Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Evaluate the Leish-111f + MPL-SE Vaccine in Healthy Adults Not Previously Exposed to Leishmania Parasite

Lead Sponsor:

Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Conditions:

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the Leish-111f + MPL-SE vaccine in adult subjects who have no evidence of previous exposure to the Leishmania parasite.

Detailed Description

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disfiguring disease that can progress to mucosal leishmaniasis, a more serious and possibly fatal form of Leishmania disease. All available medical therapies require weeks...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Must have negative Montenegro skin test (0 mm)
  • Must be in good general health with normal lab values
  • Negative for HIV, hepatitis B and C

Exclusion

  • History of leishmaniasis or exposure to Leishmania vaccine or MPL-SE
  • Nursing or pregnant female

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00121862

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2006

Last Update

May 5 2006

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Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales (PECET)

Medellín, Colombia