The Immediate and Longterm Immune Responses of UK Infants and Young Children to a Booster Dose of Hib Vaccine
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To measure the magnitude and persistence of the antibody response to a booster dose of Hib conjugate vaccine given between 9 months and 4 years of age to UK children who had completed primary immunisation with 3 doses of Hib vaccine given at 2/3/4 months of age either as a combined D/T/wholecellpertussis/Hib or D/T/acellularpertussis/Hib vaccine.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Written informed consent from parent or legal guardian of the infant or child
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Age >= 9 months and <4 years at recruitment
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Eligible to receive a single dose of Hib vaccine as per the UK schedule
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Receipt of three doses of Hib vaccine in infancy
Exclusion Criteria:
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History of Hib infection
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History of severe local reaction that can be confidently related to a prior Hib immunisation
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Deferral of vaccination if acute illness and/or temperature >38C on day of vaccination
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- Public Health England
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Miller, MBBS FRCPath, Public Health England
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Hibboost