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A Double-Blind Placebo-Control Dose Escalating Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of dmLT by Oral, Sublingual and Intradermal Vaccination in Adults Residing in an Endemic Area

A Phase 1 interventional study of Placebo and Placebo in Gastroenteritis Escherichia Coli and Immunisation, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Terminated at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-21.

Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was terminated
COVID 19 cases at the site

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 38 studies in Escherichia coli Infections with a site in United States — 7 open to participants now, 7 under way, none of them phase 3. Escherichia coli Infections · United States.

Enrollment
13th of 29
75 · median 65
Started
2019
with 2 others
Phase 1
14 of 38
1 open now
Registered
26th of 38
by date
Lead sponsor
6 of 38
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Among the 38 studies in Escherichia coli Infections with a site in United States, this one is the 13th largest by enrollment of the 29 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2019, is one of 14 in phase 1, and was the 26th registered.

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Study summary

This is a trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of double mutant heat-labile toxin LTR192G/L211A (dmLT) from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) by oral, sublingual, or intradermal vaccination in approximately 135 healthy adult volunteers, age 18-45 years. Study duration is approximately 2.5 years, with each participant duration for up to 9 months depending on the route of dmLT administered. There is no specific hypothesis being tested in this study. The primary objective of this study is to assess the reactogenicity, safety, and tolerability of dmLT when administered in three sequential doses, over a range of dosages by oral, sublingual, or intradermal routes.

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This is a Phase 1 double-blinded, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of double mutant heat-labile toxin LTR192G/L211A (dmLT) from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) by oral, sublingual, or intradermal vaccination in approximately 135 healthy adult volunteers, age 18-45 years, who meet all the eligibility criteria and reside in Bangladesh. Study duration is approximately 2.5 years, with each participant duration for up to 9 months depending on the route of dmLT administered. The study population will be recruited from Mirpur, a community of Dhaka, Bangladesh, known as having a high rate of diarrheal, respiratory, and enteric disease. This clinical trial is designed to assess the safety, reactogenicity, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a range of dosages of dmLT administered by three different routes: oral, sublingual, or intradermal. The oral and sublingual routes of administration will evaluate dosages of 5, 25, and 50 micrograms of dmLT; the intradermal route of administration will evaluate dosages of 0.3, 1.0, and 2.0 micrograms of dmLT. Participants will receive a total of three sequential doses of dmLT; the oral and sublingual routes will be at days 1, 15, and 29 and the intradermal route will be at days 1, 22, and 43. There is no specific hypothesis being tested in this study. The primary objective of this study is to assess the reactogenicity, safety, and tolerability of dmLT when administered in three sequential doses, over a range of dosages by oral, sublingual, or intradermal routes. The secondary objectives of this study are: 1) to assess the long-term safety, from first vaccination through 6 months following the last dose of vaccine, 2) to evaluate the serum anti-dmLT IgG and IgA response, 3) to evaluate the IgG and IgA anti-dmLT Antibody Secreting Cell (ASC) response, 4) to evaluate the IgG and IgA anti-dmLT Antibodies in Lymphocyte Supernatant (ALS) response, 5) to evaluate the total fecal IgA and fecal anti-dmLT IgA response, and 6) to evaluate the total salivary IgA and the saliva-derived anti-dmLT IgA response.

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Conditions studied

  • Gastroenteritis Escherichia Coli
  • Immunisation

Keywords

  • dmLT
  • E. coli
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
  • LTR192G/L211A
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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

  1. Male or female age 18-45 years old, inclusive.
  2. Provides written before initiation of any study procedures.
  3. Healthy as judged by the site investigators and determined by medical history, medication history, and physical examination.
  4. Capable of understanding, consenting, and complying with all the study visits and procedures.
  5. of no less than 18.5.
  6. Agrees not to participate in another clinical trial during the study period.
  7. Agrees to complete all study visits and procedures.
  8. Agrees not to donate blood to a blood bank for 12 months after receiving the last vaccine.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Women who are pregnant or lactating or have a positive urine pregnancy test at screening or on the day of vaccinations.

