Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluation of the Immunogenicity and Safety of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' HPV Vaccine in Young Males.
An Observer-blind, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess the Immunogenicity and Safety of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' HPV Vaccine Administered Intramuscularly According to a 0, 1, 6 Month Schedule in Healthy Male Subjects Aged 10-18 Years
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The main aim of this vaccine is to prevent cervical cancer in women. However, it could also be relevant to vaccinate selected groups of males. Therefore, this study is designed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the HPV vaccine in pre-teen and adolescent male subjects aged 10-18 years.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infections, Papillomavirus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervarix vaccine | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Engerix-B vaccine | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cervarix Group
- description
- Healthy male subjects between and including 10 to 18 years of age at the time of the first vaccination, who were administered 3 doses of Cervarix™ (HPV-16/18 L1 VLP AS04) vaccine, intramuscularly into the deltoid region of the non-dominant arm, according to a 0, 1 and 6-month schedule. The subjects were followed up for 7 months after the first dose and an additional telephone contact was foreseen at Month 12.
- interventionNames
- Biological: Cervarix vaccine
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Engerix-B Group
- description
- Healthy male subjects between and including 10 to 18 years of age at the time of the first vaccination, who were administered 3 doses of Engerix-B™ (HBV) vaccine, intramuscularly into the deltoid region of the non-dominant arm, according to a 0, 1 and 6-month schedule. The subjects were followed up for 7 months after the first dose and an additional telephone contact was foreseen at Month 12.
- interventionNames
- Biological: Engerix-B vaccine
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 10 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * A male between, and including, 10 and 18 years of age at the time of the first vaccination. * Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to enrolment * For subjects below the legal age of consent, a written informed consent must be obtained from the subject's parent/guardian. In addition, a written informed assent must be obtained from the subject. * Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study. * Free of obvious health problems as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study. Exclusion criteria: * Previous vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). * Previous vaccination against Hepatitis B, known clinical history of Hepatitis B infection. * Cancer or autoimmune disease under treatment.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDPetaja T, Keranen H, Karppa T, Kawa A, Lantela S, Siitari-Mattila M, Levanen H, Tocklin T, Godeaux O, Lehtinen M, Dubin G. Immunogenicity and safety of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine in healthy boys aged 10-18 years. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Jan;44(1):33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.10.002. PMID 19101456
- BACKGROUNDVerstraeten T, Descamps D, David MP, Zahaf T, Hardt K, Izurieta P, Dubin G, Breuer T. Analysis of adverse events of potential autoimmune aetiology in a large integrated safety database of AS04 adjuvanted vaccines. Vaccine. 2008 Dec 2;26(51):6630-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.049. PMID 18845199
- DERIVEDBergman H, Henschke N, Arevalo-Rodriguez I, Buckley BS, Crosbie EJ, Davies JC, Dwan K, Golder SP, Loke YK, Probyn K, Petkovic J, Villanueva G, Morrison J. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Nov 24;11(11):CD015364. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015364.pub2. PMID 41276263