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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of a Vaccine Designed to Protect Against Infection With Shigella Sonnei in Healthy Adults

A Phase 2 interventional study of S.sonnei vaccine and Placebo in Dysentery, Bacillary, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-28.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
71
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 23 studies in Dysentery, Bacillary with a site in United States — 2 open to participants now, 3 under way, none of them phase 3. Dysentery, Bacillary · United States.

Enrollment
7th of 23
71 · median 58
Started
2018
the only one that year
Phase 2
9 of 23
1 open now
Registered
14th of 23
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 23
GlaxoSmithKline

Among the 23 studies in Dysentery, Bacillary with a site in United States, this one is the 7th largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2018, is one of 9 in phase 2, and was the 14th registered.

Dysentery, Bacillary

61 studies on the registry are indexed under Dysentery, Bacillary; 6 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 5 Dysentery, Bacillary studies recruiting now, 0 (0%) set no upper age limit and 5 (100%) stop at 75 or younger; 1 take children under 18; 4 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 50 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the GSK3536852A vaccine, which was designed to protect against shigellosis caused by Shigella sonnei (S. sonnei) and is using the new Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA) platform technology developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH).

The study vaccine could be the stepping stone for the development of a multivalent broadly protective Shigella vaccine for vaccination of impoverished communities where shigellosis is endemic. However, a standalone monovalent vaccine against S. sonnei could be used to protect travelers against diarrheal shigellosis, as the vast majority of travelers' shigellosis is caused by S. sonnei, and even to protect infants in endemic regions where shigellosis is primarily caused by S. sonnei.

The GSK3536852A vaccine has been tested in two Phase I dose escalation studies in Europe to assess its safety and immunogenicity via three routes of administration: intramuscular (IM), intranasal (IN) and intradermal (ID). The results from the first study (dose escalation with IM vaccination) have shown that the vaccine has an acceptable safety profile and is well-tolerated up to a dose of 100 micrograms (µg). The results from the second study (dose escalation with ID, IN and IM vaccination) showed that GSK3536852A vaccine is well-tolerated also when administered by the ID and IN routes of vaccination. However, immunogenicity data have shown that GSK3536852A vaccine administered by the ID and IN routes is not as immunogenic as GSK3536852A vaccine administered by the IM route. Therefore, it has been decided to proceed with the clinical development program of this vaccine only using the IM vaccination route. In terms of dosage, the regimen tested in Phase I studies (three doses given one month apart) did not show any significant benefit from the third dose in terms of immunogenicity, therefore a two dose schedule was selected for next studies.

A Phase IIa study, conducted in endemic regions of Africa (i.e., Kenya), has been completed and confirmed the acceptable safety profile and immunogenicity of GSK3536852A vaccine.

Performing this vaccine-human challenge study may give the opportunity to establish evidence of clinical protection induced by the candidate S. sonnei vaccine (GSK3536852A vaccine) at an early development stage.

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The original study protocol has been amended due to requests from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), requests from the funder of the study, Bill \& Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), to add an additional interim analysis for immunogenicity data that will accelerate the release of key results to help the planning of other studies, and to further align the protocol to other GSK studies and to the challenge model established at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre.

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Conditions studied

  • Dysentery, Bacillary

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Keywords

  • Challenge
  • Efficacy
  • Shigellosis
  • Vaccination
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  • Written obtained from the subject prior to performing any study specific procedure.
  • Individuals who, after the nature of the study has been explained to them, have shown adequate comprehension of the study procedures and knowledge of study.
  • A male or female between, and including, 18 and 50 years of age at the time of the first vaccination.
  • Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study.
  • Seronegative for (HIV), and C.
  • Female subjects of non- may be enrolled in the study.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if the subject:

    • Has practiced adequate for 30 days prior to vaccination, and
    • Has a negative pregnancy test on the day of vaccination, and
    • Has agreed to continue adequate contraception during the entire study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Received an or non-registered medicinal product within 30 days prior to , or planned use during the study period.
  • Any behavioral or cognitive impairment or psychiatric disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the subject's ability to participate in the study.
  • History of any neurological disorders or seizures.
  • Any other clinical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, might pose additional risk to the subject due to participation in the study.
  • Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-B27 positive test at screening and/or with history of reactive arthritis.
  • Clinical conditions representing a to intramuscular vaccination and blood draws.
  • Chronic administration of or other immune-modifying drugs during the period starting six months prior to the first vaccine/placebo dose. For , this will mean prednisone ≥ 20 milligrams (mg)/day, or equivalent. Inhaled except for doses > 800 µg/day and topical steroids are allowed.
  • Administration of long-acting immune-modifying drugs at any time during the study period. Subjects may be on chronic or as needed medications if, in the opinion of the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, they pose no additional risk to subject safety or assessment of reactogenicity and immunogenicity and do not indicate a worsening of medical diagnosis or condition.
  • Known bleeding diathesis or any condition that may be associated with a prolonged bleeding time.
  • Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational vaccine/product.
  • History of having participated in a previous Shigella challenge study.
  • Individuals who have a previously laboratory confirmed case of disease caused by S. sonnei or serology positive for local anti S. sonnei LPS IgG Screening-ELISA at screening.
  • History of any serious chronic or progressive disease according to judgment of the investigator.
  • History of any or lymphoproliferative disorder.
  • Known to be part of study personnel or being a close family member to the personnel conducting this study.
  • History of anaphylactic reaction or allergy to vaccine/placebo or challenge agent components or any other allergies deemed by the investigator to increase the risk of an AE if they were to participate in the study.
  • Known allergy to ciprofloxacin or the other antibiotics used for treatment as deemed by the investigator.
  • Individuals receiving a course of antibiotics within a week of the challenge will be ineligible to receive the challenge strain.
  • History of gastric acid hyper-secretory disorders as assessed and judged by the investigator or any other significant intestinal disorder.
  • Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history and physical examination.
  • Family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency.
  • History of any reaction or likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine/placebo or challenge agent.
  • Acute disease and/or fever at the time of enrolment.
  • Acute or chronic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or laboratory screening tests. Chronic medical diagnoses or conditions should be stable for the last 60 days. This includes no change in chronic prescription medication, dose, or frequency as a result of deterioration of the chronic medical diagnosis or condition in the 60 days prior to enrolment.
  • A clinically significant sign or symptoms of acute illness, significant anomalies in vital signs.
  • Known to handle food as part of work related activities.
  • Hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant abdominal pain or tenderness.
  • Received immunoglobulins or any blood products within 180 days prior to informed consent or planned administration during the study period.
  • Pregnant or lactating female.
  • Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue precautions.
  • Females with history of stillbirth, neonatal loss, or previous infant with anomaly, except those who have had a planned termination of pregnancy, hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation.
  • History of chronic alcohol consumption and/or drug abuse. Chronic alcohol consumption is defined as: a prolonged period of frequent, heavy alcohol use; the inability to control drinking once it has begun; physical dependence manifested by withdrawal symptoms when the individual stops using alcohol; tolerance, or the need to use more and more alcohol to achieve the same effects; a variety of social and/or legal problems arising from alcohol use.
  • Known to have close household or professional contacts with people with immunosuppressive condition.
  • Documented , and C positive subject.
  • Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose an increased and unreasonable safety risk to the subject if they participated in the study.
  • Subjects with a baseline below 1800 cells per microliter (cells/µL) lower limit of normal range (LLN) OR with clinically significant abnormalities in other laboratory values, according to local reference ranges and investigator judgment.
  • Previous history of Benign Ethnic Neutropenia, or drug related Neutropenia.
  • Concomitant treatment with neutropenic agents.
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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

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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
71 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    S. sonnei Group

    Male or female subjects between, and including, 18 and 50 years of age at the time of the first vaccination, received 2 doses of the S. sonnei study vaccine at Day 1 and Day 29 respectively, by intramuscular injection into the upper deltoid region of the non-dominant arm. At 28 days after the second dose (Day 57), subjects received the challenge dose of S. sonnei 53G strain, orally.

    Biological: S.sonnei vaccine · Biological: S. sonnei 53G challenge strain

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Group

    Male or female subjects between, and including, 18 and 50 years of age at the time of the first vaccination, received 2 doses of the placebo at Day 1 and Day 29 respectively, by intramuscular injection into the upper deltoid region of the non-dominant arm. At 28 days after the second dose (Day 57), subjects received the challenge dose of S. sonnei 53G strain, orally.

    Drug: Placebo · Biological: S. sonnei 53G challenge strain

Interventions

  • BiologicalS.sonnei vaccine

    Subjects receiving 2 doses of the study vaccine by intramuscular route, 28 days apart (at Day 1 and Day 29).

    Also known as: GSK3536852A vaccine

  • DrugPlacebo

    Subjects receiving 2 doses of placebo by intramuscular route, 28 days apart (at Day 1 and Day 29).

    Also known as: GAHB-Placebo

  • BiologicalS. sonnei 53G challenge strain

    Subjects receiving the challenge dose of S. sonnei 53G strain, orally, at Day 57.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to the Protocol Primary Case Definition

    Attack rate of shigellosis expressed as percentage of subjects with at least one episode of shigellosis after challenge, and 90% confidence interval (CI) (Clopper-Pearson method). Episodes of shigellosis fulfilling primary case definition: Shedding of S. sonnei 53G accompanied by moderate or severe diarrhea OR shedding with oral temperature greater than or equal to (≥) 38.5°C. Moderate diarrhea consists of 4 to 5 loose or watery (Grade \[G\]3 to 5) stools or 400 to 800 grams of G3 to 5 stools within 24 hours. Severe diarrhea consists of 6 or more loose or watery (G3 to 5) stools or \> 800 grams of G3 to 5 stools within 24 hours or required medical intervention. In case of severe diarrhea, medical intervention is defined as intravenous fluids administration or anticipation of antibiotic treatment before the 5th day after challenge. G3 = viscous opaque liquid or semi-liquid which assumes the shape of the bowl; G4 = watery opaque liquid; G5 = clear watery or mucoid liquid.

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Working Group Case Definition for Shigellosis

    Percentage of subjects with shigellosis fulfilling the CHIM expert working group case definition for shigellosis, and 90% confidence interval (CI) (Clopper-Pearson method). According to the working group, the participant must fulfil any of the three following possible endpoints to qualify as having reached the CHIM case definition for this objective: 1. Severe diarrhea defined as \[\[≥ 6 loose stools in 24 hours\] OR \[˃800 grams loose stools in 24 hours\]; 2. Moderate diarrhea defined as \[4-5 loose stools in 24 hours OR 400-800 grams loose stools in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature \[≥ 38.0°C OR \[≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR \[≥ 2 episodes of vomiting in 24 hours\]; 3. Dysentery defined as \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature \[≥ 38.0°C OR \[≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR \[≥ 2 episodes of vomiting in 24 hours\].

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  2. Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis

    Percentage of subjects with shigellosis fulfilling the following definition of shigellosis (with 90% confidence interval (CI) - Clopper-Pearson method): 1) severe diarrhea OR 2) moderate diarrhea AND oral temperature ≥ 38.0 °C OR ≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR 3) dysentery \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[≥ 1 reportable constitutional/enteric symptom\]\].

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  3. Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of More Severe Shigellosis

    Percentage of subjects with more severe shigellosis fulfilling the following definition of more severe shigellosis (with 90% confidence interval (CI) - Clopper-Pearson method): 1) moderate OR severe diarrhea AND oral temperature ≥ 38.0 °C OR ≥ 1 severe constitutional/enteric symptom OR 2) dysentery \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature ≥ 38.0°C OR ≥ 1 severe constitutional/enteric symptom\]\].

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  4. Percentage of Subjects With Specific Disease Symptoms

    Percentage of subjects with 90% CI-Clopper-Pearson method was also measured for: shedding of S.sonnei strain 53G (defined as positivity of ≥1 stool sample by culture/quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction/both); severe diarrhea; more severe diarrhea; dysentery; confirmed S.sonnei 53G shedding AND moderate or severe diarrhea OR dysentery OR presence of oral temperature ≥ 38.5°C OR presence of 1 or more severe intestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, gas, and anorexia) abbreviated as "shedding of S.sonnei 53G and \[..."; disease not fulfilling the protocol primary case definition for shigellosis associated or not with mild to moderate symptoms including: ≥1 stool and no moderate or severe diarrhea evidence, abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, gas, anorexia, nausea, headache, myalgia, malaise, arthralgia, fever, vomiting and intravenous fluid administration. Any=any symptom regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination and/or challenge administration.

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  5. Mean Number of Grade 3-5 Stools Per Subject

    The mean number of grade 3-5 stools (and standard deviation) were calculated per subject from challenge to discharge.

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  6. Weight of Grade 3-5 Stools

    Mean and standard deviation (SD) of weights were expressed in grams. The following measures were calculated: mean and SD of the weight of grade 3-5 stools calculated on all subjects (Weight/all subjects), mean and SD of the weight of grade 3-5 stools calculated on subjects with at least one grade 3-5 stool (Weight/subj.with at least 1 grade 3-5 stool), Cumulative mean and SD weight of grade 3-5 stools per subjects, accumulated from challenge to discharge (Cumulative weight/all subjects).

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  7. Time (Days) From Challenge Administration to Onset of Shigellosis, According to the Primary Case Definition

    Median time to onset of shigellosis was to be estimated with Kaplan-Meier method among subjects who received the challenge agent. The day associated to the first shigellosis was the time of onset of shigellosis. Subjects who did not have shigellosis were censored at the time on the day of discharge. Median time (in days) to onset of shigellosis and 90% confidence interval (CI) could not be calculated in any of the groups because less than 50% of subjects experienced the event (shigellosis) during the observation period.

    Time frame: Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

  8. Number of Subjects With Any Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs)

    Solicited local AEs include: pain, erythema and induration at injection site. Any = occurrence of local adverse event regardless of intensity grade. Any erythema or induration at injection site is any symptom with a surface diameter greater than 25 millimeters.

    Time frame: During the 7-day period after each vaccination (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)

  9. Number of Subjects With Any Solicited Systemic AEs

    Solicited systemic AEs include: arthralgia, chills, fatigue, headache, malaise, myalgia, fever (oral temperature ≥ 38.0°C). Any = occurrence of systemic adverse event regardless of intensity and relation to study vaccination.

    Time frame: During the 7-day period after each vaccination (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)

  10. Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Post-vaccination Period

    An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination.

    Time frame: During the 28-day period across doses (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)

  11. Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Follow-up Period After Challenge

    An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination and/or challenge agent administration.

    Time frame: During the 28-day follow-up period after challenge (challenge administered at Day 57)

  12. Number of Subjects With Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Related SAEs

    Serious adverse events (SAEs) assessed include medical occurrences that resulted in death, were life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or resulted in disability/incapacity. Related SAEs = SAEs assessed by the investigator as related to the study vaccination and/or challenge agent administration.

    Time frame: From Day 1 up to study end at Day 237

  13. Number of Subjects With Any Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) (i.e., Symptomatic Neutropenia)

    AESI are predefined (serious or non-serious) AEs of scientific and medical concern specific to the product or program, for which ongoing monitoring and rapid communication by the investigator to the sponsor can be appropriate, because such an event might warrant further investigation in order to characterize and understand it.