    Note: all women presenting for screening will have urine pregnancy testing. "Females of must agree to use an efficacious hormonal or barrier method of from screening and through 28 days post last dose of vaccine. Abstinence is also acceptable."

  2. Presence or history of a chronic medical condition* that would, in the opinion of the investigator, render vaccination unsafe or interfere with the evaluation of the vaccine.

    *Note: this may include, but is not limited to: significant renal disease, unstable or progressive neurological disorders, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, lung disease, liver disease, organ transplant recipients and cancer.

  3. Presence of a significant dermatologic condition*, or tattoo(s), scarring or significant skin damage at the vaccination site that would impede evaluation of local reactogenicity.

    *Note: this may include severe eczema, psoriasis or history of keloid formation. Participants with history of squamous cell or basal cell skin cancer that has been surgically excised and considered cured may be enrolled in the study if the skin cancer site is healed and is not at proposed vaccine administration site.

  4. Any developmental abnormality of the palate.
  5. Participants diagnosed with disorders, chronic inflammatory disorders or neurological disorders with a potential autoimmune correlation.
  6. Use of long-term (> / = 2 weeks) oral , intranasal or topical prednisone (or equivalent), parenteral steroids, or high-dose inhaled steroids (> 800 microgram/day of beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent) within the preceding 6 months.
  7. Has major psychiatric illness* during last 12 months that in the investigator's opinion would preclude participation.

    *Note: Participants taking antipsychotic or antimanic drugs should not be enrolled. These include: aripiprazole, clozapine, ziprasidone, haloperidol, molindone, lamotrigine, gabapentin, topiramate, loxapine, thioridazine, thiothixene, pimozide, fluphenazine, risperidone, mesoridazine, quetiapine, trifluoperazine, chlorprothixene, chlorpromazine, perphenazine, olanzapine, carbamazepine, divalproex sodium, lithium carbonate, or lithium citrate. Participants taking a single antidepressant drug and are stable without de-compensating symptoms in the preceding 3 months can be enrolled in the study.

  8. Use of prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) anti-inflammatory medications* 48 hours prior to receiving the product.

    *Note: This includes naproxen, aspirin, ibuprofen, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

  9. Gastrointestinal symptoms* in the past 24 hours or abdominal pain lasting for more than 2 weeks in the past 6 months.

    *Note: this may include, but is not limited to: abdominal pain or cramps, loss of appetite, nausea, general ill-feeling or vomiting.

  10. Moderate or severe diarrheal illness* during the 6 weeks prior to enrollment.

    *Note: Moderate or severe diarrheal illness is defined by the passage of > / = 4 unformed or loose stools (mix of liquid and solid components) in a 24 hour period

  11. History of chronic gastrointestinal illness*.

    *Note: this includes severe dyspepsia or gastroesophageal reflux disease, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, diverticular disease, colitis, colon polyps, colon cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease. Mild or moderate heartburn or epigastric pain occurring no more than three times per week is permitted.

  12. Regular use (weekly or more often) of laxatives, anti-diarrheal, anti-constipation, or antacid therapy.
  13. History of major gastrointestinal surgery, excluding uncomplicated appendectomy or cholecystectomy.
  14. History of systemic antimicrobial treatment (i.e., topical treatments are not an exclusion) during the week prior to any administration of dmLT.
  15. Acute febrile illness (body temperature > / = 38 degrees Celsius) during the week prior to enrollment.
  16. Abnormal screening laboratories. Note: screening labs include white blood cell count (WBC), (ANC), (Hg), count, serum creatinine, serum albumin, (ALT, also known as SGPT), and serologic testing for virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and virus (HCV) antibody. Abnormal vital signs.
  17. Isolation of specific bacteria* from screening stool cultures.

