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DenguePhase 1NCT00322946

Safety of and Immune Response to a Dengue Virus Vaccine (rDEN4delta30-4995) in Healthy Adults

A Phase 1 study testing rDEN4delta30-4995 in people with Dengue, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Dengue fever, which is caused by dengue viruses, is a major health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immune response to the dengue vaccine DEN4delta30-4995 in healthy adults. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Dengue
What is being tested?
rDEN4delta30-4995
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
84 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2007to Aug 2009
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
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult males and non-pregnant females between 18 and 50 years of age
  • Good general health
  • Available for the duration of the study
  • Willing to use acceptable methods of contraception for the duration of the study

Who cannot join

  • Significant neurologic, cardiac, lung, liver, rheumatologic, autoimmune, or kidney disease
  • Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
  • Significant laboratory abnormalities
  • Medical, work, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illegal drug use within 12 months prior to study entry
  • History of severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis
  • Severe asthma
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  • HIV-1 serotype infected
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen positive
  • Immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Use of corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks prior to study entry. Individuals using topical or nasal corticosteroids are not excluded.
  • Live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • Killed vaccine within 2 weeks prior to study entry
  • Absence of spleen
  • Blood products within 6 months prior to study entry
  • Previous dengue virus or other flavivirus (e.g., yellow fever virus, St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus) infection
  • Prior receipt of yellow fever or dengue vaccine (licensed or experimental)
  • Plans to travel to an area where dengue infection is common
  • Received an investigational agent within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would affect participation in the study
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-2581

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About this study

Official title: Phase 1 Study of the Safety and Immunogenicity of rDEN4delta30-4995, a Live Attenuated Virus Vaccine Candidate for the Prevention of Dengue Serotype 4

Dengue fever, which is caused by dengue viruses, is a major health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immune response to the dengue vaccine DEN4delta30-4995 in healthy adults.

Read the detailed description

Dengue viruses account for more than 50 million cases of dengue fever and a half million cases of the more severe disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome. Infection with dengue viruses is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in children in at least eight Asian countries. The goal of producing a vaccine against dengue fever is to induce a long-lived antibody response against all four dengue serotypes. The rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine candidate is a live attenuated recombinant virus derived from rDEN4delta30 for protection against dengue virus serotype 4. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of rDEN4delta30-4995 in healthy adults.

This study will last 180 days (6 months). Participants in Cohort 1 will be randomly assigned to receive the highest dose of rDEN4delta30 or placebo at study entry. Participants in Cohort 2 will be randomly assigned to receive a lower dose of rDEN4delta30 or placebo. Participants in Cohort 3 will be randomly assigned to receive the lowest dose of rDEN4delta30 or placebo. Cohorts 2 and 3 will begin after a safety review of all participants in the previous cohort.

After initial vaccination, participants in Cohort 1 will be followed every other day for the first 16 days of the study, monitoring their temperature three times a day through Day 16 and recording these measurements in a diary. After Day 16, study visits will occur on Days 21, 28, 42, and 180 and will include a physical exam and blood collection. Some participants will also be asked to undergo a skin biopsy or additional blood collection at selected visits.

Conditions
Dengue
Being tested
rDEN4delta30-4995, Placebo
Keywords
Dengue Fever, Dengue Vaccine, Dengue Virus, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Dengue Shock Syndrome
Medical subject headings
Dengue, Severe Dengue

What participants receive

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

  • rDEN4delta30-4995Biological

    Live attenuated rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine (one of three doses)

  • PlaceboBiological

    Placebo for rDEN4delta30-4995

Study groups in NCT00322946
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalOne subcutaneous vaccination with rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine (10^5 PFU dose) into the deltoid region of either arm.
Receives: Biological: rDEN4delta30-4995
2ExperimentalOne subcutaneous vaccination with rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine (10^3 PFU dose) into the deltoid region of either arm. This arm will enroll after Arm 1.
Receives: Biological: rDEN4delta30-4995
3ExperimentalOne subcutaneous vaccination with rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine (10^1 PFU dose) into the deltoid region of either arm. This arm will enroll after Arms 1 and 2.
Receives: Biological: rDEN4delta30-4995
4Placebo comparatorOne subcutaneous vaccination with placebo into the deltoid region of either arm.
Receives: Biological: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Frequency of vaccine-related adverse events, graded by severity for each dose

    Measured: Throughout study

  2. Immunogenicity of the rDEN4delta30-4995 vaccine against DEN4 virus by measurement of plaque reduction neutralization titers (PRNT)

    Measured: At Days 28 and 42

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Durability of antibody responses to DEN4 virus

    Measured: At Month 6

  2. Frequency, quantity, and duration of viremia in each dose cohort studied based on the mean peak viremia, mean day onset of viremia, and mean duration of viremia of each dose cohort

    Measured: Throughout study

  3. Number of vaccinees infected with the rDEN4delta30-4995 chimeric vaccine

    Measured: Throughout study

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Primary completionAug 2009

Resources

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
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
84 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00322946
Sponsor's protocol ID
CIR 221
Other IDs
WIRB Protocol Number 20061807
Status last verified
Nov 2008
First submitted
4 May 2006
Last updated
7 Aug 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Bhamarapravati N, Sutee Y. Live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine. Vaccine. 2000 May 26;18 Suppl 2:44-7. doi: 10.1016/s0264-410x(00)00040-2.

    PubMed 10821973
  • Blaney JE Jr, Durbin AP, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS. Development of a live attenuated dengue virus vaccine using reverse genetics. Viral Immunol. 2006 Spring;19(1):10-32. doi: 10.1089/vim.2006.19.10.

    PubMed 16553547
  • Durbin AP, Whitehead SS, McArthur J, Perreault JR, Blaney JE Jr, Thumar B, Murphy BR, Karron RA. rDEN4delta30, a live attenuated dengue virus type 4 vaccine candidate, is safe, immunogenic, and highly infectious in healthy adult volunteers. J Infect Dis. 2005 Mar 1;191(5):710-8. doi: 10.1086/427780. Epub 2005 Jan 27.

    PubMed 15688284
  • Durbin AP, Karron RA, Sun W, Vaughn DW, Reynolds MJ, Perreault JR, Thumar B, Men R, Lai CJ, Elkins WR, Chanock RM, Murphy BR, Whitehead SS. Attenuation and immunogenicity in humans of a live dengue virus type-4 vaccine candidate with a 30 nucleotide deletion in its 3'-untranslated region. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2001 Nov;65(5):405-13. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.405.

    PubMed 11716091

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing rDEN4delta30-4995 in people with Dengue, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at 1 site 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 4 inclusion and 21 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Aug 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Frequency of vaccine-related adverse events, graded by severity for each dose (time frame: Throughout study). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00322946, which also lists 4 linked publications.

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 7 Aug 2009.

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