Prospective clinical trial of hepatitis B vaccination in adults with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its complications. HBV vaccination is recommended for adults with diabetes in the United States and other countries. However, few studies have assessed safety and immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine in such patients. We assessed the safety and immunogenicity of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine in subjects with and without diabetes mellitus.

Methods

Prospective, multi-country controlled study in 21 centers ( www.clinicaltrials.gov NCT01627340). Four hundred and sixteen participants with Type-2 diabetes and 258 controls matched for age and body mass index (BMI) (2:1 ratio) received 3-doses of HBV vaccine (Engerix-B™, GSK Vaccines, Belgium) according to a 0, 1, 6 months schedule.

SUBMITTER: Van Der Meeren O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4994745 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature