Preterm Immune System Development and Response to Immunization

NCT ID: NCT05266664

Last Updated: 2024-03-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

145 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-08

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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In this study the response to vaccination and development of the immune system in very preterm infants upon the current vaccination schedule will be compared to healthy term infants.

Detailed Description

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Preterm infants are at increased risk of developing infections early in life due to a less mature immune system compared to full-term infants. Moreover, protection by the placental transfer of maternal antibodies in general and specifically against vaccine antigens has shown to be significantly lower in very preterm infants (gestational age (GA)\< 32 weeks) compared to term infants. In this study we aim to investigate the immune system development of very preterm infants. Adequate immune response to vaccination is considered both clinically important as well as a functional test of the immune system. However, data on the antibody and Ag-specific memory B cell response to vaccination in preterm infants are limited.

Primary objective is to study the antibody immune response to routine vaccinations in very preterm infants (GA\<32 weeks). Secondary aim is to study the immune system more extensively using flow cytometry, ELISA and single cell transcriptomics to measure development of Ag-specific memory B cells raised in response to vaccination, and by using proteomics, epigenetics, and microbiome studies.

Conditions

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Immune System Disorder Preterm Vaccination Failure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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preterm

preterm infants gestational age less than 32 weeks

No interventions assigned to this group

healthy controls

healthy term infants

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Preterm infant born at gestational age less than 32 weeks (whose mothers did or did not receive a T dap vaccination during pregnancy)
* Parents/ guardians must have sufficient understanding of the Dutch language

To be eligible to participate in this study, a healthy full-term infant must meet all following criteria:

* healthy full-term infant whose mother received a Tdap vaccination during pregnancy
* Parents/ guardians must have sufficient understanding of the Dutch language

To be eligible to participate in this study, a mother must meet all following criteria:

\- Mother of preterm or health full-term infant who are participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Parents/guardians of the infant are not able or willing to provide informed consent
* Infant with congenital anomaly which are more likely to cause adverse effects after immunization (for example hemodynamically significant congenital heart defect)
* Infant with a (possible) HIV infection or immunodeficiency
* Maternal use of immunosuppressive drugs during pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

2 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medical Center Haaglanden

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Amphia Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Franciscus Gasthuis

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maasstad Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maxima Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reinier de Graaf Groep

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Erasmus Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zuyderland Medical Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Haga Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gertjan Driessen, Prof MD PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Maastricht UMC

Jantien Bolt-Wieringa, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical Center Haaglanden

Locations

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Amphia Hospital

Breda, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

reinier de Graaff Group

Delft, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

Dordrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Franciscus Gasthuis

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Maasstad Hospital

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Maxima Medical Center

Veldhoven, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Gertjan Driessen, Prof MD PhD

Role: CONTACT

+31433876543

Jantien Bolt-Wieringa, MD

Role: CONTACT

+310889792330

Facility Contacts

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Ron Beek van, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+31(0)76-5951012

Laura Meer-Kappelle van der, MD

Role: primary

+31(0)15 2603060

Miranda Jong, de, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+31(0)78-654 11 11

Rene Kornelisse, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+31(0)107036104

Gerdien Tramper, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+31(0)10 4616225

Martin Baartmans, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+31(0)102911911

Jacqueline van der Sluijs-Bens, MD

Role: primary

+31(0)408880000

References

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Collins A, Weitkamp JH, Wynn JL. Why are preterm newborns at increased risk of infection? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018 Jul;103(4):F391-F394. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313595. Epub 2018 Jan 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29382648 (View on PubMed)

Heininger U, Riffelmann M, Leineweber B, Wirsing von Koenig CH. Maternally derived antibodies against Bordetella pertussis antigens pertussis toxin and filamentous hemagglutinin in preterm and full term newborns. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 May;28(5):443-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318193ead7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19319020 (View on PubMed)

van den Berg JP, Westerbeek EA, Berbers GA, van Gageldonk PG, van der Klis FR, van Elburg RM. Transplacental transport of IgG antibodies specific for pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae type b, and Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C is lower in preterm compared with term infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Sep;29(9):801-5. doi: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181dc4f77.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20803841 (View on PubMed)

Wilck MB, Xu ZJ, Stek JE, Lee AW. Safety and immunogenicity of a fully-liquid DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB vaccine (Vaxelis) in premature infants. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jan 2;17(1):191-196. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2020.1756668. Epub 2020 Aug 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32750261 (View on PubMed)

Barug D, Pronk I, van Houten MA, Versteegh FGA, Knol MJ, van de Kassteele J, Berbers GAM, Sanders EAM, Rots NY. Maternal pertussis vaccination and its effects on the immune response of infants aged up to 12 months in the Netherlands: an open-label, parallel, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Apr;19(4):392-401. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30717-5. Epub 2019 Mar 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30938299 (View on PubMed)

Syed YY. DTaP5-HB-IPV-Hib Vaccine (Vaxelis(R)): A Review of its Use in Primary and Booster Vaccination. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Feb;19(1):69-80. doi: 10.1007/s40272-016-0208-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28035545 (View on PubMed)

Vono M, Eberhardt CS, Auderset F, Mastelic-Gavillet B, Lemeille S, Christensen D, Andersen P, Lambert PH, Siegrist CA. Maternal Antibodies Inhibit Neonatal and Infant Responses to Vaccination by Shaping the Early-Life B Cell Repertoire within Germinal Centers. Cell Rep. 2019 Aug 13;28(7):1773-1784.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.047.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31412246 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NL80118.068.22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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