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CompletedNCT05130398EBOLAPEDUpdated Apr 20, 2023

Safety and Immunogenicity of the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP Ebola Virus Vaccine Candidate in Children Living in Lambaréné, Gabon

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP, V920 and Fibre and equilibrate breakfast and lunch in Ebola Virus Disease, sponsored by Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné. Completed at 1 site in Gabon. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 12 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-04-20.

Sponsored by Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

LA rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP -02-PED is a Phase 1/2, randomized, controlled open label trial. The LA rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP -02-PED trial aims primarily to assess the clinical significance of shedding of the rVSV RNA following vaccination with the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine in children. The vaccine doses of ≥7.8 x 107 pfu will be evaluated and compared to vaccination with varicella vaccine as a control. In addition, the closest contact persons of the vaccinees will be monitored for possible transmission of the viral vaccine vector.

The study will enroll children of two age groups living in Lambaréné, Gabon. Children will be followed-up for 12 months post vaccination.

The 1-2 closest contact persons of each participant will be involved in the monitoring of rVSV transmission. They will be followed until day 56 post- vaccination of their children/ sibling.

Read the detailed description

LA-rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP -02-PED is a Phase 1/2, randomized, controlled, open label, trial and is designed to generate further safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data of the 7.8 x 107 PFU rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine in children aged 1 -12 years living in a sub-Saharan Africa. The study will enroll participants into two age groups. A total of 120 children will be enrolled and followed-up for 12 months post injection. In addition, a maximum of 240 relatives of the study participants will be enrolled to assess the transmission of the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine.

Group 1: 60 participants aged 6-12 years will be randomized in group 1. 40 participants will receive a single intramuscular dose of 7.8 x 107 pfu rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine. 20 participants will receive a single subcutaneous dose of varicella vaccine The participants will be allocated to each treatment at a ratio of 2:1 respectively Group 2: 60 participants aged 1 -5 years will be randomized into group 2. 40 will receive a single intramuscular dose of 7.8 x 107 pfu of rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine. 20 participants will receive a single subcutaneous dose of varicella vaccine The participants will be allocated to each treatment at a ratio of 2:1 respectively

Vaccinations will start in group 2 after the first 10 participants of group 1 have completed the day 28 post vaccination visit and the SMC has done a review of safety data until that point.

For each vaccinee there will be a 365 -day period of follow-up after vaccination. The contact persons of the vaccinees will be followed-up until day 56 after the vaccination of their relative.

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Conditions studied

  • Ebola Virus Disease

Keywords

  • Sub-Saharan Africa Africa ,
  • Children
  • rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine
  • Shedding
  • Safety
  • Tolerability
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy children aged 1 to 12 years (inclusive) at the time of inclusion.
  • Willingness of parent or legal guardian to provide written informed consent prior to screening procedures.
  • Willingness of the relatives of the participant to provide written informed consent if they are ≥ 18 years (or an assent when they are 13 to 17 years old).
  • Available, able, and willing to participate in all study visits and procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of severe local or systemic reactions to any vaccination or a history of severe allergic reactions, or known allergy to the components of the vaccines.
  • Ongoing participation in another clinical trial
  • Participation in previous Ebola vaccine trials
  • Receipt of a licensed vaccine within 14 days of planned study immunization (30 days for live vaccines)
  • Presence of any febrile illness (fever >38°C) or any moderate to severe illness within one week prior to vaccination;
  • Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the 120 days preceding study entry or planned administration during the study period
  • Any other significant finding that in the opinion of the investigator would increase the risk of the individual having an adverse outcome from participating in this study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine

    Participants of the experimental arm will receive a single intramuscular dose of ≥7.8 x 107 pfu of the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine. In total, 80 participants will receive the experimental vaccine: 40 participants aged 6-12 years and 40 aged 1-5 years.

    Biological: rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP, V920

  • Active comparator
    The Chikenpox or Varicella (Varilix) vaccine

    The control arm consists of the chickenpox vaccine. Forty children will receive a single subcutaneous dose of Varilix, the active comparator vaccine, 20 aged 6-12 years and 20 aged 1-5 years

    Biological: Chikenpox or Varicella vaccine (VARILRIX)

  • Experimental
    Fibre and equilibrate diet

    Participants were assigned to receive two meals daily ( breakfast and lunch) for 21 days. About 30 children are randomly assigned to fibre and equilibrate diet.

    Dietary Supplement: Fibre and equilibrate breakfast and lunch

  • Experimental
    Active detection and treatment of pathogens according to standard of care

    The following pathogens: P. falciparum, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Necator americanus, intestinal protozoa, BG+, BG- colonies and pathogens, SARS-CoV2 are actively detected and treated according to the standard of care every month. About 30 children are randomly assigned to this arm.

    Diagnostic Test: Active detection and treatment of pathogens

  • Experimental
    Diet plus Active detection and treatment of pathogens according to standard of care

    Participants were assigned to receive two meals daily ( breakfast and lunch) for 21 days and concomitantly assigned to active detection of P. falciparum, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Necator americanus, intestinal protozoa, BG+, BG- colonies and pathogens, SARS-CoV2 every month. About 30 children are assigned to receive combined interventions

    Combination Product: Fibre and equilibrate breakfast and lunch plus Active detection and treatment of pathogens

  • Placebo comparator
    No diet and no pathogen detection

    About 30 children received no diet and no active detection of pathogens

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • BiologicalrVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP, V920

    The experimental vaccine is the rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP, an Ebola vaccine.

