Clinical Research Directory

National, Non Interventional Study of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children and Newborns

After 7 then 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation in France in children, we will evaluate the impact of this vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We will describe the clinical characteristics of IPD, pneumococcus serotyping, underlying conditions and vaccination status.

Randomized Controlled Trial Of Text Messages To Increase Pneumococcal Vaccination In Adults In Chile.

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to learn if text message reminders sent through WhatsApp increase pneumococcal vaccination coverage in adults turning 65 years old in Chile. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do text message reminders increase the proportion of adults aged 65 years who receive the pneumococcal vaccine compared to usual care? Do text message reminders increase pneumococcal vaccination coverage within the first 7 days after the message is sent? Is there an association between socioeconomic factors and pneumococcal vaccination coverage in adults aged 65 years in Chile? Researchers will compare adults who receive a text message reminder to adults who receive no reminder (usual care) to see if the reminders increase vaccination uptake. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to receive a WhatsApp text message reminder about the pneumococcal vaccine or to receive no reminder Receive a second reminder on day 14 if they have not yet been vaccinated (intervention group only) Be followed for 6 weeks, with vaccination status checked at days 7, 21, and 42 from the start of the intervention

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immune Response of AFX3772 Vaccine in Healthy Infants

This is a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating AFX3772 in healthy infants for the prevention of pneumococcal disease. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of three different formulations of AFX3772 compared with Prevnar 13 (PCV13) and Prevnar 20 (PCV20). Part 1 is the dose-escalation lead-in portion of the study, in which infants at each dose level are randomized 3:1 in sequential cohorts to receive increasing doses of AFX3772 or PCV13. In Part 2, infants are randomized to receive either one of two dose levels of AFX3772 or PCV20. On 31 October 2024, the study was placed on partial clinical hold by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The hold was not related to safety concerns in participants who had already received the study vaccines. As a result, enrollment was paused and no further doses of the investigational pneumococcal vaccine were administered. Participants who were already enrolled transitioned to the standard of care pneumococcal vaccine to complete their scheduled visits through post-dose 3 and subsequently completed study follow-up.

Study Evaluating 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Healthy Infants in India

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (13vPnC) compared to Prevenar (7vPnC), when given concomitantly with routine paediatric vaccinations in India.

A Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13i) in Healthy Infants Aged 2 Months (Minimum 6 Weeks)

This is a Phase 3 randomized, observation-blinded, active-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial designed to evaluate the immunogenicity, safety, and functional antibody response of the experimental vaccine versus the control vaccine in healthy Thailand infants vaccinated at a 2+1 schedule (2 months, 4 months and 12-15 months). The trial will enroll approximately 600 healthy infants aged 2 months (at least 6 weeks) who will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either the experimental or control vaccine, with 100 in each group (200 in total) randomized to subgroups and subject to additional immunogenicity assessments. All participants will be evaluated for solicited adverse events for 7 days and unsolicited adverse events for 30 days post each vaccination. Immunogenicity evaluation will be performed in all participants at baseline and post the booster dose, while the sub-cohort participants will be evaluated for post primary series immunogenicity additionally.

A Clinical Trial of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (CRM197/Tetanus Toxoid)

This clinical study will enroll 100 participants from the 2-month-old (minimum 6 weeks) group who previously participated in the Phase III clinical trial of the 13-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (CRM197, TT vector) (Protocol No.: CS-CTP-PCV), with 50 participants in each of the treatment and control groups, and who have completed blood sample collection for the 1-year and 2-year immunogenicity studies. All participants will have 3.0-3.5 mL of venous blood collected for the immunogenicity study.

