting cells present in the skin. Data regarding the safety, reactogenicity, tolerability, and acceptability of a microneedle patch in children are lacking. The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and acceptability of placement of a placebo microneedle patch to the skin of children.

Detailed description

Available vaccine delivery methods include intramuscular or subcutaneous injection are limited by patient needle phobia and the need for trained medical personnel. Alternative routes of vaccination that avoid hypodermic needles have previously been poorly immunogenic, require live vaccines, utilize bulky devices and/or are unsuitable for self-administration. Novel vaccine delivery methods such as microneedles can render vaccination easier and more acceptable to the public by simplifying vaccine access. Microneedles are micron-scale needles that administer vaccine directly into the skin using a simple minimally invasive approach without generating sharps waste. This study is designed to investigate the safety, reactogenicity, and acceptability of a placebo microneedle patch in children.

Interventions

DEVICEMicroneedle Formulation 1

Microneedle patches will be made of solid conical structures made of water-soluble excipients that from the Food and Drug Administration's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list and/or on the FDA list of inactive ingredients in approved products. The total mass of excipients delivered by placebo microneedle patch will be \<1.5 mg. The adhesive backing component is made from hypoallergenic material (commercial medical tapes designed to adhere to skin). Microneedle patches will be administered topically by manual application to the skin. The sites of microneedle patch application will be cleaned with an alcohol swab and allowed to dry before the microneedle patch is applied. The microneedle patches will be packaged and provided as single patches.

DEVICEMicroneedle Formulation 2

Microneedle patches will be made of solid conical structures made of water-soluble excipients that from the Food and Drug Administration's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list and/or on the FDA list of inactive ingredients in approved products. The ratio of the excipients and excipients used will vary slightly from Formulation 1. The total mass of excipients delivered by placebo microneedle patch will be \<1.5 mg. The adhesive backing component is made from hypoallergenic material (commercial medical tapes designed to adhere to skin). Microneedle patches will be administered topically by manual application to the skin. The sites of microneedle patch application will be cleaned with an alcohol swab and allowed to dry before the microneedle patch is applied. The microneedle patches will be packaged and provided as single patches.

Sponsors

Micron Biomedical, Inc
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Emory University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Weeks to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) provides written informed consent prior to any study procedures being performed. * Subject is between the ages of 6 weeks and 24 months, inclusive, on the day of signing informed consent. * Subject is in good health as determined by vital signs, medical history, and a targeted physical examination. * LAR is able to understand and comply with required study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

