Long Term Follow-Up Study 16-20 Years After Hepatitis B Vaccination in Newborns of Mothers Who Were Seropositive for Hepatitis B Envelope Antigen (HBeAg) & Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)

Hepatitis B Clinical Trial

Official title: Long-term Follow-Up Studies at Years 16-20, to Evaluate the Persistence of Immune Response of GSK Biologicals' Hepatitis B Vaccine in Newborns of HBeAg+ and HBsAg+ Mothers in Comparison With a Historical Control Group

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is performed to evaluate the persistence of anti-hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs) antibodies up to 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 years after administration of the first dose of the study vaccine, Engerix-B™. No new subjects will be recruited in this long-term follow-up study.

The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.

Clinical Trial Description

The primary study was to evaluate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine administered according to a 0, 1, 2, 12 month schedule in newborns of anti-hepatitis B envelope antigen positive (HBeAg+) and anti-hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HBsAg+) mothers. Results from the primary study have shown that the vaccine was immunogenic and protected neonates of HBeAg positive mothers against hepatitis B chronic carriage. The present study is carried out to evaluate the anti-HBs persistence and the prevalence and incidence of other hepatitis B markers (HBsAg, anti-hepatitis B core antigen {anti-HBc}, HBeAg, Alanine aminotransferase/Aspartate aminotransferase {ALT/AST}), and the clinical significance of the HBsAg and anti-HBc positive cases observed during the long-term from year 16-20. No vaccine will be administered during the long term follow up period. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B

• NCT number: NCT00240539
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: GlaxoSmithKline
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: October 2003
• Completion date: July 2008