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CompletedNCT05093829Updated Mar 31, 2026Results posted

Meningococcal Serogroup ACYWX Conjugate Vaccine in Comparison With MenACWY-TT Conjugate Vaccine

A Phase 3 interventional study of NmCV-5 and MenACWY-TT in Meningitis, sponsored by Emory University. Completed at 1 site in Mali. Open to participants aged 9 Months to 11 Months, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-31.

Sponsored by Emory University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,325
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
9 Months to 11 Months
Sex
All
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Study summary

Infants aged 9 months will be randomized to receive a meningococcal vaccine at 9 months or 15 months. Infants randomized to the 9-month age group will be further randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a single dose of the experimental meningococcal vaccine (NmCV-5) or a single dose of the comparator meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY-TT). Prospectively identified and consented infants randomized to the 15-month age group will return when aged 15 months and will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a single dose of NmCV-5 or a single dose of MenACWY-TT.

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Meningococcal meningitis, caused by invasive strains of Neisseria meningitidis, is a major public health concern because of its considerable morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Case fatality during meningococcal meningitis epidemics can surpass 15%, and rates of permanent sequelae among meningitis survivors in Africa are twice as high as they are in high income countries. Because of the fulminant clinical course of invasive bacterial meningitis and difficulties in access to care in the African meningitis belt, prevention by vaccination is the optimal way to reduce meningococcal meningitis morbidity and mortality. Before 2010, serogroup A meningococcal strains were routinely responsible for the majority (70-96%) of invasive meningococcal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. And annual epidemic could be associated with an incidence of meningococcal disease which could range between 100-1000 cases per 100,000 persons in any given year.

Progressive introduction of MenAfriVac since 2010 has resulted in a substantial reduction in cases of serogroup A meningococcal disease. However, regular large-scale epidemics due to serogroups C, W and X remain common in the African meningitis belt. An affordable and scalable pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (NmCV-5) has been developed by Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SIIPL), the manufacturer of MenAfriVac. NmCV-5 is designed to protect against serogroups A, C, W, Y and X. The immediate goal for the clinical development of NmCV-5 is for WHO Pre-Qualification (WHO-PQ), to enable the vaccine to be used in the Meningitis Belt of sub-Saharan Africa.

This trial will evaluate a single dose of NmCV-5 administered at either 9 months or 15 months of age, time points in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) schedule when meningococcal vaccine is most likely to be administered. Infants aged 9 months will be randomized to receive a meningococcal vaccine at 9 months or 15 months. Infants aged 9 months (eligibility 9-11 months) and randomized to the 9-month age group will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a single dose of NmCV-5 or a single dose of MenACWY-TT. Prospectively identified and consented infants randomized to the 15-month age group will return when aged 15 months (eligibility 15-17 months) and will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive a single dose of NmCV-5 or a single dose of MenACWY-TT. "Enhanced" EPI vaccines will be co-administered and will consist of 2-doses of a measles-containing vaccine administered at 9 months and 15 months and a single dose of yellow fever vaccine administered at 9 months.

This study protocol is designed to provide evidence that concomitant vaccination with NmCV-5 will not significantly affect the immune responses of infants to their normally scheduled EPI vaccines. This study has been specifically designed to provide information at two distinct timepoints, 9 months and 15 months. The current Mali EPI schedule consists of a measles only vaccine, yellow fever vaccine, and MenA vaccine at 9 months of age; there is no 15 months of age EPI vaccine visit and typically only a single dose of a measles-containing vaccine is administered. However, to satisfy the conditions for WHO-PQ, study participants will receive two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, at 9-months and 15-months. Furthermore, the noninferiority evaluation must include an assessment of the rubella vaccine responses. These modifications to the standard Malian EPI schedule provide a level-of-care that is higher than the current standard-of-care for the general population. Within the context of this study, the researchers will refer to this as an "enhanced" EPI schedule.

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Conditions studied

  • Meningitis

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Keywords

  • vaccine
  • meningococcal
  • Neisseria meningitidis
  • conjugate meningococcal vaccine
  • meningococcal serogroup X
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In context

Meningitis

268 studies on the registry are indexed under Meningitis; 28 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,325 is above the median of 260 across 185 interventional studies indexed under Meningitis.

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Lead sponsor

Emory University is the lead sponsor of 1,405 studies on the registry; 225 are open to participants now.

