Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Zostavax™ in Subjects 50 - 59 Years of Age (V211-022)

NCT ID: NCT00534248

Last Updated: 2017-04-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

22439 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study will look at how well Zostavax™ works in preventing shingles in participants ages 50-59 years old.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Shingles

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Zostavax™

Participants randomized to receive Zoster Vaccine, Live (Zostavax™).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoster Vaccine, Live (Zostavax™)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

A single dose 0.65 ml Zostavax™ (Live, attenuated Zoster Vaccine) was administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1.

Placebo

Participants randomized to receive Placebo.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Comparator: Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

A single dose of 0.65 ml Placebo (A vaccine stabilizer of Zostavax™ with no live virus) was administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1.

Interventions

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Zoster Vaccine, Live (Zostavax™)

A single dose 0.65 ml Zostavax™ (Live, attenuated Zoster Vaccine) was administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Comparator: Placebo

A single dose of 0.65 ml Placebo (A vaccine stabilizer of Zostavax™ with no live virus) was administered by subcutaneous injection on Day 1.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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V211 Zostavax™

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be between 50 - 59 years of age
* No fever on day of vaccination
* Females of reproductive potential must be willing to use acceptable form of birth control

Exclusion Criteria

* Have received chicken pox or shingles vaccine
* Have already had shingles
* Have recently had another vaccination
* Pregnant or breast feeding. Have participated in another research study in the last 30 days
* You are taking certain antiviral drugs
* History of allergic reaction to any vaccine component, including gelatin or neomycin
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Gilbert PB, Gabriel EE, Miao X, Li X, Su SC, Parrino J, Chan IS. Fold rise in antibody titers by measured by glycoprotein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is an excellent correlate of protection for a herpes zoster vaccine, demonstrated via the vaccine efficacy curve. J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15;210(10):1573-81. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu279. Epub 2014 May 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24823623 (View on PubMed)

Levin MJ, Schmader KE, Gnann JW, McNeil SA, Vesikari T, Betts RF, Keay S, Stek JE, Bundick ND, Su SC, Zhao Y, Li X, Chan IS, Annunziato PW, Parrino J. Varicella-zoster virus-specific antibody responses in 50-59-year-old recipients of zoster vaccine. J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov 1;208(9):1386-90. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit342. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23908486 (View on PubMed)

Schmader KE, Levin MJ, Gnann JW Jr, McNeil SA, Vesikari T, Betts RF, Keay S, Stek JE, Bundick ND, Su SC, Zhao Y, Li X, Chan IS, Annunziato PW, Parrino J. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of herpes zoster vaccine in persons aged 50-59 years. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr;54(7):922-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir970. Epub 2012 Jan 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22291101 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007_551

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

V211-022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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