Single-center Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Viscogel® as Adjuvant in Act-HIB® Vaccine

NCT ID: NCT01578070

Last Updated: 2013-08-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to show that ViscoGel® is safe when administrated alone and as an adjuvant together with Act-HIB® vaccine in healthy volunteers and to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative effect on the immune response.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy

Keywords

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Other and Unspecified Vaccines and Biological Substances Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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ViscoGel® and 0.2μg Act-HIB®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ViscoGel® and 0.2μg Act-HIB®

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Pre-selected dose of ViscoGel® (from phase A) and Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

0.2μg Act-HIB®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

0.2μg Act-HIB®

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

ViscoGel® and 2μg Act-HIB®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ViscoGel® and 2μg Act-HIB®

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Pre-selected dose of ViscoGel® (from phase A) and 2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

2μg Act-HIB®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

2μg Act-HIB®

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

10μg Act-HIB®

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

10μg Act-HIB®

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Clinical standard dose of 10μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Interventions

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0.2μg Act-HIB®

0.2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

ViscoGel® and 0.2μg Act-HIB®

Pre-selected dose of ViscoGel® (from phase A) and Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

ViscoGel® and 2μg Act-HIB®

Pre-selected dose of ViscoGel® (from phase A) and 2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

2μg Act-HIB®

2μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

10μg Act-HIB®

Clinical standard dose of 10μg Act-HIB® vaccine, IM (intramuscular) on day 0 of phase B.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects who have signed a written informed consent consistent with ICH GCP guidelines and local legislations prior to participation in the trial.
* Subjects who are healthy and with no relevant medical history as determined by the investigator.
* Subject that has not previously been known to be infected with or vaccinated against HIB, or exposed to patients diseased with HIB within a 4 months period prior to screening.
* Male and non-lactating female subjects 22-50 years of age.
* Two negative pregnancy tests if female (at screening and day 0)
* Contraceptive use if female i.e. using a highly effective contraceptive method (implants, injectables, combined oral contraceptives, intra-uterine devices \[including hormonal intra-uterine devices\], sexual abstinence or vasectomised partner) for at least one month before dosing and willing to use it for at least one month after dosing.
* Able to read and write Swedish.

Exclusion Criteria

* Known allergy to any component in Act-HIB, or who have had a serious reaction after previous administration of a vaccine.
* Fever or acute disease including fever.
* Receipt of immunoglobulins or blood products within three months prior to screening.
* Donation of blood or suffered of blood loss of 450 ml within 3 months (4 months if female) prior to screening.
* Donation of plasma within 14 days prior to screening.
* Participation in other clinical study within 3 months prior to screening or previously dosed in this study.
* Known or suspected immunodeficiency.
* Vaccination received within a 2 months period prior to screening.
* Any condition where regular use of inhaled, topical or oral corticosteroid is used.
* Any condition where use of immunosuppressant is needed, e.g rheumatoid arthitis, cancer, transplantation, or treatment with immunomodulators, e.g. anti-TNF alpha, methotrexte, thioguanine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, tacrolimus.
* Smoker or user of other nicotine products at the discretion of the investigator.
* Drug or alcohol abuse or history of drug or alcohol abuse in the past 5 years prior to screening.
* Any medical condition or other circumstances that in the opinion of the investigator might interfere with the study.
* Abnormal clinically significant laboratory values, ECG findings, vital signs or physical examination findings as judged by the investigator.
* Inability to adhere to the protocol including plans to move from the area.
* Use of any prohibited medication (including dietary supplements and herbal medication) within 2 weeks or 7 half-lives (whichever is longer) of day 0.
* Any positive result at screening for serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAG), hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) I and II.
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Pharma Consulting Group AB

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Viscogel AB

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nabil Al-Tawil, MD/PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

KTA

Locations

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Karolinska Trial Alliance

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Neimert-Andersson T, Binnmyr J, Enoksson M, Langeback J, Zettergren L, Hallgren AC, Franzen H, Lind Enoksson S, Lafolie P, Lindberg A, Al-Tawil N, Andersson M, Singer P, Gronlund H, Gafvelin G. Evaluation of safety and efficacy as an adjuvant for the chitosan-based vaccine delivery vehicle ViscoGel in a single-blind randomised Phase I/IIa clinical trial. Vaccine. 2014 Oct 14;32(45):5967-74. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.057. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25218298 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VSG-2011-101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id