Safety and Immunogenicity of a Candidate RVFV Vaccine (RVF001)

A Phase I Study to Determine the Safety & Immunogenicity of the Candidate Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) Vaccine ChAdOx1 RVF in UK Healthy Adult Volunteers

Phase I open label, non-randomised dose escalation study on healthy UK volunteers aged from 18 to 50 years to assess the safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 RVF

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Rift Valley Fever
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: ChAdOx1 RVF

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to test a new vaccine against the Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) in healthy volunteers.

Rift Valley fever is a disease caused by RVFV and it is transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite or contact with virus-contaminated tissues and fluids. Although initially restricted to Africa, the virus can be transmitted by several different mosquito species that are more widely distributed than the virus itself, leading to concerns of disease spread as has occurred in the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. In humans, RVFV infection usually presents as a sudden febrile illness, but severe manifestations including bleeding disorders and neurological complications may also occur. RVFV is considered a global health threat with significant potential for international spread and use in bioterrorism.

Vaccines against RVFV are available for livestock, however no licensed vaccines or specific treatments are currently available for humans.

The study will enable assessment of the safety of the new vaccine called ChAdOx1 RVF and the extent of immune response in healthy volunteers. Healthy adult volunteers will receive a single dose of a new candidate vaccine at different doses. The objective of this first-in-human study is to find the optimal dose of the vaccine, balancing immune responses and profile of adverse events.

Healthy volunteers aged 18-50 will be recruited in Oxford and vaccinated at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine and will be followed for a period of 3 months. The study is funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council(BBSRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC)/Department of Health, through the UK Vaccines Network.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 15
• Phase: Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Oxford, United Kingdom, OX3 7LE
    • CCVTM, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

The volunteer must satisfy all the following criteria to be eligible for the study:

1. Healthy adults aged 18 to 50 years
2. Able and willing (in the Investigator's opinion) to comply with all study requirements
3. Willing to allow the investigators to discuss the volunteer's medical history with their General Practitioner or access this medical history electronically
4. For females only, willingness to practice continuous effective contraception for at least 3 months and a negative pregnancy test on the day(s) of screening and vaccination
5. Agreement to refrain from blood donation during the course of the study
6. Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

The volunteer may not enter the study if any of the following apply:

1. Participation in another research study involving receipt of an investigational product in the 30 days preceding enrolment, or planned use during the study period
2. Prior receipt of an investigational vaccine likely to impact on interpretation of the trial data.
3. Prior receipt of any vaccines administered ≤30 days before enrolment and/or planned receipt of a vaccine ≤30 days after enrolment EXCEPT for protein, RNA (or other non-adenovirus based) COVID-19 vaccinations which may be given within 14 days of the trial vaccine.
4. Receipt of a recombinant simian adenoviral vaccine prior to enrolment
5. Planned receipt of another adenoviral vectored vaccine (e.g. Oxford/Astrazeneca or Janssen COVID-19 vaccines) within 90 days after the vaccination with the ChAdOx1 RVF
6. Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the planned administration of the vaccine candidate
7. 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)
8. COVID-19 infection diagnosed in the community in the 28 days prior to enrolment

9. Any main covid-19 symptom within 28 days of enrolment:

   1. Fever (subjective or ≥37.8)
   2. New continuous cough
   3. Loss of sense of smell
   4. Loss of sense of taste
10. Clinical suspicion of acute COVID-19 in the 28 days prior to enrolment
11. History of allergic disease or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine
12. Any history of hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic angioedema.
13. Any history of anaphylaxis in relation to vaccination
14. Pregnancy, lactation or willingness/intention to become pregnant during the study
15. History of cancer (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin and cervical carcinoma in situ)
16. History of serious psychiatric condition likely to affect participation in the study
17. Bleeding disorder (eg. factor deficiency, coagulopathy or platelet disorder), or prior history of significant bleeding or bruising following IM injections or venepuncture
18. Any other serious chronic illness requiring hospital specialist supervision
19. Suspected or known current alcohol abuse as defined by an alcohol intake of greater than 42 units every week
20. Suspected or known injecting drug abuse in the 5 years preceding enrolment
21. Seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
22. Seropositive for hepatitis C virus (antibodies to HCV)
23. Any clinically significant abnormal finding on screening biochemistry or haematology blood tests or urinalysis
24. 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
25. Inability of the study team to contact the volunteer's GP (or access summary care record, if available) to confirm medical history and safety to participate
26. Prior natural exposure to RVFV as determined by seropositivity for RVFV antigens by ELISA and neutralizing antibody assay (serology will be requested at the discretion of the investigator)
27. History of confirmed major thrombotic event (including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism), history of antiphospholipid syndrome, or history of heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Low dose; 5 x 10^9 vp ChAdOx1 RVF delivered intramuscularly	Biological: ChAdOx1 RVF; Single dose of ChAdOx1 RVF
Experimental: Medium dose; 2.5 x 10^10 vp ChAdOx1 RVF delivered intramuscularly	Biological: ChAdOx1 RVF; Single dose of ChAdOx1 RVF
Experimental: High dose; 5 x 10^10 vp ChAdOx1 RVF delivered intramuscularly	Biological: ChAdOx1 RVF; Single dose of ChAdOx1 RVF

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess local reactogenicity	Occurrence of solicited local reactogenicity signs and symptoms	7 days following vaccination
To assess systemic reactogenicity	Occurrence of solicited systemic reactogenicity signs and symptoms	7 days following vaccination
To assess unsolicited adverse events	Occurrence of unsolicited adverse events	28 days following vaccination
To assess the safety and tolerability of ChAdOx1 RVF in healthy adult volunteers	Frequency of participants with clinically significant changes from baseline safety laboratory measures (haematology and biochemistry blood results)	Duration of study (6 months)
To assess serious adverse events	Occurrence of serious adverse events	Duration of study (6 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assess the cellular and humoral immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 RVF in healthy adult volunteers	ELISA to quantify antibodies to GnGc proteins	Duration of study (6 months)
Assess the cellular and humoral immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 RVF in healthy adult volunteers	RVFV neutralising antibody titres	Duration of study (6 months)
Assess the cellular and humoral immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 RVF in healthy adult volunteers	Ex vivo ELISpot and flow cytometry responses to GnGc	Duration of study (6 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Oxford
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Adrian VS Hill, Prof, Jenner Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 11, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 6, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 6, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 5, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 11, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 15, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 19, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 17, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: vaccine; ChAdOx1; RVF
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Liver Diseases; Arbovirus Infections; Vector Borne Diseases; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Parasitic Diseases; Protozoan Infections; Mycoses; Body Temperature Changes; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral; Hepatitis; Bunyaviridae Infections; Hepatitis, Viral, Animal; Hepatitis, Animal; Fever; Coccidioidomycosis; Coccidiosis; Rift Valley Fever
• Other Study ID Numbers: RVF001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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