A study to evaluate GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ live attenuated varicella vaccine and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine in the prevention of varicella disease in children.

Official Title

Study in Healthy Children (<2 Years) to Evaluate the Safety & Efficacy of GSK Biologicals’ Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine (Varilrix) & of GSK Biologicals’ Combined Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccine.

Conditions

  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Chickenpox

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Prevention, Randomised, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study.

Further Details

Primary Outcome Measures:

  • Varicella disease/antibody titres

Secondary Outcome Measures:

  • Safety of the study vaccines

For more infomation visit Clinicaltrials.gov

Study Start

September 2005

Eligibility & Criteria

  • Ages Eligible for Study: 11 Months to 21 Months
  • Genders Eligible for Study: Both
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion criteria:

  • A male or female subject between 11-13 months of age at the time of the first vaccination.

Exclusion criteria :

  • History of previous measles, mumps, rubella and / or varicella vaccination or disease, or known exposure to any of these diseases 30 days prior to study start
  • Planned administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol from 30 days prior to each vaccination until 42-56 days after each vaccination.

Total Enrolment

5784

Contact Details

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00226499

GalaxoSmithKline Australia, Pharmaceutical Division
1061 Mountain Highway
Boronia
Victoria 3155

Phone number: (03) 9721 6000
Fax: (03) 9729 5319

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