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Hemorrhagic Fever, EbolaPhase 2NCT02598388

Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity Study of 2-dose Heterologous Regimens for Ebola Vaccines Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo

A Phase 2 study testing Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo in people with Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, run by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. at 7 sites in 6 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 assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of different vaccination schedules of Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo administered intramuscularly (IM) as 2-dose heterologous regimens in healthy and in HIV-infected adults. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
What is being tested?
Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
578 participants
Where
7 sitesin 6 countries
Study dates
10 Dec 2015to 12 Dec 2018
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 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Participant must be healthy in the Investigator's clinical judgment on the basis of medical history, physical examination and vital signs performed at Screening
  • Participant must be healthy on the basis of clinical laboratory tests and electrocardiogram (ECG) (only in participants >50 years) performed at Screening. If the results of the laboratory screening tests and ECG are outside the institutional normal reference ranges, the participant may be included only if the Investigator judges the abnormalities or deviations from normal to be not clinically significant or to be appropriate and reasonable for the population under study
  • A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative urine β-human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG] pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine [beta-hCG] pregnancy test immediately prior to each study vaccine administration
  • A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential must be willing to use condoms for sexual intercourse beginning prior to dose 1 vaccination until at least 3 months after the dose 2 vaccination, unless a vasectomy was performed more than 1 year prior to Screening
  • Participant must pass the test of understanding (TOU)
  • Additional Inclusion Criteria for HIV-infected participants a) participants must have a positive HIV-1 and/or -2 serology test within 6 months of screening, including the day of screening; b) participants must have a Screening CD4+ cell count >200 cells/microliter (mcL); c) in part 1, all participants must be on a stable highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen for 4 weeks prior to Screening, in part 2 participants with screening CD4+ cell count <350 cells/mcL must also be on a stable HAART regimen for 4 weeks prior to Screening

Who cannot join

  • Has received any candidate Ebola vaccine
  • Diagnosed with Ebola virus disease, or prior exposure to EBOV, including travel to epidemic Ebola areas less than 1 month prior to Screening
  • Has received any experimental candidate Ad26- or MVA-based vaccine in the past or received any other investigational drug or investigational vaccine or used an invasive investigational medical device within 3 months prior to Screening
  • Known allergy or history of anaphylaxis or other serious adverse reactions to vaccines or vaccine products
  • Presence of significant conditions (eg, history of seizure disorders, (auto)immune disease or deficiency, any spleen disease, active malignancy, ongoing tuberculosis treatment, other systemic infections) or clinically significant findings during screening of medical history, ECG (only in participants >50 years), physical examination, vital signs or laboratory testing for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participants (eg, compromise the safety or well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 6 countries.

7 sites in 6 countries

Kenya2 sites
  • Study site

    Kericho

  • Study site

    Kisumu

Other trials in Kenya

United States1 site
  • Study site

    Silver Spring, Maryland

Other trials in United States

Mozambique1 site
  • Study site

    Maputo

Other trials in Mozambique

Nigeria1 site
  • Study site

    Abuja

Other trials in Nigeria

Tanzania1 site
  • Study site

    Mbeya

Other trials in Tanzania

Uganda1 site
  • Study site

    Kampala

Other trials in Uganda

About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Observer-blind, Placebo-controlled, Two-part, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of Two Prime-boost Regimens of the Candidate Prophylactic Vaccines for Ebola Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of different vaccination schedules of Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo administered intramuscularly (IM) as 2-dose heterologous regimens in healthy and in HIV-infected adults.

Read the detailed description

This is a randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter, 2-part, Phase 2 study of Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo in healthy and HIV infected adults. In part 1, dose 1 vaccination with MVA-Bn-Filo will be followed by dose 2 vaccination with Ad26 14 days later in the US. In part 2, two regimens will be investigated. The first regimen will be Ad26 dose 1 vaccination followed by MVA-BN-Filo dose 2, 28 days later and the second regimen will be MVA-BN-Filo dose 1 vaccination followed by Ad26.ZEBOV dose 2, 14 days later in Africa. The study consists of a Screening phase of up to 8 weeks (starting from the moment the participants signs the ICF), a Vaccination Phase, in which participants will be vaccinated at baseline (Day 1) followed by a dose 2 vaccination on Day 15 or 29, and a post-dose 2 follow-up phase of maximum 1 year post-dose 2 vaccination. Upon completion of 6-month post dose 2 visit those participants who received active vaccine will enter long-term follow-up until the 1 year post dose 2 vaccination visit to assess long-term safety and immunogenicity.

Being tested
Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo, Placebo
Keywords
Healthy, Vaccine, Ebola viruses, Ebola virus disease (EVD), Filoviruses, Hemorrhagic fever, Monovalent vaccine, Human adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26) encoding the Ebola virus Mayinga variant glycoprotein (Ad26.ZEBOV), Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara - Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) Filo-vector, Safety, Immunogenicity
Medical subject headings
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral

What participants receive

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

  • Ad26.ZEBOVBiological

    One 0.5 mL intramuscular (IM) injection of (5x10*10 viral particles).