Of its 237 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 178 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
9 Months to 11 Months
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Male and female children between 9 months and 11 months old inclusive.
  2. Parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have provided written , after the nature of the study has been explained according to local regulatory requirements.
  3. The investigator believes that their parent(s)/guardian(s) will be available for all the subjects visits and will comply with the requirements of the protocol (e.g., timely reporting of adverse events).
  4. Individual is in good health as determined by medical history, physical examination, and clinical judgement of the investigator.
  5. Individual has completed their local infant EPI vaccines, not including 9-month EPI vaccines (at the 9-month visit) or 15- month EPI vaccines (at the 15-month visit). A birth dose of oral polio vaccine is not required.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of receipt of any meningococcal vaccine.
  2. Has received a measles-containing vaccine.
  3. Current or previous, confirm or suspected disease caused by N. meningitidis.
  4. Household contact with and/or intimate exposure to an individual with any laboratory confirmed N. meningitidis infection within 60 days of enrolment or study vaccination (for the 15-month age group).
  5. History of severe allergic reactions after previous vaccinations or to any study vaccine component including tetanus, diphtheria and mutant diphtheria toxoid (CRM197).
  6. Acute or chronic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, hepatic, or renal functional abnormality, as determined by medical history or physical examination.
  7. Any confirmed or suspected condition with impaired or altered function of the immune system (e.g., immunodeficiency, conditions, malnutrition).
  8. Have any bleeding disorder which is considered a to intramuscular injection or blood draw.
  9. Severe acute malnutrition. Note: a weight-for-length Z-score of less than -3 satisfies this exclusion criteria.
  10. History of either or virus infection, infection, or hereditary immunodeficiency.
  11. Presence of major and clinically significant congenital defects.
  12. Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of or other immune-modifying drugs within three months prior to the study vaccination or planned use throughout the study period (for , this means prednisone, or equivalent, ≥ 0.5 mg/kg per day. Inhaled, intranasal, and topical steroids are allowed).
  13. Administration of blood, blood products and/or plasma derivatives or any parenteral immunoglobulin preparation in the past 3 months or planned use throughout the study period.
  14. Administration of any vaccine within 14 days prior to enrolment in the study or planned administration of any vaccine within 14 days before or after study vaccination.
  15. Use of any or non-registered drug or vaccine within 28 days prior to the administration of study vaccine or planned during the study.
  16. Malaria infection as confirmed by a Rapid Diagnostic Test. Note: subjects positive at screening may be treated for malaria as per national guidelines outside of the study, and if the subject remains eligible, vaccinated no earlier than 5 days after completing treatment.
  17. Individuals who are close family member* of individuals conducting this study. *defined as a child with direct genetic relationship to a member of the study team.
  18. Have experienced a moderate or severe acute infection and/or fever (defined as temperature ≥ 37.5°C) within 3 days prior to enrolment or study vaccination.
  19. Have received systemic antibiotic treatment within 3 days prior to enrolment or study vaccination.
  20. Non-residence in the study area or intent to move out within six months.
  21. Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, might post additional risk to the subject due to participation in the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
1,325 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vaccination at 9 months of age with NmCV-5

    Infant participants randomized to receive the NmCV-5 meningococcal vaccination at 9 months of age, while receiving the current Mali EPI schedule of vaccines.

    Biological: NmCV-5

  • Active comparator
    Vaccination at 9 months of age with MenACWY-TT

    Infant participants randomized to receive the MenACWY-TT meningococcal vaccination at 9 months of age, while receiving the current Mali EPI schedule of vaccines.

    Biological: MenACWY-TT

  • Experimental
    Vaccination at 15 months of age with NmCV-5

    Infant participants randomized to receive the NmCV-5 meningococcal vaccination at 15 months of age, while receiving the current Mali EPI schedule of vaccines.

    Biological: NmCV-5

  • Active comparator
    Vaccination at 15 months of age with MenACWY-TT

    Infant participants randomized to receive the MenACWY-TT meningococcal vaccination at 15 months of age, while receiving the current Mali EPI schedule of vaccines.

Interventions

  • BiologicalNmCV-5

    NmCV-5 is a pentavalent meningococcal (A, C, Y, W, X) polysaccharideconjugate vaccine composed of capsularpolysaccharides (PS) from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, W, and X individually conjugated to a protein carrier, either mutant diphtheria toxoid (CRM197) or tetanus toxoid (TT).

  • BiologicalMenACWY-TT

    MenACWY-TT (the comparator meningococcal vaccine) is a WHO-PQ quadrivalent meningococcal (A, C, Y, W) polysaccharide-conjugate vaccine manufactured by Pfizer.

