Assess Efficacy, Immune Response & Safety of 2 Doses of Oral Live Attenuated HRV Vaccine in Healthy Infants

Summary

To assess the efficacy, immune response and safety of the oral live attenuated HRV vaccine (Rotarix) in healthy infants approximately 2 months of age and previously uninfected with human rotavirus

Timeline

Start

2000-08

Primary completion

2001-07

Completion

2001-07

Publications

• Background De Vos B, Vesikari T, Linhares AC, Salinas B, Perez-Schael I, Ruiz-Palacios GM, Guerrero Mde L, Phua KB, Delem A, Hardt K. A rotavirus vaccine for prophylaxis of infants against rotavirus gastroenteritis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Oct;23(10 Suppl):S179-82. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000142370.16514.4a.
• Background De Vos B, Han HH, Bouckenooghe A, Debrus S, Gillard P, Ward R, Cheuvart B. Live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine, RIX4414, provides clinical protection in infants against rotavirus strains with and without shared G and P genotypes: integrated analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Apr;28(4):261-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181907177.
• Background Soriano-Gabarró M et al. (2008) Potential impact of Rotarix according to rotavirus type distribution. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 27(1):28-32.
• Background Vesikari T et al. (2003) Efficacy of oral human rotavirus vaccine in infants against acute rotavirus gastroenteritis in the community determined with rotavirus antigen detection by EIA and rotavirus RT-PCR as end points. J Clin Virol. 27(1):8 (Abstract n° 24).
• Background Vesikari T, Karvonen A, Puustinen L, Zeng SQ, Szakal ED, Delem A, De Vos B. Efficacy of RIX4414 live attenuated human rotavirus vaccine in Finnish infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Oct;23(10):937-43. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000141722.10130.50.
• Background Vesikari T, Karvonen A, Puustinen L, Szakal ED, Zeng SQ, Delem A, De Vos B. A short report on highlights of world-wide development of RIX4414: an European experience. Vaccine. 2006 May 1;24(18):3779. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.028. Epub 2005 Aug 1. No abstract available.

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