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Safety and Efficacy Challenge Study of Live Oral Cholera Vaccine Candidate,PXVX0200, to Prevent Cholera

A Phase 3 interventional study of PXVX0200 and placebo in Cholera, sponsored by Bavarian Nordic. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-28.

Sponsored by Bavarian Nordic · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
197
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if PXVX0200 is safe and effective in preventing cholera infection

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A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy Trial of a Single Dose of Live Oral Cholera Vaccine Candidate, PXVX0200 CVD 103-HgR Strain, in Preventing Cholera following Challenge with Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba 10 Days or 3 Months after Vaccination in volunteers aged 18-45 years

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Conditions studied

  • Cholera

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In context

Cholera

83 studies on the registry are indexed under Cholera; 16 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 197 is below the median of 262 across 72 interventional studies indexed under Cholera.

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Lead sponsor

Bavarian Nordic is the lead sponsor of 58 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • healthy men or women,
  • age 18 to 45 years inclusive;
  • normal medical history and physical examination; and
  • no abnormalities from:
  • urine dipstick for glucose, protein, and blood
  • complete blood count,
  • serum hepatic transaminases,
  • total (direct if abnormal),
  • creatinine,
  • electrolytes,
  • albumin, or
  • .
  • Women must have a negative pregnancy test.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • travel to a cholera endemic area in the previous 5 years;
  • abnormal stool pattern or regular use of laxatives;
  • history of eating disorders (such as bulimia), anal or rectal disorders, allergy to tetracycline and/or ciprofloxacin;
  • history of cholera or enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge or infection;
  • current or recent antibiotic use;
  • pregnancy or nursing;
  • positive serology for , antigen, or ;
  • any medical condition;
  • history of hospitalization for psychiatric illness or use of specific psychiatric drugs.
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HIV

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Hepatitis B tests

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
197 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PXVX0200

    Biological: PXVX0200 Single dose; liquid suspension after reconstitution with buffer; 5x10\^8 CFU

    Biological: PXVX0200

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Biological: Placebo physiological saline

    Biological: placebo

Interventions

  • BiologicalPXVX0200

    Single dose; liquid suspension after reconstitution with buffer; 5x10\^8

  • Biologicalplacebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. % of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea

    Determine whether a single dose of PXVX0200 provides significantly greater protection than placebo against a challenge with virulent V. cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba at 10 days after vaccination. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of moderate or severe (\>/= 3 liters) diarrhea.

    Time frame: Ten days after vaccination

  2. % of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea

    Determine whether a single dose of PXVX0200 provides significant greater protection than placebo against a challenge with virulent V. cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba at 3 months after vaccination. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of moderate or severe (\>/= 3 liters) of diarrhea.

    Time frame: Ninety days after vaccination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge

    Total weight (converted to volume) per subject of diarrheal stools measured from subjects with diarrhea following the 10 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  2. Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge

    Total weight (converted to volume) per subject of diarrheal stools measured from subjects with diarrhea following the 90 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  3. % of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 10 Day Cholera Challenge

    Incidence of mild or worse (any severity) diarrhea following the 10 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  4. % of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 90 Day Challenge

    Incidence of mild or worse (any severity) diarrhea following the 90 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  5. % of Participants With Fever Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge

    Incidence of mild or worse fever following the 10 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  6. % of Participants With Fever Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge

    Incidence of mild or worse fever following the 90 day cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  7. Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 10 Day Challenge

    Number of days of fecal shedding of wild type V. cholerae following 10 Day Challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days post challenge

  8. Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 90 Day Challenge

    Number of days of fecal shedding of wild type V. cholerae following 90 Day Challenge

    Time frame: Through 10 days following challenge

  9. # of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 10 Day Cholera Challenge

    Total number of days with a positive stool culture following the 10 Day Cholera challenge.

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  10. # of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 90 Day Cholera Challenge

    Total number of days with a positive stool culture following 90 Day Cholera Challenge

    Time frame: Through 10 Days following challenge

  11. % of Participants With Reactogenicity, Diarrhea, Fever or Unsolicited Adverse Events Following Vaccination

    Incidence and severity of signs and symptoms of reactogenicity such as diarrhea, and fever following vaccination (through Day 8). Incidence and severity of unsolicited adverse events following vaccination (through Day 29).

    Time frame: Following vaccination (Days 1 - 8) and to Day 29

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Results

Posted Apr 1, 2021

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePXVX0200Placebo
Started95102
Completed95102
Not completed00

Outcome measures

Primary% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea

Determine whether a single dose of PXVX0200 provides significantly greater protection than placebo against a challenge with virulent V. cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba at 10 days after vaccination. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of moderate or severe (\>/= 3 liters) diarrhea.

Time frame:
Ten days after vaccination
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea
percentage of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea5.759.1
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Vaccine efficacy: 90.3Confidence intervals for the protective vaccine efficacy (PE) estimates were calculated using the method of Farrington and Manning (Farrington 1990).
Primary% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea

Determine whether a single dose of PXVX0200 provides significant greater protection than placebo against a challenge with virulent V. cholerae O1 El Tor Inaba at 3 months after vaccination. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of moderate or severe (\>/= 3 liters) of diarrhea.

Time frame:
Ninety days after vaccination
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea
percentage of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Moderate to Severe Diarrhea12.159.1
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Vaccine efficacy: 79.5Confidence intervals for the protective vaccine efficacy (PE) estimates were calculated using the method of Farrington and Manning (Farrington 1990).
SecondaryTotal Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge

Total weight (converted to volume) per subject of diarrheal stools measured from subjects with diarrhea following the 10 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Median · mL
Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge
mLPXVX0200Placebo
Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge309 (154 to 18164)4524 (140 to 24374)
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = 0.0073
SecondaryTotal Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge

Total weight (converted to volume) per subject of diarrheal stools measured from subjects with diarrhea following the 90 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Median · mL
Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge
mLPXVX0200Placebo
Total Weight of Diarrheal Stools Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge603 (22 to 9950)4524 (140 to 24374)
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = <0.0001
Secondary% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 10 Day Cholera Challenge

Incidence of mild or worse (any severity) diarrhea following the 10 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Number · % of participants
% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 10 Day Cholera Challenge
% of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 10 Day Cholera Challenge14.392.4
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Vaccine efficacy: 84.5 · 95% CI 67.0 to 100.0Confidence interval for the protective vaccine efficacy (PE) estimates were calculated using the method of Farrington and Manning (Farrington 1990).
Secondary% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 90 Day Challenge

Incidence of mild or worse (any severity) diarrhea following the 90 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Number · % of participants
% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 90 Day Challenge
% of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Diarrhea of Any Severity Following a 90 Day Challenge45.592.4
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Vaccine efficacy: 50.8 · 95% CI 33.6 to 66.8Confidence interval for protective vaccine efficacy (PE) estimates were calculated using the method of Farrington and Manning (Farrington 1990).
Secondary% of Participants With Fever Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge

Incidence of mild or worse fever following the 10 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Number · % of participants
% of Participants With Fever Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge
% of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Fever Following the 10 Day Cholera Challenge2.927.3
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Fisher Exact · p = 0.0025
Secondary% of Participants With Fever Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge

Incidence of mild or worse fever following the 90 day cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Number · % of participants
% of Participants With Fever Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge
% of participantsPXVX0200Placebo
% of Participants With Fever Following the 90 Day Cholera Challenge6.127.3
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Fisher Exact · p = 0.0159
SecondaryNumber of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 10 Day Challenge

Number of days of fecal shedding of wild type V. cholerae following 10 Day Challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days post challenge
Reported as:
Median · Days
Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 10 Day Challenge
DaysPXVX0200Placebo
Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 10 Day Challenge0.0 (0.0 to 2.0)3.0 (3.0 to 4.0)
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = <0.0001
SecondaryNumber of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 90 Day Challenge

Number of days of fecal shedding of wild type V. cholerae following 90 Day Challenge

Time frame:
Through 10 days following challenge
Reported as:
Median · Days
Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 90 Day Challenge
DaysPXVX0200Placebo
Number of Days With Fecal Shedding Following 90 Day Challenge2.0 (1.0 to 3.0)3.0 (3.0 to 4.0)
Statistical analysis
  • PXVX0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = <0.0001
Secondary# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 10 Day Cholera Challenge

Total number of days with a positive stool culture following the 10 Day Cholera challenge.

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Mean · Days
# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 10 Day Cholera Challenge
DaysPVXV0200Placebo
# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 10 Day Cholera Challenge0.9 ± 1.203.3 ± 1.01
Statistical analysis
  • PVXV0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = <0.0001
Secondary# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 90 Day Cholera Challenge

Total number of days with a positive stool culture following 90 Day Cholera Challenge

Time frame:
Through 10 Days following challenge
Reported as:
Mean · Days
# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 90 Day Cholera Challenge
DaysPVXV0200Placebo
# of Days With Positive Stool Culture Following 90 Day Cholera Challenge2.1 ± 1.413.3 ± 1.01
Statistical analysis
  • PVXV0200 vs Placebo · Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney) · p = <0.0001
Secondary% of Participants With Reactogenicity, Diarrhea, Fever or Unsolicited Adverse Events Following Vaccination

Incidence and severity of signs and symptoms of reactogenicity such as diarrhea, and fever following vaccination (through Day 8). Incidence and severity of unsolicited adverse events following vaccination (through Day 29).

Time frame:
Following vaccination (Days 1 - 8) and to Day 29
Reported as:
Number · % of participants
% of Participants With Reactogenicity, Diarrhea, Fever or Unsolicited Adverse Events Following Vaccination
% of participantsPVXV0200Placebo
% of Subjects with Reactogenicity49.550.0
% of Subjects with Diarrhea Symptoms1.13.0
% of Subjects with Fever Symptoms2.21.0
% of Subjects with Unsolicited AEs17.916.7

Adverse events

Collected over Unsolicited adverse events were recorded for each vaccine or placebo recipient from the day of vaccination through 28 days after vaccination or 28 days after challenge, whichever was later. SAEs and medically attended AEs were recorded through the end of the follow-up period (Day 181).. Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
PVXV02000/95 (0%)0/95 (0%)17/95 (17.9%)
Placebo0/102 (0%)2/102 (2%)17/102 (16.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventPVXV0200Placebo
HospitalizationSurgical and medical procedures0/951/102
HyperkalemiaRenal and urinary disorders0/951/102
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPVXV0200Placebo
FatigueGeneral disorders1/954/102
Upper Respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations3/952/102
RhinorrhoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/953/102
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders2/950/102
FlatulenceGastrointestinal disorders2/951/102
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/952/102
SneezingRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/952/102
Musculoskeletal painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/952/102
Eye painEye disorders1/950/102
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders1/950/102

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
<=18 years000
Between 18 and 65 years95102197
>=65 years000
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
Mean31.5 (18 to 45)30.6 (18 to 45)31.0 (18 to 45)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
Female274673
Male6856124
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
Hispanic or Latino549
Not Hispanic or Latino8997186
Unknown or Not Reported112
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American6469133
White263258
More than one race314
Unknown or Not Reported000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)PXVX0200PlaceboTotal
United States95102197
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Study locations

3 sites
  • University of Maryland Baltimore
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • University of Vermont
    Burlington, Vermont 05405, United States
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References and documents

Publications

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  • Haney DJ, Lock MD, Gurwith M, Simon JK, Ishioka G, Cohen MB, Kirkpatrick BD, Lyon CE, Chen WH, Sztein MB, Levine MM, Harris JB. Lipopolysaccharide-specific memory B cell responses to an attenuated live cholera vaccine are associated with protection against Vibrio cholerae infection. Vaccine. 2018 May 11;36(20):2768-2773. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.011. Epub 2018 Apr 11. PubMed 29655627 ↗
  • Haney DJ, Lock MD, Simon JK, Harris J, Gurwith M. Antibody-Based Correlates of Protection Against Cholera Analysis of a Challenge Study in a Cholera-Naive Population. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2017 May 31;24(8):e00098-17. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00098-17. Online ahead of print. PubMed 28566334 ↗
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01895855
Lead sponsor
Bavarian Nordic
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 11, 2013
Start date
Sep 2013
Primary completion
Nov 2014
Completion
Nov 2014
Results posted
Apr 1, 2021
Last update
Jun 28, 2023

Study contacts

James McCarty, MD
study director · Emergent BioSolutions

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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