105 Participants Needed

Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M Vaccine for Malaria

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Overseen ByJoel A Goldberg, M.D.
Age: 18 - 65
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Phase 1
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Trial Summary

Will I have to stop taking my current medications?

The trial does not specify if you need to stop taking your current medications. However, if you are on chronic systemic immunosuppressive medications, you may need to stop them at least 6 months before starting the study.

What data supports the effectiveness of the Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M treatment for malaria?

The research highlights the development of malaria vaccines using protein-based approaches, similar to the Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M treatment, which involves protein antigens and adjuvants (substances that enhance the body's immune response to an antigen). These approaches have shown promise in inducing immune responses against various stages of the malaria parasite's lifecycle, suggesting potential effectiveness for the Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M treatment.12345

How is the Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M treatment for malaria different from other treatments?

The Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M treatment is unique because it targets the sexual stage of the malaria parasite in mosquitoes, aiming to block transmission rather than just treating the infection in humans. This approach uses a protein-based vaccine with an adjuvant to enhance immune response, which is different from traditional malaria treatments that focus on killing the parasite in the human host.26789

What is the purpose of this trial?

Background:Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical countries around the world. It can cause symptoms like fever, body aches, and weakness. More than half a million people worldwide died of malaria in 2021, mostly children. Researchers want to find ways to prevent the spread of this disease.Objective:To test the effects of a new malaria vaccine. (Volunteers will not be exposed to malaria.)Eligibility:Healthy adults aged 18 to 50 years.Design:Volunteers will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will take a short quiz to make sure they understand the study.Volunteers will have 3 visits to receive the vaccine. These visits will be about 1 month apart. The vaccine will be injected into the muscle of the upper arm.Volunteers will have 12 additional clinic visits. These will start after the first vaccine visit and continue for 8 months. The visits may include a physical exam and blood tests. There will also be 7 follow-up phone calls. These will occur the day after each vaccine visit and then continue for another 12 months. Participants will be asked how they are doing and whether they have had any changes in their health.

Research Team

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Joel A Goldberg, M.D.

Principal Investigator

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Eligibility Criteria

Healthy adults aged 18-50 who can consent to the study, understand it well, and have reliable access to NIHCC for visits. They must agree to use contraception and not donate blood during the trial. Excluded are pregnant or breastfeeding individuals, those with certain medical conditions or treatments that affect immune function, and anyone planning travel to malaria-endemic areas.

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals of childbearing potential must agree to use an acceptable method of contraception from 1 month prior to enrollment to 1 month after the final vaccination (i.e., from study day -28 until study day 84)
Willing to refrain from donating blood throughout the study until 1 month after the last study visit
Individuals capable of fathering children must agree to use an acceptable method of contraception from 1 month prior to enrollment to 1 month after the final vaccination (i.e., from study day -28 until study day 84)
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Exclusion Criteria

Currently pregnant as determined by history or a positive human choriogonadotropin (Beta-hCG) test
I haven't taken strong immune system suppressing drugs for more than 2 weeks in the last 6 months.
Any other finding that, in the judgment of the investigator, would interfere with, or serve as a contraindication to, protocol adherence, assessment of safety or reactogenicity, or a subject s ability to give informed consent, or increase the risk of having an adverse outcome from participating in the study
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Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks
1 visit (in-person)

Treatment

Participants receive three doses of the vaccine at 1-month intervals

2 months
3 visits (in-person)

Monitoring

Participants have 12 additional clinic visits for monitoring, including physical exams and blood tests

8 months
12 visits (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment with follow-up phone calls

12 months
7 follow-up phone calls

Treatment Details

Interventions

  • Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M
Trial Overview The trial is testing a new vaccine called Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M designed to prevent the spread of malaria. Participants will receive three injections over several months and attend multiple clinic visits for health checks without being exposed to malaria.
Participant Groups
3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Group 3Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
50 (micro)g Pvs230D1-EPA/50 (micro)g MM
Group II: Group 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
25 (micro)g Pvs230D1-EPA/50 (micro)g MM
Group III: Group 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
5 (micro)g Pvs230D1-EPA/50 (micro)g MM

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Lead Sponsor

Trials
3,361
Recruited
5,516,000+

References

Vaccines against malaria-still a long way to go. [2018]
Recent advances in recombinant protein-based malaria vaccines. [2022]
A phase IIA extension study evaluating the effect of booster vaccination with a fractional dose of RTS,S/AS01E in a controlled human malaria infection challenge. [2021]
Vaccination with chemically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood-stage parasites induces parasite-specific cellular immune responses in malaria-naïve volunteers: a pilot study. [2019]
Malaria Vaccines: Progress to Date. [2023]
Malaria transmission-blocking conjugate vaccine in ALFQ adjuvant induces durable functional immune responses in rhesus macaques. [2023]
Preclinical evaluations of Pfs25-EPA and Pfs230D1-EPA in AS01 for a vaccine to reduce malaria transmission. [2023]
A randomised, double-blind, controlled vaccine efficacy trial of DNA/MVA ME-TRAP against malaria infection in Gambian adults. [2018]
Low dose recombinant full-length circumsporozoite protein-based Plasmodium falciparum vaccine is well-tolerated and highly immunogenic in phase 1 first-in-human clinical testing. [2022]
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