Surveillance of Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Adults (Excluding Meningitis)

Given the frequency and severity of invasive pneumococcal infections and questions about the place of VPC-13 in the prevention of pneumococcal infections in adults based on the presence of risk factors, current laboratory surveillance should be supplemented with data on the clinical features of adult invasive pneumococcal infections (IPI) cases. In particular it is necessary to collect for these cases, the clinical forms, the severity and the existence of risk factors and to make the link between these characteristics and those strains of pneumococci responsible for the IPI in particular, their serotype. The follow-up of the evolution of the cases according to the presence of risk factors, their clinical form and their serotype coverage (vaccine strain or not) must to guide recommendations for adult VPC-13 and to monitor the effects of VPC-13 vaccination recommendations. These effects are indirect, linked to the effect of vaccination of children with VPC-13 since 2010, which modifies the serotypes responsible for infections in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, and the direct effects of possible use of the conjugate vaccine in adults (according to the recommendations that will be given by the Vaccination Technical Committee of the High Council of Public Health). The project is based on the existing network of 23 Regional Pneumococcal Observatories (ORP) located in metropolitan France and the network of infectious diseases by completing the microbiological collection of strains of pneumococci isolated from invasive infections in adults by a clinical collection in hospitals or voluntary clinics where the laboratory participates in the ORP. Given the establishment in 2012 of an adult bacterial meningitis observatory, to which the ORP are associated, this project does not include the surveillance of pneumococcal meningitis in adults.

Systematic Search for Primary Immunodeficiency in Adults With Infections

Antibody deficiencies and complement deficiencies are the most frequent Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) in adults, and are associated with greatly increased susceptibility to recurrent and/or severe bacterial infections - especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections and meningitis. The literature data suggest that PIDs are under-diagnosed in adults. The current European and US guidelines advocate screening adults for PIDs if they present recurrent benign especially upper and lower respiratory tract infections, or if they have experienced at least two severe bacterial infections and/or have a recurrent need for intravenous antibiotics. The objective of the demonstrate the interest of PIDs screening in adult patients who present such recurrent infections and/or after the first severe bacterial infection, especially when the patients do not present with known, etiologically relevant comorbidities.

Immunogenicity and Safety PCV-20 of the Vaccine Administered During an Acute Febrile Illness in Adults

Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for serious infections associated to numerous hospitalizations and high rate of mortality. The incidence and therefore the burden of pneumococcal infections have been significantly reduced thanks to the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). PCVs were shown to be effective against vaccine-type serotypes causing both non-invasive and invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) in children and adults. PCVs use in children was shown to have an impact on IPD incidence among adults due to herd immunity and on antimicrobial resistance. To increase the protection of at-risk patients against IPD, the 20-valent PCV (PCV-20) is recently recommended in adults, after a period where PCV-13 followed by pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23 valent (PPV-23) was recommended. PCV-20 effectiveness against IPD and against pneumonia was inferred from immunobridging with PCV-13. Indeed PCV-13 was shown effective to reduce the incidence of low respiratory tract infections and IPD (bacteraemia and meningitis) in 65-years-old-adults and older. Currently immunization against S. pneumoniae is recommended with PCV-20 for adult patients at-risk for IPD such as immunocompromised (=high-risk patients) and in immunocompetent people with underlying chronic conditions (cardiovascular, liver, pulmonary, kidney diseases and diabetes mellitus) (=medium risk patients). However, vaccine coverage against IPD in adults remains low globally, and does not exceed 5 % in France. Reducing missed opportunities of vaccination for S. pneumoniae is crucial.

Study of the Safety and Immunogenicity of Catch-up Vaccination With a 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV21) in Healthy Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of PCV21 versus 20vPCV ( 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevnar 20) for catch-up vaccination in infants (7 to 11 MoA-Months of age), toddlers (12 to 23 MoA), and children/adolescents (2 to 5 YoA and 6 to 17 YoA-years of age).

