Study of Motavizumab (MEDI-524) and Palivizumab Administered Sequentially in the Same Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Season
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Chronic Lung Disease and <= 24 Months of Age or, Premature With Gestational Age <=35 Weeks and <=6 Months of Age
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections focused on measuring Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Premature and under 6 mos. of age, Chronic Lung Disease over 6 mos. of age, palivizumab, motavizumab, RSV
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The child must have been born at less than or equal to 35 weeks gestation and be less than or equal to 6 months of age at the time of entry into the study (child must be entered on or before his/her 6-month birthday); or the child must be less than or equal to 24 months of age at the time of entry into the study (child must be entered on or before his/her 24-month birthday) and diagnosed with chronic lung disease (CLD) of prematurity with stable or decreasing doses of diuretics, steroids, or bronchodilators, or treatment with supplemental oxygen, within the previous 6 months. The child must be in general good health at the time of study entry. The child's parent(s)/legal guardian must provide written informed consent. The child must be able to complete the follow-up visits through 120-150 days from last injection of study drug. Parent(s)/legal guardian of patient must have available telephone access. Exclusion Criteria: Hospitalized at the time of study entry (unless discharge is expected within 10 days after entry into the study) Receiving chronic oxygen therapy or mechanical ventilation at the time of study entry (including continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP]) Congenital heart disease (CHD) (children with medically or surgically corrected [closed] patent ductus arteriosus and no other CHD may be enrolled) Evidence of infection with hepatitis A, B, or C virus Known renal impairment, hepatic dysfunction, chronic seizure disorder, or immunodeficiency or HIV infection (a child of a mother with known HIV infection must be proven to be uninfected at the time of enrollment) Suspected serious allergic or immune-mediated events with prior receipt of palivizumab Acute illness or progressive clinical disorder Active infection, including acute RSV infection, at the time of enrollment Previous reaction to intravenous immunoglobulin (IGIV), blood products, or other foreign proteins Received within the past 120 days or currently receiving immunoglobulin products (such as RSV-IGIV [RespiGam], IVIG, or palivizumab) or any investigational agents Previous participation in a clinical trial of motavizumab Currently participating in any investigational study
Sites / Locations
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Canberra Hospital
- Neonatalogy John Hunter Hospital
- Caboolture Clinical Research
- University of Queensland, Royal Children's Hospital
- Peninsula Clinical Research Centre
- Women's and Children's Hospital
- Respiratory Medicine Department, Royal Children's Hospital
- Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile
- Hospital San Jose
- Hospital Clinico de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Hospital Clinico San Borja Arriaran
- Hospital Dr Felix Bulnes Cerda
- Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio
- Hospital Padre Hurtado
- Kidz First, Middlemore Hospital
- Christchurch Women's Hospital
- Paediatric Medicine, Dunedin Hospital
- Department of Paediatrics, Waikato Hospital
- Child Health, Palmerston North Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Motavizumab followed by Palivizumab
Palivizumab followed by motavizumab
Motavizumab control
2 doses of motavizumab (15 mg/kg, administered as an intramuscular injection once/month) followed by 3 doses of palivizumab (15 mg/kg, administered as an intramuscular injection once/month)
2 doses of palivizumab (15 mg/kg, administered as an intramuscular injection once/month) followed by 3 doses of motavizumab (15 mg/kg, administered as an intramuscular injection once/month)
5 doses of motavizumab (15 mg/kg, administered as an intramuscular injection once/month)