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Healthy VolunteersPhase 1NCT01765426

Phase 1b Study Investigating Safety & Immunogenicity of TDV Given Intradermally by Needle or Needle-Free PharmaJet Injector

A Phase 1 study testing TDV in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by Takeda at 2 sites in United States.

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 compare the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Takeda's Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TDV) [previously DENVax] when administered intradermally in varied dosing schedules and via different methods of administration (conventional needle/syringe versus needle-free… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy Volunteers
What is being tested?
TDV
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
67 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
15 Feb 2013to 26 Jun 2014
Phase
Phase 1
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 45 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • In good health as determined by medical history and physical examination (including blood pressure and heart rate).
  • Negative for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) antibodies, Hepatitis C antibodies \& Hepatitis B surface antigen.
  • Females negative by urine pregnancy test at screening and immediately prior to injection, and were willing to use reliable means of contraception.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) ≤ 35 kg/m^2.

Who cannot join

  • Any Grade 2 or above abnormality in the screening laboratory tests.
  • History of Dengue Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile or Yellow Fever disease.
  • Seropositivity to dengue or West Nile virus.
  • Extensive scarring or tattoo (> 50%) on arms, shoulders, neck face and head.
  • History of significant dermatologic disease in the last 6 months.
  • Receipt or planned receipt of any vaccine in the 4 weeks preceding or following the Day 0 or 90 vaccinations.
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  • Any planned travel to dengue endemic areas including the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, South America or Southeast Asia, during the study period and during the month prior to screening.
  • Use of systemic corticosteroids therapy within the previous 6 months (at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/day). Topical prednisone is not permitted if currently in use or used within the last month prior to the first vaccination.
  • Use of any prescribed medication 7 days before the first injection.
  • Previous vaccination in a clinical study or with an approved product against Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever and or Japanese Encephalitis.
  • Known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy in the last 6 months.
  • Planned donation of blood during the period of the study.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555

  • Group Health Research Institute

    Seattle, Washington, 98101

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About this study

Official title: Phase 1b, Partial-Blind, Parallel Group, Randomized Study to Investigate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Chimeric Dengue Vaccine (DENVax) Administered Intradermally Using Needle or a Needle-Free PharmaJet® Injector in Healthy Adults

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of Takeda's Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TDV) [previously DENVax] when administered intradermally in varied dosing schedules and via different methods of administration (conventional needle/syringe versus needle-free PharmaJet® injector).

Read the detailed description

This is an exploratory trial to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of vaccination with a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TDV) in healthy adults delivered intradermally using the conventional needle/syringe or a needle-free PharmaJet® injector.

Two (2) intradermal injections of either vaccine or placebo will be administered to qualified participants (one in each arm) on Day 0 of the study. A subsequent injection will also be given on Day 90 with either vaccine or placebo (in one arm only).

Participants will be evaluated for safety and dengue neutralizing antibody to all four serotypes. All participants will also be evaluated for injection site reactions and have blood drawn for viremia, neutralizing antibodies, cell mediated immunity and innate immunity.

Participants will be required to participate for approximately 10 months from recruitment and collection of data for primary outcomes (through Day 120) including collection of additional samples for measurement of longer term antibody titers (through Day 270).

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN272201000034C.

Being tested
TDV, Placebo
Keywords
Prophylactic vaccination

What participants receive

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

  • TDVBiological

    TDV suspension for intradermal administration

  • PlaceboDrug

    Phosphate buffered saline (PBS)

Study groups in NCT01765426
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1: TDV using PharmaJet® InjectorExperimentalTakeda's Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TDV) [previously DENVax] one dose injection in arm 1 and placebo: phosphate buffered saline (PBS) one dose injection in arm 2, using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, on Day 0 and TDV, injection using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, one dose on Day 90.
Receives: Biological: TDV; Drug: Placebo
Group 2: TDV using PharmaJet® InjectorExperimentalTDV injection, one dose in each arm, using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, on Day 0 and placebo: PBS, injection using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, one dose on Day 90.
Receives: Biological: TDV; Drug: Placebo
Group 3: TDV using Needle and SyringeExperimentalTDV one dose injection in arm 1 and placebo: PBS one dose injection in arm 2, using needle and syringe, intradermal, on Day 0 and TDV injection using needle and syringe, intradermal, one dose on Day 90.
Receives: Biological: TDV; Drug: Placebo
Group 4: TDV using PharmaJet® InjectorExperimentalTDV injection, one dose in each arm, using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, on Day 0 and TDV, injection using needle-free PharmaJet® Injector, intradermal, one dose on Day 90.
Receives: Biological: TDV

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Participants With Local (Injection Site) Adverse Events (AEs) After Either Vaccine Dose by Maximum Severity as Assessed by the Clinical Staff

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. Local injection site reactions were evaluated by the blinded clinical staff and include: erythema (redness), edema/induration (swelling), pain and pruritus (itching). Severity grades for erythema and edema are derived based on the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) toxicity grading longest diameters using the scale 0=none, 1=<15 millimeters (mm), 2=15 to 30 mm and 3=>30 mm (severe). Pain and itching were graded using the scale: 0=none to 4=requires ER visit or hospitalization. Local injection site reactions are presented as the percentage of participants experiencing a reaction, by reaction type, overall and by severity, using the participant's worst reported severity grade. Only categories for which there was at least 1 participant are reported.

