Dose-escalation Safety and Immunogenicity Study to Compare MTBVAC to BCG in Newborns With a Safety Arm in Adults

NCT ID: NCT02729571

Last Updated: 2018-05-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-30

Study Completion Date

2018-03-31

Brief Summary

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Randomized, controlled, double blind clinical trial in 2 stages (adult stage, infant stage). The first stage includes 18 HIV uninfected, QFT negative, BCG vaccinated, adult participants, randomized 1:1 to receive BCG Vaccine SSI or MTBVAC at equivalent dose (5x10E05 CFU/0.1mL) (n=9 in each group). Upon favourable safety review by the DSMB for all 18 adults up to day 28 after study vaccination, the second stage will commence in thirty-six (36) HIV unexposed, BCG naïve, newborn infants, randomized 1:3 to receive BCG Vaccine SSI or MTBVAC at one of three different dose levels ( (n=9 in each group).

Detailed Description

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Adult Stage:

Eighteen (18) adult participants will be recruited and randomized equally into 1 of 2 study groups (n=9 per group): MTBVAC highest dose group (approx. 5x10E05 CFU/0.1mL) or BCG SSI standard human dose (approx. 5x10E05 CFU/0.1mL).

Safety assessments will be conducted at D0, D7, D14, D28, D56, D90, and D180 post study vaccination. A diary card will be used to collect solicited local, regional, and systemic adverse event data from D0 through D14. Reactogenicity data will be collected at each study visit. Non-serious adverse events will be collected through D28. Serious adverse events will be collected during the entire study period.

Infant Stage:

Thirty-six (36) infant participants will be recruited, randomized and allocated into 4 groups of 9 participants: BCG (single dose level 2.5 x 10E05 CFU/0.05 mL); or MTBVAC at three different dose levels (lowest 2.5x10E03 CFU/0.05mL, middle 2.5x10E04 CFU/0.05mL, highest 2.5x10E05 CFU/0.05mL).

Vaccination of neonates will be staggered by cohorts on a 3 verum : 1 control basis to allow gradual evaluation of safety and reactogenicity, as follows:

Cohort 1: 9 who receive the lowest MTBVAC dose level and 3 BCG control; Cohort 2: 9 who receive the highest MTBVAC dose level and 3 BCG control; Cohort 3: 9 who receive the highest MTBVAC dose level and 3 BCG control.

All AEs and biochemical and haematological parameters (safety data) collected up until Day 28 after vaccination of the last subject of each cohort will be reviewed by DSMB to authorize progression to the next group. Safety assessments will be conducted at D0, D7, D14, D28, D70, D90, D180 and D360 post study vaccination. A diary card will be used to collect solicited local, regional, and systemic adverse event data from D0 through D14. Reactogenicity data will be collected at each study visit. Non-serious adverse events will be collected through D28. Serious adverse events will be collected during the entire study period. Unscheduled follow-up face-to-face visits will be performed as needed for safety and adverse event management.

Conditions

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Tuberculosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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MTBVAC Group 1

Intervention: MTBVAC live vaccine (low dose)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MTBVAC

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

MTBVAC Group 2

Intervention: MTBVAC live vaccine (middle dose)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MTBVAC

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

MTBVAC Group 3

Intervention: MTBVAC live vaccine (high dose)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MTBVAC

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

BCG Control Group

Intervention: commercially available BCG live vaccine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

BCG

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Commercially available live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

Interventions

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MTBVAC

Live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

BCG

Commercially available live-attenuated tuberculosis vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Adult stage:


1. Male or female, age 18 to 50 years
2. Written informed consent, including permission for access to medical records and an HIV test.
3. Available for study follow up and display a willingness and capacity to comply to study procedures.
4. In good general health, as assessed by medical history and a focused physical examination.
5. HIV test (rapid test, ELISA, or PCR) negative
6. Quantiferon®-TB Gold (Cellestis) test for latent TB infection negative within 3 weeks of enrolment
7. BCG vaccination at birth as confirmed by history or the presence of a BCG scar
8. In the case of female participants, a negative urine or serum pregnancy test at enrolment, not lactating, and willingness to use an acceptable method of contraception to avoid pregnancy for the duration of the study

Infant Stage:


1. Male or female neonates within 96 hours of birth.
2. Written informed parental consent, including permission to access medical records and results of antenatal HIV tests.
3. Infant participants and their caregivers available for study follow-up and display the willingness and capacity to comply with study procedures.
4. Neonates must be in good general health as assessed by antenatal history, delivery records, and focused physical examination.
5. Birth weight more than or equal to 2500 grams.
6. Apgar score at 5 minutes more than or equal to 7.
7. A maternal HIV test result (rapid test, ELISA or PCR) taken during pregnancy must be available, documented and negative.
8. Estimated gestational age more than or equal to 38 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. A history or evidence of an acute or chronic medical or surgical condition likely to affect the safety, reactogenicity, or immunogenicity of the investigational vaccine
2. Skin condition, bruising or birth mark at the intended injection site.
3. History or evidence of previous or current active TB disease
4. History of a household contact with active TB disease who has received less than 2 months treatment


1. Infant must not have received routine BCG vaccination prior to enrolment.
2. Antenatal, intrapartum, or postnatal medical or surgical condition that may affect the safety, reactogenicity, or immunogenicity of the investigational vaccine.
3. Maternal HIV test (rapid test, ELISA or PCR) not performed antenatally, HIV test results not available, or HIV test result known positive.
4. Maternal or other household contact with newly diagnosed or incompletely treated active TB disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Triclinium Clinical Trial Project Management (Pty) Ltd.

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Zaragoza

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Biofabri, S.L

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michele Tameris, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative

Locations

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South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Brewelskloof Hospital

Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa

Site Status

Countries

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South Africa

References

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Spertini F, Audran R, Chakour R, Karoui O, Steiner-Monard V, Thierry AC, Mayor CE, Rettby N, Jaton K, Vallotton L, Lazor-Blanchet C, Doce J, Puentes E, Marinova D, Aguilo N, Martin C. Safety of human immunisation with a live-attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine: a randomised, double-blind, controlled phase I trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Dec;3(12):953-62. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00435-X. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26598141 (View on PubMed)

Aguilo N, Uranga S, Marinova D, Monzon M, Badiola J, Martin C. MTBVAC vaccine is safe, immunogenic and confers protective efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in newborn mice. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 Jan;96:71-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26786657 (View on PubMed)

Arbues A, Aguilo JI, Gonzalo-Asensio J, Marinova D, Uranga S, Puentes E, Fernandez C, Parra A, Cardona PJ, Vilaplana C, Ausina V, Williams A, Clark S, Malaga W, Guilhot C, Gicquel B, Martin C. Construction, characterization and preclinical evaluation of MTBVAC, the first live-attenuated M. tuberculosis-based vaccine to enter clinical trials. Vaccine. 2013 Oct 1;31(42):4867-73. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.051. Epub 2013 Aug 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23965219 (View on PubMed)

Tameris M, Mearns H, Penn-Nicholson A, Gregg Y, Bilek N, Mabwe S, Geldenhuys H, Shenje J, Luabeya AKK, Murillo I, Doce J, Aguilo N, Marinova D, Puentes E, Rodriguez E, Gonzalo-Asensio J, Fritzell B, Thole J, Martin C, Scriba TJ, Hatherill M; MTBVAC Clinical Trial Team. Live-attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC versus BCG in adults and neonates: a randomised controlled, double-blind dose-escalation trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Sep;7(9):757-770. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30251-6. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31416768 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MTBVAC-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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