    Also known as: Nimenrix

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W and Y

    Null hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup "S" at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup "S" at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is non-inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT, where "S" denotes one of the meningitis serogroups: A, C, W or Y. Endpoints are the seroprotective response at Day 29 to serogroups A, C, W and Y in the NmCV-5 arm and seroprotective response at Day 29 to serogroups A, C, W and Y in the MenACWY-TT arm with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  2. Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X (NmCV-5) vs Lowest Comparator (MenACWY-TT)

    Null hypothesis: At Day 29, the immune response to meningitis serogroup X elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the lowest immune response (among meningitis serogroups A, C, W or Y) elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: At Day 29, the immune response to meningitis serogroup X elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is non-inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the lowest immune response (among meningitis serogroups A, C, W or Y) elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective response to serogroup X in the NmCV-5 arm and the minimum seroprotective response among serogroups A, C, W and Y in the MenACWY-TT arm at Day 29 with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

    To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all Serious Adverse Events (SAE) occurring during the first 6 months of the follow-up period after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Endpoints are the number of participants with unsolicited adverse events that are reported as Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) according to ICH/GCP guidelines or the study protocol collected from the time of Step 2 randomization and vaccination and with date of event onset up to and including Study Day 181.

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 181 or early study termination, whichever is earlier. Follow-up time to Study Day 181 visit was a mean (s.d.) of 180.8 (3.0) days.

  2. Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Reactogenicity)

    To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all solicited AEs occurring during a 7-day follow-up period after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Solicited AEs include injection site (local) events (erythema/redness, induration/swelling, pain and/or tenderness) and systemic events (irritability, drowsiness/lethargy, decrease eating/anorexia, vomiting, fever (axillary), and feverish). Endpoints are the number of participants with solicited adverse events collected from about 30 minutes after meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 8 (7 days after vaccination). NOTE: Capture of data for symptom Feverish began on June 15, 2022, so some participants were not assessed for this symptom. Also, Fever (Axillary) is objectively measured by oral temperature and Feverish is a subjective observation from a parent who feels their infant has a raised temperature but not verified by thermometer.

    Time frame: Measured from about 30 minutes after meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 8 (7 days) for all participants.

  3. Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events

    To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all unsolicited AEs occurring through 28 days after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Unsolicited AEs include AEs reported in scheduled or interim (unscheduled) visits after receipt of meningitis vaccination and with date of onset up to and including Study Day 29. Endpoints are the number of participants reporting at least one unsolicited adverse event (overall and by MedDRA preferred term).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 29 (28 days) for all participants.

  4. Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X

    Null hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup X at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is not superior to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT, Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup X at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is superior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective response to serogroup X in the NmCV-5 arm at Day 29 and the seroprotective response defined to serogroup X in the MenACWY-TT arm at Day 29 with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Superiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  5. Number of Participants With Seropositive Response to Measles Vaccine

    Null hypothesis: The immune response to measles at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to measles at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seropositive responses to measles vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as anti-measles IgG concentration \>200 mIU/mL. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  6. Number of Participants With Seropositive Response to Rubella Vaccine

    Null hypothesis: The immune response to rubella at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to rubella at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seropositive responses to rubella vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as anti-rubella IgG concentration \>20 IU/mL. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  7. Number of Participants With Seroprotective Response to Yellow Fever Vaccine

    Null hypothesis: The immune response to yellow fever at Day 29 elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to yellow fever at Day 29 elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective responses to yellow fever vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as yellow fever neutralizing antibody titers ≥10. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within the 9 months study age group only. Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  8. Geometric Mean of rSBA Titers for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

    For each study age group (9 months and 15 months) and for each of the five serogroups (A, C, W, Y, and X), geometric means and 95% CIs of rSBA titers at Day 29 are calculated by study vaccination arm within each study age group, and the Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) Ratio of rSBA titers at Day 29 for NmCV-5 relative to MenACWY-TT will be estimated, along with 95% CIs. The point and interval estimates will be obtained from a back transformation of the estimated difference in means of the log-transformed rSBA titers. Endpoints are the rSBA titer values for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  9. Seroresponse for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

    To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the number and proportion of participants with seroresponse in rSBA titers at Day 29 is calculated for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X. Endpoints are the number and percentage of participants with seroresponse in rSBA titers to meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29), where seroresponse is defined as a post-immunization (Day 29) rSBA titer of 32 or greater if the participant's pre-immunization (Baseline) rSBA titer was \< 8; or a ≥ four-fold increase over baseline at Day 29 post-immunization if the participant's pre-immunization rSBA titer was ≥ 8. Seroresponse is calculated for each study vaccination arm within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of blood sample collection just prior to meningococcal vaccination at Day 1 visit to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  10. Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

    To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) from baseline to Day 29 of rSBA titers to meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X is estimated, with 95% CI. Endpoints are the rSBA titer values for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X from samples collected at Visit 1 (Day 1) and Visit 3 (Day 29). The point and interval estimates will be obtained from a back transformation of the estimated mean difference of the log-transformed rSBA titers.

