Evaluation of Reactogenicity and Safety of GSK Biologicals' Rotarix™ (Human Rotavirus Vaccine) in Infants
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00779779 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 24, 2008
Results First Posted
: July 30, 2010
Last Update Posted
: December 15, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Rotavirus Vaccines | Biological: Rotarix™ | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 522 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Reactogenicity and Safety of Two Doses of GSK Biologicals' Oral Live Attenuated Human Rotavirus Vaccine, Rotarix™ When Administered in Sri Lankan Infants Aged at Least 6 Weeks at the Time of First Vaccination. |
Study Start Date : | November 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Rotarix Group
Subjects received 2 oral doses of Rotarix vaccine at an interval of at least 4 weeks between doses. The first dose was given from the age of 6 weeks and vaccination with both doses was to be completed by 24 weeks of age.
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Biological: Rotarix™
Two oral doses, with at least 4 weeks interval in-between
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- Number of Subjects With at Least One >= Grade "2" Fever, Vomiting or Diarrhoea [ Time Frame: During the 8-day solicited follow-up period ]
Grade 2 fever was defined as axillary temperature > 38.0 to <= 39.0 degrees Celsius and grade 3 fever as axillary temperature > 39.0 degrees Celsius.
Grade 2 vomiting was defined as 2 episodes of vomiting per day and grade 3 as 3 or more episodes of vomiting per day.
Grade 2 diarrhoea was defined as 4-5 looser than normal stools per day and grade 3 as 6 or more looser than normal stools a day.
- Number of Subjects Reporting Each Type of Solicited General Symptoms [ Time Frame: During the 8-day follow-up period ]Solicited symptoms included cough, diarrhoea, irritability, loss of appetite, fever (degrees Celsius) and vomiting.
- Number of Subjects Reporting Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: During the 31-day follow-up period ]Unsolicited AEs cover any AE reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms.
- Number of Subjects Reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Throughout the study period (Day 0 to Month 3 or 4) ]SAEs assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, is life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, result in disability/incapacity or are a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Weeks to 19 Weeks (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who the investigator believes that their parents/guardians can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol .
- A male or female at least 6 weeks of age at the time of the first vaccination.
- Written informed consent obtained from the parent or guardian of the subject.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine.
- Acute disease at the time of enrolment.
- Any history of uncorrected congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract that would predispose for intussusception.
- Any contraindication as stated in the updated and approved Prescribing Information

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00779779
Sri Lanka | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 03 |
Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials | GlaxoSmithKline |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | E.D. Derilus; Clinical Disclosure Advisor, GSK Clinical Disclosure |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00779779 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
111664 |
First Posted: | October 24, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 30, 2010 |
Last Update Posted: | December 15, 2010 |
Last Verified: | November 2010 |
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Gastroenteritis |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases |
Vaccines Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |