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CompletedNCT01705223Updated May 6, 2015

Safety and Immunogenicity Study of AIDS Vaccine (Combined Use of DNA Vaccine and Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Tiantan)

A Phase 2 interventional study of DNA vaccine and DNA vaccine prime with the addition of electroporation in AIDS, sponsored by National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-06.

Sponsored by National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial studies the safety and immunogenicity of a HIV clade B'/C DNA vaccine followed by recombinant vaccinia virus rTV boost in HIV-uninfected healthy volunteers at low or high risk of HIV infection. In addition, the effect of different intervals of the prime-boost will be studied.

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Conditions studied

  • AIDS

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Keywords

  • prophylactic
  • vaccine
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In context

Vaccinia

73 studies on the registry are indexed under Vaccinia; 6 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 150 is above the median of 48 across 64 interventional studies indexed under Vaccinia.

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Lead sponsor

National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Willing to be followed for the planned duration of the study, and receive intravenous blood collection and sample storage in the 16\~20 months after first vaccination;
  • Understand and agree with the content of informed consent;
  • Volunteers at low risk of HIV infection, or high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM), who had have oral sex or anal sex with another man in the past 6 months ;
  • Willing to be tested for HIV and syphilis;
  • Before 2 weeks of the first vaccination and after 12 months of the last vaccination, willing to use an effective method of contraception with sexual partner. Female subjects are willing to undergo urine pregnancy test before each vaccination and at the follow-up visit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have close contact with people who are pregnant or lactating in the one month after vaccination of rTV vaccine;
  • Have listed diseases or medical history:

    • Have innate or acquired immune deficiency disease or have close contact with patients suffering from the above-mentioned diseases within 1 month of rTV vaccination;
    • Need treatment affecting immunization, e.g. use corticosteroids for more than 2 weeks or use immunosuppressives, e.g. alkylating, anti-metabolite or radiotherapy, etc.; or have close contact with patients suffering from the above-mentioned diseases within 1 month of rTV vaccination;
    • Suffering from immunosuppressive diseases such as cancer, organ or stem cell transplants, non-agammaglobulinemia, etc.; or have close contact with patients suffering from the above-mentioned diseases within 1 month of rTV vaccination;
    • Past or current suffering from eczema or atopic dermatitis; currently suffering from diseases that cause skin damage such as: burns, scald, chicken pox, impetigo, shingles, psoriasis, etc.; or have close contact with patients suffering from the above-mentioned diseases within 1 month of rTV vaccination;
    • Past or current high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, thyroid disease, asthma, angioedema, asplenia syndrome, mental illness, epilepsy, severe anemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, etc.;
    • History of syncope after vaccination or allergies;
    • Currently suffering from acute infectious diseases and febrile diseases;
  • The following circumstances are:

    • Live attenuated vaccine received within 2 months or other vaccine within 2 weeks prior to enrollment;
    • Immunoglobin or blood products received within 4 months prior to enrollment;
    • Participation in another trial of a medicinal product, completed less than 30 days prior to enrollment;
    • Drug abuse, alcoholism, heavy smokers;
  • The following laboratory test abnormalities, except for the results that are assessed by researchers as being no clinical significance:

    • HIV diagnostic assay positive or suspicious, HIV RNA diagnostic assay positive;
    • Anti-DNA antibody or anti-nuclear antibody positive;
    • Other laboratory test abnormalities;
  • Not complying with study protocol or not obtaining informed consent because of medical, spiritual, social, occupational, and/or other reasons.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    group A

    DNA vaccine prime at week 0,4,8 and rTV boost at week 16

    Biological: DNA vaccine · Biological: rTV boost

  • Experimental
    group B

    DNA vaccine prime at week 0,4,8 and rTV boost at week 24

    Biological: DNA vaccine · Biological: rTV boost

  • Experimental
    group C

    DNA vaccine prime at week 0,4,8 and rTV boost at week 32

    Biological: DNA vaccine · Biological: rTV boost

  • Experimental
    group D

    DNA vaccine prime with the addition of electroporation at week 0, 4, 8 and rTV boost at week 24

    Biological: DNA vaccine prime with the addition of electroporation · Biological: rTV boost

Interventions

  • BiologicalDNA vaccine

    4mg/dose, three doses at week 0,4,8

  • BiologicalDNA vaccine prime with the addition of electroporation

    4mg/dose, three doses at week 0,4,8

  • BiologicalrTV boost

    at week 16

  • BiologicalrTV boost

    at week 24

  • BiologicalrTV boost

    at week 32

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of local and general adverse events

    Time frame: 14-day follow-up after DNA vaccine vaccination

  2. Occurrence and relationship to vaccination of any serious AEs (SAEs)

    Time frame: During the study period (Month 0-20)

  3. Occurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of clinically significant abnormal haematology and biochemistry values (grade 4)

    Time frame: During the study period (Month 0-20)

  4. test HIV specific T cell response by ELISPOT

    Time frame: 2wk, 4wk, 14wk, 24wk after rTV vaccination

  5. test HIV specific antibody by ELISA

    Time frame: 2wk, 4wk, 14wk, 24wk, 48wk after rTV vaccination

  6. Occurrence, intensity and relationship to vaccination of local and general adverse events

    Time frame: 28-day follow-up after rTV vaccination

Secondary outcomes

  1. test HIV specific T cell response by ICS

    Time frame: 4wk, 8wk, 14wk, 48wk after rTV vaccination

  2. HIV neutralizing antibody test

    Time frame: 4wk, 14wk, 48wk after rTV vaccination

  3. vaccinia virus antibody test

    Time frame: 2wk, 4wk, 24wk after rTV vaccination

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Study locations

1 site
  • Beijing Youan Hospital,Capital Medical University
    Beijing, Beijing, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 6, 2015, 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
NCT01705223
Lead sponsor
National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 12, 2012
Start date
Aug 2012
Primary completion
Oct 2014
Completion
Jan 2015
Last update
May 6, 2015

Study contacts

Hao Wu, M.D.
principal investigator · Beijing YouAn Hospital
Tong Zhang, M.D.
principal investigator · Beijing YouAn Hospital
Yiming Shao, Ph.D.
principal investigator · NCAIDS, China CDC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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