    *Note: bacteria include ETEC, Vibrio cholerae, and Shigella spp. Salmonella and Campylobacter will not be evaluated as part this criterion.

  18. Received an inactivated licensed vaccine within 2 weeks of enrollment or live licensed vaccine within 4 weeks of enrollment.
  19. Received a cholera (licensed or experimental) vaccine, E. coli vaccine, or Shigella vaccine in the last 3 years.
  20. History of receiving immune globulin or other blood product within the 3 months before enrollment in this study.
  21. Currently enrolled in another study, involving an experimental agent. Participants involved in observational studies or surveys remain eligible.
  22. Any condition that would, in the opinion of the Site Investigator, place the participant at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the participant unable to meet the requirements of the protocol.
  23. Known allergies to study compound or components of the study vaccine.
  24. Donating blood in the 8 weeks prior to study entry.
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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.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

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.

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.

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.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

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.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
75 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Regimen A

    5 µg of dmLT oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen B

    25 µg of dmLT oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen C

    5 µg of dmLT sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen D

    25 µg of dmLT sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen E

    0.3 µg of dmLT intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=12; placebo intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen F

    1.0 µg of dmLT intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=12; placebo intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen G

    50 µg of dmLT oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo oral on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen H

    50 µg of dmLT sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=12; placebo sublingual on days 1, 15, 29, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

  • Experimental
    Regimen I

    2.0 µg of dmLT intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=12; placebo intradermal on days 1, 22, 43, n=3

    Other: Placebo · Biological: Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

Interventions

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo

  • BiologicalRecombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

    LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

  • BiologicalRecombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

    LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

  • BiologicalRecombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

    LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants in the Oral Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

    Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the oral route include irritation of the oral cavity or tongue, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)

  2. Number of Participants in the Sublingual Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

    Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the sublingual route include irritation of the oral cavity or tongue, facial nerve disturbance, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)

  3. Number of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

    Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the intradermal route include injection site pain, redness, swelling, bruising, itching, hypo/hyper pigmentation and induration, vesicles, or hardened mass. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 22 through Day 29 (post dose 2)

  4. Number of Participants in the Oral and Sublingual Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

    Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Systemic events for the oral and sublingual routes include fever, feverishness, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, or headache.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)

  5. Number of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

    Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Systemic events for the intradermal route include fever, feverishness, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 22 through Day 29 (post dose 2)

  6. Number of Participants Who Withdrew From the Study

    Participants could voluntarily withdraw their consent for study participation for any reason at any time. Primary reason for withdrawal was recorded and early termination visits were attempted.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 209 (Day 223 for Intradermal cohorts)

  7. Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Vaccination

    Participants who received the first vaccination could choose to discontinue receipt of study vaccine for any reason and could choose to remain in the study (i.e., not withdraw from study). In addition, a participant could be discontinued from receipt of the second or third vaccination. Discontinuation from vaccination did not mean automatic withdrawal from the study, and participants were monitored for safety and immunogenicity if the participant consented.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 29 (Day 43 for Intradermal cohorts)

  8. Number of Vaccine-related Unsolicited Adverse Events From First Dose Through 28 Days After Last Dose

    Adverse events were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 57 (Day 71 for Intradermal cohorts)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Vaccine-related Serious Adverse Events From Post Dose 1 Through 6 Months After Last Dose

    Serious Adverse Events (SAE) were defined as an adverse event which resulted in death, was life threatening, resulted in an inpatient hospitalization, prolongation of an existing hospitalization, led to persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, or led to a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Important medical events that may not result in death, be life-threatening, or require hospitalizations were considered serious when, based upon appropriate medical judgment, they jeopardize the participant and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed in this definition.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 209 (Day 223 for Intradermal cohorts)

  2. Percentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

    Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise in dmLT-specific serum IgA and IgG titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 8 through Day 114

  3. Percentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

    Blood was collected for the IgG and IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise in dmLT-specific serum IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 8 through Day 114

  4. Percentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgA ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot

    PBMCs were collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with \>= 8 dmLT-specific IgA and IgG ASC / 10\^6 PBMC was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 36

  5. Percentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgG ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot

    PBMCs were collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with \>= 8 dmLT-specific IgA and IgG ASC / 10\^6 PBMC was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 36

  6. Percentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

    Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 2-fold rise in ALS anti-dmLT-specific IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 36

  7. Percentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

    Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 2-fold rise in ALS anti-dmLT-specific IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 36

  8. Percentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Fecal IgA Titers Measured by ELISA

    Stool was collected for the IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise over baseline in dmLT-specific fecal IgA titers was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 57

  9. Percentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Salivary IgA Titers Measured by ELISA

    Saliva was collected for the IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise over baseline in dmLT-specific salivary IgA titers was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

    Time frame: Day 1 through Day 57

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Results

Posted Jan 18, 2022

Participant flow

Participants were healthy males and non-pregnant females between 18 and 45 years old, inclusively. They were recruited from the community at large around the clinic site. The enrollment period occurred between 10MAR2019 and 11FEB2020.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Started1212612126123
Completed121261103123
Not completed000112300
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject00010000
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up00002000
Withdrew: Covid-19 pandemic000010300

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants in the Oral Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the oral route include irritation of the oral cavity or tongue, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants in the Oral Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg dmLTOral Placebo
Post Dose 1 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 1 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 1 — Nausea000
Post Dose 1 — Vomiting000
Post Dose 1 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 1 — None12126
Post Dose 2 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 2 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 2 — Nausea000
Post Dose 2 — Vomiting030
Post Dose 2 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 2 — None1296
Post Dose 3 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 3 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 3 — Nausea000
Post Dose 3 — Vomiting000
Post Dose 3 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 3 — None11126
PrimaryNumber of Participants in the Sublingual Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the sublingual route include irritation of the oral cavity or tongue, facial nerve disturbance, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants in the Sublingual Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose
ParticipantsSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual Placebo
Post Dose 1 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 1 — Facial nerve disturbance000
Post Dose 1 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 1 — Nausea000
Post Dose 1 — Vomiting000
Post Dose 1 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 1 — None12126
Post Dose 2 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 2 — Facial nerve disturbance000
Post Dose 2 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 2 — Nausea000
Post Dose 2 — Vomiting000
Post Dose 2 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 2 — None12106
Post Dose 3 — Irritation of oral cavity or tongue000
Post Dose 3 — Facial nerve disturbance000
Post Dose 3 — Diarrhea000
Post Dose 3 — Nausea000
Post Dose 3 — Vomiting000
Post Dose 3 — Abdominal discomfort000
Post Dose 3 — None12106
PrimaryNumber of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Local events for the intradermal route include injection site pain, redness, swelling, bruising, itching, hypo/hyper pigmentation and induration, vesicles, or hardened mass. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 22 through Day 29 (post dose 2)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Local Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose
ParticipantsIntradermal 0.3 µg dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post Dose 1 — Injection site pain00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site redness20
Post Dose 1 — Injection site swelling00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site bruising00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site pruritus00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site hypopigmentation00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site hyperpigmentation00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site induration10
Post Dose 1 — Injection site vesicles00
Post Dose 1 — Injection site mass00
Post Dose 1 — None93
Post Dose 2 — Injection site pain00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site redness00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site swelling00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site bruising00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site pruritus00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site hypopigmentation00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site hyperpigmentation00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site induration00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site vesicles00
Post Dose 2 — Injection site mass00
Post Dose 2 — None123
PrimaryNumber of Participants in the Oral and Sublingual Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Systemic events for the oral and sublingual routes include fever, feverishness, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, or headache.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 15 through Day 22 (post dose 2), Day 29 through Day 36 (post dose 3)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants in the Oral and Sublingual Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual Placebo
Post Dose 1310001
Post Dose 2100100
Post Dose 3100100
PrimaryNumber of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose

Solicited adverse events were collected post-vaccination and for 7 days after. Systemic events for the intradermal route include fever, feverishness, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal discomfort. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 8 (post dose 1), Day 22 through Day 29 (post dose 2)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants in the Intradermal Arms With Solicited Systemic Reactogenicity Events Post Each Dose
ParticipantsIntradermal 0.3 µg dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post Dose 100
Post Dose 200
PrimaryNumber of Participants Who Withdrew From the Study

Participants could voluntarily withdraw their consent for study participation for any reason at any time. Primary reason for withdrawal was recorded and early termination visits were attempted.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 209 (Day 223 for Intradermal cohorts)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Who Withdrew From the Study
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Number of Participants Who Withdrew From the Study000112300
PrimaryNumber of Participants Who Discontinued Study Vaccination

Participants who received the first vaccination could choose to discontinue receipt of study vaccine for any reason and could choose to remain in the study (i.e., not withdraw from study). In addition, a participant could be discontinued from receipt of the second or third vaccination. Discontinuation from vaccination did not mean automatic withdrawal from the study, and participants were monitored for safety and immunogenicity if the participant consented.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 29 (Day 43 for Intradermal cohorts)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Vaccination
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Vaccination100020123
PrimaryNumber of Vaccine-related Unsolicited Adverse Events From First Dose Through 28 Days After Last Dose

Adverse events were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 57 (Day 71 for Intradermal cohorts)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Vaccine-related Unsolicited Adverse Events From First Dose Through 28 Days After Last Dose
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Mild (Grade 1)00002000
Moderate (Grade 2)00000000
Severe (Grade 3)00000000
SecondaryNumber of Vaccine-related Serious Adverse Events From Post Dose 1 Through 6 Months After Last Dose

Serious Adverse Events (SAE) were defined as an adverse event which resulted in death, was life threatening, resulted in an inpatient hospitalization, prolongation of an existing hospitalization, led to persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions, or led to a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Important medical events that may not result in death, be life-threatening, or require hospitalizations were considered serious when, based upon appropriate medical judgment, they jeopardize the participant and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed in this definition.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 209 (Day 223 for Intradermal cohorts)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Vaccine-related Serious Adverse Events From Post Dose 1 Through 6 Months After Last Dose
ParticipantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Number of Vaccine-related Serious Adverse Events From Post Dose 1 Through 6 Months After Last Dose00000000
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise in dmLT-specific serum IgA and IgG titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 8 through Day 114
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)0 (0 to 26.5)42 (15.2 to 72.3)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)8 (0.2 to 38.5)67 (34.9 to 90.1)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)75 (42.8 to 94.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)17 (2.1 to 48.4)75 (42.8 to 94.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)67 (34.9 to 90.1)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 28 (Day 57 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)33 (9.9 to 65.1)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 28.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 85 (Day 114 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 28.5)—0 (0 to 70.8)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

Blood was collected for the IgG and IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise in dmLT-specific serum IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 8 through Day 114
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With a >= 4-fold Rise in dmLT-specific Serum IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)8 (0.2 to 38.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)17 (2.1 to 48.4)67 (34.9 to 90.1)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)67 (34.9 to 90.1)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)25 (5.5 to 57.2)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)75 (42.8 to 94.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 28 (Day 57 oral/sublingual)33 (9.9 to 65.1)92 (61.5 to 99.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 28.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 85 (Day 114 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)50 (21.1 to 78.9)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 28.5)—0 (0 to 70.8)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgA ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot

PBMCs were collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with \>= 8 dmLT-specific IgA and IgG ASC / 10\^6 PBMC was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 36
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgA ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Pre-Dose 1 (Day 1)0 (0 to 26.5)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 33.6)0 (0 to 84.2)
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)0 (0 to 26.5)25 (5.5 to 57.2)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)42 (15.2 to 72.3)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgG ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot

