ZOSTAVAX™ Administered Concomitantly With PNEUMOVAX™ 23 (V211-012)(COMPLETED)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Merck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00535730
First received: September 21, 2007
Last updated: March 1, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
Results First Received: January 21, 2009  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator);   Primary Purpose: Prevention
Conditions: Herpes Zoster
Pneumococcal Infection
Interventions: Biological: Zoster Vaccine, Live, (Oka-Merck), ZOSTAVAX™
Biological: Comparator: placebo (concomitant-vaccine matched)
Biological: Pneumococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent (23-valent), PNEUMOVAX™ 23

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Recruitment Details
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Phase III

First subject enrolled on 18-Jun-2007.

Last subject enrolled on 05-Dec-2007.

The last subject's last visit was 11-Feb-2008.

The study was conducted at 18 study centers throughout Canada, Australia, and Europe.


Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Nonconcomitant Group Subjects were administered PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly on Day 1 followed by ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously on Week 4
Concomitant Group Subjects were administered ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously concomitantly with PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly at separate injection sites at Day 1

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Nonconcomitant Group     Concomitant Group  
STARTED     236     237 [1]
COMPLETED     234     230  
NOT COMPLETED     2     7  
Adverse Event                 1                 1  
Lost to Follow-up                 0                 1  
Physician Decision                 0                 1  
Protocol Violation                 1                 0  
Withdrawal by Subject                 0                 4  
[1] Two subjects were allocated but not vaccinated making the number of subjects vaccinated 235



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Nonconcomitant Group Subjects were administered PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly on Day 1 followed by ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously on Week 4
Concomitant Group Subjects were administered ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously concomitantly with PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly at separate injection sites at Day 1
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Nonconcomitant Group     Concomitant Group     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  236     235     471  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  66.0  ± 5.6     66.3  ± 5.6     66.2  ± 5.6  
Gender  
[units: participants]
     
Female     135     138     273  
Male     101     97     198  
Race/Ethnicity, Customized  
[units: participants]
     
Asian     1     1     2  
Black or African American     0     1     1  
White     235     233     468  



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of Varicella-zoster Virus (VZV) Antibody Responses at 4 Weeks Postvaccination   [ Time Frame: 4 weeks postvaccination ]

2.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) of the Varicella-zoster Virus (VZV) Antibody Responses From Day 1 to 4 Weeks Postvaccination.   [ Time Frame: Four weeks postvaccination ]

3.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PnPs) Serotype 3 Antibody Response at 4 Weeks Postvaccination.   [ Time Frame: Four weeks postvaccination ]

4.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PnPs) Serotype 14 Antibody Response at 4 Weeks Postvaccination.   [ Time Frame: Four weeks postvaccination ]

5.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PnPs) Serotype 19A Antibody Response at 4 Weeks Postvaccination.   [ Time Frame: Four weeks postvaccination ]

6.  Primary:   Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) of the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PnPs) Serotype 22F Antibody Response at 4 Weeks Postvaccination.   [ Time Frame: Four weeks postvaccination ]

7.  Secondary:   Safety and Tolerability of Both Vaccines When Administered Concomitantly.   [ Time Frame: Eight weeks postvaccination ]


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Reporting Groups
  Description
Nonconcomitant Group Subjects were administered PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly on Day 1 followed by ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously on Week 4
Concomitant Group Subjects were administered ZOSTAVAX™ subcutaneously concomitantly with PNEUMOVAX™ 23 intramuscularly at separate injection sites at Day 1

Serious Adverse Events
    Nonconcomitant Group     Concomitant Group  
Total, serious adverse events      
# participants affected     4     2  
Ear and labyrinth disorders      
Vertigo * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     0/236 (0.00%)     1/235 (0.43%)  
Infections and infestations      
Diverticulitis * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     1/236 (0.42%)     0/235 (0.00%)  
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)      
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     1/236 (0.42%)     0/235 (0.00%)  
Nervous system disorders      
Global amnesia * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     1/236 (0.42%)     0/235 (0.00%)  
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders      
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     1/236 (0.42%)     0/235 (0.00%)  
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders      
Dermatitis contact * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     0/236 (0.00%)     1/235 (0.43%)  
Vascular disorders      
Haematoma * 1    
# participants affected / at risk     1/236 (0.42%)     0/235 (0.00%)  
* Events were collected by non-systematic assessment
1 Term from vocabulary, MedDRA 11.0




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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
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Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Senior Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences
Organization: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
phone: 1-800-672-6372


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Responsible Party: Executive Vice President, Clinical and Quantitative Sciences, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00535730     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2007_592, V211-012
Study First Received: September 21, 2007
Results First Received: January 21, 2009
Last Updated: March 1, 2013
Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices