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Status unknownNCT05471440SWITCHONUpdated Feb 15, 2023

SWITCH ON: Analysing the Immunogenicity of Additional Booster Vaccinations in HCW

An interventional study of Direct boost mRNA and Direct boost adeno in Covid-19 Vaccination, sponsored by Erasmus Medical Center. Status unknown at 4 sites in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 67 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-15.

Sponsored by Erasmus Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Feb 2023), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
431
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 67 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Eighty percent of the Dutch population has completed a primary COVID-19 vaccination regimen, and 60% of the population received a booster vaccination. Waning immunity, combined with the emergence of antigenically distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants, has led to the consideration of additional booster vaccinations in the Dutch population by autumn 2022. However, despite efforts of the Dutch policymakers, the public's willingness to repeatedly receive COVID-19 booster vaccinations is declining. This is mainly due to a reduced burden of disease by COVID-19, fewer hospitalizations, and fewer deaths. However, population immunity might be one of the major factors responsible for this reduced burden of disease, possibly emphasizing the need for booster vaccinations. In this proposal we will address an important question asked by policymakers: "Are booster vaccinations in autumn recommended for the healthy population?"

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Conditions studied

  • Covid-19 Vaccination

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Keywords

  • Covid-19
  • Boost
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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 431 is above the median of 100 across 4,099 interventional studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 466 studies on the registry; 179 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 67 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Participant is willing and able to give written informed consent for participation in the trial.
  2. Adult (male/female) between 18 and 65 years old
  3. Sufficient level of the Dutch language to undertake all study requirements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Adults younger than 18 or older than 65 years.
  2. Adults primed with another vaccine than Janssen, Moderna or Pfizer.
  3. History of allergic reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of study vaccines (e.g. hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the SmPC-listed ingredients of the Janssen/Pfizer/Moderna vaccine).
  4. Adults that are pregnant.
  5. Currently being treated for cancer.
  6. Severe kidney failure or dialyses dependent.
  7. Status after organ-, stem cell- or bone marrow transplantation.
  8. Use of immunosuppressant's.
  9. Epilepsy.
  10. HIV.
  11. Bleeding disorder (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy or platelet disorder), or prior history of significant bleeding of bruising following IM injections of vene puncture.
  12. Continuous use of anticoagulants, such as coumarins (e.g. acenocoumarol) or novel oral anticoagulants (i.e. apixaban, dabigatran etc).
  13. Participants who are currently participating in another research trial.
  14. All regular contra-indications of the vaccines will be applied.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
431 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Direct boost mRNA

    Participants will be randomised into a direct boost group (DB; i.e end of August) or a post-poned boost group (PPB; i.e 3-4 months later) group after stratification for priming (mRNA versus Janssen). The immune response will be measured at start of the study (visit 1, all participants) and 0, 7, 28 and 84 days after boost.

    Drug: Direct boost mRNA

  • Active comparator
    Direct boost adeno

    Participants will be randomised into a direct boost group (DB; i.e end of August) or a post-poned boost group (PPB; i.e 3-4 months later) group after stratification for priming (mRNA versus Janssen). The immune response will be measured at start of the study (visit 1, all participants) and 0, 7, 28 and 84 days after boost.

    Drug: Direct boost adeno

  • Active comparator
    Post-poned boost mRNA

    Participants will be randomised into a direct boost group (DB; i.e end of August) or a post-poned boost group (PPB; i.e 3-4 months later) group after stratification for priming (mRNA versus Janssen). The immune response will be measured at start of the study (visit 1, all participants) and 0, 7, 28 and 84 days after boost.

    Drug: Post-poned boost mRNA

  • Active comparator
    Post-poned boost adeno

    Participants will be randomised into a direct boost group (DB; i.e end of August) or a post-poned boost group (PPB; i.e 3-4 months later) group after stratification for priming (mRNA versus Janssen). The immune response will be measured at start of the study (visit 1, all participants) and 0, 7, 28 and 84 days after boost.

    Drug: Post-poned boost adeno

Interventions

  • DrugDirect boost mRNA

    Participants will be boosted with a covid-19 vaccin after priming with mRNA

  • DrugDirect boost adeno

    Participants will be boosted with a covid-19 vaccin after priming with adeno

  • DrugPost-poned boost mRNA

    Participants will be boosted with a covid-19 vaccin after priming with mRNA

  • DrugPost-poned boost adeno

    Participants will be boosted with a covid-19 vaccin after priming with adeno

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Is there an increase in antibody levels between day of boost and 28 days after boosting HCW that were initially primed with either the Janssen or an mRNA-based vaccine?

    Outcome: Level and fold change of antibodies determined by a quantitative IgG assay comparing the Janssen primed and mRNA-based primed HCW.

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. Does booster vaccination lead to a rapid secondary recall response, indicative of immunological memory?

    Outcome: Level and fold change of antibodies and T-cell responses determined by a quantitative IgG assay and whole blood IFNγ release assay, respectively, comparing day 7 and 28 post-boost.

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. What is the difference in booster immunogenicity comparing a direct boost with a postponed boost?

    Outcome: Level of antibodies and T-cell responses 7 and 28 days post boost in DB versus PPB group.

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. What is the breadth of the immune responses after booster vaccination?

    Outcome: PRNT against relevant variants in a random selection of study participants.

    Time frame: 28 days

  3. What is the predictive value of immune responses on day 7 post boost?

    Outcome: Correlation between antibodies and T-cell responses on day 7 and 28 post boost in % of the 28 day response for both level of antibodies and T-cell responses

    Time frame: 28 days

  4. What is the difference in reactogenicity 7 days after boost comparing the Janssen and mRNA primed HCW?

    Outcome: Adverse events (AE) first 7 days after an additional boost between Janssen and mRNA primed HCW.

    Time frame: 7 days

  5. Initial examination of breakthrough infections before and during study period

    Outcome: Database of breakthrough infections in included participants based on positive PCR, self-reported positive lateral flow test, or detection of N-specific antibodies.

    Time frame: 1 year

Other outcomes

  1. Gene expression profiles associated with recall response (PAXgene tube)

    Time frame: 28 days

  2. SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell responses

    PBMC, assessed by activation-induced marker assay and / or TCRbeta sequencing

    Time frame: 28 days

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Study locations

4 sites
  • AmsterdamUMC
    Amsterdam, 1105AZ, Netherlands
  • UMCG
    Groningen, 9713GZ, Netherlands
  • LUMC
    Leiden, 2333ZA, Netherlands
  • Erasmus MC
    Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — All data will be shared upon a reasonable request to the PI of the study.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Csr

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 15, 2023, 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
NCT05471440
Lead sponsor
Erasmus Medical Center
Collaborators
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, Leiden University Medical Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Responsible party
Hugo van der Kuy (Head Department Clinical Pharmacy/ Principal Investigator, Erasmus Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 22, 2022
Start date
Aug 20, 2022
Primary completion
Sep 15, 2022
Completion
Aug 30, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 15, 2023

Study contacts

Hugo van der Kuy, PharmD
principal investigator · Erasmus MC, Rotterdam

Oversight

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