Seasonal Malaria Vaccination (RTS,S/AS01) and Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SP/AQ)
NCT ID: NCT03143218
Last Updated: 2022-04-07
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
5920 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-04-17
2020-03-31
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Detailed Description
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SMC involves monthly administration of an antimalarial drug or drug combination in a full therapeutic course to children on three of four occasions during the period of highest risk of malaria infection. Studies undertaken in several countries in West Africa, including Burkina Faso and Mali, have shown that SMC with sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) and amodiaquine (AQ) is highly effective in areas where the transmission of malaria is markedly seasonal, reducing the incidence of severe and uncomplicated malaria by up to 80%. SMC with a combination of SP and AQ is safe, with no serious drug related adverse event being reported after administration of over 800,000 courses in Senegal. Recent studies have defined the areas where SMC would be an appropriate intervention based on the seasonality and incidence of malaria. These include most of the Sahel and sub-Sahel, population approximately 200 million, and possibly other areas in southern and eastern Africa. A Technical Expert Group of the WHO reviewed all the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of SMC in May 2011 and recommended SMC with SP+AQ in areas of the Sahel and sub-Sahel with highly seasonal transmission. This recommendation was endorsed by the WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) in February 2012. Most countries in the Sahel and sub-Sahel region have incorporated SMC, along with other malaria control interventions in their strategic malaria control plan and the implementation of SMC at scale is in progress in many countries in this region through the UNITAID supported SMC ACCESS programme and the support of other major donor organisations. Preliminary evaluation suggests that SMC is providing about 50% protection against clinical malaria when delivered through a national programme (http://www.malariaconsortium.org/pages/access-smc.htm).
SMC is effective but its delivery is demanding on the recipient and provider, requiring four contacts each malaria transmission season if anti-malarials are given to mothers to administer at home and 12 contacts if directly observed treatment is employed. In addition, SMC is threatened by the emergence of resistance to SP and AQ and there are currently no other combinations of licensed antimalarials that could be used to replace them. It is likely to be 5-10 years before novel antimalarials under development could be deployed for SMC. In contrast to SMC, seasonal vaccination with RTS,S/AS01 would require only one visit each transmission season after priming. RTS,S/AS01 may be a little less effective than SMC during the malaria transmission season but this may be balanced by provision of protection during the dry season, when some malaria transmission still occurs and when SMC would provide no benefit. There is, therefore, a need for a comparative study of these two interventions. In some areas where SMC is currently being deployed, and other malaria control interventions such as long-lasting insecticide treated nets used widely, the incidence of malaria in young children remains high (0.4 episodes per year in children under the age of five years in SMC recipients in Burkina Faso). Thus, determining whether RTS,S/AS01 would provide added, useful protection to SMC in such situations is also important. It might also be able to protect some children who, because of side effects, are unable or unwilling to take SMC.
Although the European Medicines Agency has given a positive opinion on RTS,S/AS01, it is not yet certain how this partially effective malaria vaccine can be used most effectively. Three, large-scale pilot implementation studies are being planned by WHO but it is unlikely that, following WHO recommendations, any of these will be conducted in a country where SMC is being delivered. The WHO recommendations on RTS,S/AS01 indicate the need for research on alternative approaches to the delivery of this vaccine. Exploration of the potential of the vaccine to prevent seasonal malaria, taking advantage of its high but rapidly waning efficacy, meets this recommendation and is, therefore, timely.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
1. Seasonal vaccination with the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01
2. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention with SP/AQ
3. Combination of these two interventions
PREVENTION
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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SMC with SP+AQ
Administration of RABIPUR® in Year 1 and Hepatitis A vaccine in Year 2 and 3, followed by 4 cycles of SMC with sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine in Year 1,2 and 3.
RABIPUR®
Year 1 (2017) Three doses of rabies vaccine (April, May, June) Year 2 and 3 (2018/19) One dose of Hepatitis A vaccine (June)
SMC with SP+AQ
Year 1, 2 and 3(2017/18/19) Four cycles of SMC (SP+AQ) during the malaria transmission season One cycle of SMC for children above one year of age consisting of sulphadoxine - pyrimethamin (SP) 500mg/25 mg, and amodiaquine (AQ) 150mg on day 1, and AQ 150mg on days 2 and 3. Infants will receive half of these doses.
RTS,S/AS01
Administration of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 followed by 4 cycles of SMC with placebo in Year 1,2 and 3.
RTS,S/AS01
Year 1 (2017) Three doses of RTSS/AS01 (April, May, June) Year 2 and 3 (2018/19) One booster dose of RTSS/AS01 (June)
SMC placebo
Year 1, 2 and 3(2017/18/19) Four cycles of SMC placebo during the malaria transmission season
RTS,S/AS01 PLUS SMC with SP+AQ
Administration of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 followed by 4 cycles of SMC with sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine in Year 1,2 and 3.
RTS,S/AS01
Year 1 (2017) Three doses of RTSS/AS01 (April, May, June) Year 2 and 3 (2018/19) One booster dose of RTSS/AS01 (June)
SMC with SP+AQ
Year 1, 2 and 3(2017/18/19) Four cycles of SMC (SP+AQ) during the malaria transmission season One cycle of SMC for children above one year of age consisting of sulphadoxine - pyrimethamin (SP) 500mg/25 mg, and amodiaquine (AQ) 150mg on day 1, and AQ 150mg on days 2 and 3. Infants will receive half of these doses.
Interventions
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RABIPUR®
Year 1 (2017) Three doses of rabies vaccine (April, May, June) Year 2 and 3 (2018/19) One dose of Hepatitis A vaccine (June)
RTS,S/AS01
Year 1 (2017) Three doses of RTSS/AS01 (April, May, June) Year 2 and 3 (2018/19) One booster dose of RTSS/AS01 (June)
SMC with SP+AQ
Year 1, 2 and 3(2017/18/19) Four cycles of SMC (SP+AQ) during the malaria transmission season One cycle of SMC for children above one year of age consisting of sulphadoxine - pyrimethamin (SP) 500mg/25 mg, and amodiaquine (AQ) 150mg on day 1, and AQ 150mg on days 2 and 3. Infants will receive half of these doses.
SMC placebo
Year 1, 2 and 3(2017/18/19) Four cycles of SMC placebo during the malaria transmission season
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The child is 5 - 17 months of age at the time of first vaccination
* A parent or legally recognised guardian provides informed consent for the child to join the trial
Exclusion Criteria
* The child is in care
* The age of the child is outside the stipulated range
* The child has a history of an adverse reaction to SP or AQ
* The child has a serious underlying illness, including known HIV infection, unless this is well controlled by treatment, or severe malnutrition (weight for age or mid arm circumference Z scores \< 3 SD)
* The child is known to have an immune deficiency disease or is receiving an immunosuppressive drug
* The child has previously received a malaria vaccine.
* The child is enrolled in another malaria intervention trial
* The parents or guardians do not provide informed consent
5 Months
17 Months
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Malaria Research and Training Center, Bamako, Mali
OTHER
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
OTHER_GOV
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Brian Greenwood
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Alassane Dicko, Professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Malaria Research & Training Center, Bamako
Jean Bosco Ouedraogo, Professor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'Ouest (IRSS-DRO)
Locations
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Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'Ouest
Ouagadougou, , Burkina Faso
Malaria Research & Training Center
Bamako, , Mali
Countries
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References
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
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ITDCZJ29 - Greenwood
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