Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of SARS CoV-2 RNA Vaccine Candidate (BNT162b2) Against COVID-19 in Healthy Pregnant Women 18 Years of Age and Older
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04754594 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 15, 2021
Last Update Posted : April 14, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection COVID-19 Maternal Immunization | Biological: BNT162b2 Other: Placebo | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
The Phase 2 portion of the study will include approximately 350 pregnant women randomized 1:1 to receive BNT162b2 or placebo (saline) at 27 to 34 weeks' gestation. IRC review of safety data through 7 days after the second dose for all Phase 2 participants will be completed before participants in the Phase 3 portion can be enrolled.
The Phase 3 portion of this study will assess the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of BNT162b2 among pregnant women enrolled at 24 to 34 weeks' gestation.
Maternal participants who originally received placebo will receive BNT162b2 at defined time points as part of the study.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 4000 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A PHASE 2/3, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, RANDOMIZED, OBSERVER-BLIND STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A SARS-COV-2 RNA VACCINE CANDIDATE (BNT162b2) AGAINST COVID-19 IN HEALTHY PREGNANT WOMEN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 16, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 27, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 27, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BNT162b2
2 doses
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Biological: BNT162b2
Intramuscular Injection |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
2 doses
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Other: Placebo
Intramuscular Injection |
- Percentage of maternal participants reporting: Local reactions [ Time Frame: For 7 Days after Dose 1 and Dose 2 ]Pain at the injection site, redness, and swelling as self-reported on electronic diaries
- Percentage of maternal participants reporting systemic events [ Time Frame: For 7 days after Dose 1 and Dose 2 ]Fever, fatigue, headache, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, new or worsened muscle pain, and new or worsened joint pain as self-reported on electronic diaries.
- Percentage of maternal participants reporting adverse events [ Time Frame: From Dose 1 through 1 month after Dose 2 ]As elicited by investigational site staff
- Percentage of maternal participants reporting serious adverse events [ Time Frame: From Dose 1 through 6 months after delivery ]As elicited by investigational site staff
- Percentage of maternal participants (approx first 600 randomized participants) reporting Local reactions [ Time Frame: For 7 Days after Dose 1 and Dose 2 ]Pain at the injection site, redness and swelling as self reported on electronic diaries
- Percentage of maternal participants (approx first 600 randomized participants) reporting systemic events [ Time Frame: For 7 Days after Dose 1 and Dose 2 ]Fever, fatigue, headache, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, new of worsened muscle pain, and new or worsened joint pain as self-reported on electronic diaries
- Percentage of maternal participants (approx first 600 randomized participants) reporting adverse events [ Time Frame: From Dose 1 through 1 month after Dose 2 ]as elicited by investigational site staff
- Percentage of maternal participants (approx first 600 randomized participants) reporting serious adverse events [ Time Frame: From Dose 1 through 6 months after delivery ]As elicited by investigational site staff
- Demonstrate non inferiority of immune response in pregnant women compared to nonpregnant female participants from the C4591001 study without evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection. [ Time Frame: 1 month after Dose 2 ]GMR, estimated by the ratio of the geometric mean of SARS CoV 2 neutralizing titers in pregnant women to those in nonpregnant female participants
- Demonstrate non inferiority of immune response in pregnant women compared to nonpregnant female participants from the C4591001 study with and without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection [ Time Frame: 1 month after Dose 2 ]GMR, estimated by the ratio of the geometric mean of SARS CoV 2 neutralizing titers in pregnant women to those in nonpregnant female participants
- Confirmed COVID 19 in participants without evidence of infection prior to vaccination [ Time Frame: 7 days after Dose 2 through 1 month after delivery ]1000 person years of follow-up
- Confirmed COVID 19 in participants with and without evidence of infection prior to vaccination. [ Time Frame: 7 days after Dose 2 through 1 month after delivery ]1000 person years of follow-up

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy women ≥18 years of age who are between 24 0/7 and 34 0/7 weeks' gestation on the day of planned vaccination, with an uncomplicated, singleton pregnancy, who are at no known increased risk for complications.
- Participants who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.
- Healthy participants who are determined by medical history, physical examination, and clinical judgment to be appropriate for inclusion in the study
- Documented negative HIV antibody test (Phase 2 only), syphilis test, and HBV surface antigen test during this pregnancy and prior to randomization
- Participant is willing to give informed consent for her infant to participate in the study
- Capable of giving signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study.
- Previous clinical (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs alone, if a SARS-CoV-2 NAAT result was not available) or microbiological (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs and a positive SARS-CoV-2 NAAT result) diagnosis of COVID 19.
- History of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine and/or severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of the study intervention or any related vaccine.
- Participants with known or suspected immunodeficiency.
- Bleeding diathesis or condition associated with prolonged bleeding that would in the opinion of the investigator contraindicate intramuscular injection.
- Previous vaccination with any coronavirus vaccine.
- Receipt of medications intended to prevent COVID 19.
- Receipt of blood/plasma products or immunoglobulin, from 60 days before administration of study intervention, or planned receipt through delivery, with 1 exception, anti-D immunoglobulin (eg, RhoGAM), which can be given at any time.
- Current alcohol abuse or illicit drug use.
- Participants who receive treatment with immunosuppressive therapy, including cytotoxic agents or systemic corticosteroids, eg, for cancer or an autoimmune disease, or planned receipt through the postvaccination blood draw.
- Participation in other studies involving study intervention within 28 days prior to study entry and/or during study participation.
- Previous participation in other studies involving study intervention containing LNPs.
- Investigator site staff or Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.
- Participants whose unborn baby has been fathered by investigational site staff members directly involved in the conduct of the study or their family members, site staff members otherwise supervised by the investigator, or Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04754594
Contact: Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | 1-800-718-1021 | ClinicalTrials.gov_Inquiries@pfizer.com |

Study Director: | Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | Pfizer |
Responsible Party: | BioNTech SE |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04754594 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C4591015 2020-005444-35 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 15, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 14, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests. |
URL: | https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |