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EncephalitisPhase 2NCT00981175

A Study of ChimeriVax™-JE Live Attenuated Vaccine in Healthy Adults

A Phase 2 study testing Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluent and ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus in people with Encephalitis and Japanese Encephalitis, run by Sanofi at 1 site in Australia.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and duration of immunity of one or two doses of ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine separated by 5 or 6 months in adults. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 54 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis
What is being tested?
Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluent and ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
202 participants
Where
1 siteAustralia
Study dates
Apr 2003to Feb 2008
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 54 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • At entry:
  • All aspects of the protocol explained and written informed consent obtained from the subject.
  • Aged ≥ 18 to < 55 years.
  • In good general health, without significant medical history, physical examination findings, or clinically significant abnormal laboratory results.
  • Subject must be available for the study duration, including all planned follow-up visits.
  • Has the subject agreed to take the following precautions to avoid insect bites for 7 days following vaccination: (a) wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers?; (b) apply N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET)-containing insect repellents?; (c) Sleep in screened enclosures?
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  • For female subjects of childbearing potential: Negative serum pregnancy tests. An efficacious hormonal (i.e., oral, implantable or injectable) or barrier method of birth control must be used at least 1 month before Screening and Month 6 and at least 1 month after Day 28 and Month 6. These subjects will sign an agreement that birth control will be practised during the specified periods and will specify the method used. Female subjects unable to bear children must have this documented (e.g., tubal ligation or hysterectomy).
  • For long-term immunogenicity follow-up period:
  • Subject received an initial dose of ChimeriVax™-JE, has a baseline (Day 0) sample and at least one post-vaccination evaluable serological specimen for antibody analysis.
  • All aspects of the Long-term Immunogenicity Follow-up Period explained and updated written informed consent obtained from the subject.
  • In good general health, without significant medical history that may affect the efficacy endpoints or the ability to take blood samples.

Who cannot join

  • A history of vaccination to Japanese encephalitis (JE). Previous vaccination will be determined by history (interview of subject) and/or by reviewing the subject's vaccination card or other official documentation (either a history of or documentation of vaccination fulfils the criterion for exclusion).
  • Known or suspected immunodeficiency (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection, primary immunodeficiency disorder, leukemia, lymphoma), use of immunosuppressive or antineoplastic drugs (corticosteroids > 10 mg prednisone, or equivalent, for more than 14 days in the last three months).
  • Clinically significant abnormalities on laboratory assessment.
  • Serious adverse reactions characterised by urticaria or angioedema to a prior vaccine.
  • Transfusion of blood or treatment with any blood product, including intramuscular or intravenous serum globulin within six months of the Screening Visit or up to Day 56.
  • Administration of another vaccine within 30 days preceding the screening visit or up to Day 56 (these subjects will be rescheduled for vaccination at a later date).
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  • Physical examination indicating any clinically significant medical condition.
  • Body temperature >38.1°C (100.6°F) or acute illness within 3 days prior to inoculation (subject may be rescheduled).
  • Intention to travel out of the area prior to the study visit on Day 56.
  • Seropositive to hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HIV or positive for hepatitis B (HBV) (antigen).
  • Lactation or intended pregnancy in female subjects.
  • Excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse, significant psychiatric illness.
  • A known or suspected physiological or structural condition that compromises the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (e.g., significant hypertensive cerebrovascular disease, trauma, ischemia, infection, inflammation of the brain).
  • For long-term immunogenicity follow-up period:
  • History of Yellow Fever or out of study JE vaccination or known flavivirus infection since receiving ChimeriVax™-JE vaccination on Day 0 or Day 28 (during double-blind treatment period of the study). Yellow Fever/JE vaccination or flavivirus infection will be determined by history (interview of subject) and/or by reviewing the subject's medical records. Please note subjects who were flavivirus positive at Day 0 will be allowed to enrol on the study.
  • Participation in another JE clinical study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Australia1 site
  • Study site

    Enoggera, Queensland, 4051

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About this study

Official title: Randomised, Double-blind, Phase 2 Study of the Safety, Immunogenicity and Duration of Immunity of ChimeriVax™-JE, Live Attenuated Vaccine in Healthy Adults

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and duration of immunity of one or two doses of ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine separated by 5 or 6 months in adults.

Objectives:

Safety:

  • Obtain safety and tolerability data of a single, fixed dose of ChimeriVax™-JE compared with a placebo in adult volunteers (≥ 18 to <55 years) without prior Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination.

Immunogenicity:

  • Obtain data on the antibody response in adult volunteers following administration of ChimeriVax™-JE
  • Assess the durability of the immune response in adult volunteers over 60 months following one or two doses of ChimeriVax™-JE.
Read the detailed description

Participants will receive ChimeriVax™-JE or diluent on Day 0 and diluent or ChimeriVax™-JE on Day 28. A subset of participants in each group will receive a booster dose of ChimeriVax™-JE at Month 6. Follow-up visits will occur at 12 and 24 months. Eligible participants will then enter the long-term immunogenicity follow-up period with visits at approximately 36, 48, and 60 months after Day 0. No safety data will be collected in the long-term immunogenicity follow-up period.

Being tested
Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluent, ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus
Keywords
Japanese Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines, Adult
Medical subject headings
Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Japanese

What participants receive

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

  • Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluentBiological

    Also called ChimeriVax™-JE

    ChimeriVax™-JE, 0.5 mL subcutaneous on Day 0; ChimeriVax diluent 0.5 mL subcutaneous on Day 28

  • ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virusBiological

    Also called ChimeriVax™-JE

    ChimeriVax diluent, 0.5 mL subcutaneous on Day 0 and ChimeriVax™-JE, 0.5 mL subcutaneous on Day 28.

Study groups in NCT00981175
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study Group 1: ChimeriVax™-JE Vaccine first, then PlaceboExperimentalParticipants received ChimeriVax™-JE on Day 0 and ChimeriVax diluent on Day 28
Receives: Biological: Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluent
Study Group 2: Placebo first, then ChimeriVax™-JE VaccineExperimentalParticipants received ChimeriVax diluent on Day 0 and ChimeriVax™-JE on Day 28.
Receives: Biological: ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With Seroconversion to Homologous ChimeriVax-JE Virus Strain After a Single Dose of Chimerivax™-JE and Placebo Dose

    Assay by 50% Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT50) Seroconversion: PRNT50 ≥ 10 and PRNT50 ≥ 20. Assessed in all participants who received ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine on Day 0 and Day 28.

    Measured: Day 28 post-vaccination

  2. Number of Participants Reporting Injection Site Treatment Emergent Adverse Events Post-Vaccination With ChimeriVax™-JE or Placebo at Day 0 and Day 28, and Following a Booster of ChimeriVax™-JE at Month 6 in a Subset of the Study Population.

    Injection Site Treatment Emergent Adverse Events: Pain, Reaction Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), Erythema, Swelling, Bruising, Nodule, Pigmentation Changes, Pruritus were assessed in all participants for up to 28 days post-Vaccination.

    Measured: Days 0 to 28 post-vaccination

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of Participants With Seroconversion to Homologous ChimeriVax™-JE Virus Strain After a Single Dose of Chimerivax™-JE and Placebo Followed by a Booster Vaccine Dose.

    Assay by 50% Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT50) Seroconversion: PRNT50 ≥ 10 and PRNT50 ≥ 20. Assessed in all participants who received ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine on Day 0 and Day 28 and pre- and post-Booster vaccination.

    Measured: Month 6 pre- and post-vaccination

  2. Number of Participants With Seroconversion to Homologous ChimeriVax™-JE Virus Strain After a Single Dose of Chimerivax™-JE and Placebo Followed or Not by a Booster Vaccine Dose at 6 Month.

    Assay by 50% Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT50) Seroconversion: PRNT50 ≥ 10 and PRNT50 ≥ 20. Assessed in all participants who received ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine on Day 0 and Day 28 and followed or not by a booster vaccine dose at 6 month.

    Measured: Month 12 post-vaccination

  3. Number of Participants With Seroconversion to Homologous ChimeriVax-JE Virus Strain After a Single Dose of Chimerivax™-JE and Placebo Followed or Not by a Booster Vaccine Dose at 6 Month.

    Assay by 50% Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test (PRNT50) Seroconversion: PRNT50 ≥ 10 and PRNT50 ≥ 20. Assessed in all participants who received ChimeriVax™-JE vaccine on Day 0 and Day 28 and followed or not by a booster vaccine dose at month 24.

    Measured: Month 24 post-vaccination

  4. Number of Participants Reporting Treatment Emergent Adverse Events Recorded as Possibly, Probably, or Definitely Related to Study Treatment.

    Treatment emergent adverse events were assessed in all participants receiving ChimeriVax-JE Vaccine, Diluent (Placebo), or Booster Vaccination.

    Measured: Day 0 up to 28 post-vaccination

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Sep 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2003
  3. Primary completionJun 2004
  4. Study completionFeb 2008

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 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
202 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00981175
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-040-005
Status last verified
Jul 2012
First submitted
21 Sep 2009
Last updated
16 Jul 2012
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Nasveld PE, Ebringer A, Elmes N, Bennett S, Yoksan S, Aaskov J, McCarthy K, Kanesa-thasan N, Meric C, Reid M. Long term immunity to live attenuated Japanese encephalitis chimeric virus vaccine: randomized, double-blind, 5-year phase II study in healthy adults. Hum Vaccin. 2010 Dec;6(12):1038-46. doi: 10.4161/hv.6.12.13057. Epub 2010 Dec 1.

    PubMed 21150279

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus, then ChimeriVax diluent and ChimeriVax diluent, then Live attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus in people with Encephalitis and Japanese Encephalitis, run by Sanofi at 1 site in Australia.

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 11 inclusion and 16 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 16 Jul 2012. 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 Australia. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Apr 2011). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Participants With Seroconversion to Homologous ChimeriVax-JE Virus Strain After a Single Dose of Chimerivax™-JE and Placebo Dose (time frame: Day 28 post-vaccination). 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 NCT00981175, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 16 Jul 2012.

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