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CompletedNCT06078423Updated Oct 11, 2023

A Clinical Trial of Freeze-dried Human Rabies Vaccine (MRC-5 Cells)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 5-dose program and Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 4-dose program in Rabies Vaccine Adverse Reaction, sponsored by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-11.

Sponsored by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (part of Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd.) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 years 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2019, registered Jun 2023).
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,880
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
10 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is a randomized, blind, similar vaccine controlled, single center, non-inferiority design phase III clinical trial, with a study population of 10 to 60 years old, conducted in two stages.Phase 1 and Phase 2

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This trial is a randomized, blind, similar vaccine controlled, single center, non-inferiority design phase III clinical trial, with a study population of 10 to 60 years old, conducted in two stages.

Phase 1: 40 adult subjects aged 18-60 were randomly assigned to receive the trial vaccine in a 1:1 ratio according to a 5-dose immunization program (0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days) or a 4-dose immunization program (0, 7, 21 days (2 doses for the first dose). The number of recipients for each immunization program was 20. All subjects in the adult group underwent a preliminary safety assessment 7 days after the first dose of vaccination (before the third dose of vaccine), but did not meet the suspension/termination criteria. A further 40 underage subjects aged 10-17 were enrolled in the same order as the adult group, and all subjects underwent a preliminary safety assessment 7 days after the full dose of vaccination. If they did not meet the suspension/termination criteria, they entered the second phase of the study.

Phase 2: A total of 1800 subjects aged 10 to 60 years old were randomly assigned to three groups in a 1:1:1 ratio, namely the 5-dose experimental group (vaccinated with the 5-dose program), the 5-dose control group (vaccinated with the 5-dose program), and the 4-dose experimental group (vaccinated with the 4-dose program). All subjects collected blood samples before the first dose, 7 days after the first dose, 14 days after the first dose, and 14 days after the entire dose for immunogenicity evaluation; Subjects who meet the requirements for immune persistence observation in the plan shall collect blood samples 3 months after the full vaccination, and the experimental group subjects shall also collect blood samples 12 months after the full vaccination for immune persistence evaluation.

Collect all AEs from participants within 30 minutes after each dose, collected AEs within 0-7 days after each dose (if the interval from the current dose to the next dose is less than 7 days, the collection period shall be based on the actual interval between the two doses), all non collected AEs within 30 days after the first dose to the entire dose, and all serious adverse events (SAE) within 6 months after the first dose to the entire dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Rabies Vaccine Adverse Reaction

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Keywords

  • Safety
  • Efficacy
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In context

Rabies

114 studies on the registry are indexed under Rabies; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,880 is above the median of 201 across 104 interventional studies indexed under Rabies.

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Lead sponsor

Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 49 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
10 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age range from 10 to 60 years old;
  • Willing to participate in this experiment and sign an or notification form;
  • The subjects themselves or/and their guardians promise to comply with the requirements of the clinical research protocol;
  • Under the age of 14 (including 14 years old), the axillary body temperature is less than 37.5 ℃, and above the age of 14, the axillary body temperature is less than 37.3 ℃

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a history of rabies vaccine immunization or use of rabies virus passive immunity preparations;
  • Have a history of injury to dogs or other mammals within 12 months prior to the first vaccination;
  • Have used blood products within 4 months before the first vaccination;
  • Inoculate any vaccine within 14 days before the first vaccination;
  • Have used other research or unregistered products (drugs or vaccines) within one month before the first vaccination, or have planned to participate in other clinical studies after enrollment in this clinical study;
  • Suffering from congenital or acquired immune deficiency. Receiving therapy, such as long-term (oral) systemic therapy (continuous (oral) systemic glucocorticoid therapy for more than 2 weeks, such as prednisone or similar drugs);
  • Have a history of convulsion, epilepsy, encephalopathy, psychosis or family history;
  • Allergic to any component in the study vaccine (such as human albumin, disodium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, sucrose, maltose, etc.); Have a history of severe allergies, such as allergic shock, allergic laryngeal edema, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, and local allergic necrosis reaction (Arthur reaction);
  • Have any previous history of serious side effects from vaccines or drugs, such as urticaria, skin eczema, respiratory difficulties, vascular and neurological edema, etc;
  • Individuals with acute febrile diseases (body temperature ≥ 38.5 ℃) and infectious diseases within 3 days before vaccination;
  • Having congenital heart disease, developmental disorder or chronic disease, such as asthma, diabetes, thyroid disease;
  • Suffering from urticaria within one year before receiving the experimental vaccine;
  • Blood pressure: systolic blood pressure ≥ 160mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100mmHg (regardless of medication);
  • Suffering from thrombocytopenia or other coagulation disorders (which may cause for intramuscular injection);
  • Women of childbearing age who have a positive urine pregnancy test, or have a fertility plan during pregnancy, lactation, or within 2 months;
  • Any situation that the researcher believes may affect the evaluation of the experiment
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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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.