    Time frame: Measured from time of blood sample collection just prior to meningococcal vaccination at Day 1 visit to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

  11. Number of Participants With rSBA Titers ≥ 128 for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

    To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the number and proportion of participants with rSBA titers ≥ 128 at Day 29 is calculated for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X. Endpoints are the number and proportion of participants with rSBA titers ≥ 128 for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29). This is calculated for each study vaccination arm within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

    Time frame: Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.

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Results

Posted May 7, 2024

Participant flow

Participants were recruited in Mali, enrollment began March 24, 2022, and all follow up at Day 29 was complete by March 10, 2023.

Step 1 Randomization
Participant flow — Step 1 Randomization
MilestoneVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTNot Vaccinated But Randomized to Vaccination at 15 Months of AgeVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Started401201123400200
Completed401201123400200
Not completed00000
Step 2 Randomization
Participant flow — Step 2 Randomization
MilestoneVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTNot Vaccinated But Randomized to Vaccination at 15 Months of AgeVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Started401201123400200
Completed4012010400200
Not completed0012300
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up, ineligibility, or group 2 target met0012300

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W and Y

Null hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup "S" at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup "S" at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is non-inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT, where "S" denotes one of the meningitis serogroups: A, C, W or Y. Endpoints are the seroprotective response at Day 29 to serogroups A, C, W and Y in the NmCV-5 arm and seroprotective response at Day 29 to serogroups A, C, W and Y in the MenACWY-TT arm with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W and Y
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup A — Yes373191366180
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup A — No0012
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup C — Yes369190358179
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup C — No4193
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup W — Yes352186362179
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup W — No21553
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup Y — Yes360190364178
Participants with seroprotective response against meningococcal serogroup Y — No13134
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.0 · 95% CI -1.0 to 2.0
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.8 · 95% CI -0.6 to 3.7
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -0.5 · 95% CI -2.3 to 1.9
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -0.8 · 95% CI -3.3 to 2.5
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -3.0 · 95% CI -6.3 to 0.8
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.3 · 95% CI -1.8 to 3.5
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -3.0 · 95% CI -5.4 to -0.4
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 1.4 · 95% CI -0.6 to 4.8
PrimaryNumber of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X (NmCV-5) vs Lowest Comparator (MenACWY-TT)

Null hypothesis: At Day 29, the immune response to meningitis serogroup X elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the lowest immune response (among meningitis serogroups A, C, W or Y) elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: At Day 29, the immune response to meningitis serogroup X elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is non-inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the lowest immune response (among meningitis serogroups A, C, W or Y) elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective response to serogroup X in the NmCV-5 arm and the minimum seroprotective response among serogroups A, C, W and Y in the MenACWY-TT arm at Day 29 with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X (NmCV-5) vs Lowest Comparator (MenACWY-TT)
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants with seroprotective response against serogroup X (NmCV-5) and serogroup W (MenACWY-TT) — Yes371186——
Participants with seroprotective response against serogroup X (NmCV-5) and serogroup W (MenACWY-TT) — No15——
Participants with seroprotective response against serogroup X (NmCV-5) and serogroup Y (MenACWY-TT) — Yes——366178
Participants with seroprotective response against serogroup X (NmCV-5) and serogroup Y (MenACWY-TT) — No——14
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 2.3 · 95% CI 0.3 to 4.7
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 1.9 · 95% CI 0.004 to 4.4
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all Serious Adverse Events (SAE) occurring during the first 6 months of the follow-up period after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Endpoints are the number of participants with unsolicited adverse events that are reported as Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) according to ICH/GCP guidelines or the study protocol collected from the time of Step 2 randomization and vaccination and with date of event onset up to and including Study Day 181.

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 181 or early study termination, whichever is earlier. Follow-up time to Study Day 181 visit was a mean (s.d.) of 180.8 (3.0) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants experiencing SAE — Yes1021
Participants experiencing SAE — No399200398199
Gastroenteritis — Yes0010
Gastroenteritis — No400200399200
Thermal burn — Yes0011
Thermal burn — No400200399199
Malnutrition — Yes1000
Malnutrition — No399200400200
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Reactogenicity)

To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all solicited AEs occurring during a 7-day follow-up period after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Solicited AEs include injection site (local) events (erythema/redness, induration/swelling, pain and/or tenderness) and systemic events (irritability, drowsiness/lethargy, decrease eating/anorexia, vomiting, fever (axillary), and feverish). Endpoints are the number of participants with solicited adverse events collected from about 30 minutes after meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 8 (7 days after vaccination). NOTE: Capture of data for symptom Feverish began on June 15, 2022, so some participants were not assessed for this symptom. Also, Fever (Axillary) is objectively measured by oral temperature and Feverish is a subjective observation from a parent who feels their infant has a raised temperature but not verified by thermometer.