PBMCs were collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with \>= 8 dmLT-specific IgA and IgG ASC / 10\^6 PBMC was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 36
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 8 dmLT-specific IgG ASC / 10^6 PBMC as Measured by ELISpot
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Pre-Dose 1 (Day 1)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 33.6)0 (0 to 84.2)
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)25 (5.5 to 57.2)58 (27.7 to 84.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)17 (0.4 to 64.1)58 (27.7 to 84.8)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)17 (2.1 to 48.4)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)8 (0.2 to 38.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 2-fold rise in ALS anti-dmLT-specific IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 36
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgA Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)75 (42.8 to 94.5)100 (73.5 to 100)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)17 (0.4 to 64.1)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)58 (27.7 to 84.8)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)42 (15.2 to 72.3)42 (15.2 to 72.3)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)40 (12.2 to 73.8)17 (0.4 to 64.1)92 (61.5 to 99.8)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)42 (15.2 to 72.3)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)30 (6.7 to 65.2)17 (0.4 to 64.1)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA

Blood was collected for the IgA and IgG assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 2-fold rise in ALS anti-dmLT-specific IgG and IgA titers over baseline was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 36
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 2-fold Rise in ALS Anti-dmLT-specific IgG Titers Over Baseline Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)67 (34.9 to 90.1)100 (73.5 to 100)17 (0.4 to 64.1)8 (0.2 to 38.5)40 (12.2 to 73.8)0 (0 to 45.9)100 (73.5 to 100)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)8 (0.2 to 38.5)75 (42.8 to 94.5)17 (0.4 to 64.1)8 (0.2 to 38.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)0 (0 to 45.9)100 (73.5 to 100)33 (0.8 to 90.6)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)50 (21.1 to 78.9)83 (51.6 to 97.9)0 (0 to 45.9)25 (5.5 to 57.2)60 (26.2 to 87.8)0 (0 to 45.9)100 (73.5 to 100)0 (0 to 70.8)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)17 (2.1 to 48.4)42 (15.2 to 72.3)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)42 (15.2 to 72.3)58 (27.7 to 84.8)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)30 (6.7 to 65.2)17 (0.4 to 64.1)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Fecal IgA Titers Measured by ELISA

Stool was collected for the IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise over baseline in dmLT-specific fecal IgA titers was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 57
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Fecal IgA Titers Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)0 (0 to 26.5)25 (5.5 to 57.2)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)40 (12.2 to 73.8)17 (0.4 to 64.1)8 (0.2 to 38.5)67 (9.4 to 99.2)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)25 (5.5 to 57.2)33 (9.9 to 65.1)17 (0.4 to 64.1)17 (2.1 to 48.4)30 (6.7 to 65.2)33 (4.3 to 77.7)0 (0 to 26.5)33 (0.8 to 90.6)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)8 (0.2 to 38.5)58 (27.7 to 84.8)17 (0.4 to 64.1)8 (0.2 to 38.5)20 (2.5 to 55.6)33 (4.3 to 77.7)0 (0 to 26.5)33 (0.8 to 90.6)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)33 (9.9 to 65.1)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)30 (6.7 to 65.2)50 (11.8 to 88.2)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)33 (9.9 to 65.1)17 (0.4 to 64.1)8 (0.2 to 38.5)30 (6.7 to 65.2)17 (0.4 to 64.1)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 28 (Day 57 oral/sublingual)25 (5.5 to 57.2)42 (15.2 to 72.3)17 (0.4 to 64.1)27 (6.0 to 61.0)20 (2.5 to 55.6)33 (4.3 to 77.7)——
SecondaryPercentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Salivary IgA Titers Measured by ELISA

Saliva was collected for the IgA assay which was conducted with dmLT as the antigen. Each sample was tested per the laboratory's standard operating procedure. The percentage of participants with a \>= 4-fold rise over baseline in dmLT-specific salivary IgA titers was calculated for each study arm from the available results at any time post-first study vaccination. Study halted on Day 43 due to COVID-19 pandemic and the intradermal group did not receive the final dose.