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

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

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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.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
1,880 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Investigational Vaccine - 5-dose program

    Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells), 1.0 ml after reconstitution, with a titer of not less than 5.24 IU, Anhui Zhifeilongkoma Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    Biological: Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 5-dose program

  • Experimental
    Investigational Vaccine - 4-dose program

    Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells), 1.0 ml after reconstitution, with a titer of not less than 5.24 IU, Anhui Zhifeilongkoma Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    Biological: Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 4-dose program

  • Active comparator
    Control vaccine - 5-dose program

    Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells), 1.0 ml after reconstitution, with a titer of not less than 4.57 IU, ,Chengdu Kanghua Biological Products Co., Ltd

    Biological: Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Kanghua - 5-dose program

  • Active comparator
    Control vaccine - 4-dose program

    Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells), 1.0 ml after reconstitution, with a titer of not less than 4.57 IU, ,Chengdu Kanghua Biological Products Co., Ltd

    Biological: Freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Kanghua - 4-dose program

Interventions

  • BiologicalFreeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 5-dose program

    Inoculate 1 dose of Investigational vaccine each on 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days, by intramuscular injection of deltoid muscle of upper arm

  • BiologicalFreeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Zhifeilongkoma - 4-dose program

    Inoculate 1 dose of Investigational vaccine each on both arms on day 0, and 1 dose each on day 7 and 21, by intramuscular injection of deltoid muscle of upper arm

  • BiologicalFreeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Kanghua - 5-dose program

    Inoculate 1 dose of Investigational vaccine each on 0, 3, 7, 14, 28 days, by intramuscular injection of deltoid muscle of upper arm

  • BiologicalFreeze-dried human rabies vaccine (MRC-5 cells) Kanghua - 4-dose program

    Inoculate 1 dose of Investigational vaccine each on both arms on day 0, and 1 dose each on day 7 and 21, by intramuscular injection of deltoid muscle of upper arm

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Antibody positive conversion rate - Immunogenicity endpoint

    Antibody positivity conversion rates in the 4-dose experimental group, 5-dose experimental group, and 5-dose control group

    Time frame: up to 14 days after the first/full dose of vaccination

  2. Geometric mean concentration - Immunogenicity endpoint

    GMC of the 4-dose experimental group, 5-dose experimental group, and 5-dose control group

    Time frame: 14 days after the first/full dose of vaccination

  3. Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    The incidence of any local and systemic adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: within 30 minutes after each dose of vaccination

  4. Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    The incidence of collected AEs

    Time frame: within 0-7 days after each dose of vaccination

  5. Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    The incidence of non solicited AE

    Time frame: within 30 days after the first dose of vaccination to the full course of vaccination

  6. Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]

    The incidence of all serious adverse events (SAE)

    Time frame: within 6 months after the first dose administration and the entire vaccination process

Secondary outcomes

  1. Antibody positive conversion rate - Immunogenicity endpoint

    Antibody positivity conversion rates in the 4-dose experimental group, 5-dose experimental group, and 5-dose control group

    Time frame: 7 days after the first dose of vaccination;3 month after full dose of vaccination;

  2. Geometric mean concentration - Immunogenicity endpoint

    GMC of the 4-dose experimental group, 5-dose experimental group, and 5-dose control group

    Time frame: 7 days after the first dose of vaccination;3 month after full dose of vaccination;

  3. Antibody positive conversion rate - Immunogenicity endpoint

    Antibody positivity in the 5-dose and 4-dose test groups

    Time frame: 12 month after full dose of vaccination;

  4. Geometric mean concentration - Immunogenicity endpoint

    GMC of the 5-dose and 4-dose test groups

    Time frame: 12 month after full dose of vaccination;

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    Changsha, Hunan 410005, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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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 Oct 2019 to primary completion in Jul 2021, 21 months.

Of 19 phase 3 interventional studies under Rabies, half reached primary completion within 15 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 21. This study's 21 months is above that.

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

Registered
Jun 13, 2023
First posted
Oct 11, 2023
StartActual
Oct 19, 2019
Primary completionActual
Jul 21, 2021
CompletionActual
Sep 26, 2022
Last update
Oct 11, 2023
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 Oct 11, 2023, 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
NCT06078423
Collaborators
Sponsor GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 11, 2023
Start date
Oct 19, 2019
Primary completion
Jul 21, 2021
Completion
Sep 26, 2022
Last update
Oct 11, 2023

Study contacts

Fangjun Li, Bachelor
principal investigator · Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Oversight

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