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CompletedNCT00373412Updated May 8, 2008

Trial of pDNA CMV Vaccine (VCL-CT02) Followed by Towne CMV Vaccine (Towne) Challenge

A Phase 1 interventional study of VCL CT02 pDNA vaccine and Towne CMV vaccine in Cytomegalovirus Infection, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-05-08.

Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Objectives of this trial are to:

Evaluate the kinetics and magnitude of the CMV-specific immune response post-Towne challenge (3000 pfu) in healthy CMV-seronegative volunteers who receive VCL CT02 administered (1 mg weekly x 3) 3 months previously compared to randomized controls who do not receive VCL CT02 as measured by:

  1. antibody titers for gB;
  2. T-cell IFN-g ELISPOT;
  3. T-cell proliferation assays for IE1, pp65, and/or gB; and
  4. cytokine and phenotypic flow cytometry responses to pp65, IE1, and/or gB.

Evaluate the safety safety of Towne challenge in healthy CMV-seronegative adult subjects who have previously been immunized with a trivalent pDNA CMV vaccine (VCL-CT02) administered intramuscularly.

Our hypothesis is that the immune response to Towne vaccine 3000 pfu challenge after VLC-CT02 priming will be greater than that after Towne vaccination alone.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 1, single-center, randomized, open-label trial of the live, attenuated Towne CMV vaccine administered as a "challenge" to healthy, CMV-seronegative, adult subjects who previously receive the CMV immunotherapeutic trivalent pDNA-based vaccine, VCL-CT02, given by intramuscular route at Days 1, 7 and 14 or who receive no VCL-CT02.

Up to 12 healthy, CMV-seronegative subjects will be enrolled. If a subject consents and meets all eligibility criteria, the subject will be randomized to the VCL CT02 (N=6)or control (N=6) groups. VCL CT02-assigned subjects will receive VCL CT02 (1 mg weekly x 3) and then on Day 77 will received Towne vacine (3000 pfu subcutaneously). Control-assigned subjects will receive Towne alone. Safety will be monitored and both antibody to CMV gB and T-cell responses to CMV antigens will be measured at specified intervals for 252 days post Towne challenge.

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Conditions studied

  • Cytomegalovirus Infection

Keywords

  • cytomegalovirus
  • vaccine
  • T cell
  • antibodies
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In context

Cytomegalovirus Infections

359 studies on the registry are indexed under Cytomegalovirus Infections; 59 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 60 across 233 interventional studies indexed under Cytomegalovirus Infections.

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Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco is the lead sponsor of 2,132 studies on the registry; 375 are open to participants now.

Of its 262 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 196 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 to 45 years of age
  • Normal lab values at study entry
  • Good general health
  • Negative CMV IgG antibody test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • CMV seropositive
  • Recent vaccination(s)
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Vaccination with investigational CMV vaccine(s)
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
16 participants

Interventions

  • BiologicalVCL CT02 pDNA vaccine
  • BiologicalTowne CMV vaccine
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. CMV-specific immune response post-Towne challenge: gB antibody, T-cell IFN-g ELISPOT, T-cell proliferation assays for IE1, pp65, and/or gB, cytokine and phenotypic flow cytometry responses to pp65, IE1, gB.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Safety of Towne challenge in subjects who have previously been immunized with a trivalent pDNA CMV vaccine (VCL-CT02).

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Study locations

1 site
  • UCSF Positive Health Program, 995 Potrero, 4th Floor
    San Francisco, California 94110, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 8, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00373412
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
Vical
First posted
Sep 8, 2006
Start date
Oct 2006
Primary completion
Feb 2008
Last update
May 8, 2008

Study contacts

Mark A Jacobson, MD
principal investigator · University of California, San Francisco

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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