NCT01450293

Brief Summary

Infants in malaria-endemic regions of Africa are an important target for vaccination against malaria in view of the enormous disease burden of malaria in this population. The purpose of this trial is to assess the safety and immunogenicity of MVA ME-TRAP and AdCH63 ME-TRAP candidate vaccines in healthy children in a malaria endemic region. The regimen proposed here has protected non-immune volunteers in Oxford against sporozoite challenge, and so may be protective against naturally acquired infection in the Gambia. Administration of AdCh63 ME-TRAP and MVA ME-TRAP to infants in this study will occur at intervals of at least two weeks from the administration of routine infant immunisations, given according to the Gambian EPI.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
72

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2011

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 3, 2011

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 12, 2011

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

December 12, 2013

Status Verified

December 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

October 3, 2011

Last Update Submit

December 11, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

Immune response

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Safety of heterologous prime-boost vaccination with AdCh63 ME-TRAP followed eight weeks later by MVA ME-TRAP

    To assess the safety of heterologous prime-boost vaccination of healthy infants in a malaria-endemic area with AdCh63 ME-TRAP followed eight weeks later by MVA ME-TRAP by recording local and systemic solicited and unsolicited adverse events

    Participants will be followed for the duration of the study, an expected average of 16 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Immunogenicity of heterologous prime-boost vaccination with AdCh63 ME-TRAP followed eight weeks later by MVA ME-TRAP

    Participants will be followed for the duration of the study, an expected average of 16 months

Study Arms (6)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

5 to 12 months old infants; AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Biological: AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Group B

EXPERIMENTAL

5 to 12 months old infants; AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Biological: AdCH63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Group C

NO INTERVENTION

5 to 12 months old infants; no vaccination

Group D

EXPERIMENTAL

10 week old babies; AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Biological: AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Group E

EXPERIMENTAL

10 week old babies; AdCh63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Biological: AdCH63 ME-TRAP, MVA ME-TRAP

Group F

NO INTERVENTION

10 week old babies; no vaccination

Interventions

1x10\^10 vp AdCH63 ME-TRAP followed by 1x10\^8 pfu MVA ME-TRAP 8 weeks later. Intramuscular needle injection into the anterolateral thigh.

Group AGroup D

Eligibility Criteria

Age10 Weeks - 12 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy infants aged 10 weeks and 5-12 months at the time of enrollment with consenting parents.

You may not qualify if:

  • Clinically significant history of skin disorder (psoriasis, contact dermatitis etc.), allergy, symptomatic immunodeficiency, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disorder, liver disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disease, neurological illness.
  • Severe malnutrition.
  • History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccines, e.g. egg products, Kathon, neomycin, betapropiolactone.
  • History of splenectomy Haemoglobin less than 8.0 g/dL, where judged to be clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator
  • Serum Creatinine concentration greater than 70 mol/L, where judged to be clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator
  • Serum ALT concentration greater than 45 U/L, where judged to be clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator
  • Blood transfusion within one month of enrollment.
  • History of vaccination with previous experimental malaria vaccines. -Administration of any other vaccine or immunoglobulin less than two weeks before vaccination with the IMPs Current participation in another clinical trial, or within 12 weeks of this study.
  • Any other finding which in the opinion of the investigators would increase the risk of an adverse outcome from participation in the trial.
  • Likelihood of travel away from the study area
  • Maternal HIV infection Positive malaria antigen test at screening
  • Failure to have received, prior to enrollment, the routine EPI vaccinations due according to the Gambian EPI schedule.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Medical Research Council Laboratories

Banjul, The Gambia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malaria

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protozoan InfectionsParasitic DiseasesInfectionsMosquito-Borne DiseasesVector Borne Diseases

Study Officials

  • Kalifa Bojang

    Medical Research Council PO Box 273, Banjul The Gambia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 3, 2011

First Posted

October 12, 2011

Study Start

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2013

Study Completion

March 1, 2013

Last Updated

December 12, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-12

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