Mass Vaccine and Drug Administration, Bangladesh

NCT ID: NCT06068530

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

10000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-15

Study Completion Date

2028-02-01

Brief Summary

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This is an open i.e. not blinded, cluster-randomised, controlled intervention study. The study will use a factorial design to estimate the protective effectiveness of mass drug administrations, mass vaccinations, combined mass vaccinations and drug administrations versus the current standard of care.

Detailed Description

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Trial Activities: The investigators are most interested in the combined effect of mass administration of vaccines and drugs on malaria transmission. Can Mass Vaccine and Drug Administrations (MVDA) reduce the parasite prevalence in intervention villages compared to control villages which did not receive the intervention? The entire village population will be enrolled at study start and followed for two years after D0, the first day of the interventions in the intervention villages. The village population is a dynamic cohort with new members entering the cohort by birth or immigration and other members leaving the cohort due to emigration or death. Newcomers entering villages will receive MVDA as soon as feasible and as appropriate (dependent on age). Secondly, the investigators want to know how effective the individual components of the intervention, mass vaccinations and mass drug administrations are in relation to MVDA?

Hanako Foundation funded this study. Grant reference number: B9R05700

Conditions

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Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria

Keywords

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Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Malaria Vaccine Malaria Drug Administrations

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MDA + Vaccine

The participants in MVDA villages will receive R21/Matrix M at M0, M1, M2, and a booster M12 plus DHA/piperaquine and a SLD-PQ at M0, M1, and M2

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

DHA/piperaquine and a SLD-PQ

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants in Arms 1 and 2 will receive three rounds of antimalarial drugs - each round starting on the day of vaccination (Day 0) at Study Months 0, 1, and 2. Each round consists of three daily doses of co-formulated dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine on Day 0, 1, and 2 (i.e. the day of vaccination and each day for 2 days after). The drug dose is based on the weight of the participant at the first visit (M0D0). Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine tablets (Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for adult participants each contain 40 mg dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine with a therapeutic dose range between 2-10 mg/kg/day dihydroartemisinin and 16-26 mg/kg/dose piperaquine. In addition, each participant will receive a single low dose primaquine on the day of vaccination (Day 0; Table 4). One single low dose primaquine of approximately 0.25 mg/kg (Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation) will be administered. Children under 10kg do not receive PQ.

Study vaccine R21/Matrix-M™

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The mixing prior to administration strategy will involve withdrawal of 0.5 mL antigen from one vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and adding it to Matrix-M1 vial. 0.5 mL of R21 antigen shall be withdrawn from another vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and be added to the same Matrix-M1 vial. The total volume in Matrix-M1 vial will be 1.5 mL. After addition the content will be mixed gently, and 0.75 mL of the mixture will be withdrawn and administered to participants. Each dose of 0.75mL (after mixing of R21 with Matrix-M1) will contain 10 µg of R21 and 50 µg for participants 14 years and older. In children up to 14 years a 5 μg will be used.

MDA only

The participants in MDA only villages will receive DHA/piperaquine and a SLD-PQ at M0, M1, and M2

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

DHA/piperaquine and a SLD-PQ

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants in Arms 1 and 2 will receive three rounds of antimalarial drugs - each round starting on the day of vaccination (Day 0) at Study Months 0, 1, and 2. Each round consists of three daily doses of co-formulated dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine on Day 0, 1, and 2 (i.e. the day of vaccination and each day for 2 days after). The drug dose is based on the weight of the participant at the first visit (M0D0). Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine tablets (Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for adult participants each contain 40 mg dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine with a therapeutic dose range between 2-10 mg/kg/day dihydroartemisinin and 16-26 mg/kg/dose piperaquine. In addition, each participant will receive a single low dose primaquine on the day of vaccination (Day 0; Table 4). One single low dose primaquine of approximately 0.25 mg/kg (Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation) will be administered. Children under 10kg do not receive PQ.

Vaccine only

The participants in vaccine only villages will receive R21/Matrix M at M0, M1, M2, and a booster M12

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Study vaccine R21/Matrix-M™

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The mixing prior to administration strategy will involve withdrawal of 0.5 mL antigen from one vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and adding it to Matrix-M1 vial. 0.5 mL of R21 antigen shall be withdrawn from another vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and be added to the same Matrix-M1 vial. The total volume in Matrix-M1 vial will be 1.5 mL. After addition the content will be mixed gently, and 0.75 mL of the mixture will be withdrawn and administered to participants. Each dose of 0.75mL (after mixing of R21 with Matrix-M1) will contain 10 µg of R21 and 50 µg for participants 14 years and older. In children up to 14 years a 5 μg will be used.

Control

The participants in control will receive MVDA at the end of the 24th month assuming that MVDA is found to be safe and effective. During M0 to M24, the comparison villages will receive the standard of care as per national malaria treatment guidelines.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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DHA/piperaquine and a SLD-PQ

Participants in Arms 1 and 2 will receive three rounds of antimalarial drugs - each round starting on the day of vaccination (Day 0) at Study Months 0, 1, and 2. Each round consists of three daily doses of co-formulated dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine on Day 0, 1, and 2 (i.e. the day of vaccination and each day for 2 days after). The drug dose is based on the weight of the participant at the first visit (M0D0). Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine tablets (Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) for adult participants each contain 40 mg dihydroartemisinin and 320 mg piperaquine with a therapeutic dose range between 2-10 mg/kg/day dihydroartemisinin and 16-26 mg/kg/dose piperaquine. In addition, each participant will receive a single low dose primaquine on the day of vaccination (Day 0; Table 4). One single low dose primaquine of approximately 0.25 mg/kg (Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organisation) will be administered. Children under 10kg do not receive PQ.

Intervention Type DRUG

Study vaccine R21/Matrix-M™

The mixing prior to administration strategy will involve withdrawal of 0.5 mL antigen from one vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and adding it to Matrix-M1 vial. 0.5 mL of R21 antigen shall be withdrawn from another vial of R21 Malaria vaccine and be added to the same Matrix-M1 vial. The total volume in Matrix-M1 vial will be 1.5 mL. After addition the content will be mixed gently, and 0.75 mL of the mixture will be withdrawn and administered to participants. Each dose of 0.75mL (after mixing of R21 with Matrix-M1) will contain 10 µg of R21 and 50 µg for participants 14 years and older. In children up to 14 years a 5 μg will be used.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current residence in a study village irrespective of permanence
* Age 6 months and above (no upper age limit)
* Written informed consent provided by participants (or a parent/guardian in case the participant is under 18 years old)

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy, plan to get pregnant, or breastfeeding.
* Acute illness requiring intervention
* A history of an adverse reaction to study drugs/vaccine and prior receipt of any other malaria vaccine or enrolment in another intervention trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oxford

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lorenz von Seidlein

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mahidol University

Locations

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Alikadam Upazila Health Complex

Bāndarban, , Bangladesh

Site Status RECRUITING

Lama Upazila Health Complex

Lāma, , Bangladesh

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Bangladesh

Central Contacts

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Lorenz von Seidlein

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +66926486322

Email: [email protected]

Rupam Tripura

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +8801572288558

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Mohammad Abul Faiz

Role: primary

Mohammad Abul Faiz

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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MAL23002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id