    Time frame: From Day 1 up to study end at Day 237

  14. Number of Subjects With Change From Baseline in Hematological Laboratory Parameters With Respect to Normal Laboratory Ranges

    Among hematological parameters assessed are: Basophils, Eosinophils, Erythrocytes, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Leukocytes, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Neutrophils and Platelets. Below = below the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter; Above = above the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter; Within = within the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter. Category naming has been defined as follows: Parameter, time point, range indicator at Baseline, range indicator at the specified time point: e.g.: "Basophils, Day 8, Within, Within ". Note: All subjects whose neutrophil value was below the threshold defined in the Protocol, at any time during the study, were re-tested until neutropenia resolution.

    Time frame: At Day 8, at Day 36 and at Day 237

  15. Anti-S. Sonnei Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibody Concentrations at Pre-vaccination and After the First and Second Vaccination

    Anti-S. sonnei LPS IgG antibody concentrations are presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs), determined by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and expressed in ELISA units per milliliter (EU/mL). Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

    Time frame: At Day 1 (pre-vaccination), at Day 8 (7 days after the first vaccination), at Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination), at Day 36 (7 days after the second vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)

  16. Anti-S. Sonnei LPS IgG Antibody Concentrations at Pre-challenge and After Challenge

    Anti-S. sonnei LPS IgG antibody concentrations are presented as GMCs, as determined by ELISA and expressed in EU/mL. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

    Time frame: At Day 56 (pre-challenge), at Day 64 (7 days after challenge) and at Day 85 (28 days after challenge)

  17. Number of Subjects Achieving a Post-vaccination Anti-S. Sonnei LPS Concentration ≥ 268 EU/mL

    This antibody response cut-off was based on the results of the previous Phase I studies and estimated results of the median antibody titer after natural infection by S. sonnei. The threshold 121 EU/mL planned per protocol has been recalibrated to 268 EU/mL following an investigation of reliability of the ELISA assay. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

    Time frame: At Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)

  18. Number of Seroresponders for Anti-S. Sonnei LPS

    Seroresponse definition as reported in the protocol was assay specific and specifically related to assay, as run in Marburg Lab for the previous GVGH Shigella studies. This assay was further characterized and optimized before being used in GVGH for the current Phase 2b study. Since the assay used in current study is not comparable with the assay used in previous GVGH studies, the seroresponse definition is no longer appropriate (as it is valid only for Marburg assay). With the acknowledgment that seroresponse results are no longer meaningful, the study team choose to report the results for transparency. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination" timing.

    Time frame: At Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)

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Results

Posted May 15, 2020

Participant flow

This study was conducted at one center in the United States of America (USA).

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Started3635
Completed2928
Not completed77
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up42
Withdrew: Eligibility criteria not fulfilled10
Withdrew: Consent withdrawal not due to adv. event15
Withdrew: Not willing to participate this visit10

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to the Protocol Primary Case Definition

Attack rate of shigellosis expressed as percentage of subjects with at least one episode of shigellosis after challenge, and 90% confidence interval (CI) (Clopper-Pearson method). Episodes of shigellosis fulfilling primary case definition: Shedding of S. sonnei 53G accompanied by moderate or severe diarrhea OR shedding with oral temperature greater than or equal to (≥) 38.5°C. Moderate diarrhea consists of 4 to 5 loose or watery (Grade \[G\]3 to 5) stools or 400 to 800 grams of G3 to 5 stools within 24 hours. Severe diarrhea consists of 6 or more loose or watery (G3 to 5) stools or \> 800 grams of G3 to 5 stools within 24 hours or required medical intervention. In case of severe diarrhea, medical intervention is defined as intravenous fluids administration or anticipation of antibiotic treatment before the 5th day after challenge. G3 = viscous opaque liquid or semi-liquid which assumes the shape of the bowl; G4 = watery opaque liquid; G5 = clear watery or mucoid liquid.

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of subjects
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to the Protocol Primary Case Definition
Percentage of subjectsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to the Protocol Primary Case Definition46.9 (31.5 to 62.7)42.9 (26.9 to 60.0)
Statistical analysis
  • S. Sonnei Group vs Placebo Group · 1-sided Barnard Unconditional Exact Test · p = 0.4266 · Vaccine efficacy rate: -9.4 · 90% CI -96.7 to 33.7
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Working Group Case Definition for Shigellosis

Percentage of subjects with shigellosis fulfilling the CHIM expert working group case definition for shigellosis, and 90% confidence interval (CI) (Clopper-Pearson method). According to the working group, the participant must fulfil any of the three following possible endpoints to qualify as having reached the CHIM case definition for this objective: 1. Severe diarrhea defined as \[\[≥ 6 loose stools in 24 hours\] OR \[˃800 grams loose stools in 24 hours\]; 2. Moderate diarrhea defined as \[4-5 loose stools in 24 hours OR 400-800 grams loose stools in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature \[≥ 38.0°C OR \[≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR \[≥ 2 episodes of vomiting in 24 hours\]; 3. Dysentery defined as \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature \[≥ 38.0°C OR \[≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR \[≥ 2 episodes of vomiting in 24 hours\].

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of subjects
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Working Group Case Definition for Shigellosis
Percentage of subjectsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis According to Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) Working Group Case Definition for Shigellosis46.9 (31.5 to 62.7)32.1 (17.9 to 49.4)
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis

Percentage of subjects with shigellosis fulfilling the following definition of shigellosis (with 90% confidence interval (CI) - Clopper-Pearson method): 1) severe diarrhea OR 2) moderate diarrhea AND oral temperature ≥ 38.0 °C OR ≥ 1 moderate constitutional/enteric symptom OR 3) dysentery \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[≥ 1 reportable constitutional/enteric symptom\]\].