Time frame:
Day 1 through Day 57
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Percentage of Participants With >= 4-fold Rise Over Baseline in dmLT-specific Salivary IgA Titers Measured by ELISA
percentage of participantsOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Post-Dose 1 Day 7 (Day 8)0 (0 to 26.5)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)33 (0.8 to 90.6)
Pre-Dose 2 (Day 15 oral/sublingual, Day 22 intradermal)8 (0.2 to 38.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)0 (0 to 70.8)
Post-Dose 2 Day 7 (Day 22 oral/sublingual, Day 29 intradermal)0 (0 to 26.5)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 45.9)0 (0 to 26.5)10 (0.3 to 44.5)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)33 (0.8 to 90.6)
Pre-Dose 3 (Day 29 oral/sublingual)8 (0.2 to 38.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 7 (Day 36 oral/sublingual)0 (0 to 26.5)8 (0.2 to 38.5)0 (0 to 45.9)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)——
Post-Dose 3 Day 28 (Day 57 oral/sublingual)8 (0.2 to 38.5)17 (2.1 to 48.4)0 (0 to 45.9)9 (0.2 to 41.3)0 (0 to 30.8)0 (0 to 45.9)——

Adverse events

Collected over Solicited AEs were collected for 7 days after each vaccine administration. Unsolicited AEs were collected from the time of each study vaccination through 28 days after the last vaccination. Serious adverse events (SAEs) were collected from the time of the first study vaccination through 6 months after the last study vaccination.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Oral 5 µg dmLT0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)1/12 (8.3%)
Oral 25 µg of dmLT0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)
Oral Placebo0/6 (0%)0/6 (0%)1/6 (16.7%)
Sublingual 5 µg of dmLT0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)
Sublingual 25 µg of dmLT0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)4/12 (33.3%)
Sublingual Placebo0/6 (0%)0/6 (0%)0/6 (0%)
Intradermal 0.3 µg of dmLT0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)0/12 (0%)
Intradermal Placebo0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventOral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal Placebo
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations0/120/120/60/122/120/60/120/3
Neutropihl count increasedInvestigations0/120/121/60/122/120/60/120/3
White blood cell count increasedInvestigations1/120/121/60/120/120/60/120/3

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Oral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal PlaceboTotal
Mean30.8 ± 6.628.8 ± 7.025.5 ± 4.927.8 ± 7.128.8 ± 7.432.7 ± 5.931.0 ± 7.435.0 ± 3.629.6 ± 6.8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Oral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal PlaceboTotal
Female4745826238
Male8527446137
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Oral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal PlaceboTotal
Hispanic or Latino000000000
Not Hispanic or Latino121261212612375
Unknown or Not Reported000000000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Oral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal PlaceboTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000000000
Asian121261212612375
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000000000
Black or African American000000000
White000000000
More than one race000000000
Unknown or Not Reported000000000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Oral 5 µg dmLTOral 25 µg of dmLTOral PlaceboSublingual 5 µg of dmLTSublingual 25 µg of dmLTSublingual PlaceboIntradermal 0.3 µg of dmLTIntradermal PlaceboTotal
Bangladesh121261212612375
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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1509, United States
  • International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research Bangladesh - Infectious Diseases Division - Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology Unit
    Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Mar 2019 to primary completion in Dec 2020, 21 months.

Results were first posted in Jan 2022, 1 year after primary completion.

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

Registered
May 24, 2018
First posted
Jun 6, 2018
StartActual
Mar 10, 2019
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2020
CompletionActual
Dec 31, 2020
Results first posted
Jan 18, 2022
Last update
May 21, 2025
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 May 21, 2025, 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
NCT03548064
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 6, 2018
Start date
Mar 10, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2020
Completion
Dec 31, 2020
Results posted
Jan 18, 2022
Last update
May 21, 2025

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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