Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

A Study Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Impact of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' RTS, S/AS01E Malaria Vaccine in Young Children Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Lead Sponsor:

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Malaria

Malaria Vaccines

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 5 years

Brief Summary

The RTS, S/AS01E vaccine was developed to protect children in sub-Saharan Africa from malaria as part of routine immunization programs. This study aims to check the vaccine's safety after it has been ...

Detailed Description

This is a disease surveillance study with prospective cohort event monitoring including both temporal and concurrent comparisons of the occurrence of adverse and malaria events between vaccinated and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • All study participants must satisfy ALL the following criteria at study entry:
  • Study participants' parent(s)/ LAR(s) who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  • Written informed consent provided from either the parent(s) or LAR of the study participant.
  • Study participant living in the HDSS or equivalent surveillance system area.
  • For enrolment in the active surveillance - DTP group: children must be aged less than (\<) 18 months, identified at any administration of DTP/HepB/Hib (or at hospitalisation before 3rd dose of DTP/HepB/Hib in case of hospitalisation and vaccinated with at least one dose of DTP/HepB/Hib). (This group will include children from exposed and unexposed clusters.) OR For enrolment in the active surveillance - Catch-up group: children must be aged \<18 months, received at least one dose of DTP/HepB/Hib vaccine, whose age corresponds to the age after the 3rd dose of DTP/HepB/Hib vaccine, (=who either received all DTP/HepB/Hib doses before study start or received at least one dose of DTP/HepB/Hib and are older than the age corresponding to the 3rd DTP/HepB/Hib dose at study start) and identified at 1st RTS,S/AS01E dose administration (This group will include children from exposed clusters only).
  • OR For enrolment in the enhanced hospitalisation surveillance: children must be aged at least 6 weeks and \<5 years at the time of hospitalisation at any time during the study. (This group will include children from exposed and unexposed clusters.) Parents/LARs of children meeting all eligibility criteria for active surveillance, not having completed the visits for DTP/HepB/Hib, and first identified during hospitalisation, must first be proposed enrolment in active surveillance (if recruitment is not completed).
  • Children already enrolled in active surveillance will have hospitalization monitored as part of the procedures related to the active surveillance and can therefore not be enrolled in enhanced hospitalization surveillance.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • • Child in care = A child who has been placed under the control or protection of an agency, organization, institution or entity by the courts, the government, or a government body, acting in accordance with powers conferred on them by law or regulation. The definition of a child in care can include a child cared for by foster parents or living in a care home or institution, provided that the arrangement falls within the definition above. The definition of a child in care does not include a child who is adopted or has an appointed legal guardian.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 21 2019

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 11 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    77969 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03855995

    Start Date

    March 21 2019

    End Date

    August 11 2025

    Last Update

    August 7 2025

    Active Locations (6)

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    GSK Investigational Site

    Kintampo, Ghana

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    GSK Investigational Site

    Navrongo, Ghana

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    GSK Investigational Site

    Kisumu, Kenya, 4 0100

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    GSK Investigational Site

    Kisumu, Kenya, 40100