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Pneumococcal Immunisation Campaign in a Camp for Internally Displaced People

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is used routinely worldwide as part of infant immunisations to prevent acquisition of S. pneumoniae, the aetiologic agent responsible for a large proportion of early childhood pneumonia and invasive disease. However, PCV has seen minimal uptake in populations affected by forced displacement and humanitarian crises, where the burden of pneumococcal disease is plausibly elevated. This study seeks to generate evidence on appropriate vaccination strategies for crisis-affected populations. The investigators plan to exhaustively vaccinate children aged between six months and four years in a camp for displaced persons outside Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The study will deliver PCV in a campaign modality, so as to achieve both short- and long-term herd immunity effects that, the investigators hypothesise, will reduce population-wide nasopharyngeal S. pneumoniae transmission and thereby protect young children from pneumococcal disease. The study will adopt a quasi-experimental design, with baseline and post-intervention surveys to evaluate changes in pneumococcal carriage, complemented by safety assessment in children aged over 2 years, who fall outside of the WHO prequalification age range for the vaccine that will be used in this study (i.e. PNEUMOSIL) and for whom PCV safety data are scarce. In addition, we the study will also collect longitudinal data on incidence of pneumonia and antibiotic prescriptions in the camp.

In-depth Analysis of the Immune Responses in the Upper Respiratory Tract in Older Adults Infected or Colonized With Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Spn)

The NoseSpn-Elderly study aims at characterizing the immune response in the upper respiratory tract in adults aged 60 and over diagnosed with a pneumonia due to a Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) infection. The immune response during the acute phase of the infection and after recovery will be compared to the immune response of asymptomatic Spn carriers as well as to the immune response of patients diagnosed with a viral respiratory infection (flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)). The primary objective of this observational study is to quantify the inflammatory response in the nasal cavity and to correlate it with bacterial/viral load and with clinical parameters. The study also aims to compare the inflammatory response measured in the nose to that measured in the blood. Participants will have two study visits including a blood draw, several nasal samplings (nasal lining fluid and nasal cells) and a saliva sampling, one within 72 hours of their hospital admission and another one month later. Nasal lining fluid and saliva will be obtained every two or three days until discharge from the hospital or resolution of symptoms. During those visits, questions regarding symptoms will be asked.

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of Minhai's PCV13-DT/TT Vaccine As Compared to Pfizer's PCV13 Vaccine

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of Minhai's 13-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13-DT/TT) as compared to Pfizer's 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) when co-administered with Hexavalent Vaccines at 2,4, and 12-15 months of age, to healthy infants in Indonesia. This study aims to demonstrate the non-inferiority of the serotype-specific immune responses elicited by the novel PCV13-DT/TT (Pneuminvac) as compared to PCV13(Prevenar 13) one month after the booster dose, and evaluate the safety of PCV13 co-administrated with Hexavalent Vaccine(Hexaxim).

The Effect of AUDIT and Feedback on Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage

The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to study the effect of Audit and Feedback loops on pneumococcal vaccination coverage rate in adults at risk in general practice. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To assess the effect of "clinical AUDIT and feedback" loops on the pneumococcal vaccination coverage rate in adults at risk in general practice. * To explore whether the increase in vaccination coverage rate after implementation of Audit and Feedback loops is different in specific subgroups (risk groups, male/female, age, smoking status). Every general practice center assigned to the control or intervention group will have access to a clinical AUDIT to identify patients that may benefit from a pneumococcal vaccination. The general practice centers in the intervention group will also receive an individualized extended electronic feedback report, with multiple components like benchmarked performances and action plans, at baseline and each 2 months from baseline onwards.

Safety and Immunogenicity Following Meningococcal and Pneumococcal Immunization Among Adult People Living With HIV

MENPI is an investigator-initiated single-centre randomized controlled trial which aims to assess the efficacy and safety of meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccination in adults living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment. Participants are randomized 1:1 to either a two-dose Menveo® and Bexsero® regimen or a Prevenar13®/Pneumovax23® prime-boost regimen at day 0 and day 60 and cross over on day 90. All participants will follow an identical follow up program including plasma collection, pharyngeal swab, and adverse event registration. Immunogenicity will be determined on venous blood sampled at 30 days post-vaccination and yearly for five years.