Time frame:
Measured from about 30 minutes after meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 8 (7 days) for all participants.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Solicited Adverse Events (Reactogenicity)
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants experiencing a solicited AE — Yes25013711545
Participants experiencing a solicited AE — No15063285155
Participants experiencing a solicited AE — Not Evaluated0000
Participants experiencing a local solicited AE — Yes23812910644
Participants experiencing a local solicited AE — No16271294156
Participants experiencing a local solicited AE — Not Evaluated0000
Erythema/redness — Yes1300
Erythema/redness — No399197400200
Erythema/redness — Not Evaluated0000
Induration/swelling — Yes483120
Induration/swelling — No352169398200
Induration/swelling — Not Evaluated0000
Pain and/or tenderness — Yes22412010644
Pain and/or tenderness — No17680294156
Pain and/or tenderness — Not Evaluated0000
Participants experiencing a systemic solicited AE — Yes6032163
Participants experiencing a systemic solicited AE — No340168384197
Participants experiencing a systemic solicited AE — Not Evaluated0000
Irritability — Yes17531
Irritability — No383195397199
Irritability — Not Evaluated0000
Drowsiness/lethargy — Yes4231
Drowsiness/lethargy — No396198397199
Drowsiness/lethargy — Not Evaluated0000
Decrease eating/anorexia — Yes2041
Decrease eating/anorexia — No398200396199
Decrease eating/anorexia — Not Evaluated0000
Vomiting — Yes4351
Vomiting — No396197395199
Vomiting — Not Evaluated0000
Fever (axillary) — Yes6532
Fever (axillary) — No394195397198
Fever (axillary) — Not Evaluated0000
Feverish — Yes412072
Feverish — No14773393198
Feverish — Not Evaluated21210700
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events

To assess the safety and tolerability of a single dose of NmCV-5 or MenACWY-TT, when given concomitantly with routine vaccines, all unsolicited AEs occurring through 28 days after meningococcal vaccination are reported. Unsolicited AEs include AEs reported in scheduled or interim (unscheduled) visits after receipt of meningitis vaccination and with date of onset up to and including Study Day 29. Endpoints are the number of participants reporting at least one unsolicited adverse event (overall and by MedDRA preferred term).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to Study Day 29 (28 days) for all participants.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants experiencing an unsolicited AE — Yes6437168
Participants experiencing an unsolicited AE — No336163384192
Allergic cough — Yes1000
Allergic cough — No399200400200
Bronchitis — Yes101343
Bronchitis — No390187396197
Conjunctivitis — Yes0011
Conjunctivitis — No400200399199
Diarrhoea — Yes19711
Diarrhoea — No381193399199
Gastroenteritis — Yes5340
Gastroenteritis — No395197396200
Impetigo — Yes4400
Impetigo — No396196400200
Malaria — Yes1000
Malaria — No399200400200
Nasopharyngitis — Yes2200
Nasopharyngitis — No398198400200
Otitis media acute — Yes1100
Otitis media acute — No399199400200
Otorrhoea — Yes2000
Otorrhoea — No398200400200
Pharyngitis — Yes9552
Pharyngitis — No391195395198
Pyoderma — Yes9300
Pyoderma — No391197400200
Rhinitis — Yes5221
Rhinitis — No395198398199
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X

Null hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup X at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is not superior to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT, Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to meningitis serogroup X at Day 29 elicited by one dose of NmCV-5 is superior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective response to serogroup X in the NmCV-5 arm at Day 29 and the seroprotective response defined to serogroup X in the MenACWY-TT arm at Day 29 with seroprotective response defined as serogroup specific rSBA antibody titers ≥ 8. Superiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seroprotection for Meningitis Serogroup X
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Yes3713336657
No11581125
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 82.5 · 95% CI 76.4 to 87.2
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 68.4 · 95% CI 61.3 to 74.7
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Seropositive Response to Measles Vaccine

Null hypothesis: The immune response to measles at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to measles at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seropositive responses to measles vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as anti-measles IgG concentration \>200 mIU/mL. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seropositive Response to Measles Vaccine
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Yes364187364176
No0000
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.0 · 95% CI -1.0 to 2.0
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.0 · 95% CI -1.0 to 2.1
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Seropositive Response to Rubella Vaccine

Null hypothesis: The immune response to rubella at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to rubella at Day 29 elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the MR vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seropositive responses to rubella vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as anti-rubella IgG concentration \>20 IU/mL. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seropositive Response to Rubella Vaccine
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Yes294159364176
No702800
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -4.3 · 95% CI -10.5 to 2.6
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: 0.0 · 95% CI -1.0 to 2.1
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Seroprotective Response to Yellow Fever Vaccine

