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NCT number NCT04023929
Other study ID # 2019.0116
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date October 28, 2020
Est. completion date September 21, 2021

Study information

Verified date January 2021
Source St George's, University of London
Contact Anna Calvert, MBChB
Phone 02087253887
Email acalvert@sgul.ac.uk
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is designed to allow cord blood sample collection from the cords of babies born in three gestational age windows: ≥37 gestational weeks, 32-36+6 gestational weeks and less than 32 gestational weeks to investigate whether the result obtained using a standard hSBA assay is comparable to that achieved using complement from a gestation matched population for meningococcal B and pertussis.


Description:

Newborn infants, particularly those who are born preterm, are vulnerable to infection because of their immature immune systems. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and pertussis both represent significant risks to the newborn infant. Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), caused by Neisseria meningitidis, is a devastating illness with a case fatality rate of 10-20% even with intensive treatment. Even infants who survive IMD experience significant disability in 10-20% of cases. Serogroups A, B, C, Y, W and X cause almost all cases of IMD, and in Europe, North America and parts of Latin America serogroup B is responsible for the majority of cases. In the UK there were 747 cases of IMD in 2016/17 and Men B was responsible for 396 (53%) of these. The major burden of disease is in infants under the age of 1 year. Pertussis is a highly infectious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis which can cause significant morbidity and mortality in young infants. There has been an increase in the incidence of pertussis in the UK, along with other high income countries in recent years which has disproportionately affected young infants. Infants in the UK are vaccinated against meningococcal group B disease at 2, 4 and 12 months with Bexsero® and against pertussis at 2,3 and 4 months as part of the 6-in-1 vaccine Infanrix hexa®. Additionally, since 2012 pregnant women in the UK have been routinely offered pertussis vaccination during pregnancy to protect the infant in the first few months of life prior to them receiving their own vaccinations. Serum bactericidal antibody (SBA) assays are important in the assessment of immunity following vaccination and are used in the production, release and licensure of some vaccines and the evaluation of the function of others. SBA assays for pertussis and meningococcal B typically use adult complement from a healthy adult donor pool. There is some concern that using adult complement may not allow an adequate assessment of neonatal immunity. The concentration of most complement components in the neonate is around 10-80% of that in the adult and circulating regulator levels are also reduced. Differences in complement function are more pronounced in preterm infants and the differences in the quality and activation of complement in neonates raises questions about whether an SBA assay using adult complement sources allows an accurate assessment of neonatal immunity. In this study the investigators will create a pooled complement source for three different gestational ages, ≥37 gestational weeks, 32-36+6 gestational weeks and less than 32 gestational weeks, which will allow the investigators to compare the results of the pertussis and meningococcal SBA assays when using both standard adult complement and a gestational age appropriate complement source. To do this the investigators will collect cord blood samples from deliveries within the three gestational age groups.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 45
Est. completion date September 21, 2021
Est. primary completion date September 21, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 16 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Pregnant and planning to deliver at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Exclusion Criteria: - Aged less than 16 years - Known complement deficiency

Study Design


Intervention

Procedure:
Cord blood sampling
A cord blood sample will be obtained after the baby has been delivered and the cord has been clamped and cut.

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom St George's, University of London London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
St George's, University of London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary SBA assay results Comparison of the SBA assay results obtained when using adult human complement compared with a gestationally matched complement source Cord blood sampling will be performed at the time of delivery
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