Safety, Immunogenicity and ex Vivo Efficacy of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M in Healthy Volunteers in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.

A Phase Ib Age De-escalation and Dose Escalation Open Label Clinical Trial of the Safety, Immunogenicity and ex Vivo Efficacy of a Candidate Malaria Vaccine Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M Administered Intramuscularly in Healthy Adults and Young Children in Tanzania.

A phase Ib age de-escalation and dose escalation open label clinical trial of the safety, immunogenicity and ex-vivo efficacy of a candidate malaria vaccine Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M administered intramuscularly in healthy adults and young children in Tanzania

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Malaria,Falciparum
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (50ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (50ug)/Matrix-M (50ug) & Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug)

Detailed Description

This study aims to evaluate safety, immunogenicity, and transmission blocking activity of Pfs25IMX313-Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children naturally exposed to malaria in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania. The study will enrol 45 volunteers comprising of 13 adults (18-45 years) and 32 children (5-12 years).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 52
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Angela Minassian; Phone Number: +44865611425; Email: angela.minassian@ndm.ox.ac.uk
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Ally Olotu; Phone Number: +255718927104; Email: aolotu@ihi.or.tz

Study Locations

• Tanzania
  • Bagamoyo, Tanzania
    • Recruiting
    • Ifakara Health Institute Clinical Trial Facility

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 45 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Healthy adult aged 18 to 45 years or children aged 5-12 years.
2. Planned long-term (at least 30 months from the date of recruitment) or permanent residence in Bagamoyo town.
3. Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) 18 to 30 Kg/m2; or children (5-12 years) with the BMI between 13 and 25 Kg/m2.
4. Able and willing (in the Investigator's opinion) to comply with all study requirements.
5. Agreement to refrain from blood donation for the duration of the study
6. Written informed consent to participate in the trial.
7. Women only: Must practice continuous effective contraception* for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of immunoglobulins or blood products (e.g., blood transfusion) at any time in the past.
2. Receipt of any vaccine in the 14 days preceding enrolment, or planned receipt of any other vaccine within 14 days following each vaccination.
3. Receipt of an investigational product in the 30 days preceding enrolment, or planned receipt during the study period.
4. Concurrent involvement in another clinical trial or planned involvement during the study period
5. Prior receipt of an investigational vaccine likely to impact on interpretation of the trial data, as assessed by the Investigator
6. Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient state, including HIV infection; asplenia; recurrent, severe infections and chronic (more than 14 days) immunosuppressant medication within the past 6 months (inhaled and topical steroids are allowed).
7. History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine (e.g. egg products)
8. Any history of anaphylaxis in reaction to vaccinations
9. Pregnancy, lactation or intention to become pregnant during the study.
10. History of cancer (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and cervical carcinoma in situ).
11. History of serious psychiatric condition that may affect participation in the study.
12. Any other serious chronic illness requiring hospital specialist supervision.
13. Suspected or known injecting drug abuse in the 5 years preceding enrolment.
14. Seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C (HCV IgG).
15. Volunteers unable to be closely followed for social, geographic or psychological reasons.
16. Any clinically significant abnormal finding on biochemistry or haematology blood tests, urinalysis or clinical examination. In the event of clinically significant abnormal test results, confirmatory repeat tests will be requested. Procedures for identifying laboratory values meeting exclusion criteria will be described in a study specific SOP.
17. Any other significant disease, disorder, or finding which may significantly increase the risk to the volunteer because of participation in the study, affect the ability of the volunteer to participate in the study or impair interpretation of the study data.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

6

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Groups 1A & 1B; Volunteers aged 18-45 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0, 1 and 2	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 3 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg)
Experimental: Groups 2A & 2B; Volunteers aged 18-45 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (50µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0, 1 and 2	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (50ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 3 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(50µg)/ Matrix-M (50µg)
Experimental: Groups 3A & 3B; Volunteers aged 5-12 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0, 1 and 2	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 3 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg)
Experimental: Group 3C; Volunteers aged 5-12 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0, 1 and 6.5	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 3 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg)
Experimental: Groups 4A & 4B; Volunteers aged 5-12 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (50µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0, 1 and 6.5	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (50ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 3 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(50µg)/ Matrix-M (50µg)
Experimental: Group 4C; Volunteers aged 5-12 years will receive doses of Pfs25-IMX313 (50µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at months 0 and 1 and a dose of Pfs25-IMX313 (10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg) intramuscularly at month 6.5	Biological: Pfs25-IMX313 (50ug)/Matrix-M (50ug) & Pfs25-IMX313 (10ug)/Matrix-M (50ug); 2 doses of Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M at Pfs25-IMX313(50µg)/ Matrix-M (50µg) followed by one at Pfs25-IMX313(10µg)/Matrix-M (50µg)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Determine the safety of Pfs25IMX313-Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children naturally exposed to malaria.	Occurrence of solicited symptoms after each vaccination during a 7-day surveillance period (day of vaccination and days 1, 2, 3 and 7 after vaccination).	Assessment of solicited symptoms in the first 7 days post vaccination
Determine the safety of Pfs25IMX313-Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children naturally exposed to malaria.	Occurrence of unsolicited symptoms after each vaccination during a 30-day surveillance period (day of vaccination and 30 subsequent days).	Assessment of unsolicited symptoms in the first 30 days post vaccination
Determine the safety of Pfs25IMX313-Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children naturally exposed to malaria.	Occurrence of serious adverse events throughout the study period.	Assessment of SAEs until the end of the study (approx 2 years)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Determine the Pfs25 specific antibody responses following immunization with different vaccination regimens in healthy Tanzanian adults and children.	Pfs25 antibody levels elicited by Pfs25IMX313-Matrix-M as measured by ELISA at each time point where serology samples are analysed.	Duration of the study (approx 2 years)
Determine the transmission blocking activity of Pfs25 specific antibodies elicited by the different vaccination regimens in healthy Tanzanian adults and children using Standard Membrane Feeding Assay (SMFA) and Direct Membrane feeding assay (DMFA).	Transmission blocking activity (TBA) of induced antibody as measured in standard membrane feeding assays (SMFA) and Direct Membrane feeding assays (DMFA).	Duration of the study (approx 2 years)
Determine the transmission blocking activity of Pfs25 specific antibodies elicited by the different vaccination regimens in healthy Tanzanian adults and children using Standard Membrane Feeding Assay (SMFA) and Direct Membrane feeding assay (DMFA).	Correlation of TBA with antibody levels at each time point where the membrane feeding assays are conducted.	Duration of the study (approx 2 years)
Select the best vaccination regimen based on the peak Pfs25 specific antibodies after final immunization, their duration and transmission blocking activity by standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) and direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA).	The vaccination schedule that lead to the highest peak and duration of anti-Pfs25 antibody response post vaccination, and the highest transmission blocking activity (TBA) as measured by standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) and direct membrane feeding assay (DMFA).	Duration of the study (approx 2 years)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Oxford
• Collaborators: Ifakara Health Institute
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Angela Minassian, University of Oxford

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 25, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): February 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 22, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 21, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Vaccine
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Infections; Vector Borne Diseases; Parasitic Diseases; Protozoan Infections; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum
• Other Study ID Numbers: VAC082

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No