Null hypothesis: The immune response to yellow fever at Day 29 elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is inferior to the immune response elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Alternative hypothesis: The immune response to yellow fever at Day 29 elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of NmCV-5 is non inferior, by a pre-specified margin, to the immune response elicited by the yellow fever vaccine when co-administered with one dose of MenACWY-TT. Endpoints are the seroprotective responses to yellow fever vaccine at Day 29 post vaccination, defined as yellow fever neutralizing antibody titers ≥10. Non-inferiority comparisons are made between study vaccination arms within the 9 months study age group only. Proportions and difference in proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Seroprotective Response to Yellow Fever Vaccine
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Yes355186——
No91——
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Difference in proportions: -1.9 · 95% CI -4.2 to 0.6
SecondaryGeometric Mean of rSBA Titers for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

For each study age group (9 months and 15 months) and for each of the five serogroups (A, C, W, Y, and X), geometric means and 95% CIs of rSBA titers at Day 29 are calculated by study vaccination arm within each study age group, and the Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) Ratio of rSBA titers at Day 29 for NmCV-5 relative to MenACWY-TT will be estimated, along with 95% CIs. The point and interval estimates will be obtained from a back transformation of the estimated difference in means of the log-transformed rSBA titers. Endpoints are the rSBA titer values for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · rSBA titer
Geometric Mean of rSBA Titers for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X
rSBA titerVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Serogroup A8131.3 (7187.9 to 9198.6)7814.5 (6706.2 to 9105.9)13436.7 (11822.1 to 15271.9)10942.0 (8774.4 to 13644.9)
Serogroup C738.3 (636.1 to 857.0)1565.7 (1296.1 to 1891.4)807.1 (689.2 to 945.2)2103.3 (1705.4 to 2594.2)
Serogroup W2612.5 (2034.2 to 3355.1)2933.3 (2281.1 to 3772.0)7383.7 (6159.8 to 8850.9)4733.8 (3634.4 to 6165.8)
Serogroup Y2086.4 (1731.6 to 2514.0)2798.2 (2350.1 to 3331.7)3629.6 (3208.7 to 4105.9)3598.5 (2848.6 to 4545.8)
Serogroup X7352.8 (6640.7 to 8141.4)4.9 (3.6 to 6.6)9262.0 (8244.3 to 10405.3)12.1 (8.1 to 18.1)
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1.0 · 95% CI 0.8 to 1.3NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1.2 · 95% CI 1.0 to 1.6NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 0.5 · 95% CI 0.4 to 0.6NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 0.4 · 95% CI 0.3 to 0.5NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 0.9 · 95% CI 0.6 to 1.3NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1.6 · 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 0.7 · 95% CI 0.6 to 1.0NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1.0 · 95% CI 0.8 to 1.3NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1511.1 · 95% CI 1169.5 to 1952.4NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 vs Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 767.3 · 95% CI 553.2 to 1064.4NmCV-5 divided by MenACWY-TT
SecondarySeroresponse for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the number and proportion of participants with seroresponse in rSBA titers at Day 29 is calculated for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X. Endpoints are the number and percentage of participants with seroresponse in rSBA titers to meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29), where seroresponse is defined as a post-immunization (Day 29) rSBA titer of 32 or greater if the participant's pre-immunization (Baseline) rSBA titer was \< 8; or a ≥ four-fold increase over baseline at Day 29 post-immunization if the participant's pre-immunization rSBA titer was ≥ 8. Seroresponse is calculated for each study vaccination arm within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of blood sample collection just prior to meningococcal vaccination at Day 1 visit to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Seroresponse for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Participants with Serogroup A Seroresponse — Yes984711657
Participants with Serogroup A Seroresponse — No0124
Participants with Serogroup C Seroresponse — Yes964711258
Participants with Serogroup C Seroresponse — No2163
Participants with Serogroup W Seroresponse — Yes924811759
Participants with Serogroup W Seroresponse — No6012
Participants with Serogroup Y Seroresponse — Yes944811757
Participants with Serogroup Y Seroresponse — No4014
Participants with Serogroup X Seroresponse — Yes9771159
Participants with Serogroup X Seroresponse — No041352
SecondaryGeometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) from baseline to Day 29 of rSBA titers to meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X is estimated, with 95% CI. Endpoints are the rSBA titer values for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X from samples collected at Visit 1 (Day 1) and Visit 3 (Day 29). The point and interval estimates will be obtained from a back transformation of the estimated mean difference of the log-transformed rSBA titers.

