Study type

Study topic

Disease /health condition
Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Assessment of risk minimisation measure implementation or effectiveness
Safety study (incl. comparative)

Data collection methods

Combined primary data collection and secondary use of data
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Prospective study
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine, other

Boostrix

Medical condition to be studied

Pertussis
Population studied

Short description of the study population

The study focused on women vaccinated with Boostrix against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis during pregnancy or within 28 days of conception in the US.
Inclusion criteria:
 Exposure to vaccine occurs during pregnancy or within 28 days preceding conception.
 Subject is a US resident.
 A HCP is identified (name, address and phone number).
 Subject can be identified (by GSK or HCP).
Data from registered subjects will be included in the analyses if the following criterion is met:
 Pregnancy is ongoing and the outcome is unknown.

Exclusion criteria:
 Outcome of pregnancy is known at the time of initial report. Types of known outcomes include prenatal testing reports in which the results are abnormal or
outside the reference range, indicating possible abnormality in the fetus. Typically, pregnancies > 16 weeks gestation will have undergone prenatal testing that can identify whether a child has congenital abnormalities.

Age groups

Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)

Special population of interest

Pregnant women

Estimated number of subjects

1
Study design details

Main study objective

• To describe the characteristics of registered pregnancies (women vaccinated with Boostrix during pregnancy or within 28 days preceding conception) with any abnormal pregnancy outcomes. • To assess the proportion of registered pregnancies (women vaccinated with Boostrix during pregnancy or within 28 days preceding conception) with any abnormal pregnancy outcomes.

Outcomes

Occurrence of any abnormal pregnancy outcomes in women intentionally or unintentionally vaccinated with Boostrix during pregnancy or within 28 days preceding conception. Pregnancy outcomes are further categorized as: 1) live births, 2) spontaneous abortions (i.e. pregnancy losses), 3) Elective/induced abortions and 4) Fetal deaths/Stillbirths.

Data analysis plan

Pregnancy outcomes are stratified by the trimester of exposure, with an additional stratum for preconception exposure with no subsequent administration of vaccine during pregnancy. Reports of multiple exposures during a pregnancy (i.e. multiple administrations of Boostrix) are classified by the earliest trimester of exposure. When exposure occurs before and after conception, the exposure is classified by the dose administered after conception. The calculations of risk for birth defects are made by dividing the number of infants with birth defects by the total number of infants with and without birth defects. Given the descriptive nature of this study, confidence intervals will not be calculated. The outcomes of the study will be assessed against known rates from an external reference group for the likelihood of a safety signal warranting further investigation.
Documents
Study results
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