Clinical Trial of Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine

NCT ID: NCT01014845

Last Updated: 2020-07-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

112604 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2017-10-31

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether the preventive hepatitis E are effective in the prevention of hepatitis E occurring at least 30 days after the administration of the third dose of vaccine.

The secondary purpose of this study is to to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity and immunopersistence of the study vaccine.

The initial study is planed to be ended on month 19 and the results were analysed and used for registration purpose. The extended study will be continued to assess the long-term efficacy, immunogenicity and safety.

Detailed Description

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Participants were randomly allocated into two groups, one received Hepatitis E vaccine and the other received hepatitis B vaccine. The study was carried out with two stages. In the first stage (phase 3a), 2 645 subjects was enrolled and actively monitored for solicited adverse events for 1 month after each injection. Serum samples from all the subjects were collected on day 0, 7m, 13m, 19m and timely after then to evaluate the immunogenicity and immuno-persistency. In the second stage (phase 3b), another 109 959 subjects was enrolled and monitored for solicited adverse events for 1 month after each injection. Serum samples from 9764 subjects among the phase 3b participants were collected on day 0, 7m, 19m and timely after then to evaluate the immunogenicity and immuno-persistency. Serious adverse events during the trial were followed up.

Suspected hepatitis cases were identified through an established active hepatitis surveillance system. The sentinels of the system comprised all the healthcare facilities in the field. Suspected hepatitis was defined as when patients presented with systemic symptoms such as fatigue and/or loss of appetite for more than 3 days with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) exceeding 2.5 fold upper limit of normal range (ULN). Paired sera were obtained from these patients at the time of presentation and 2-6 weeks later. Sera were tested for the HEV antibodies and HEV-RNA.

Conditions

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Hepatitis E

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Hepatitis E vaccine

Hepatitis E vaccine, containing 30mcg of HEV239 recombinant antigen adsorbed to alum adjuvant suspended in 0.5ml phosphate buffer, was given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

hepatitis E vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Intramuscularly given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

HBV vaccine

Hepatitis B vaccine, containing 5mcg of HBsAg recombinant antigen adsorbed to alum adjuvant suspended in 0.5ml phosphate buffer, was given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Hepatitis B vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Intramuscularly given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

Interventions

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hepatitis E vaccine

Intramuscularly given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Hepatitis B vaccine

Intramuscularly given at 0, 1, 6m for three doses.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Hecolin

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy people aged from 16 years to 65 years old at the time of the first vaccination, normal intelligence and agree to sign the informed consent form.
* Subjects will reside in the study region in the next 19 months.
* Free of history of hepatitis B or hepatitis E.
* Can comply with the request of study.
* Axillary temperature is below 37 degree centigrade.

Exclusion Criteria

For dose 1:

* Having other vaccine or immunoglobulin within two weeks;
* Having allergic history to vaccine and medicine
* Eclampsia, epilepsy, encephalopathy and history of mental disease or family;
* Thrombocytopenia or other disturbance of blood coagulation which would lead to muscle injection taboo;
* Fixed or suspected deficiency of immunologic function, containing immunosuppressant treatment(radiation therapy, chemical treatment, steroid hormone, antimetabolites, cytotoxic drugs), genetic defect(e.g. fabism), HIV or other factors;
* congenital malformation, eccyliosis or severe chronic disease(e.g. Down Syndrome, diabetes, sickle cell anemia or mental disease);
* fixed or suspected other disease including fever, active infection, liver and kidney disease, angiocardiopathy, malignancy, acute and chronic disease;
* joining other clinical study undergoing;
* women pregnant or in lactation.

For dose 2 or 3:

* Severe allergy for dose 1 or 2;
* Severe adverse reaction associated with last vaccination;
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in infectious disease

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xiamen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jun Zhang

professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jun Zhang, M.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in infectious disease, Xiamen University

Feng-Cai Zhu, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China

Locations

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Dongtai Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Dongtai, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Other Identifiers

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2006AA02A209

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Pro-HE-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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