    Measured: 28 Days after each dose

  2. Percentage of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events (AE) by Maximum Severity

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. AEs are graded from Grade 0=None to Grade 4=Life threatening. AEs are presented as the percentage of participants experiencing an AE, overall and by severity, using the participant's worst reported severity grade.

    Measured: 28 Days after each dose

  3. Percentage of Participants With Solicited Systemic AEs as Reported by the Participant Using a Memory Aid 14 Days After Either Vaccine Dose by Maximum Severity

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. Systemic AEs solicited from the participant using a memory aid included: body temperature, headache, myalgia (muscle pain), arthralgia (joint pain), photophobia (sensitivity to light), fatigue (tiredness), body rash, nausea and vomiting. Systemic AEs were graded using the scale: Grade 0= none to Grade 4=Life threatening. Systemic reactions are presented as percentage of participants experiencing a reaction, by reaction type, overall and by severity, using the participant's worst reported severity grade. Only categories for which there was at least 1 participant are reported.

    Measured: 14 days after each dose

  4. Percentage of Participants With Solicited Local AEs as Reported by the Participant Using a Memory Aid 14 Days After Either Vaccine Dose by Maximum Severity

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. Local injection site AEs solicited from the participant using a memory aid included: erythema (redness), edema/induration (swelling), pain and pruritus (itching). Local injection site reactions are presented as the percentage of participants experiencing a reaction, by reaction type, overall and by severity, using the participant's worst reported severity grade.

    Measured: 14 days after each dose

  5. Percentage of Participants With Unsolicited Vaccine-Related AEs Within 28 Days After Either Vaccine Dose by Maximum Severity

    An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. AEs are graded from Grade 0=None to Grade 4=Life threatening. AEs are presented as the percentage of participants experiencing an AE causally related to the study treatment as assessed by the investigator, overall and by severity, using the participant's worst reported severity grade. Only categories for which there was at least 1 participant are reported.

    Measured: 28 Days after each dose

  6. Percentage of Participants With Abnormal Laboratory Values Reported as Adverse Events (AEs)

    The percentage of participants with any clinically relevant abnormal safety laboratory values (chemistry, hematology and urinalysis) collected from vaccine dose 1 (Day 0) through 28 days after dose 2 (Day 90) that were reported as AEs.

    Abnormal laboratory values were reported as AEs based on the following criteria: Grade 3 (Severe) or Grade 4 (Life threatening) laboratory abnormalities based on DMID toxicity tables or laboratory abnormalities which resulted in a medical intervention.

    Measured: 118 Days

  7. Seroconversion Rates (SCR) for Each of the Four Dengue Serotypes After First Injection

    Seroconversion rate is defined as the percentage of participants with PRNT50 titer ≥ 10 or, if the titer on Day 0 is greater than 10, a four-fold rise in antibody titer.

    Measured: Day 28

  8. Seroconversion Rates (SCR) for Each of the Four Dengue Serotypes After Second Injection

    Seroconversion rate is defined as the percentage of participants with PRNT50 titer ≥ 10 or, if the titer on Day 0 is greater than 10, a four-fold rise in antibody titer.

    Measured: Day 118

  9. Percentage of Participants With Unsolicited Vaccine-Related SAEs

    A serious adverse event (SAE) is any AE in the view of the investigator that results in any of the following outcomes: death, life threatening adverse event, inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, congenital anomaly/birth defect or important medical events that may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the other serious outcomes.

    Measured: Dose 1 until 28 days after Dose 2 (Up to Day 118)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Geometric Mean Titers of Neutralizing Antibody Titers Against Each of the Four Dengue Serotypes

    Measured: Days 0, 28, 90, 118 and 270

  2. Seroconversion Rates (SCR) for Each of the Four Dengue Serotypes at Days 90 and 270

    Seroconversion rate is defined as the percentage of participants with PRNT50 titer ≥ 10 or, if the titer on Day 0 is greater than 10, a four-fold rise in antibody titer.

    Measured: Days 90 and 270

  3. Percentage of Participants With Serotype-Specific DENVax RNA Detected Due to Each of the Four Dengue Vaccine Components After Each Vaccination

    A quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay was used for detection and serotype identification of dengue viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) that is present in serum. A test for viremia is considered positive if the assay value is >= 3.6, which is the limit of quantification (LOQ), negative if the assay value was zero, and undetermined if the assay value is >0 but <3.6. The percentage of participants with positive results is reported.

    Measured: Day 0 to Day 104

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Jan 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study start15 Feb 2013
  3. Primary completion26 Jun 2014
  4. Study completion26 Jun 2014

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, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
67 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01765426
Sponsor's protocol ID
11-0049
Other IDs
U1111-1178-6503
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
17 Dec 2012
Last updated
18 Jul 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Jackson LA, Rupp R, Papadimitriou A, Wallace D, Raanan M, Moss KJ. A phase 1 study of safety and immunogenicity following intradermal administration of a tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate. Vaccine. 2018 Jun 22;36(27):3976-3983. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.028. Epub 2018 May 19.

    PubMed 29789238

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing TDV in people with Healthy Volunteers, run by Takeda at 2 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 4 inclusion and 12 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 18 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 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 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Jan 2017). 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?

Percentage of Participants With Local (Injection Site) Adverse Events (AEs) After Either Vaccine Dose by Maximum Severity as Assessed by the Clinical Staff (time frame: 28 Days after each dose). The study lists 9 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 NCT01765426, 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 18 Jul 2019.

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