Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines (Vero Cell) to Prevent COVID-19 in Healthy Adult Population In Peru Healthy Adult Population In Peru (Covid-Peru)

Ensayo Clínico de Fase III, Aleatorio, Doble Ciego y Controlado Con Placebo Paralelo, Para Evaluar la Seguridad y la Eficacia Protectora de la Vacuna Inactivada Contra el SARS-CoV-2 en la Población Sana de 18 años o más, en Perú

This is a multicenter, randomized, double blind, parallel placebo controlled, phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the protective efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in healthy population 18 years old and above.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: COVID-19
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Inactivated SARS CoV 2 vaccine (Vero cell) Wuhan/Beijing/Placebo

Detailed Description

Product characteristics:

WIBP:

The inactivated SARS CoV 2 Vaccine (Vero cell) is prepared by inoculating Verda Reno cells (Vero cell) with SARS CoV 2 WIV04 strain, culturing, harvesting, inactivating, clarifying, concentrating, second inactivating, purifying and adding aluminum hydroxide adjuvant BIBP: The inactivated SARS CoV 2 Vaccine (Vero cell) is prepared by inoculating Verda Reno cells (Vero cell) with SARS CoV 2 HB02 strain, culturing, harvesting, inactivating, clarifying, concentrating, purifying and adding aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. After vaccination, the body can produce immune response to prevent diseases caused by SARS CoV 2.

Primary objective To evaluate the protective efficacy of inactivated SARS CoV 2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) after full course of immunization in preventing diseases caused by the SARS CoV 2 in healthy subjects aged 18 years old and above.

Study design:

This clinical trial is conducted in randomized, blind, placebo-controlled design. Total sample size is 12,000, which are randomly allocated into investigational vaccine 1, investigational vaccine 2 and placebo control group. Subjects with compatible symptoms, will be excluded.

Immunization schedule: 2-doses of investigational vaccine or placebo are inoculated to the deltoid muscle of the upper arm according to the Day 0 and day 21 (window for both days + 7 days), immunization schedule.

Safety observation After each dose of vaccination, the subject is observed for 30 minutes on site, and local and systemic adverse events are collected. Within 0-30 21/28 days, the local and systemic reactions of the subjects are actively followed up and recorded on the. telephone follow-up contact form. Serious adverse events (SAE) will be daily monitored within 12 months after vaccination, and followed up, recorded and reported as required.

Observation of efficacy After the subjects are enrolled in the group, the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases will begin Planned and active follow-up is carried out on the subjects, and a monitoring network is established in local medical and health institutions to monitor SARS-CoV-2 infection-like cases in the subjects. Those diagnosed as suspected cases by clinicians will be studied as epidemiological case, including nasopharyngeal swabs, sputum and/or other lower respiratory secretions, venous blood in acute and convalescent stages are collected. SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid will be tested by RT-PCR method, and/or viral gene sequencing. Subjects with positive nucleic acid, or/and convalescent serum antibodies increased 4 fold or more than acute phase serum are confirmed cases of COVID-19. (refer to case monitoring operation manual).

The incidence of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 disease in the three groups of study samples is calculated and the epidemiological protection rate and confidence interval of SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 disease are analyzed.

Immunogenicity observation:

Immunogenicity (antibody response to inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine / placebo) will be evaluated in subjects V00001-V12000 on 14 days after 2nd dose (day 35) and 360 days after 2nd dose (day 381). Subgroups of 1200 participants will be registered on 28 days after 2nd dose (days 49), 180 days after 2nd dose ( day 201), to better precise the peak of neutralizing antibodies

Case definition:

Cases will be further classified as:

Asymptomatic cases: No symptoms developed for 14 consecutive days after positive PCR testing.

Confirmed cases: On the basis of the clarification of the suspected case, the COVID-19 PCR diagnosis is positive, or IgG antibodies in convalescent sera four times higher than baseline.

Confirmed mild COVID-19 cases: The clinical symptoms were mild, and there was no sign of pneumonia on imaging.

Confirmed moderate COVID-19 cases: Showing fever and respiratory symptoms with radiological findings of pneumonia.

Confirmed severe COVID-19 cases: Confirmed COVID-19 case meeting any one of the following criteria:

• Respiratory distress (RR≥30 breaths/min);
• Oxygen saturation≤93% at rest;
• Arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)/ fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2)≦300mmHg (1mmHg=0.133kPa);
• The clinical symptoms progressively worsened, and the chest imaging showed >50% obvious lesion progression within 24-48 hours.

Confirmed Critical COVID-19 cases: Confirmed COVID-19 case meeting any one of the following criteria:

• Respiratory failure and requiring mechanical ventilation;
• Shock;
• With other organ failure that requires ICU care;
• Death

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 12000
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Peru
  • Lima
    • San Martin De Porres, Lima, Peru, L-031
      • Av. Honorio Delgado 430, Urb. Ingeniería