* Subject has an acute illness with fever (temperature \>100.4 °F) within 72 hours prior to enrollment. * Subject has a known chronic medical problem. * Subject has known immunosuppression due to underlying illness or treatment, including (but not limited to): Human Immunodeficiency Virus (or birth to a HIV-positive mother), hepatitis B or C; organ transplant; active cancer or any history of hematologic cancer; receipt of chemotherapy or radiation therapy; congenital immunodeficiency, anatomical or functional asplenia. * Subject has used long-term\* high-dose\*\* oral or parenteral glucocorticoids, or high-dose inhaled steroids.\*\*\* \* Long term is defined as taken for 2 weeks or more in total at any time during the past 2 months. \*\* High dose defined as prednisone ≥ 20 mg total daily dose, or equivalent dose of other glucocorticoids. \*\*\* High dose defined as \>800 mcg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent. * Subject has a history of an underlying skin condition (e.g., eczema, atopic dermatitis) or an open lesion (e.g., laceration, abrasion), scar, or rash in the areas of the planned microneedle patch administration which will interfere with the assessment of reactogenicity. * Subject or family members have a history of keloid formation. * Subject has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may put the subject at increased risk of harm, may cause the subject to be unable to meet the requirements or might otherwise interfere with evaluations required by the study. * Subject has received any experimental products within 30 days before study entry or plan to receive experimental products at any time during the study. * Subject has received a vaccine within 7 days of enrollment or plans to receive a vaccine within 7 days after enrollment. * Subject has previously received immunoglobulin or blood products.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Serious Adverse Events (SAE).Day 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38)To evaluate safety following application of the patch topically, microneedle patch-related serious adverse events were recorded. Information collected included event description, date of onset, severity and date of resolution/stabilization of the event. Severity and relationship to study product was assessed by the Investigator or sub-investigator.
Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Up to Day 8 for Patch 1, Day 8 to Day 15 if received Patches 2 and 3The occurrence of Grade 3 solicited adverse events related to the placebo microneedle patch was recorded. Solicited adverse events were irritability (fussiness), lethargy (drowsiness), decreased appetite, vomiting, and fever. The severity of these adverse events was graded on a scale from 0 to 3 where 0 = not present and 3 = significant, preventing daily activity or a fever of \>102.1 degrees Fahrenheit (F).
Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Up to Day 8 for Patch 1, Day 8 to Day 15 if received Patches 2 and 3The occurrence of solicited reactogenicity events at the application site was recorded. The solicited reactogenicity events are reactions that are common or expected to occur with application of a microneedle patch and include induration/swelling, erythema, ecchymosis, itching, pain, and tenderness. The Legally Authorized Representatives (LARs) of participants were provided with a memory aid, thermometer and ruler to record the presence of solicited symptoms and oral temperature. Reactogenicity event details were collected via review of the subject's memory aid and by interview with the subject LAR. Reactogenicity events were graded on a scale from 0 (not present) to 3 (significant or severe).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Unsolicited Adverse EventsDay 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38)Grade 3, patch-related unsolicited adverse events (AEs) were recorded. An adverse event is graded as Grade 3 if the event is significant or prevents daily activity.
Overall ExperienceDay 1, Day 2, Day 8, Final Visit (Day 27-38)LARs were asked to report their overall experience with the study so far at each study visit related to Patch 1. Experiences were rated on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 = very negative and 5 = very positive.
Number of New-onset Medical Conditions (NOMC)Day 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38).The number of new-onset medical conditions (NOMC) were recorded. NOMC were tabulated by overall and treatment related events.
Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsFinal Visit (Day 27 - 38)LARs were asked to state their preference for different methods of vaccine delivery, assuming that a vaccine patch were to be available in the next two years. LARs reported their preference for their child receiving 1) a vaccine by shot or nasal spray given by a healthcare worker, 2) a vaccine patch given by a healthcare worker, 3) a vaccine patch given by the LAR but monitored by a healthcare worker, or 4) a vaccine patch given by the LAR at home. LARs rated their preference on a scale from 0 (definitely not) to 10 (definitely so).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants were enrolled at the Emory Children's Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Enrollment began on July 11, 2017 and all follow up was complete by May 15, 2019.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1
Participating infants and children receiving Microneedle Formulation 1. Children had a microneedle patch initially applied to the skin overlying the shoulder blade. If the first patch was well tolerated without halting criteria having been met, participants could opt to have two additional microneedle patches applied to the upper arm, forearm, wrist and/or thigh.
8
Cohort 2
Participating infants and children receiving Microneedle Formulation 2. Children had a microneedle patch initially applied to the skin overlying the shoulder blade. If the first patch was well tolerated without halting criteria having been met, participants could opt to have two additional microneedle patches applied to the upper arm, forearm, wrist and/or thigh.
25
Total33

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up10

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalCohort 1Cohort 2
Age, Customized
12 to 24 months old
14 Participants7 Participants7 Participants
Age, Customized
5 to 11 months old
9 Participants1 Participants8 Participants
Age, Customized
6 weeks to 4 months old
10 Participants0 Participants10 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
3 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
28 Participants8 Participants20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
15 Participants5 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
5 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
13 Participants1 Participants12 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
33 Participants8 Participants25 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants3 Participants9 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
21 Participants5 Participants16 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 80 / 25
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 84 / 25
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 80 / 25

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).

The occurrence of Grade 3 solicited adverse events related to the placebo microneedle patch was recorded. Solicited adverse events were irritability (fussiness), lethargy (drowsiness), decreased appetite, vomiting, and fever. The severity of these adverse events was graded on a scale from 0 to 3 where 0 = not present and 3 = significant, preventing daily activity or a fever of \>102.1 degrees Fahrenheit (F).

Time frame: Up to Day 8 for Patch 1, Day 8 to Day 15 if received Patches 2 and 3

Population: The memory aid to log solicited adverse events was not returned for one participant in Cohort 1 receiving the first patch. The memory aid was not returned for two participants in Cohort 1 receiving the second and third patches.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significantly decreased appetite0 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant lethargy0 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Fever >102.1 F0 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant irritability0 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant vomiting0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant irritability0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant lethargy0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significantly decreased appetite0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant vomiting0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Fever >102.1 F0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant vomiting0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significantly decreased appetite0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant lethargy0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant irritability0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Fever >102.1 F0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant irritability1 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significantly decreased appetite0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant vomiting0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Significant lethargy0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Solicited Adverse Events (AE).Fever >102.1 F0 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Serious Adverse Events (SAE).

