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CompletedNCT01582698Updated Jan 22, 2021

TBE Seropersistence up to 10 Years After First Booster in Adults

A Phase 4 interventional study of FSME-IMMUN 0.5 ml in Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE), sponsored by Pfizer. Completed at 2 sites in Poland. Open to participants aged 25 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-22.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
243
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
25 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate TBE antibody persistence from 7 to 10 years after the first booster TBE vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml.

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Conditions studied

  • Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE)
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In context

Encephalitis, Tick-Borne

51 studies on the registry are indexed under Encephalitis, Tick-Borne; 9 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 243 is above the median of 192 across 32 interventional studies indexed under Encephalitis, Tick-Borne.

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Lead sponsor

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Of its 601 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 391 (65%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
25 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

Subjects who participated in the first and second precursor studies will be eligible for participation in this study if:

  • they understand the nature of the study, agree to its provisions and provide written
  • they received the first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml during the first precursor study and did not receive a second booster vaccination in the second precursor study
  • blood was drawn after their first booster vaccination in the first precursor study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects will be excluded from participation in this study if they:

  • received any TBE vaccination since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml
  • have a history of infection with or vaccination against other flaviviruses (e.g. dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese B-encephalitis) since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml
  • are known to be positive since their first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml
  • have a known or suspected problem with drug or alcohol abuse
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
243 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Seropersistence evaluation + 2nd booster vaccination

    Blood will be drawn to assess the seropersistence of TBE virus antibodies at 82, 94, 106 and 118 months after the first booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5ml administered during the first precursor study. Timing of the second booster vaccination will depend on the level of serum TBE antibodies observed during the study. Blood will be drawn 21 - 35 days after vaccination to assess the booster response.

    Biological: FSME-IMMUN 0.5 ml

Interventions

  • BiologicalFSME-IMMUN 0.5 ml

    Solution/suspension for injection (intramuscular injection into the deltoid muscle of the right or left upper arm). Dosage frequency of booster vaccination: dependent on serum TBE antibodies.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Seropositivity rate measured by neutralization test (NT) 82, 94, 106 and 118 months after the first booster TBE vaccination administered in the first precursor study and after the booster vaccination in this study

    Time frame: 118 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Seropositivity rate measured by ELISA test 82, 94, 106 and 118 months after the first booster TBE vaccination administered in the first precursor study and after the booster vaccination in this study

    Time frame: 118 months

  2. Antibody titers 82, 94, 106 and 118 months after the first booster TBE vaccination administered in the first precursor study and after the booster vaccination in this study measured by ELISA and by NT

    Time frame: 118 months

  3. Fold increase in antibody concentration after the booster vaccination administered as compared to before the booster vaccination in this study measured by ELISA and by NT

    Time frame: 118 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Prywatny Gabinet Lekarski
    Dębica, 39-200, Poland
  • "John Paul II" Cracow Specialist Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neuroinfections and Neurology
    Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Konior R, Brzostek J, Poellabauer EM, Jiang Q, Harper L, Erber W. Seropersistence of TBE virus antibodies 10 years after first booster vaccination and response to a second booster vaccination with FSME-IMMUN 0.5mL in adults. Vaccine. 2017 Jun 16;35(28):3607-3613. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.059. Epub 2017 May 22. PubMed 28545923 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01582698
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 23, 2012
Start date
Apr 2012
Primary completion
Jun 2015
Completion
Jun 2015
Last update
Jan 22, 2021

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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