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age range: Healthy subjects aged 18 years old and above
• By asking for medical history and physical examination, the investigator judged that the health condition is well
• Female subjects of childbearing age are not nursing or pregnant at the time of enrolment (negative urine pregnancy test), and do not plan to become pregnant within the first 3 months after enrolment . Effective contraceptive measures have been taken within 2 weeks before inclusion and continued for at least three month s after last dose
• During the whole follow up period of the study, be able and willing to complete the whole prescribed study plan.
• With self ability to understand the research procedures, with informed consent, voluntarily sign an informed consent form, and be able to comply with the requirements of the clinical study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• SARS CoV 2 Infection Confirmed Cases, Suspected Cases or Asymptomatic Infection
• SARS CoV 2 Nucleic acid test positive
• Have a history of SARS , MERS infection (self report, on site inquiry
• Fever (axillary temperature > 37.0 ℃), dry cough, fatigue, nasal obstruction, runny nose, pharyngeal pain, myalgia, diarrhea, shortness of breath and dyspnea occurred within 14 days before vaccination
• Axillary body temperature > 37.0 ℃ before vaccination
• Previous severe allergic reactions to vaccination (such as acute allergic reactions, urticaria, dyspnea, angioneurotic edema or abdominal pain) or allergy to known ingredients of inactivated SARS CoV 2 vaccine have occurred.
• Have a history of convulsion, epilepsy, encephalopathy or mental illness or family history
• Congenital malformations or developmental disorders, genetic defects, severe malnutrition, etc.
• Severe liver and kidney diseases, uncontrollable hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg), diabetic complications, malignant tumors, various acute diseases or acute attack period of chronic diseases
• Has been diagnosed with congenital or acquired immune deficiency, HIV infection, lymphoma, leukemia or other autoimmune diseases
• Diseases known or suspected include severe respiratory diseases, severe cardiovascular diseases, liver and kidney diseases, and malignant tumors. - Hist ory of coagulation dysfunction (e.g. Coagulation factor deficiency, coagulation disease)
• Receiving anti TB therapy
• Patients receiving immunotherapy or inhibitor therapy within 3 months (continuous oral or infusion for more than 14
• Live attenuated va ccine is inoculated within 1 month before this vaccination , other vaccines are inoculated within 14 days before this vaccination
• Received blood products within 3 months before this vaccination
• Received other research drugs within 6 months before this vacc ination
• Investigator judged other circumstances that are not suitable for this clinical trial.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Investigational vaccine 1. Wuhan; Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell); 200WU/dose for per human use, 0.5 mL/ dose; Intramuscular injection; Two doses: one dose/21-28 days; 4000 participants per arm	Biological: Inactivated SARS CoV 2 vaccine (Vero cell) Wuhan/Beijing/Placebo; This clinical trial is conducted in randomized, blind, placebo controlled design Total sample size is 12 000, which are randomly allocated into investigational vaccine 1, investigational vaccine 2 and placebo control group.
Experimental: Investigational vaccine 2. Beijing; Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (Vero cell); 4μg/dose for per human use, 0.5 mL/ dose; Intramuscular injection; Two doses: one dose/21-28 days; 4000 participants per arm	Biological: Inactivated SARS CoV 2 vaccine (Vero cell) Wuhan/Beijing/Placebo; This clinical trial is conducted in randomized, blind, placebo controlled design Total sample size is 12 000, which are randomly allocated into investigational vaccine 1, investigational vaccine 2 and placebo control group.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo/Aluminum Adjuvant of Inactivated SARS CoV; Placebo/Aluminum Adjuvant of Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine; Active Ingredient: None; Virus Contents: None; Adjuvant: aluminum hydroxide; Specification: 0.5 mL/ dose, 0.5mL for per human use; Intramuscular injection; Two doses: one dose/21-28 days; 4000 participants per arm	Biological: Inactivated SARS CoV 2 vaccine (Vero cell) Wuhan/Beijing/Placebo; This clinical trial is conducted in randomized, blind, placebo controlled design Total sample size is 12 000, which are randomly allocated into investigational vaccine 1, investigational vaccine 2 and placebo control group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the two vaccine groups and the placebo group.	Protective effect against COVID 19, after 14 days following the full course of vaccination among healthy population aged 18 years old and above. Comparison of the proportions of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the two vaccine groups and the placebo group. All confirmed cases are all confirmed by DSMB blind examination.	One year beginning on day 14 after the second dose of immunization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of severe cases of SARS CoV 2 pneumonia and deaths in the two vaccine groups and the placebo group.	To evaluate the protective effect after 14 days following 2 doses of immunization of preventing severe cases of SARS CoV 2 pneumonia and deaths caused by COVID 19, among healthy population aged 18 years old and above. Comparison of the proportions of severe cases of SARS CoV 2 pneumonia and deaths in the two vaccine groups and the placebo group.	One year beginning on day 14 after the second dose of immunization
Incidence of any adverse reactions/events	Observe the incidence of any adverse reactions/events within 30 minutes after each dose of vaccine Observe the incidence of adverse reactions/events at 0 ~ 7 days and 8 ~ 21/30 days after each dose of vaccine. Observe the incidence of serious adverse events (SAE) from the beginning of the first dose to 12 months after the whole course of immunization.	12 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Comparison of levels of neutralizing antibodies in infected versus non infected participants	To explore the protective level of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody against diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.	After 14 days after 2 doses of immunization
Number of ADE/VED cases	The occurrence of ADE/VED after immunization.	28days after full course of immunization.
4-fold growth rate, GMT and GMI of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody at day 28	To evaluate the 4-fold growth rate, GMT and GMI of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody 28days after full course of immunization.	28days after full course of immunization.
GMT of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody at 6 and 12 months	The GMT of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody in 6th month and 12th month after 2 doses of immunization.	6th month and 12th month after 2 doses of immunization.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Collaborators: National University of San Marcos, Peru
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Coralith Garcia, MD, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 9, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 19, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): April 3, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 29, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): November 3, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 1, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 27, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: UPeruanaCH

Drug and device information, study documents

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