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ShinglesPhase 2NCT00109122

Safety, Tolerability, and the Body's Ability to Develop Resistance to an Investigational Vaccine for Shingles (V211-007)

A Phase 2 study testing zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck) in people with Shingles, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the immunity (the body's protection) against shingles after receiving two doses of an investigational vaccine or placebo (a look alike vaccine with no active ingredients). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Shingles
What is being tested?
zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck)
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
180 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Nov 2001to Jul 2006
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Individuals who are at least 60 years of age with a history of varicella (shingles)
  • Females must have been postmenopausal.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who did not previously participate in the main study of this protocol.
  • Subject had shingles since their 6 month follow-up visit in main phase of study.

About this study

Official title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controled, Randomized Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity After 1 and 2 Doses of Zoster Vaccine

The purpose of this study is to determine the immunity (the body's protection) against shingles after receiving two doses of an investigational vaccine or placebo (a look alike vaccine with no active ingredients).

Read the detailed description

The duration of treatment is 12 weeks.

Conditions
Shingles
Being tested
zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck), Comparator: placebo (unspecified)
Medical subject headings
Herpes Zoster

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck)Biological

    Also called V211

  • Comparator: placebo (unspecified)Biological

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. VZV ELISPOT response ~6 weeks after 1 and 2 doses

    Measured: 6 weeks after 1 and 2 doses

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To assess the safety and tolerability of the zoster vaccine. To evaluate the long-term persistence of the VZV-specific cell mediate immunity and the VZV-specific antibody response at 1 through 3 years after 2 doses of vaccine or placebo

    Measured: 1 through 3 years after vaccination

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Apr 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2001
  3. Primary completionFeb 2003
  4. Study completionJul 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
180 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00109122
Sponsor's protocol ID
V211-007
Other IDs
2005_017
Status last verified
Mar 2017
First submitted
22 Apr 2005
Last updated
15 Mar 2017
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Vermeulen JN, Lange JM, Tyring SK, Peters PH, Nunez M, Poland G, Levin MJ, Freeman C, Chalikonda I, Li J, Smith JG, Caulfield MJ, Stek JE, Chan IS, Vessey R, Schodel FP, Annunziato PW, Schlienger K, Silber JL. Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity after 1 and 2 doses of zoster vaccine in healthy adults >/=60 years of age. Vaccine. 2012 Jan 20;30(5):904-10. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.096. Epub 2011 Dec 7.

    PubMed 22154769

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing zoster vaccine live (Oka/Merck) in people with Shingles, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

VZV ELISPOT response ~6 weeks after 1 and 2 doses (time frame: 6 weeks after 1 and 2 doses). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00109122, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Mar 2017.

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