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of subjects
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis
Percentage of subjectsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of Shigellosis46.9 (31.5 to 62.7)35.7 (20.8 to 53.0)
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of More Severe Shigellosis

Percentage of subjects with more severe shigellosis fulfilling the following definition of more severe shigellosis (with 90% confidence interval (CI) - Clopper-Pearson method): 1) moderate OR severe diarrhea AND oral temperature ≥ 38.0 °C OR ≥ 1 severe constitutional/enteric symptom OR 2) dysentery \[\[≥ 2 loose stools with gross blood (hemoccult positive) in 24 hours\] AND \[oral temperature ≥ 38.0°C OR ≥ 1 severe constitutional/enteric symptom\]\].

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of subjects
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of More Severe Shigellosis
Percentage of subjectsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Percentage of Subjects With at Least One Episode of More Severe Shigellosis15.6 (6.4 to 30.1)14.3 (5.0 to 29.8)
SecondaryPercentage of Subjects With Specific Disease Symptoms

Percentage of subjects with 90% CI-Clopper-Pearson method was also measured for: shedding of S.sonnei strain 53G (defined as positivity of ≥1 stool sample by culture/quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction/both); severe diarrhea; more severe diarrhea; dysentery; confirmed S.sonnei 53G shedding AND moderate or severe diarrhea OR dysentery OR presence of oral temperature ≥ 38.5°C OR presence of 1 or more severe intestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, vomiting, gas, and anorexia) abbreviated as "shedding of S.sonnei 53G and \[..."; disease not fulfilling the protocol primary case definition for shigellosis associated or not with mild to moderate symptoms including: ≥1 stool and no moderate or severe diarrhea evidence, abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, gas, anorexia, nausea, headache, myalgia, malaise, arthralgia, fever, vomiting and intravenous fluid administration. Any=any symptom regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination and/or challenge administration.

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of subjects
Percentage of Subjects With Specific Disease Symptoms
Percentage of subjectsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Shedding of S. sonnei strain 53G96.9 (86.0 to 99.8)100 (89.9 to 100.0)
Severe diarrhea40.6 (26.0 to 56.7)25 (12.4 to 41.9)
More severe diarrhea34.4 (20.6 to 50.4)17.9 (7.3 to 33.9)
Dysentery34.4 (20.6 to 50.4)28.6 (15.1 to 45.7)
Shedding of S. sonnei 53G and […46.9 (31.5 to 62.7)42.9 (26.9 to 60.0)
≥1 stool and no moderate/severe diarrhea evidence50.0 (34.4 to 65.6)60.7 (43.5 to 76.2)
Any Abdominal pain50.0 (34.4 to 65.6)46.4 (30.1 to 63.4)
Any Abdominal cramps53.1 (37.3 to 68.5)50.0 (33.3 to 66.7)
Any Gas40.6 (26.0 to 56.7)57.1 (40.0 to 73.1)
Any Anorexia43.8 (28.7 to 59.7)46.4 (30.1 to 63.4)
Any Nausea34.4 (20.6 to 50.4)32.1 (17.9 to 49.4)
Any Headache53.1 (37.3 to 68.5)60.7 (43.5 to 76.2)
Any Myalgia34.4 (20.6 to 50.4)46.4 (30.1 to 63.4)
Any Malaise46.9 (31.5 to 62.7)57.1 (40.0 to 73.1)
Any Arthralgia28.1 (15.5 to 43.9)32.1 (17.9 to 49.4)
Any Fever9.4 (2.6 to 22.5)17.9 (7.3 to 33.9)
Any Vomiting21.9 (10.7 to 37.2)7.1 (1.3 to 20.8)
Intravenous fluid administration0 (0.0 to 0.0)0 (0.0 to 0.0)
SecondaryMean Number of Grade 3-5 Stools Per Subject

The mean number of grade 3-5 stools (and standard deviation) were calculated per subject from challenge to discharge.

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Mean · grade 3-5 stools
Mean Number of Grade 3-5 Stools Per Subject
grade 3-5 stoolsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Mean Number of Grade 3-5 Stools Per Subject28 ± 13.013.9 ± 6.6
SecondaryWeight of Grade 3-5 Stools

Mean and standard deviation (SD) of weights were expressed in grams. The following measures were calculated: mean and SD of the weight of grade 3-5 stools calculated on all subjects (Weight/all subjects), mean and SD of the weight of grade 3-5 stools calculated on subjects with at least one grade 3-5 stool (Weight/subj.with at least 1 grade 3-5 stool), Cumulative mean and SD weight of grade 3-5 stools per subjects, accumulated from challenge to discharge (Cumulative weight/all subjects).

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)
Reported as:
Mean · Grams
Weight of Grade 3-5 Stools
GramsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Weight/all subjects87.4 ± 68.391.3 ± 54.7
Weight/subj. with at least 1 grade 3-5 stool127.2 ± 39.8116.3 ± 28.5
Cumulative weight/all subjects1161.1 ± 1416.9766.9 ± 884.9
SecondaryTime (Days) From Challenge Administration to Onset of Shigellosis, According to the Primary Case Definition

Median time to onset of shigellosis was to be estimated with Kaplan-Meier method among subjects who received the challenge agent. The day associated to the first shigellosis was the time of onset of shigellosis. Subjects who did not have shigellosis were censored at the time on the day of discharge. Median time (in days) to onset of shigellosis and 90% confidence interval (CI) could not be calculated in any of the groups because less than 50% of subjects experienced the event (shigellosis) during the observation period.

