Status:

COMPLETED

Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the Ebola Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vector Vaccine (cAd3-EBO), VRC-EBOADC069-00-VP, in Healthy Adults

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Healthy Adult Immune Responses to Vaccine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Background: \- Ebola virus causes an infection known as Ebola virus disease (EVD). This it is generally a severe disease which can also lead to death. The 2014 outbreak of EVD in West Africa is the l...

Detailed Description

Study Design: This is a Phase 1/1b, open-label study to examine safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of investigational Ebola vaccines in healthy adults. Part 1 is a Phase 1 dose escalation of the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • A volunteer must meet all of the following criteria:
  • 18 to 50 years old for Groups 1 and 2; 18 to 65 years old for Groups 3, 4, and 5.
  • Available for clinical follow-up through Week 48 after enrollment for groups 1-4 and through at least Week 4 after enrollment for group 5, with no planned travel that would preclude completion of the Study Week 4 visit.
  • Able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process.
  • Able and willing to complete the informed consent process.
  • Willing to donate blood for sample storage to be used for future research.
  • In good general health without clinically significant medical history.
  • Physical examination and laboratory results without clinically significant findings and a body mass index (BMI) less than or equal to 40 within the 56 days prior to enrollment.
  • For Group 3 volunteers only, must have received the VRC-EBODNA023-00-VP (Ebola DNA WT) vaccine in the VRC 206 study.
  • Laboratory Criteria within 56 days prior to enrollment:
  • Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 11.5 g/dL for women; greater than or equal to 13.0 g/dL for men.
  • White blood cells (WBC) = 3,300-12,000 cells/mm(3).
  • WBC differential either within institutional normal range or accompanied by the Principal Investigator (PI) or designee approval.
  • Total lymphocyte count greater than or equal to 800 cells/mm(3).
  • Platelets = 125,000 400,000/mm(3).
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) less than or equal to 1.25 times upper limit of normal.
  • Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1 times upper limit of normal.
  • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) within institutional normal range.
  • Prothrombin time (PT) within institutional normal range or accompanied by the Principal Investigator (PI) or designee approval.
  • HIV-uninfected as evidenced by a negative FDA-approved HIV diagnostic blood test.
  • Female-Specific Criteria:
  • Negative Beta-HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) pregnancy test (urine or serum) on day of enrollment if woman is presumed to be of reproductive potential.
  • Agrees to use an effective means of birth control from at least 21 days prior to enrollment through 24 weeks after study vaccination if presumed to be of reproductive potential.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • A volunteer will be excluded if one or more of the following conditions apply:
  • Volunteer has received any of the following substances:
  • Investigational Ebola or Marburg vaccine in a prior clinical trial (except for Group 3 volunteers) or prior receipt of a cAd3 adenoviral vectored investigational vaccine.
  • Immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Blood products within 112 days (16 weeks) prior to enrollment.
  • Investigational research agents within 28 days (4 weeks) prior to enrollment.
  • Live attenuated vaccines within 28 days (4 weeks) prior to enrollment.
  • Subunit or killed vaccines within 14 days (2 weeks) prior to enrollment.
  • Current anti-tuberculosis prophylaxis or therapy.
  • Female-specific criteria:
  • Woman who is breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during the first 24 weeks after study vaccine administration.
  • Volunteer has a history of any of the following clinically significant conditions:
  • Serious adverse reactions to vaccines such as anaphylaxis, urticaria (hives), respiratory difficulty, angioedema, or abdominal pain.
  • Clinically significant autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency.
  • Asthma that is not well controlled.
  • Diabetes mellitus (type I or II), with the exception of gestational diabetes.
  • Thyroid disease that is not well controlled.
  • A history of hereditary angioedema (HAE), acquired angioedema (AAE), or idiopathic forms of angioedema.
  • Idiopathic urticaria within the last 1 year.
  • Hypertension that is not well controlled.
  • Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions) or significant bruising or bleeding difficulties with IM injections or blood draws.
  • Malignancy that is active or history of a malignancy that is likely to recur during the period of the study.
  • Seizure in the past 3 years or treatment for seizure disorder in the past 3 years.
  • Asplenia or functional asplenia.
  • Psychiatric condition that precludes compliance with the protocol; past or present psychoses; or within five years prior to enrollment, history of a suicide plan or attempt.
  • Any medical, psychiatric, social condition, occupational reason or other responsibility that, in the judgment of the investigator, is a contraindication to protocol participation or impairs a volunteer s ability to give informed consent.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 27 2014

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 5 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    143 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02231866

    Start Date

    August 27 2014

    End Date

    April 5 2017

    Last Update

    July 5 2018

    Active Locations (3)

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    Hope Clinic - Emory Vaccine Ctr

    Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30030

    2

    University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201-1595

    3

    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892