A Study to Learn About Different Dosing Schedules of a Lyme Disease Vaccine in Healthy Adults

NCT ID: NCT07226882

Last Updated: 2025-11-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-17

Study Completion Date

2028-02-12

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and effects of the Lyme disease vaccine (called VLA15) when given at different time points.

This study is seeking participants who:

* are generally healthy and between 18 and 44 years of age,
* have never had a vaccine for Lyme disease before,
* are not currently taking, or haven't recently taken, medicines like chemotherapy, blood products, or blood thinners, and
* are not pregnant or breastfeeding and do not plan to become pregnant while receiving the study vaccine.

All participants in this study will receive a total of 5 doses through a shot in the upper arm. Four doses will be the study vaccine (VLA15), and 1 dose will be saltwater.

The study will compare the experiences of people receiving the study vaccine at different time points. This will help see if the study vaccine is safe and will help understand its effect on the body.

Participants will take part in this study for about 2 years. During this time, the participants will have 11 planned visits - 8 will be at the study clinic and 3 will be done over the phone. The clinic visits may include having a health check, giving a small amount of blood (about 20 mL or 4 teaspoons), and getting the study vaccine or saltwater as a shot.

Detailed Description

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This is a Phase 3, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, double-blinded (third-party unblinded) study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of different vaccination schedules of the 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease (LD) vaccine, VLA15, in healthy participants 18 through 44 years of age.

Participants will be randomized in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to 1 of the 4 parallel study groups. Each participant will receive 4 doses of VLA15 and 1 dose of placebo (saline) at different time points. This study will use an external data monitoring committee (EDMC). The EDMC is independent of the Pfizer study team and includes only external members. The EDMC charter describes the role of the EDMC in more detail.

Approximately 200 participants will be enrolled in the study.

Healthy individuals 18 through 44 years of age who are willing to comply with all study procedures and provide signed informed consent will be enrolled. Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals and fertile individuals who are unwilling or unable to use effective contraceptive methods as outlined in this protocol will not be enrolled. Individuals who have contraindication to vaccination, conditions or treatments that can inhibit the ability to mount an immune response to a vaccine, or other conditions that may increase the risk of study participation will be excluded from this study. Individuals who have previously received a licensed or investigational vaccine for LD will also be excluded from this study.

Conditions

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Lyme Borreliosis

Keywords

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Lyme disease Lyme Borreliosis, Nervous System Lyme Lyme Disease Vaccine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors
Third-party unblinded

Study Groups

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Group 1

Participants will receive 4 doses of VLA15 and 1 dose of placebo injection at different visits. Placebo will be given at Visit 3. Injections will be given as intramuscular shots.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VLA15

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive IM injection of 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease vaccine

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Saline

Group 2

Participants will receive 4 doses of VLA15 and 1 dose of placebo injection at different visits. Placebo will be given at Visit 5. Injections will be given as intramuscular shots.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VLA15

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive IM injection of 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease vaccine

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Saline

Group 3

Participants will receive 4 doses of VLA15 and 1 dose of placebo injection at different visits. Placebo will be given at Visit 7. Injections will be given as intramuscular shots.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VLA15

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive IM injection of 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease vaccine

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Saline

Group 4

Participants will receive 4 doses of VLA15 and 1 dose of placebo injection at different visits. Placebo will be given at Visit 9. Injections will be given as intramuscular shots.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

VLA15

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants will receive IM injection of 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease vaccine

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Saline

Interventions

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VLA15

Participants will receive IM injection of 6-valent OspA-based Lyme disease vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Saline

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants who are healthy as determined by medical history and clinical judgment.
* Participants willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, IP receipt, and other procedures throughout the study.
* Able to provide Informed Consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breastfeeding participants.
* Allergies or contraindications to vaccines or their components.
* Health issues including: blood clotting deficiencies, immunodeficiencies, bone marrow disorder, or uncontrolled psychiatric conditions.
* Receipt of therapies to treat malignancies, blood/plasma products and immunoglobulins, systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, or anticoagulant therapy in recent medical history.
* Any prior Lyme disease vaccination, or recent or concurrent participation in a separate interventional study.
* Staff or direct family of the study site staff and Sponsor.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

44 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Central Contacts

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 1-800-718-1021

Email: [email protected]

Related Links

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https://pmiform.com/clinical-trial-info-request?StudyID=C4601019

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Other Identifiers

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C4601019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id