Time frame:
Starting with the challenge visit (Day 57) and lasting up to the end of the inpatient stay (Day 64)

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs)

Solicited local AEs include: pain, erythema and induration at injection site. Any = occurrence of local adverse event regardless of intensity grade. Any erythema or induration at injection site is any symptom with a surface diameter greater than 25 millimeters.

Time frame:
During the 7-day period after each vaccination (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs)
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Dose 1, Pain2912
Dose 2, Pain245
Dose 1, Erythema00
Dose 2, Erythema00
Dose 1, Induration01
Dose 2, Induration00
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Solicited Systemic AEs

Solicited systemic AEs include: arthralgia, chills, fatigue, headache, malaise, myalgia, fever (oral temperature ≥ 38.0°C). Any = occurrence of systemic adverse event regardless of intensity and relation to study vaccination.

Time frame:
During the 7-day period after each vaccination (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Solicited Systemic AEs
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Dose 1, Arthralgia63
Dose 2, Arthralgia72
Dose 1, Chills52
Dose 2, Chills31
Dose 1, Fatigue68
Dose 2, Fatigue73
Dose 1, Headache108
Dose 2, Headache44
Dose 1, Malaise84
Dose 2, Malaise64
Dose 1, Myalgia158
Dose 2, Myalgia97
Dose 1, Fever10
Dose 2, Fever00
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Post-vaccination Period

An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination.

Time frame:
During the 28-day period across doses (vaccine/placebo administered at Day 1 and Day 29)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Post-vaccination Period
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Post-vaccination Period1813
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Follow-up Period After Challenge

An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to study vaccination and/or challenge agent administration.

Time frame:
During the 28-day follow-up period after challenge (challenge administered at Day 57)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Follow-up Period After Challenge
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs During the 28-day Follow-up Period After Challenge2017
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Related SAEs

Serious adverse events (SAEs) assessed include medical occurrences that resulted in death, were life-threatening, required hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or resulted in disability/incapacity. Related SAEs = SAEs assessed by the investigator as related to the study vaccination and/or challenge agent administration.

Time frame:
From Day 1 up to study end at Day 237
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Related SAEs
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Any SAE(s)01
Related SAE(s)00
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Any Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) (i.e., Symptomatic Neutropenia)

AESI are predefined (serious or non-serious) AEs of scientific and medical concern specific to the product or program, for which ongoing monitoring and rapid communication by the investigator to the sponsor can be appropriate, because such an event might warrant further investigation in order to characterize and understand it.

Time frame:
From Day 1 up to study end at Day 237
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Any Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) (i.e., Symptomatic Neutropenia)
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Number of Subjects With Any Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI) (i.e., Symptomatic Neutropenia)00
SecondaryNumber of Subjects With Change From Baseline in Hematological Laboratory Parameters With Respect to Normal Laboratory Ranges

Among hematological parameters assessed are: Basophils, Eosinophils, Erythrocytes, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin, Leukocytes, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Neutrophils and Platelets. Below = below the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter; Above = above the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter; Within = within the normal laboratory range defined for the specified laboratory parameter. Category naming has been defined as follows: Parameter, time point, range indicator at Baseline, range indicator at the specified time point: e.g.: "Basophils, Day 8, Within, Within ". Note: All subjects whose neutrophil value was below the threshold defined in the Protocol, at any time during the study, were re-tested until neutropenia resolution.

