Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability of a Higher Potency Dose of an Investigational Vaccine Among Adults 50 Years of Age and Older (V211-009)

NCT00092417 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 695

Last updated 2015-10-07

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Summary

This study compared the safety and tolerability profile of a higher potency investigational vaccine to that of the investigational vaccine at a lower potency dose.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Comparator: Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine

Single 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection of higher potency zoster vaccine (\~207,000 plaque-forming units \[PFU\]/0.65-mL dose)

BIOLOGICAL

Comparator: Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine

Single 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection of lower potency zoster vaccine (\~58,000 plaque-forming units \[PFU\]/0.65-mL dose)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Medical Monitor · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31
Primary Completion
2004-06-30
Completion
2004-06-30

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