Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of Meningococcal B Recombinant Vaccine Administered With or Without Routine Infant Vaccinations to Healthy Infants According to Different Immunization Schedules
Meningococcal Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Meningococcal Infections focused on measuring Meningococcal disease,, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B,, Prevention,, Vaccination,, Infants
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy 2-month old infants (55-89 days, inclusive), who were born after full term pregnancy with an estimated gestational age ≥ 37 weeks and a birth weight ≥ 2.5 kg;
- For whom a parent/legal guardian has given written informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any meningococcal B or C vaccine administration;
- prior vaccination with routine infant vaccines (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and Pneumococcal antigens);
- Previous ascertained or suspected disease caused by N. meningitidis;
- History of severe allergic reaction after previous vaccinations or hypersensitivity to any vaccine component;
- Significant acute or chronic infection within the previous 7 days or axillary temperature major or equal to38 degrees within the previous day;
- Antibiotics within 6 days prior to enrollment;
- Any serious chronic or progressive disease;
- Known or suspected impairment or alteration of the immune system;
- Receipt of blood, blood products and/or plasma derivatives or any parenteral immunoglobulin preparation.
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Arms of the Study
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Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
B+R246
B246_R357
B+R234
R234
Subjects in this group received rMenB+OMV NZ vaccine at 2, 4, and 6 months of age, administered concomitantly with routine infant vaccinations.
Subjects in this group received rMenB+OMV NZ vaccine at at 2, 4, and 6 months of age; routine infant vaccinations were administered at 3, 5 and 7 months of age.
Subjects in this group received rMenB+OMV NZ vaccine at 2, 3, 4 months of age, administered concomitantly with routine infant vaccinations.
Subjects in this group received routine infant vaccines administered at 2, 3 and 4 months of age.