NCT01407497

Brief Summary

While antiretroviral drugs have shown great promise in reducing HIV replication and thus in reducing HIV/AIDS associated morbi-mortality and HIV transmission, the cost is substantial and side effects are a potentially limiting factor. Development of an effective safe-affordable vaccine is likely to be the best way to stop further virus spread. The study aims to determine safety and immunogenicity of the DNA-vaccine at a dose of 600µg and 1200µg delivered id in combination with MVA-CMDR boost im.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
25

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_1 hiv-infections

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2011

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 2, 2011

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2013

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

December 4, 2013

Status Verified

December 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

1.6 years

First QC Date

August 1, 2011

Last Update Submit

December 3, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

HIVVaccineDNAPrevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Adverse events (local and system reactogenicity)

    The safety of immunization will be assessed by clinical features and standard clinical chemistry and hematological tests. Safety endpoints: Adverse events will be assessed using a standard format for soliciting local and systemic reactogenicity to the vaccine and collection of unsolicited adverse events. Solicited reactogenicity will be evaluated for 7 days following each vaccination. All other AE will be collected from the time of first injection until the end of the study follow-up period.

    44 weeks

  • Immunogenicity

    The primary immunogenicity endpoint will be determined by the interferon gamma (IFN-gama) enzyme linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. Secondary immunogenicity endpoints will include cellular immune responses determined by intracellular cytokine staining and T cell proliferation assays as well as binding antibody and neutralizing antibody responses.

    44 weeks

Study Arms (4)

IA

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

600 µg i.d. (separate plasmids pools) of DNA priming at weeks 0, 4 and 12 108 pfu i.m. MVA boosting at weeks 24 and 36

Biological: DNA HIVIS and MVA-CMDR

IB

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

2 x 0.1 ml of saline solution i.d at weeks 0, 4 and 12 saline solution i.m at weeks 24 and 36

Biological: Saline solution

IIA

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1200 µg i.d. (separate plasmids pools) of DNA priming at weeks 0, 4 and 12;108 pfu i.m. MVA boosting at weeks 24 and 36

Biological: DNA HIVIS and MVA-CMDR

IIB

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

2 x 0.2 ml of saline solution i.d at weeks 0, 4 and 12 ; saline solution i.m at weeks 24 and 36

Biological: Saline solution

Interventions

600 µg i.d. (separate plasmids pools) of DNA priming at weeks 0, 4 and 12; 108 pfu i.m. MVA boosting at weeks 24 and 36

IA
Saline solutionBIOLOGICAL

2 x 0.1 ml of saline solution i.d at weeks 0, 4 and 12 ; saline solution i.m at weeks 24 and 36

IB

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 26 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Age: 18 to 26 years
  • Willing to undergo HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) counseling and testing
  • Have a negative antigen/antibody or antibody ELISA for HIV infection
  • Able to give informed consent
  • Satisfactory completion of an assessment of understanding prior to enrolment defined as 89% correct answers after three opportunities to take the test
  • Basic abilities to read and write
  • Resident in Maputo, and willing to remain so for the duration of the study

You may not qualify if:

  • sexual partner with HIV
  • sexual partner with unknown HIV serostatus who is also unwilling to use protective condoms consistently in all sexual relations
  • sexual partner is known to be at high risk for HIV
  • more than one sexual partner in the last 6 months
  • history of being an alcoholic \[as medically defined or more than 35 units /week\]
  • history of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) within past 6 months
  • Verbal assurances that adequate birth control methods are used not to conceive/father a child during the study and up to 3 months after the last vaccine injection.
  • Women shall have a negative urine pregnancy test
  • Be willing to practice safe sex for the duration of the study to avoid sexually transmitted infections including HIV
  • Good health as determined by medical history, physical examination, clinical judgment and by key laboratory parameters as judged by the study physician.
  • Laboratory criteria:
  • Hemoglobin \>10.5g/dl
  • White blood cell count \<13,000/mm3
  • Neutrophils \>1,300/mm3
  • Lymphocytes \>1.000/ mm3
  • +23 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde de Polana Caniço

Maputo, Cidade de Maputo, Mozambique

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Viegas EO, Tembe N, Nilsson C, Meggi B, Maueia C, Augusto O, Stout R, Scarlatti G, Ferrari G, Earl PL, Wahren B, Andersson S, Robb ML, Osman N, Biberfeld G, Jani I, Sandstrom E. Intradermal HIV-1 DNA Immunization Using Needle-Free Zetajet Injection Followed by HIV-Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vaccination Is Safe and Immunogenic in Mozambican Young Adults: A Phase I Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2018 Feb;34(2):193-205. doi: 10.1089/AID.2017.0121. Epub 2017 Nov 27.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Interventions

Saline Solution

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Crystalloid SolutionsIsotonic SolutionsSolutionsPharmaceutical Preparations

Study Officials

  • Ilesh Jani, PhD

    Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Mozambique

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Nafissa Osman, MD, PhD

    Hospital Central de Maputo

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 1, 2011

First Posted

August 2, 2011

Study Start

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2013

Study Completion

August 1, 2013

Last Updated

December 4, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

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