Time frame:
At Day 8, at Day 36 and at Day 237
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects With Change From Baseline in Hematological Laboratory Parameters With Respect to Normal Laboratory Ranges
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Basophils, Day 8, Within, Within3128
Basophils, Day 8, Within, Above22
Basophils, Day 8, Above, Within25
Basophils, Day 8, Above, Above10
Basophils, Day 36, Within, Within3226
Basophils, Day 36, Within, Above13
Basophils, Day 36, Above, Within24
Basophils, Day 36, Above, Above11
Basophils, Day 237, Within, Within2522
Basophils, Day 237, Within, Above12
Basophils, Day 237, Above, Within34
Eosinophils, Day 8, Within, Within3534
Eosinophils, Day 8, Within, Above10
Eosinophils, Day 8, Above, Within—1
Eosinophils, Day 36, Within, Within3632
Eosinophils, Day 36, Within, Above01
Eosinophils, Day 36, Above, Within—1
Eosinophils, Day 237, Within, Within2927
Eosinophils, Day 237, Above, Within—1
Erythrocytes, Day 8, Below, Below4—
Erythrocytes, Day 8, Below, Within1—
Erythrocytes, Day 8, Within, Below22
Erythrocytes, Day 8, Within, Within2931
Erythrocytes, Day 8, Above, Within—2
Erythrocytes, Day 36, Below, Below4—
Erythrocytes, Day 36, Below, Within1—
Erythrocytes, Day 36, Within, Below22
Erythrocytes, Day 36, Within, Within2930
Erythrocytes, Day 36, Above, Within—2
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Below, Below3—
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Below, Within2—
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Within, Below10
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Within, Within2225
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Within, Above11
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Above, Within—1
Erythrocytes, Day 237, Above, Above—1
Hematocrit, Day 8, Below, Below31
Hematocrit, Day 8, Below, Within10
Hematocrit, Day 8, Within, Below31
Hematocrit, Day 8, Within, Within2931
Hematocrit, Day 8, Above, Within—2
Hematocrit, Day 36, Below, Below21
Hematocrit, Day 36, Below, Within20
Hematocrit, Day 36, Within, Below32
Hematocrit, Day 36, Within, Within2929
Hematocrit, Day 36, Above, Within—2
Hematocrit, Day 237, Below, Below3—
Hematocrit, Day 237, Below, Within1—
Hematocrit, Day 237, Within, Below12
Hematocrit, Day 237, Within, Within2424
Hematocrit, Day 237, Above, Within—1
Hematocrit, Day 237, Above, Above—1
Hemoglobin, Day 8, Below, Below41
Hemoglobin, Day 8, Within, Below32
Hemoglobin, Day 8, Within, Within2932
Hemoglobin, Day 36, Below, Below31
Hemoglobin, Day 36, Below, Within10
Hemoglobin, Day 36, Within, Below31
Hemoglobin, Day 36, Within, Within2932
Hemoglobin, Day 237, Below, Below3—
Hemoglobin, Day 237, Within, Below37
Hemoglobin, Day 237, Within, Within2321
Leukocytes, Day 8, Below, Below22
Leukocytes, Day 8, Below, Within32
Leukocytes, Day 8, Within, Below21
Leukocytes, Day 8, Within, Within2828
Leukocytes, Day 8, Within, Above11
Leukocytes, Day 8, Above, Within—1
Leukocytes, Day 36, Below, Below23
Leukocytes, Day 36, Below, Within31
Leukocytes, Day 36, Within, Below12
Leukocytes, Day 36, Within, Within2827
Leukocytes, Day 36, Within, Above20
Leukocytes, Day 36, Above, Above—1
Leukocytes, Day 237, Below, Below21
Leukocytes, Day 237, Below, Within23
Leukocytes, Day 237, Within, Below01
Leukocytes, Day 237, Within, Within2421
Leukocytes, Day 237, Within, Above11
Leukocytes, Day 237, Above, Within—1
Lymphocytes, Day 8, Unknown, Within1—
Lymphocytes, Day 8, Below, Above—1
Lymphocytes, Day 8, Within, Below10
Lymphocytes, Day 8, Within, Within3334
Lymphocytes, Day 8, Within, Above10
Lymphocytes, Day 36, Unknown, Within1—
Lymphocytes, Day 36, Below, Below—1
Lymphocytes, Day 36, Within, Within3533
Lymphocytes, Day 237, Unknown, Within1—
Lymphocytes, Day 237, Below, Below—1
Lymphocytes, Day 237, Within, Within2827
Monocytes, Day 8, Within, Within2725
Monocytes, Day 8, Within, Above25
Monocytes, Day 8, Above, Within21
Monocytes, Day 8, Above, Above54
Monocytes, Day 36, Within, Within2525
Monocytes, Day 36, Within, Above44
Monocytes, Day 36, Above, Within31
Monocytes, Day 36, Above, Above44
Monocytes, Day 237, Within, Within1913
Monocytes, Day 237, Within, Above510
Monocytes, Day 237, Above, Within02
Monocytes, Day 237, Above, Above53
Neutrophils, Day 8, Below, Within1—
Neutrophils, Day 8, Within, Below14
Neutrophils, Day 8, Within, Within3429
Neutrophils, Day 8, Within, Above01
Neutrophils, Day 8, Above, Within—1
Neutrophils, Day 36, Below, Within1—
Neutrophils, Day 36, Within, Below12
Neutrophils, Day 36, Within, Within3331
Neutrophils, Day 36, Within, Above10
Neutrophils, Day 36, Above, Within—1
Neutrophils, Day 237, Within, Below01
Neutrophils, Day 237, Within, Within2825
Neutrophils, Day 237, Within, Above11
Neutrophils, Day 237, Above, Within—1
Platelets, Day 8, Below, Below—1
Platelets, Day 8, Within, Within3634
Platelets, Day 36, Below, Below—1
Platelets, Day 36, Within, Within3633
Platelets, Day 237, Below, Within—1
Platelets, Day 237, Within, Below01
Platelets, Day 237, Within, Within2925
Platelets, Day 237, Within, Above01
SecondaryAnti-S. Sonnei Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibody Concentrations at Pre-vaccination and After the First and Second Vaccination

Anti-S. sonnei LPS IgG antibody concentrations are presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs), determined by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and expressed in ELISA units per milliliter (EU/mL). Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

Time frame:
At Day 1 (pre-vaccination), at Day 8 (7 days after the first vaccination), at Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination), at Day 36 (7 days after the second vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)
Reported as:
Geometric mean · EU/mL
Anti-S. Sonnei Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibody Concentrations at Pre-vaccination and After the First and Second Vaccination
EU/mLS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Day 199.32 (62.39 to 158.11)124.07 (77.30 to 199.13)
Day 8229.18 (135.69 to 387.09)128.24 (81.43 to 201.96)
Day 29523.21 (304.08 to 900.24)124.48 (76.16 to 203.46)
Day 36577.86 (345.36 to 966.90)123.57 (77.31 to 197.50)
Day 56548.75 (325.13 to 926.18)134.24 (85.12 to 211.70)
SecondaryAnti-S. Sonnei LPS IgG Antibody Concentrations at Pre-challenge and After Challenge

