Status:

COMPLETED

Malaria Candidate Vaccines FP9 Circumsporozoite (CS) and MVA CS in Adult Gambian Men

Lead Sponsor:

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medical Research Council

University of Oxford

Conditions:

Malaria

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Animal and human studies have shown that the prime-boost immunization strategy using malaria antigens expressed in plasmid or viral vectors induces strong cellular immune responses. An immunization re...

Detailed Description

Objectives: The primary aim was the assessment of safety and reactogenicity of these vaccines in Gambian adults. The secondary aim was the assessment of immunogenicity and comparison with UK adults g...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy adult male aged 18-45 years

Exclusion

  • Clinically significant history of skin disorder (eczema, psoriasis, etc.), allergy, immunodeficiency, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disorder, liver disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disease or neurological illness
  • Any clinical evidence of immunosuppression such as oral candida, stomatitis, aphthous or septic ulceration, septic skin lesions or any clinical or laboratory evidence of infection or immunocompromise
  • History of splenectomy
  • Haematocrit of less than 30%
  • Serum creatinine concentration \>130mmol/L
  • Serum ALT concentration \>42IU/L
  • Blood transfusion within one month of the beginning of the study
  • Administration of any other vaccine or immunoglobulin within two weeks before scheduled MVA vaccination
  • Positive HIV antibody test
  • Current participation in another clinical trial, or within 12 weeks of this study
  • Any other finding which, in the opinion of the investigators, would increase the risk of an adverse outcome from participation in the trial
  • Likelihood of travel away from the study area for the duration of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

July 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00121771

Start Date

January 1 2004

End Date

July 1 2004

Last Update

January 12 2017

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Medical Research Council Laboratories

Banjul, The Gambia, P.O.Box 273, Banjul