  • MVA-BN-FiloBiological

    One 0.5 mL IM injection of (1x10*8 infectious units).

  • PlaceboBiological

    One 0.5 mL IM injection of 0.9 percent (%) saline.

Study groups in NCT02598388
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Part 1 (US Participants)ExperimentalParticipants will receive MVA-BN-Filo or placebo on Day 1 followed by Ad26.ZEBOV or placebo on Day 15.
Receives: Biological: Ad26.ZEBOV; Biological: MVA-BN-Filo; Biological: Placebo
Part 2 Group 1 (African Participants)ExperimentalParticipants will receive Ad26.ZEBOV or placebo on Day 1 followed by MVA-BN-Filo or placebo on Day 29.
Receives: Biological: Ad26.ZEBOV; Biological: MVA-BN-Filo; Biological: Placebo
Part 2 Group 2 (African Participants)ExperimentalParticipants will receive MVA-BN-Filo or placebo on Day 1 followed by Ad26.ZEBOV or placebo on Day 15.
Receives: Biological: Ad26.ZEBOV; Biological: MVA-BN-Filo; Biological: Placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. Unsolicited adverse events were events which were reported by the participant voluntarily or obtained by means of interviewing the participant in a nondirected manner at study visits. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: Up to 28 days post each dose (up to Day 43)

  2. Part 2 (Group 1): Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. Unsolicited adverse events were events which were reported by the participant voluntarily or obtained by means of interviewing the participant in a nondirected manner at study visits.

    Measured: Up to 28 days post dose 2 visit (up to Day 57)

  3. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    A SAE is an adverse event resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: Up to 1 year post dose 2 (up to Day 380)

  4. Part 2 (Group 1): Number of Participants With SAEs

    A SAE is an adverse event resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly.

    Measured: Up to 1 year post dose 2 (up to Day 394)

  5. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Immediate Reportable Events (IREs)

    The following neuroinflammatory disorders were considered immediate reportable events and which had to be reported to the sponsor within 24 hours of becoming aware of the event: cranial nerve disorders including paralyses/paresis (example: bell's palsy), optic neuritis, multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, guillain-barre syndrome including miller fisher syndrome, bickerstaff's encephalitis and other variants, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, including site-specific variants (example: non-infectious encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, myelitis, myeloradiculomyelitis), myasthenia gravis and lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome, immune-mediated peripheral neuropathies and plexopathies, including chronic inflammatory, demyelinating polyneuropathy, multifocal motor neuropathy, and polyneuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathy, narcolepsy, isolated paresthesia of more than 7 days duration.

    Measured: Up to 1 year post dose 2 (up to Day 380)

  6. Part 2 (Group 1): Number of Participants With IREs

    The following neuroinflammatory disorders were considered immediate reportable events and which had to be reported to the sponsor within 24 hours of becoming aware of the event: cranial nerve disorders including paralyses/paresis (example: bell's palsy), optic neuritis, multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, guillain-barre syndrome including miller fisher syndrome, bickerstaff's encephalitis and other variants, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, including site-specific variants (example: non-infectious encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, myelitis, myeloradiculomyelitis), myasthenia gravis and lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome, immune-mediated peripheral neuropathies and plexopathies, including chronic inflammatory, demyelinating polyneuropathy, multifocal motor neuropathy, and polyneuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathy, narcolepsy, isolated paresthesia of more than 7 days duration.

    Measured: Up to 1 year post dose 2 (up to Day 394)

  7. Parts 1 and 2: Number of Participants With Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs) 7 Days Post First Vaccination

    Solicited local AEs were pre-defined local (at the injection site) AEs for which participants were specifically questioned and which were noted by participants in their diary for 7 days post first vaccination. Solicited local AEs were: injection site pain/tenderness, erythema, induration/swelling, itching at the vaccination site. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 1 (up to Day 8)

  8. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Solicited Local AEs 7 Days Post Second Vaccination

    Solicited local AEs were pre-defined local (at the injection site) AEs for which participants were specifically questioned and which were noted by participants in their diary for 7 days post second vaccination. Solicited local AEs were: injection site pain/tenderness, erythema, induration/swelling, itching at the vaccination site. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 2 (up to Day 22)

  9. Part 2 (Group 1): Number of Participants With Solicited Local AEs 7 Days Post Second Vaccination

    Solicited local AEs were pre-defined local (at the injection site) AEs for which participants were specifically questioned and which were noted by participants in their diary for 7 days post second vaccination. Solicited local AEs were: injection site pain/tenderness, erythema, induration/swelling, itching at the vaccination site.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 2 (up to Day 36)

  10. Parts 1 and 2: Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic Adverse Events 7 Days Post First Vaccination

    Participants were instructed on how to note signs and symptoms in the diary on a daily basis for 7 days post-vaccination (Day of vaccination and the subsequent 7 days) for solicited systemic AEs. Solicited systemic events included fever, headache, fatigue/malaise, myalgia, nausea/vomiting, arthralgia and chills. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 1 (up to Day 8)

  11. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic AEs 7 Days Post Second Vaccination

    Participants were instructed on how to note signs and symptoms in the diary on a daily basis for 7 days post-vaccination (Day of vaccination and the subsequent 7 days) for solicited systemic AEs. Solicited systemic events included fever, headache, fatigue/malaise, myalgia, nausea/vomiting, arthralgia and chills. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 2 (up to Day 22)

  12. Part 2 (Group 1): Number of Participants With Solicited Systemic AEs 7 Days Post Second Vaccination

    Participants were instructed on how to note signs and symptoms in the diary on a daily basis for 7 days post-vaccination (Day of vaccination and the subsequent 7 days) for solicited systemic AEs. Solicited systemic events included fever, headache, fatigue/malaise, myalgia, nausea/vomiting, arthralgia and chills.

    Measured: 7 days post dose 2 (up to Day 36)

  13. Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs) of Binding Antibody Levels Against Ebola Virus Glycoprotein (EBOV GP) Measured Using Filovirus Animal Non-Clinical Group (FANG) Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

    GMCs of antibodies binding to EBOV GP using FANG ELISA were reported and were measured in ELISA unit per milliliter (EU/mL). Serum samples were collected for analysis of binding antibodies against EBOV GP using FANG ELISA to determine humoral responses following vaccination. A sample was considered positive, if the value was above the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), that is, 36.11 ELISA units/mL. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts.

    Measured: 21-days post dose 2 (up to Day 36)

  14. Part 2 (Group 1): GMCs of Binding Antibody Levels Against EBOV GP Measured Using FANG ELISA

    GMCs of antibodies binding to EBOV GP using FANG ELISA were reported and were measured in ELISA unit per milliliter (EU/mL). Serum samples were collected for analysis of binding antibodies against EBOV GP using FANG ELISA to determine humoral responses following vaccination. A sample was considered positive, if the value was above the LLOQ, that is, 36.11 ELISA units/mL.

    Measured: 21-days post dose 2 (Day 50)

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of Participants With Adverse Events

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. As per planned analysis, the data from Parts 1 and 2 (Group 2) of the study was pooled (that is, 14-day interval regimen) and presented separately for the healthy and HIV-infected cohorts. This outcome measure was planned to compare the safety (unsolicited AEs, solicited local and solicited systemic AEs) of Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo and MVA-BN-Filo/Ad26.ZEBOV regimens in healthy and HIV-infected participants. Therefore, placebo arm is not reported.

    Measured: Solicited AEs: Up to 7 days post each vaccination (Up to Day 36); Unsolicited AEs: Up to 28 days post each vaccination (Up to Day 57)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Nov 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study start10 Dec 2015
  3. Primary completion12 Dec 2018
  4. Study completion12 Dec 2018

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
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
578 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02598388
Sponsor's protocol ID
CR108062
Other IDs
VAC52150EBL2003
Status last verified
Jan 2025
First submitted
4 Nov 2015
Last updated
4 Feb 2025
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Ake JA, Paolino K, Hutter JN, Cicatelli SB, Eller LA, Eller MA, Costanzo MC, Paquin-Proulx D, Robb ML, Tran CL, Anova L, Jagodzinski LL, Ward LA, Kilgore N, Rusnak J, Bounds C, Badorrek CS, Hooper JW, Kwilas SA, Ilsbroux I, Anumendem DN, Gaddah A, Shukarev G, Bockstal V, Luhn K, Douoguih M, Robinson C. Safety and Immunogenicity of an Accelerated Ebola Vaccination Schedule in People with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 May 4;12(5):497. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12050497.

    PubMed 38793748
  • Mwesigwa B, Sawe F, Oyieko J, Mwakisisile J, Viegas E, Akintunde GA, Kosgei J, Kokogho A, Ntinginya N, Jani I, Shukarev G, Hooper JW, Kwilas SA, Ward LA, Rusnak J, Bounds C, Overman R, Badorrek CS, Eller LA, Eller MA, Polyak CS, Moodley A, Tran CL, Costanzo MC, Leggat DJ, Paquin-Proulx D, Naluyima P, Anumendem DN, Gaddah A, Luhn K, Hendriks J, McLean C, Douoguih M, Kibuuka H, Robb ML, Robinson C, Ake JA. Safety and Immunogenicity of Accelerated Heterologous 2-Dose Ebola Vaccine Regimens in Adults With and Without HIV in Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15;79(4):888-900. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae215.

    PubMed 38657084

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo in people with Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, run by Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V. at 7 sites in 6 countries.

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 6 inclusion and 5 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 4 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in Kenya, United States, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and 1 more country. 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 18 Feb 2022). 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?

Part 1, Part 2 (Group 2): Number of Participants With Unsolicited Adverse Events (time frame: Up to 28 days post each dose (up to Day 43)). The study lists 14 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 NCT02598388, which also lists 2 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 4 Feb 2025.

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