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SmallpoxPhase 2NCT00053508

Dose Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a New Smallpox Vaccine in Adults Without Previous Smallpox Vaccination

A Phase 2 study testing ACAM1000 and vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: Dryvax in people with Smallpox, run by Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company at 3 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and the effectiveness of a new vaccine for the prevention of the disease, smallpox. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 29 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Smallpox
What is being tested?
ACAM1000 and vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: Dryvax
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
274 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2002to Sep 2003
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 29 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • in good general health.
  • not pregnant and using effective birth control
  • agreed to participate in entire study and comply with protocol requirements.

Who cannot join

  • military service prior to 1989.
  • no previous smallpox vaccination.
  • no contact with with children 1 year of age or younger
  • immunodeficiency individuals or close contacts who are immunodeficient
  • past history or current renal disease
  • diagnosis or past history of eczema
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  • known allergy or past allergic reactions to latex gloves or to some antibiotics (neomycin, streptomycin, chlortetracycline, and polymyxin B).
  • known allergy or past allergic to blood products.
  • known allergy or past allergic reaction to cidofovir or sulfa-containing drugs.
  • transfusion of blood or treatment with any blood product, including intramuscular or intravenous serum globulin within six months of the Screening Visit.
  • serology positive for HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
  • current diagnosis or history within six months of drug or alcohol abuse disorders, psychiatric illness.
  • inoculation with any other live vaccine within 30 days of Day 0 or participation in another drug or vaccine trial within 30 days of Day 0.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • Radiant Research

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236

  • Orlando Clinical Research Center

    Orlando, Florida, 32806

  • Mayo Vaccine Research Group

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Dose On Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of ACAM1000 Smallpox Vaccine in Adults Without Previous Smallpox Vaccination A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Response Study

The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and the effectiveness of a new vaccine for the prevention of the disease, smallpox.

Read the detailed description

In addition to assessment of safety parameters, the objective of this study is to determine the minimum dose of ACAM1000 that is calculated to produce a major cutaneous reaction in at least 90% of a population of healthy adults 18-29 years of age and naïve to smallpox vaccine. Specifically, the objectives of this study are to:

  1. Compare the safety and tolerability of three dose levels of ACAM1000 and a standard dose of Dryvax® in healthy adults 18-29 years of age and naïve to smallpox vaccine. Safety and tolerability will be determined by examination of the local cutaneous reaction, adverse events, physical examinations, vital signs, structured interviews, and laboratory analysis.
  2. Determine the immunogenicity of three dose levels of ACAM1000 and a standard dose of Dryvax® in healthy adults 18-29 years of age by comparing: (a)the proportion of subjects at each dose level who develop a major cutaneous reaction; (b)the proportion of subjects in each treatment group who develop neutralizing antibodies, including the fold-increase in antibody titer between Baseline and Day 30 sera; and the geometric mean vaccinia neutralizing antibody titer on Day 30.
  3. Determine the minimum dose of ACAM1000 that is calculated to produce a major cutaneous reaction in at least 90% of a population of healthy adults 18-29 years of age and naïve to smallpox vaccine.
Conditions
Smallpox
Being tested
ACAM1000, vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: Dryvax
Medical subject headings
Smallpox

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ACAM1000Biological

    Group 1 dose: 1.4 x 10-8th PFU/ml (350,000 PFU) Group 2 dose: 2.8 x 10-7th PFU/ml (70,000 PFU) Group 3 dose: 5.6 x 10-6th PFU/ml (14,000 PFU)

  • vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: DryvaxBiological

    Also called brand name = Dryvax

    group 4 dose: 1.6 x 10-8th PFU/ml (250,000 PFU)

Study groups in NCT00053508
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1ExperimentalACAM1000
Receives: Biological: ACAM1000
Group 2ExperimentalACAM1000
Receives: Biological: ACAM1000
Group 3ExperimentalACAM1000
Receives: Biological: ACAM1000
Group 4Active comparatorDryvax
Receives: Biological: vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: Dryvax

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The proportion of subjects in each treatment group who develop a major cutaneous reaction on Day 7, Day 10, and/or Day 15.

    Measured: Day 7, Day 10, and/or Day 15

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. 1.The comparison of treatment groups for the proportion of subjects developing a >fourfold rise in neutralizing antibodies. 2. neutralizing antibody response. 3. geometric mean neutralizing titer on day 31 will be compared between treatment groups.

    Measured: days 0 and 30, day 31

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2002
  3. Primary completionMar 2003
  4. Study completionSep 2003

Why it stopped: CDC's decision to down-select vaccine development to single candidate, ACAM2000

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
274 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00053508
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-300-002
Status last verified
Jan 2014
First submitted
30 Jan 2003
Last updated
22 Jan 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing ACAM1000 and vaccinia virus (calf lymph) smallpox vaccine: Dryvax in people with Smallpox, run by Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jan 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: CDC's decision to down-select vaccine development to single candidate, ACAM2000). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The proportion of subjects in each treatment group who develop a major cutaneous reaction on Day 7, Day 10, and/or Day 15. (time frame: Day 7, Day 10, and/or Day 15). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jan 2014.

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