NCT00127803

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of a modified C. difficile vaccine at 3 dose levels compared with a placebo control administered via intramuscular injection in healthy adults aged 18-55 years of age.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2005

Shorter than P25 for phase_1

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2005

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 5, 2005

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 9, 2005

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2006

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2006

Completed
6.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

May 21, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

September 14, 2012

Status Verified

September 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

August 5, 2005

Results QC Date

March 13, 2012

Last Update Submit

September 7, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Clostridium difficile

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Injection Site Erythema and Tenderness Post-vaccination With Either One of Three Formulations of Clostridium Difficile Vaccines or a Placebo Vaccine.

    Day 0 and up to 7 days post each vaccination

  • Number of Participants Reporting Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Post-vaccination With Either One of Three Formulations of the Clostridium Difficile Vaccine or a Placebo Vaccine.

    Day 0 to up to 70 days post-first vaccination

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants With Seroconversion for Toxin A and Toxin B Post-vaccination With Either One of Three Formulations of the Clostridium Difficile Vaccine or a Placebo Vaccine.

    Days 28, 56, 70, and 236 Post First Vaccination

Study Arms (4)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants will receive a dose of vaccine diluent (placebo) on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively.

Biological: Placebo (vaccine diluent)

Low dose vaccine

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive a 2 μg dose of C. difficile toxoid vaccine on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively.

Biological: Clostridium difficile vaccine

Medium dose vaccine

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive a 10 μg dose of C. difficile toxoid vaccine on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively

Biological: Clostridium difficile vaccine

High dose vaccine

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive a 50 μg dose of C. difficile toxoid vaccine on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively

Biological: Clostridium difficile vaccine

Interventions

0.5 mL, intramuscular (IM) on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively.

Placebo

0.5 mL, intramuscular on Days 0, 28, and 56, respectively.

Low dose vaccine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult males or females, 18-55 years (inclusive)
  • In good general health
  • Clinical lab tests within normal range
  • Non-pregnant female subjects
  • Able and willing to participate for duration of study and must not participate in any other experimental study for at least 60 days after receiving the last dose of study vaccine

You may not qualify if:

  • Evidence of C. difficile infection
  • Evidence of any previous antibiotic-associated diarrhea
  • Active or inactive inflammatory bowel disease, irritable colon syndrome, chronic abdominal pain or other chronic diarrhea
  • History of malignancy within 5 years
  • History of anaphylaxis, asthma or severe vaccine or severe allergic drug reaction
  • Known or suspected history of immunodeficiency;
  • Active or inactive immune-mediated or inflammatory disease;
  • Pregnant or lactating female subjects;
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse disorders;
  • Serology positive for HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
  • Receipt of antibiotic therapy or an investigational drug within prior 30 days
  • Blood or organ donation within prior 30 days

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Greenberg RN, Marbury TC, Foglia G, Warny M. Phase I dose finding studies of an adjuvanted Clostridium difficile toxoid vaccine. Vaccine. 2012 Mar 16;30(13):2245-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.01.065. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Clostridium Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsBacterial InfectionsBacterial Infections and MycosesInfections

Results Point of Contact

Title
Medical Director
Organization
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.

Study Officials

  • Thomas Marbury, MD

    Orlando Clinical Research Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Richard Greenberg, MD

    University of Kentucky

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2005

First Posted

August 9, 2005

Study Start

July 1, 2005

Primary Completion

January 1, 2006

Study Completion

March 1, 2006

Last Updated

September 14, 2012

Results First Posted

May 21, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-09