To evaluate safety following application of the patch topically, microneedle patch-related serious adverse events were recorded. Information collected included event description, date of onset, severity and date of resolution/stabilization of the event. Severity and relationship to study product was assessed by the Investigator or sub-investigator.

Time frame: Day 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38)

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Serious Adverse Events (SAE).0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Serious Adverse Events (SAE).0 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.

The occurrence of solicited reactogenicity events at the application site was recorded. The solicited reactogenicity events are reactions that are common or expected to occur with application of a microneedle patch and include induration/swelling, erythema, ecchymosis, itching, pain, and tenderness. The Legally Authorized Representatives (LARs) of participants were provided with a memory aid, thermometer and ruler to record the presence of solicited symptoms and oral temperature. Reactogenicity event details were collected via review of the subject's memory aid and by interview with the subject LAR. Reactogenicity events were graded on a scale from 0 (not present) to 3 (significant or severe).

Time frame: Up to Day 8 for Patch 1, Day 8 to Day 15 if received Patches 2 and 3

Population: Memory aids were not returned for one participant in Cohort 1 for Patch 1 and two participants in Cohort 1 receiving Patches 2 and 3.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)1 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)6 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)1 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)1 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)1 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)7 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)6 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)6 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)6 Participants
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)7 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 1Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)3 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)25 Participants
Cohort 2, Patches 2 and 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 2Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Ecchymosis Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Erythema Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Pain Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Induration/swelling Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Tenderness Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 0 (absent)23 Participants
Cohort 2, Patch 3Number of Participants With Solicited Application Site Reactogenicity Events.Itching Grade 1 (mild)0 Participants
Secondary

Acceptability of Vaccination Methods

LARs were asked to state their preference for different methods of vaccine delivery, assuming that a vaccine patch were to be available in the next two years. LARs reported their preference for their child receiving 1) a vaccine by shot or nasal spray given by a healthcare worker, 2) a vaccine patch given by a healthcare worker, 3) a vaccine patch given by the LAR but monitored by a healthcare worker, or 4) a vaccine patch given by the LAR at home. LARs rated their preference on a scale from 0 (definitely not) to 10 (definitely so).

Time frame: Final Visit (Day 27 - 38)

Population: This analysis includes participants who completed the study.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by LAR at home6.1 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.9
Cohort 1Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by LAR monitored by healthcare worker8.1 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.7
Cohort 1Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by healthcare worker8.4 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.8
Cohort 1Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsShot or spray by healthcare worker7.1 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.5
Cohort 2Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by LAR at home6.0 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.7
Cohort 2Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsShot or spray by healthcare worker4.8 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 4.1
Cohort 2Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by healthcare worker9.4 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.2
Cohort 2Acceptability of Vaccination MethodsPatch by LAR monitored by healthcare worker6.8 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.6
Secondary

Number of New-onset Medical Conditions (NOMC)

The number of new-onset medical conditions (NOMC) were recorded. NOMC were tabulated by overall and treatment related events.

Time frame: Day 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38).

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Number of New-onset Medical Conditions (NOMC)0 new-onset medical conditions
Cohort 2Number of New-onset Medical Conditions (NOMC)0 new-onset medical conditions
Secondary

Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Unsolicited Adverse Events

Grade 3, patch-related unsolicited adverse events (AEs) were recorded. An adverse event is graded as Grade 3 if the event is significant or prevents daily activity.

Time frame: Day 1 through the Final Study Visit (Day 27 - 38)

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Unsolicited Adverse Events0 Participants
Cohort 2Number of Participants With Grade 3 Placebo Microneedle Patch-related Unsolicited Adverse Events0 Participants
Secondary

Overall Experience

LARs were asked to report their overall experience with the study so far at each study visit related to Patch 1. Experiences were rated on a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 = very negative and 5 = very positive.

Time frame: Day 1, Day 2, Day 8, Final Visit (Day 27-38)

Population: The population in this analysis includes LARs who completed this question of the study visit survey.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 84.5 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 94.4 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.9
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 24.6 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 154.4 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 84.2 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.3
Cohort 1Overall ExperienceAll patchesFinal Visit (Day 27-38)4.5 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.6
Cohort 1Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 14.6 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5
Cohort 2Overall ExperienceAll patchesFinal Visit (Day 27-38)4.8 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.4
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 14.5 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.6
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 24.6 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatch 1, Day 84.6 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.7
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 84.4 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.8
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 94.7 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.6
Cohort 2Overall ExperiencePatches 2 and 3, Day 154.7 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.5

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