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Chronic Hepatitis BPhase 1NCT00277576

Safety Study of HBV DNA Vaccine to Treat Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

A Phase 1 study testing ppdpSC18 administered by PMED in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by PowderMed at 9 sites in 4 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well the vaccine is tolerated at sites where administrations are given and any effects it may have on subjects' wellbeing. The study will also test the ability of vaccine to reduce hepatitis B disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Hepatitis B
What is being tested?
ppdpSC18 administered by PMED
How many people
48 participants
Where
9 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
Jan 2006to Dec 2007
Phase
Phase 1
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 50 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Otherwise healthy, treatment naïve subjects with chronic well compensated, eAg positive HBV infection

Trial locations and contacts

9 sites in 4 countries.

9 sites in 4 countries

Hong Kong3 sites
  • Queen Mary Hospital

    Hong Kong

  • 19/F Prince of Wales Hospital

    Shatin

  • Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

    Tai Po, N. T.

Other trials in Hong Kong

Singapore2 sites
  • National University Hospital

    Singapore, 119074

  • Singapore General Hospital

    Singapore, 169608

Other trials in Singapore

Taiwan2 sites
  • Cathay General Hospital

    Taipei, 106

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linko

    Taoyan, 33

Other trials in Taiwan

Thailand2 sites
  • Siriraj Hospital

    Bangkok

  • Maharaj Nakorn Chiangmai Hospital

    Chiang Mai

Other trials in Thailand

About this study

Official title: Phase I, Multi-Centre, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Escalation Study to Assess Local & Systemic Tolerability of Therapeutic DNA Plasmid pdpSC18 Vaccine Administered by Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery Using PowderJect ND10 Delivery System in Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well the vaccine is tolerated at sites where administrations are given and any effects it may have on subjects' wellbeing. The study will also test the ability of vaccine to reduce hepatitis B disease.

Read the detailed description

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for the most common form of parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis. It is estimated that approximately 350 million people worldwide are persistent carriers of the virus and it is a major cause of acute and chronic infections of the liver, with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Chronic infection occurs in 98% of new-born children infected by vertical transmission from the mother and in 5% of individuals infected after 2 years of age. About 25% of these subjects will progress to cirrhosis and 20% of this subgroup will develop hepatocellular carcinoma - one of the most common cancers world wide. HBV is a non-cytopathic virus and liver injury is mainly mediated by the host immune response against virus-infected liver cells and by the production of inflammatory cytokines. A vigorous, polyclonal and multispecific cytotoxic and helper T cell response to HBV is readily detectable in the peripheral blood of subjects with acute self-limited hepatitis B, but is weak, antigenically restricted (mono- or oligospecific) or undetectable in subjects with chronic infection. A vigorous T cell response is thus believed to be responsible for the elimination of the hepatitis B virus. The aim of a therapeutic vaccine would be to enhance natural responses by boosting the appropriate cellular immune response to HBV. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability profile of the pPDPSC18 DNA vaccine as administered by Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery (PMED )

Being tested
ppdpSC18 administered by PMED
Keywords
DNA vaccine, immunotherapy, Hepatitis B Virus, Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery
Medical subject headings
Hepatitis B, Chronic, Hepatitis B

What participants receive

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

  • ppdpSC18 administered by PMEDBiological

What is being measured

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

  1. Adverse Events at all visits, vaccine site evaluations, laboratory parameters pre and post vaccination

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. The secondary endpoints will assess the effect of the Investigational Product on:

  2. immunological response to vaccine at each visit

  3. clinical response to vaccine at each visit

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Jan 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2006
  3. Study completionDec 2007

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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 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
48 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00277576
Sponsor's protocol ID
PM HBV-001
Status last verified
Nov 2008
First submitted
13 Jan 2006
Last updated
21 Nov 2008
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing ppdpSC18 administered by PMED in people with Chronic Hepatitis B, run by PowderMed at 9 sites in 4 countries.

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

Who may be eligible to take part?

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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Nov 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 9 sites in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. 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 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Adverse Events at all visits, vaccine site evaluations, laboratory parameters pre and post vaccination. 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 21 Nov 2008.

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