A Phase 3 interventional study of CHIKV VLP vaccine booster and Placebo booster in Chikungunya Virus Infection, sponsored by Bavarian Nordic. Active, not recruiting at 24 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-07.
Sponsored by Bavarian Nordic · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this phase 3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled rollover study is to evaluate the safety and long-term immunogenicity of CHIKV VLP vaccine in adult and adolescent participants and to evaluate CHIKV VLP booster vaccine induced serum neutralizing antibody (SNA) response at 3 or 4 years post-initial CHIKV VLP vaccination.
Primary Objectives:
Secondary Objectives:
Additional inclusion criteria to be assessed at Prerandomization Visit (Visit 5), before Randomization A (Visit 6), and before Randomization B (Visit 8 for Group 2) to determine eligibility for a booster dose of CHIKV VLP vaccine or placebo:
- Women who are either: i. Not of childbearing potential (CBP): premenarche, surgically sterile (at least six weeks postbilateral tubal ligation or bilateral total salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy), or postmenopausal (defined as a history of ≥12 consecutive months without menses prior to randomization in the absence of other pathologic or physiologic causes, following cessation of exogenous sex-hormonal treatment). For women who are postmenopausal, documented follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level of ≥40 mIU/mL must be obtained. If the FSH is \<40 mIU/mL, the participant must agree to use an acceptable form of contraception. or: ii. Meet all the below criteria:
Women participants of CBP must use an acceptable method of contraception from ≥30 days prior to Randomization A or assignment to Group 1; those who are randomized to Group 2 at year 3 can discontinue contraception until 30 days prior to booster dose administration, if desired. Women participants of CBP must use an acceptable method of contraception from ≥30 days prior to Randomization B through six-months postbooster vaccination dose (if applicable). Women participants of CBP randomized to Group 3 can discontinue contraception, if desired.
Note: Contraception requirements do not apply for participants in exclusively same-sex relationships and these participants should have no plans to become pregnant by any other means during the same time period as women of CBP are required to use contraception. Contraception requirements do not apply to Group 4 participants (unrandomized or unboosted).
Exclusion Criteria:
Additional exclusion criteria to be assessed at Prerandomization Visit (Visit 5), before Randomization A (Visit 6), and before Randomization B (Visit 8 for Group 2) to determine eligibility for a booster dose of CHIKV VLP vaccine or placebo:
Group 1: 30 days prior to Randomization A or assignment to Group 1 at Visit 6 through Visit 7 Group 2: 30 days prior to Randomization A at Visit 6 until the Randomization A visit and 30 days prior to booster dose at Visit 8 through Visit 9 Group 3: 30 days prior to Randomization A at Visit 6 until the Randomization A visit Group 4: 30 days prior to Randomization A at Visit 6 until the Randomization A visit Note: Participation in an observational trial or follow-up phase of a trial may be allowed; however, these instances should be discussed with this study's medical monitor (MM).
Note: Participants that are ineligible or decline booster will be included in Group 4 (unrandomized or unboosted) for follow-up unless consent/assent for follow-up is withdrawn.
CHIKV VLP vaccine booster, 3 years post initial vaccination
Biological: CHIKV VLP vaccine booster
Placebo booster, 3 years post initial vaccination
Biological: Placebo booster
CHIKV VLP vaccine booster, 4 years post initial vaccination
Biological: CHIKV VLP vaccine booster
Placebo booster, 4 years post initial vaccination
Biological: Placebo booster
Up to protocol-defined unboosted participants
All other unrandomized or unboosted participants, for any reason
CHIKV VLP vaccine is comprised of chikungunya virus virus-like particles (CHIKV VLP) 40 µg, aluminum hydroxide 2% adjuvant, and formulation buffer supplied as a single dose of 0.8 mL in a pre-filled syringe, to be administered via intramuscular (IM) injection in the deltoid muscle.
Also known as: PXVX0317, VIMKUNYA ®
Placebo is comprised of formulation buffer supplied as a single dose of 0.8 mL in a pre-filled syringe administered via IM injection in the deltoid muscle.
Proportion of participants maintaining a preboost anti-CHIKV SNA titer ≥100 at yearly intervals up to 5 years post-initial vaccination
For all groups using the immunogenicity evaluable population (IEP) the proportion of participants maintaining a preboost anti-CHIKV SNA titer ≥100 (seroresponse rate, also considered the presumptive seroprotection rate) at yearly intervals up to 5 years post-initial vaccination in one of the feeder studies; only prebooster data will be summarized.
Time frame: 5 years post-initial vaccination in feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV317-005 until booster
Proportion of vaccine boosted participants with composite booster response at 21 days after booster vaccination
For IEP participants who receive a CHIKV VLP vaccine booster (Groups 1a and 2a), proportion of participants with a boost response is defined as a composite of: * ≥4-fold rise in anti-CHIKV SNA titer from prebooster to postbooster measured at 21 days after booster for participants with a prebooster titer ≥100 OR * Anti-CHIKV SNA titer ≥100 and ≥4-fold increase in anti-CHIKV SNA titer from prebooster to postbooster measured at 21 days after booster vaccination for participants with a prebooster titer \<100. Note: Prebooster is the last SNA sample prior to booster dose, ideally the sample on boost day prior to booster dose administration but can be the time point prior if the boost day sample is missed or incorrectly processed.
Time frame: 21 days after booster vaccination
Anti-CHIKV SNA Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) at yearly intervals
For all groups using the IEP, anti-CHIKV SNA GMTs preboost at yearly intervals up to 5 years post-initial CHIKV VLP vaccination in feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005; only prebooster data will be summarized.
Time frame: 5 years post-initial vaccination in feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005 until booster
Anti-CHIKV SNA GMTs at 21 days postboost
Anti-CHIKV SNA GMTs in Groups 1a and 2a (CHIKV VLP IEP booster population), at 21 days postboost.
Time frame: 21 days postboost for Groups 1a and 2a
Anti-CHIKV SNA Geometric Mean Fold Increase (GMFI) Prebooster to Postbooster
For IEP participants who receive a CHIKV VLP vaccine booster (Groups 1a and 2a) and have a 21-day postbooster SNA titer, GMFI from prebooster anti-CHIKV SNA titer to 21 days postbooster anti-CHIKV SNA titer and at yearly intervals up to 5 years post-initial vaccination in feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005.
Time frame: 21 days after booster vaccination and 5 years post-initial vaccination in feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005
Booster Response at 21 Days Relative to 21-day Response in Feeder Study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005
For IEP participants who receive a CHIKV VLP vaccine booster (Groups 1a and 2a) and have a 21-day postboost SNA titer, GMFI from feeder study EBSI-CV-317-004 or EBSI-CV-317-005 Day 22 SNA titer to 21-day postbooster SNA titer in the rollover study.
Time frame: 21 days after booster vaccination
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