Immuno & Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Thio or Preservative Free Hepatitis B Vaccine in Subjects Aged 11-15 Yrs

Summary

To evaluate the persistence of antibodies against hepatitis B at 30, 42, 54 and 66 months after the first dose of the hepatitis B primary vaccination course. Subjects were aged 11 to 15 years at the time of the primary vaccination course. At the time of enrollment in the present long-term follow-up study subjects were aged 13 to 18 years. The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.

Timeline

Start

2004-04-21

Primary completion

2008-01-10

Completion

2008-01-10

Publications

• Background Heron L, Selnikova O, Moiseieva A, Van Damme P, van der Wielen M, Levie K, Hoet B, Stoffel M. Immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of two-dose versus three-dose (standard care) hepatitis B immunisation of healthy adolescents aged 11-15 years: a randomised controlled trial. Vaccine. 2007 Apr 12;25(15):2817-22. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.12.021. Epub 2006 Dec 29.
• Background Heron LG, Chant KG, Jalaludin BB. A novel hepatitis B vaccination regimen for adolescents: two doses 12 months apart. Vaccine. 2002 Oct 4;20(29-30):3472-6. doi: 10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00346-8.
• Background Van Damme P, Moiseeva A, Marichev I, Kervyn AD, Booy R, Kuriyakose S, Brockway A, Ng SP, Leyssen M, Jacquet JM. Five years follow-up following two or three doses of a hepatitis B vaccine in adolescents aged 11-15 years: a randomised controlled study. BMC Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 20;10:357. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-357.

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