Time frame:
Measured from time of blood sample collection just prior to meningococcal vaccination at Day 1 visit to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Geometric mean · rSBA titer
Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X
rSBA titerVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Serogroup A, Day 12.6 (2.1 to 3.2)3.3 (2.0 to 5.5)10.6 (6.8 to 16.5)8.2 (4.5 to 14.7)
Serogroup A, Day 297111.4 (5538.4 to 9131.2)8554.7 (6613.9 to 11064.9)13817.8 (11112.3 to 17182.0)7917.4 (4920.2 to 12740.4)
Serogroup C, Day 12.2 (2.0 to 2.4)2.4 (1.9 to 3.1)2.2 (2.0 to 2.5)2.3 (1.9 to 2.7)
Serogroup C, Day 29633.0 (474.3 to 844.9)1602.2 (1039.7 to 2469.0)647.6 (488.0 to 859.4)1934.9 (1202.6 to 3113.1)
Serogroup W, Day 12.2 (1.9 to 2.5)2.5 (1.8 to 3.3)2.4 (2.1 to 2.8)2.3 (1.9 to 2.8)
Serogroup W, Day 292326.1 (1504.8 to 3595.5)4801.2 (3587.7 to 6425.0)7770.2 (5686.2 to 10617.9)3226.5 (1934.9 to 5380.1)
Serogroup Y, Day 12.4 (2.0 to 2.8)2.4 (1.9 to 3.0)5.7 (4.0 to 8.2)5.4 (3.1 to 9.2)
Serogroup Y, Day 291908.2 (1326.1 to 2745.6)3494.4 (2505.3 to 4874.1)3454.4 (2783.3 to 4287.4)3083.1 (1848.0 to 5143.6)
Serogroup X, Day 12.5 (2.1 to 3.1)2.2 (1.9 to 2.6)6.2 (4.2 to 9.1)8.3 (4.5 to 15.1)
Serogroup X, Day 296706.5 (5625.7 to 7995.0)4.4 (2.5 to 7.7)8687.6 (7142.1 to 10567.6)16.2 (7.6 to 34.4)
Statistical analysis
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 2756.4 · 95% CI 1976.3 to 3844.5Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 2506.9 · 95% CI 1404.0 to 4476.1Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1179.0 · 95% CI 709.8 to 1958.6Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1096.2 · 95% CI 513.4 to 2340.6Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 288.7 · 95% CI 212.6 to 392.0Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 654.5 · 95% CI 385.5 to 1111.0Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 287.9 · 95% CI 213.9 to 387.5Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 834.6 · 95% CI 496.7 to 1402.3Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1068.4 · 95% CI 683.3 to 1670.6Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1933.1 · 95% CI 1224.7 to 3051.1Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 3163.1 · 95% CI 2247.5 to 4451.7Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1524.1 · 95% CI 913.5 to 2543.0Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 799.4 · 95% CI 532.9 to 1199.4Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1469.2 · 95% CI 995.3 to 2168.8Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 549.4 · 95% CI 371.8 to 811.8Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 642.6 · 95% CI 309.2 to 1335.9Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 2630.0 · 95% CI 2037.6 to 3394.6Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 2.0 · 95% CI 1.2 to 3.4Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5 · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1431.2 · 95% CI 905.2 to 2262.9Day 29 divided by Day 1
  • Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT · Ratio of geometric mean titers: 1.7 · 95% CI 0.9 to 3.3Day 29 divided by Day 1
SecondaryNumber of Participants With rSBA Titers ≥ 128 for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X

To assess clinically significant immune response indicators elicited by a single dose of meningococcal vaccine, the number and proportion of participants with rSBA titers ≥ 128 at Day 29 is calculated for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X. Endpoints are the number and proportion of participants with rSBA titers ≥ 128 for meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y and X, from samples collected at Visit 3 (Study Day 29). This is calculated for each study vaccination arm within each study age group (9 months or 15 months of age). Proportions are reported as percentages (number of infants per 100).

Time frame:
Measured from time of meningococcal vaccination to blood sample collection at Day 29 visit. Follow-up time to Day 29 visit blood specimen collection was a mean (s.d.) of 30.9 (2.8) days.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With rSBA Titers ≥ 128 for Meningitis Serogroups A, C, W, Y and X
ParticipantsVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
Serogroup A, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — Yes372191366180
Serogroup A, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — No1012
Serogroup C, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — Yes354187351179
Serogroup C, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — No194163
Serogroup W, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — Yes348185362177
Serogroup W, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — No25655
Serogroup Y, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — Yes356190364178
Serogroup Y, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — No17134
Serogroup X, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — Yes3712936651
Serogroup X, Participants with rSBA titer ≥ 128 — No11621131

