Status:

COMPLETED

Bridging Study for Killed Oral Cholera Vaccine in Ethiopia

Lead Sponsor:

International Vaccine Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia

Conditions:

Vibrio Cholerae

Cholera

Eligibility:

All Genders

1+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial to confirm the safety and determine the immune response of the killed oral cholera vaccine in healthy adults and children in Ethiopia.

Detailed Description

This study serves as a bridging trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a two dose regimen of the WC-OCV (Shanchol®) in Ethiopian population. In order to assess whether the bivalent killed ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female adults aged 18 years and above; and children aged 1 -17 years who is available for follow-up visits and specimen collection.
  • The subject should be able to continue in the study for the next 4 weeks
  • The subject (or parent/guardian) should be willing to provide 3 blood samples
  • For females of reproductive age, non-pregnant (as determined by urine pregnancy test).
  • Written informed consent obtained from the subjects or their parents/guardians, and written assent obtained from children aged 12 - 17 years.
  • Healthy subjects as determined by:
  • Medical history
  • Physical examination
  • Clinical judgment of the investigator

Exclusion

  • Ongoing chronic recurring illness which may cause systemic symptoms as judged by the investigating physician.
  • Ongoing acute illness.
  • For females of reproductive age: Pregnancy (or females planning to become pregnant during the study period; as determined by verbal screening)
  • Immunocompromising condition or on chronic systemic steroid therapy
  • Diarrhea (3 or more loose/more watery stools within a 24-hour period) within 6 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Intake of any anti-diarrhea medicine in the past week
  • Abdominal pain or cramps, loss of appetite, nausea, or vomiting in the past 24 hours
  • Temperature ≥38ºC (oral or axillary) warrants deferral of the vaccination pending recovery of the subject
  • Previous hypersensitivity to formaldehyde.
  • Receipt of immunoglobulin or any blood product during the past 3 months
  • Receipt of oral cholera vaccine in the past three years
  • Any potential subject currently participating or who will participate within the next six months in another clinical trial
  • Positive screening urine pregnancy test for females greater than 12 years of age

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

216 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01524640

Start Date

December 1 2012

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

May 4 2015

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Armauer Hansen Research Institute

Addis Ababa, Oromiya, Ethiopia