Status:

COMPLETED

COVAXIN in a Pediatric Cohort

Lead Sponsor:

Bharat Biotech International Limited

Conditions:

SARS-CoV2 Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The study is designed to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of three groups ages ≤18 - \>12, ≤12 -\>6, ≤ 6 - \>2 years of healthy volunteers who receive two doses of the whole viri...

Detailed Description

Study design: A Phase II/III, Open Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity, of the Whole-Virion Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (COVAXIN®) in Healthy Voluntee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to provide written informed consent (by the parents or legally acceptable/authorized representative (LAR) and assent by the children (verbal/oral assent for the children of age between 7-12 years, and written assent for the children of age between \>12 to 18 years), and Audio video consent for all participants.
  • Participants of either gender of age between ≥2 to ≤18years (Participant should be ≤18 years at the time of Screening of the study).
  • Good general health as determined by the discretion of investigator.
  • Expressed interest and availability to fulfill the study requirements.
  • Agrees not to participate in another clinical trial at any time during the study period.
  • Agrees to remain in the study area for the entire duration of the study.
  • Willing to allow storage and future use of biological samples for future research.

Exclusion

  • History of any other COVID-19 investigational vaccination.
  • Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 at the time of screening using RT-PCR and ELISA method.
  • Temperature \>38.0°C (100.4°F) or symptoms of an acute self-limited illness such as an upper respiratory infection or gastroenteritis within three days prior to each dose of vaccine.
  • Receipt of an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, device, etc.) within 60 days before enrollment or expects to receive an investigational agent during the study period.
  • Receipt of any licensed vaccine within four weeks before enrollment in this study.
  • Known sensitivity to any ingredient of the study vaccines, or a more severe allergic reaction and history of allergies in the past.
  • Receipt of immunoglobulin or other blood products within the three months prior to vaccination in this study.
  • Immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment with immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs, or use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 36 months.
  • Long-term use (\>2 weeks) of oral or parenteral steroids (glucocorticoids) or high-dose inhaled steroids (\>800 mcg/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) within the preceding six months (nasal and topical steroids are allowed).
  • Any history of hereditary angioedema or idiopathic angioedema.
  • Any history of anaphylaxis in relation to vaccination.
  • History of congenital diseases.
  • Any history of albumin-intolerance.
  • History of any cancer.
  • History of psychiatric severe conditions likely to affect participation in the study.
  • A bleeding disorder (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy or platelet disorder, or prior history of significant bleeding or bruising following IM injections or venepuncture.
  • Any other serious chronic illness requiring hospital specialist supervision.
  • Respiratory diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), including mild asthma.
  • Chronic cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease, renal disease, endocrine disorder, and neurological illness
  • History of SARS-CoV-2 infection or known close contact with anyone with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 within 2 weeks prior to vaccine administration.
  • Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator would jeopardize the safety or rights of a volunteer participating in the trial or would render the subject unable to comply with the protocol.
  • Re-Vaccination Exclusion Criteria
  • Anaphylactic reaction following administration of the investigational vaccine.
  • Virologically confirmed cases of COVID-19

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 26 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 25 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

525 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04918797

Start Date

May 26 2021

End Date

January 25 2022

Last Update

August 18 2022

Active Locations (7)

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Victoria Government Hospital

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, 530001

2

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Patna, Bihar, India, 801507

3

Cheluvambha Hospital

Mysore, Karnataka, India, 570001

4

Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440010