Adverse events

Collected over Serious adverse events (SAEs) are recorded from the time of enrollment to Study Day 181. SAE follow-up time was approximately 6 months for participants receiving meningococcal vaccination at 9 months of age and for participants in Group 2 but not receiving meningococcal vaccination. SAE follow-up time was approximately 12 months for participants receiving vaccination at 15 months of age. Other non-serious AEs are reported from study vaccination through 28 days after vaccination(mITT population).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-50/401 (0%)1/401 (0.2%)64/400 (16%)
Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT0/201 (0%)0/201 (0%)37/200 (18.5%)
Not Vaccinated But Randomized to Vaccination at 15 Months of Age1/123 (0.8%)1/123 (0.8%)—
Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-50/400 (0%)2/400 (0.5%)16/400 (4%)
Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT0/200 (0%)1/200 (0.5%)8/200 (4%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTNot Vaccinated But Randomized to Vaccination at 15 Months of AgeVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
MalariaInfections and infestations0/4010/2011/1230/4000/200
Thermal burnInjury, poisoning and procedural complications0/4010/2010/1231/4001/200
GastroenteritisInfections and infestations0/4010/2010/1231/4000/200
MalnutritionMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/4010/2010/1230/4000/200
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventVaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTNot Vaccinated But Randomized to Vaccination at 15 Months of AgeVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TT
BronchitisInfections and infestations10/40013/200—4/4003/200
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders19/4007/200—1/4001/200
PharyngitisInfections and infestations9/4005/200—5/4002/200
PyodermaInfections and infestations9/4003/200—0/4000/200
ImpetigoInfections and infestations4/4004/200—0/4000/200
GastroenteritisInfections and infestations5/4003/200—4/4000/200
RhinitisInfections and infestations5/4002/200—2/4001/200
NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations2/4002/200—0/4000/200
ConjunctivitisInfections and infestations0/4000/200—1/4001/200
Otitis media acuteInfections and infestations1/4001/200—0/4000/200

Baseline characteristics

Two participants refused the meningococcal vaccination (1 participant in each vaccine study arm in Group 1, meningococcal vaccination at 9 months of age) and were excluded from the mITT analysis set.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(months)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mean9.3 ± 0.59.3 ± 0.59.3 ± 0.59.2 ± 0.59.3 ± 0.5
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Female203101201108613
Male1979919992587
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
African4002004002001200
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mali4002004002001200
Participant Height/Length
Participant Height/Length(cm)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mean70.1 ± 2.470.2 ± 2.970.0 ± 2.669.9 ± 2.570.0 ± 2.6
Participant weight
Participant weight(kg)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mean8.1 ± 1.08.0 ± 1.18.1 ± 1.08.0 ± 0.98.0 ± 1.0
Participant Length-for-weight z-score
Participant Length-for-weight z-score(z-score)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mean-0.4 ± 1.1-0.5 ± 1.1-0.4 ± 1.1-0.5 ± 1.0-0.4 ± 1.1
Participant Body Temperature
Participant Body Temperature(Celcius)Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 9 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTVaccination at 15 Months of Age With NmCV-5Vaccination at 15 Months of Age With MenACWY-TTTotal
Mean36.0 ± 0.436.0 ± 0.436.1 ± 0.436.1 ± 0.436.0 ± 0.4

2 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centre pour le Developpement des Vaccins du Mali
    Bamako, Mali
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References and documents

Publications

  • Diallo F, Haidara FC, Tapia MD, Dominguez Islas CP, Alderson MR, Hausdorff WP, Martellet L, Hosken N, Kapse D, Kulkarni PS, Townsend-Payne K, Vanni F, Posavad CM, Sow SO, Kotloff KL, Chen WH; NmCV-5 EPI study team. Safety and immunogenicity of a pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine targeting serogroups A, C, W, Y, and X when co-administered with routine childhood vaccines at ages 9 months and 15 months in Mali: a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2025 Mar 29;405(10484):1069-1080. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00046-7. Epub 2025 Mar 11. PubMed 40086461 ↗
  • Stephens DS. Global Control of Meningococcal Disease. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 25;388(21):2003-2005. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2301698. No abstract available. PubMed 37224203 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Mar 2022 to primary completion in Mar 2023, 11 months.

Results were first posted in May 2024, 1 year 1 month after primary completion.

Of 19 phase 3 interventional studies under Meningitis, half reached primary completion within 15 months of starting (the median); a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 28. This study's 11 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 14, 2021
First posted
Oct 26, 2021
StartActual
Mar 24, 2022
Primary completionActual
Mar 10, 2023
CompletionActual
Feb 20, 2025
Results first posted
May 7, 2024
Last update
Mar 31, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 31, 2026, 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
NCT05093829
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Responsible party
Wilbur Chen (Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 26, 2021
Start date
Mar 24, 2022
Primary completion
Mar 10, 2023
Completion
Feb 20, 2025
Results posted
May 7, 2024
Last update
Mar 31, 2026

Study contacts

Wilbur Chen, MD, MS
study chair · University of Maryland, Baltimore
Karen Kotloff, MD
study director · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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