  • Dietary supplementFibre and equilibrate breakfast and lunch

    Participants receive fibres and caloric equilibrate diet during breakfast and lunch every day for 21 consecutive days.

  • Diagnostic testActive detection and treatment of pathogens

    Monthly diagnostic and treatment of childhood infections Active detection and treatment of pathogens.

  • Combination productFibre and equilibrate breakfast and lunch plus Active detection and treatment of pathogens

    Participants receive fibres and caloric equilibrate diet during breakfast and lunch every day for 21 consecutive days and diagnostic and treatment of childhood infections Active detection and treatment of pathogens every month for 12 months

  • BiologicalChikenpox or Varicella vaccine (VARILRIX)

    The active comparator vaccine, a Varicella vaccine (VARILRIX®)

  • OtherPlacebo

    About 30 children do not receive diet, nor active pathogen detection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Concentration of viral vector in blood, saliva and urine in vaccinees

    Concentration of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP in blood, urine, or saliva as detected by RT-PCR and expressed as copy number in vaccinees

    Time frame: at days 0, 1, 2/3, 7, 14 and 28

  2. Prevalence and relative risk of sollicited adverse events in vaccinees

    Proportion (percent) of participants experiencing sollicited adverse events in vaccinees groups

    Time frame: until day 14 post vaccination

  3. Prevalence and relative risk of unsolicited adverse events and serious adverse events in vaccinees

    Proportion (percent ) of participant experiencing unsollicited adverse event (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) and relative risk of AEs and SAEs in participant by vaccine groups

    Time frame: until day 28 after vaccination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Prevalence and relative risk of serious adverse events

    Proportion (percent) of participants experiencing SAEs and relative risk of SAEs in until study last visit (at 365 days)

    Time frame: until day 365

  2. Transmission intensity of the viral vector in blood, saliva and urine among the the relatives of the vaccinees

    Concentration of rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP in blood, urine, or saliva as detected by RT-PCR and expressed as copy number in the close relatives of the vaccinees

    Time frame: days 0, 1, 3, 14, 28, 56

  3. Titres of ZEBOV-GP-specific binding antibody

    Titres of ZEBOV-GP-specific binding antibody by ELISA expressed in geometric mean titres (GMTs)

    Time frame: days 0, 1, 3, 14, 21, 28, 56, 84, 180, 365

  4. Affinity/Avidity of antibody induced by vaccination

    Affinity/avidity of GP-specific serum antibodies as assessed by Surface Plasmon Resonance platform at D28 and D180 expressed as percent of affinity maturation

    Time frame: days 28 and 180

  5. Concentration of IL-1RN (IL-1Ra), IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, MCP-1/CCL2, and MIP-1β/CCL4

    Cytokines (IL-1RN (IL-1Ra), IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10), chemokines and soluble adhesion molecules (MCP-1/CCL2, and MIP-1β/CCL4) plasma expressed in microgram per milliliter .

    Time frame: days 0, 1 and 2 or 3

  6. Prevalence of miRNAs

    Proportion (percent) of circulating miRNAs using the Human miRNome PCR array v.21 in serum samples

    Time frame: at days 0, 1, 2/3, 7

  7. Concentration of Lipids, glutamine, Alanine, Aspargine

    Proportion (percent ) and concentration ( microgram/ mililiter) of Lipids, glutamine, Alanine, Aspargine in plasma samples

    Time frame: at day 0, day 1, day 2/3 and day 7

  8. Concentrations Nitric oxides species

    Profiling nitric oxides species according to vaccines, diet and pathogens

    Time frame: days 0, 1, 2/3, 7, 28, 56, 90, 180, 365

  9. Concentration of metabolites of gut bacteria

    Measurement of gut metabolites

    Time frame: days 0, 7, 28, 56, 90

  10. Titres of antibody induced by diphtheria, tetanus, Bordetella, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, measles, yellow fever ( EPI vaccines)

    Concentration of antibody of EPI vaccines

    Time frame: days 0, 7, 14, 28, 90, 180, 365

  11. Concentration of bystander cytokines

    Concentration of cytokines that may induce heterologous vaccine induced immune responses

    Time frame: days 0, 1, 2/3, 7, 28, 90

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
    Lambarene, Moyen-Ogooué 242, Gabon
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — The Principal investigator or his designee will be the data manager with responsibility for delegating the receiving, entering, cleaning, querying, analysing and storing all data that accrues from the study. All data will be entered in paper case record forms and transcribed by double entry into an electronic database. This includes safety data, laboratory data (both clinical and immunological) and outcome data.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05130398
Lead sponsor
Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Responsible party
Selidji Todagbe Todagbe Agnandji (Director, Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 23, 2021
Start date
Apr 9, 2021
Primary completion
Sep 8, 2021
Completion
Aug 9, 2022
Last update
Apr 20, 2023

Oversight

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