Anti-S. sonnei LPS IgG antibody concentrations are presented as GMCs, as determined by ELISA and expressed in EU/mL. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

Time frame:
At Day 56 (pre-challenge), at Day 64 (7 days after challenge) and at Day 85 (28 days after challenge)
Reported as:
Geometric mean · EU/mL
Anti-S. Sonnei LPS IgG Antibody Concentrations at Pre-challenge and After Challenge
EU/mLS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Day 56529.4 (296.83 to 944.20)150.59 (90.55 to 250.42)
Day 64537.92 (295.66 to 978.71)216.11 (132.83 to 351.61)
Day 851039.07 (601.00 to 1796.46)810.97 (419.53 to 1567.65)
SecondaryNumber of Subjects Achieving a Post-vaccination Anti-S. Sonnei LPS Concentration ≥ 268 EU/mL

This antibody response cut-off was based on the results of the previous Phase I studies and estimated results of the median antibody titer after natural infection by S. sonnei. The threshold 121 EU/mL planned per protocol has been recalibrated to 268 EU/mL following an investigation of reliability of the ELISA assay. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)" timing.

Time frame:
At Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Subjects Achieving a Post-vaccination Anti-S. Sonnei LPS Concentration ≥ 268 EU/mL
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Day 29247
Day 56247
SecondaryNumber of Seroresponders for Anti-S. Sonnei LPS

Seroresponse definition as reported in the protocol was assay specific and specifically related to assay, as run in Marburg Lab for the previous GVGH Shigella studies. This assay was further characterized and optimized before being used in GVGH for the current Phase 2b study. Since the assay used in current study is not comparable with the assay used in previous GVGH studies, the seroresponse definition is no longer appropriate (as it is valid only for Marburg assay). With the acknowledgment that seroresponse results are no longer meaningful, the study team choose to report the results for transparency. Note: regarding the "28 days after second vaccination" protocol timing, sample collection could have been performed either at Day 56 or at Day 57. For all the subjects, samples were collected at Day 56, and therefore, results are presented for "Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination" timing.

Time frame:
At Day 29 (28 days after the first vaccination) and at Day 56 (27 days after the second vaccination)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Seroresponders for Anti-S. Sonnei LPS
ParticipantsS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Day 29320
Day 56310

Adverse events

Collected over Solicited AEs were collected within the 7-day post-vaccination period or 8-day post-challenge period. Unsolicited AEs were collected within the 28-day post-vaccination or post-challenge period. SAEs were collected from Day 1 up to study end at Day 237.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
S. Sonnei Group0/36 (0%)0/36 (0%)34/36 (94.4%)
Placebo Group0/35 (0%)1/35 (2.9%)33/35 (94.3%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Carotid artery aneurysmNervous system disorders0/361/35
Deep vein thrombosisVascular disorders0/361/35
HaematomaVascular disorders0/361/35
Pelvic venous thrombosisVascular disorders0/361/35
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventS. Sonnei GroupPlacebo Group
Injection site painGeneral disorders31/3613/35
MyalgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders25/3616/35
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders22/3622/35
HeadacheNervous system disorders22/3622/35
MalaiseGeneral disorders19/3616/35
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders18/3615/35
FlatulenceGastrointestinal disorders13/3616/35
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders16/3610/35
Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders14/3613/35
FatigueGeneral disorders13/3612/35

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)S. Sonnei GroupPlacebo GroupTotal
Mean36.2 ± 9.935.2 ± 8.535.7 ± 9.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)S. Sonnei GroupPlacebo GroupTotal
Female141731
Male221840
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)S. Sonnei GroupPlacebo GroupTotal
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN242852
OTHER - UNSPECIFIED213
WHITE10616
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Study locations

1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — IPD for this study will be made available via the Clinical Study Data Request site.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report

Time frame: IPD will be made available within 6 months of publishing the results of the primary endpoints of the study.

Access criteria: Access is provided after a research proposal is submitted and has received approval from the Independent Review Panel and after a Data Sharing Agreement is in place. Access is provided for an initial period of 12 months but an extension can be granted, when justified, for up to another 12 months.

Data sharing details ↗ · clinicalstudydatarequest.com

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Aug 2018 to primary completion in May 2019, 8 months.

Results were first posted in May 2020, 1 year after primary completion.

Of 11 phase 2 interventional studies under Dysentery, Bacillary, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 30. This study's 8 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 4, 2018
First posted
May 17, 2018
StartActual
Aug 29, 2018
Primary completionActual
May 8, 2019
CompletionActual
Nov 11, 2019
Results first posted
May 15, 2020
Last update
Jul 28, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 28, 2020, 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
NCT03527173
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 17, 2018
Start date
Aug 29, 2018
Primary completion
May 8, 2019
Completion
Nov 11, 2019
Results posted
May 15, 2020
Last update
Jul 28, 2020

Study contacts

GSK Clinical Trials
study director · GlaxoSmithKline

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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