Immunogenicity and Safety of Pentaxim in South African Infants
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00254969 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 17, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 17, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diphtheria Tetanus Haemophilus Infections Pertussis Poliomyelitis | Biological: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Acellular Pertussis and Hib | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 212 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Study Start Date : | October 2005 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 1 |
Biological: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Acellular Pertussis and Hib
0.5 mL, Im
Other Name: PENTAXIM™ |
- To provide information concerning the immunogenicity of DTacP-IPV//PRP~T combined vaccine. [ Time Frame: 1 month post-vaccination ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 24 Hours and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged < 24 hours on the day of inclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- At visit 01 (screening)
- Illness at a stage that could interfere with trial conduct or completion.
- Any vaccination preceding the trial participation (except Bacille Calmette-Guerin [BCG])
- Acute illness on the day of screening. At visit 01 and visit 02 (screening and first study vaccination).
- Planned participation in another clinical trial during the present trial period
- Blood or blood-derived products received since birth.
- Mother known as seropositive to HIV or hepatitis B.
- Known thrombocytopenia or a bleeding disorder contraindicating intramuscular vaccination
- History of/current seizures at visit 02 (first study vaccination)
- Participation in another clinical trial preceding the first trial vaccination
- Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; immunosuppressive therapy such as long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy.
- Systemic hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components or history of a life-threatening reaction to the trial vaccine or a vaccine containing the same substances
- Chronic illness at a stage that could interfere with trial conduct or completion.
- Any vaccination preceding the first trial vaccination (except BCG)
- History of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B infection (confirmed either clinically, serologically or microbiologically).
- Previous vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B infection with the trial vaccine or another vaccine.
- Febrile illness (rectal temperature ≥ 38.0°C or axillary temperature ≥ 37.4°C) or acute illness on the day of first vaccination

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00254969
South Africa | |
Soweto, South Africa |
Study Director: | Medical Director | Sanofi Pasteur Inc. |
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Responsible Party: | Sanofi |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00254969 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
E2I43 |
First Posted: | November 17, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 17, 2012 |
Last Verified: | April 2012 |
Diphteria tetanus haemophilus influenzae type b poliomyelitis pertussis |
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