Active clinical trials for "Chickenpox"

As measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination is established as routine childhood practice in most industrialised countries and varicella vaccination is now being introduced in many countries during the second year of life, a combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine was developed for administration convenience and improved compliance to vaccination. To account for situations where children have received a first dose of MMR vaccine without varicella, this study will evaluate the effect of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine given in place of the second dose of MMR vaccine. A second dose of the monovalent varicella vaccine will be given to all children participating to this trial since there is a current debate on the need of a second dose to induce a full protection against varicella.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the protective effect, safety and immunogenicity of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in healthy children.

This study assesses non-inferiority by comparing seroconversion rate of NBP608 to Varivax which are indicated for active immunization for prevention of varicella. Total of 488 subjects (244 subjects per treatment arm) of 12 months to 12 years of age are enrolled, and each subject is administered with single dose of vaccine which is randomly assigned.

This study will evaluate the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of VARIVAX® (Varicella Virus Vaccine Live) manufactured with a new passage extension (PE34) process compared with the VARIVAX® 2016 commercial process. The primary hypotheses being tested are that antibody response rate and mean antibody titer induced at 6 weeks after a single vaccination by VARIVAX® PE34 Process are non-inferior to those induced by VARIVAX® 2016 commercial process, and that antibody response rate induced by VARIVAX® PE34 Process is acceptable.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is well-established therapy for patients with malignant hematological diseases. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation, clinically manifested as herpes zoster (HZ), is a major complication that affects up to 50% of patients. Most patients will require hospitalization. Despite treatment with high dose acyclovir, patients may develop severe complications including the disabling postherpetic neuralgia, corneal ulceration, viral dissemination and secondary bacterial infection. The median onset of infection is the fifth month following transplantation, with 91% of cases occurring within the first year. Direct vaccination of transplants recipients with subcutaneous live-attenuated VZVv before transplantation and up to one year after transplantation is contraindicated. A small prospective non-randomized study has demonstrated that subcutaneous vaccination for donors before HSCT may offer some protection against VZV reactivation in the recipients. Recently, dose-sparing influenza vaccine delivered via a novel intradermal microneedle has been shown to elicit a good immunogenic response in both healthy and elderly subjects. We sought to assess the efficacy and safety of the novel intradermal live-attenuated VZVv in sibling donors undergoing HSCT.

The purpose of this study is to observe the occurrence of adverse events, seroconversion rate and geometric mean titres(GMTs) of 2 doses of live attenuated varicella vaccine.

This study will evaluate the immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of VARIVAX™ (Varicella Virus Vaccine Live) manufactured with a New Seed Process (NSP) compared with the VARIVAX™ 2007 process. The primary hypotheses being tested are that antibody response rate and mean antibody titer induced at 6 weeks after a single vaccination by VARIVAX™ NSP are non-inferior to those induced by VARIVAX™ 2007 process, and that antibody response rate induced by VARIVAX™ NSP is acceptable.

In this study the investigators are trying to identify immune signatures that are associated with effective or poor vaccine responses to naturally-acquired herpes zoster virus and the zoster (shingles) vaccine, Zostavax.

A study in two parts (Part A and Part B) to evaluate the responsiveness of various biomarkers of immunity to Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) following repeated immunizations with heat treated VZV vaccine V212 or with Zostavax™. The enrollment of participants into this study was conducted in 2 parts, Part A and Part B. The first 42 eligible participants were enrolled into Part A of the study. In Part A, the reaction of the VZV skin test at baseline was evaluated at both 48 and 72 hours post administration of the VZV skin test reagent and saline (in opposite arms), with 2 examiners performing the reading at each timepoint; all subsequent skin test readings in Part A were performed at 48 hours post administration. After all skin test reactions were obtained at baseline for the 42 subjects in Part A, an interim analysis was performed (1) to assess the frequency of baseline negative skin tests in order to confirm that the planned sample size (N=120) was adequate for an evaluation of the effect of vaccination on the VZV Skin Test, and (2) to assess the frequency of baseline positive skin tests at 72 hours relative to 48 hours (post administration) in order to determine the preferred time for evaluation of the skin test reaction. The interim analysis from Part A confirmed the study sample size, an additional 78 subjects were enrolled into Part B to achieve the planned sample size (N=120). The study procedures for Part B of the study were identical to those in Part A with the following exceptions: (1) baseline skin test readings were performed only once, at either 48 or 72 hours (post administration) to accommodate the scheduling of clinic visits, and (2) only one examiner was needed for the skin test reading at baseline.

Primary Objective: To demonstrate that ProQuad® can be administered concomitantly with a booster dose of Infanrix® hexa to healthy children 12 to 23 months of age without impairing either the antibody response rates to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b; or to the 3 pertussis antibody titres measured at 42 days following vaccination. Secondary Objectives: To describe the antibody titres and the antibody response rates to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, poliomyelitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b as measured at 42 days following vaccination by an Infanrix® hexa primary series schedule and all data are pooled. To evaluate the safety profile of ProQuad® when administered concomitantly with a booster dose of Infanrix® hexa by an Infanrix® hexa primary series schedule and all data are pooled.