Safety and Immunogenicity of Three V181 Dengue Vaccine Potencies in Adults (V181-003)

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Three Different Potency Levels of V181 (Dengue Quadrivalent Vaccine rDENVΔ30 [Live, Attenuated]) in Healthy Adults

The primary objective of this study is to compare the dengue virus-neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers (GMTs) for each of the 4 dengue serotypes (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3, and DENV4) at Day 28 post-vaccination for participants administered the V181 Low-Potency Level vaccine versus the V181 Mid-Potency Level vaccine. This study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of 3 different V181 potency level vaccines. The primary hypothesis of the study is that the V181 Low-Potency Level vaccine is non-inferior to the V181 Mid-Potency Level vaccine for each of the 4 dengue serotypes based on GMTs at Day 28 post-vaccination.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Dengue Virus; Dengue Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: V181 High-Potency Level; Biological: V181 Mid-Potency Level; Biological: V181 Low-Potency Level; Biological: Placebo

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1271
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia, 2148
      • Paratus Clinical Research Western Sydney ( Site 0007)
    • Botany, New South Wales, Australia, 2019
      • Emeritus Research ( Site 0010)
  • Queensland
    • Morayfield, Queensland, Australia, 4506
      • USC Clinical Trials Moreton Bay ( Site 0001)
    • Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia, 4556
      • USC Clinical Trials Sunshine Coast ( Site 0005)
    • South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101
      • USC Clinical Trials Brisbane (South Bank) ( Site 0006)
  • Victoria
    • Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 3124
      • Emeritus Research ( Site 0009)
• Canada
  • Quebec, Canada, G1V 4T3
    • Diex Recherche Quebec Inc. ( Site 0022)
  • Quebec
    • Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec, Canada, J6E 2B4
      • Diex Recherche Joliette ( Site 0023)
    • Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1L 0H8
      • Diex Recherche Sherbrooke Inc. ( Site 0024)
    • Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada, G6P 6P6
      • Diex Recherche Victoriavile Inc. ( Site 0021)
• Finland
  • Mellersta Osterbotten
    • Kokkola, Mellersta Osterbotten, Finland, 67100
      • FVR, Kokkolan rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0037)
  • Pirkanmaa
    • Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33100
      • FVR, Tampereen rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0039)
  • Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
    • Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland, 90220
      • FVR, Oulun rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0032)
  • Satakunta
    • Pori, Satakunta, Finland, 28100
      • FVR, Porin rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0033)
  • Sodra Osterbotten
    • Seinajoki, Sodra Osterbotten, Finland, 60100
      • FVR, Seinäjoen rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0040)
  • Uusimaa
    • Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland, 02230
      • FVR, Espoon rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0036)
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, 00100
      • FVR, Etelä-Helsingin rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0038)
    • Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, 00930
      • FVR, Itä-Helsingin rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0035)
  • Varsinais-Suomi
    • Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland, 20520
      • FVR, Turun rokotetutkimusklinikka ( Site 0031)
• Germany
  • Berlin, Germany, 10117
    • Berliner Centrum für Reise- und Tropenmedizin ( Site 0043)
  • Hamburg, Germany, 20359
    • Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine ( Site 0041)
  • Bayern
    • München, Bayern, Germany, 80802
      • Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen-Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical (
• Israel
  • Haifa, Israel, 3109601
    • Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology ( Site 0053)
  • Jerusalem, Israel, 9112001
    • Hadassah Medical Center-Clinical Reaserch Unit ( Site 0052)
  • Ramat Gan, Israel, 5265601
    • Sheba Medical Center-Early Phase Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 0051)
• Taiwan
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 807
    • Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital-Infectious diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine
• United States
  • California
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92123
      • California Research Foundation ( Site 0114)
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33174
      • Advanced Medical Research Institute ( Site 0115)
  • New York
    • Rochester, New York, United States, 14609
      • Rochester Clinical Research, Inc. ( Site 0122)
  • Texas
    • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
      • University of Texas Medical Branch ( Site 0113)
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
      • IMA Clinical Research San Antonio ( Site 0111)
  • Virginia
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23502
      • Alliance for Multispecialty Research LLC (AMR - Norfolk) ( Site 0123)

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following for at least 90 days after administration of study intervention: Abstain from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent; or must agree to use contraception unless confirmed to be azoospermic (vasectomized or secondary to medical cause).
• A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: Is NOT women of child-bearing potential; or is a WOCBP and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), or is abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as her preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis), for at least 90 days after administration of study intervention. (Contraceptive use by women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies.)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has known history of dengue or zika natural infection.
• Has an acute febrile illness (temperature ≥38.0°C [≥100.4°F] oral or equivalent) occurring within 72 hours before receipt of study vaccine or placebo.
• Has a serious or progressive disease, including but not limited to cancer; uncontrolled diabetes; severe cardiac, renal, or hepatic insufficiency; or systemic autoimmune or neurologic disorder.
• Has known or suspected impairment of immunological function, including but not limited to congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hematologic malignancy, or treatment for autoimmune diseases.
• Has a condition in which repeated venipuncture or injections pose more than minimal risk for the participant, such as hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, other severe coagulation disorders, or significantly impaired venous access.
• Has a known hypersensitivity to any component of the study vaccine or placebo, or history of severe allergic reaction (eg, swelling of the mouth and throat, difficulty breathing, hypotension or shock) that required medical intervention.
• Has received a dose of any dengue vaccine (investigational or approved) before study entry, or plans to receive any dengue vaccine (investigational or approved) for the duration of the trial.
• Has received other licensed non-live vaccines within 14 days before receipt of study vaccine or placebo, or is scheduled to receive any licensed non-live vaccine within 28 days following receipt of study vaccine or placebo. Exception: Inactivated influenza vaccine may be administered but must be given at least 7 days before receipt of study vaccine or placebo, or at least 28 days after receipt of study vaccine or placebo.
• Has received a licensed live vaccine within 28 days before receipt of study vaccine or placebo, or is scheduled to receive any live vaccine within 28 days following receipt of study vaccine or placebo.
• Has received systemic corticosteroids (equivalent of ≥2 mg/kg/day of prednisone or ≥20 mg/d for persons weighing >10 kg) for ≥14 consecutive days and has not completed treatment at least 30 days before study entry or is expected to receive systemic corticosteroids at aforementioned dose and duration within 28 days following receipt of study vaccine or placebo. (Note: Topical and inhaled/nebulized steroids are permitted.)
• Has received systemic corticosteroids exceeding physiologic replacement doses (approximately 5 mg/day prednisone equivalent) within 14 days before vaccination.
• Has received immunosuppressive therapies, including chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer or other conditions, treatments associated with organ or bone marrow transplantation, or autoimmune disease, within 6 months before receipt of study vaccine or placebo, or plans to receive immunosuppressive therapies within 28 days following receipt of study vaccine or placebo.
• Has received a blood transfusion or blood products (including immunoglobulins) within 6 months before receipt of a study vaccine or placebo, or plans to receive a blood transfusion or blood products (including immunoglobulins) within 28 days following receipt of study vaccine or placebo.
• Has participated in another clinical study of an investigational product within 6 months before signing the informed consent, or plans to participate in another interventional clinical study at any time during the duration of the current clinical study. Participants enrolled in observational studies may be included; these will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for approval by the Sponsor.
• Has planned donation of blood, eggs, or sperm at any time from signing the informed consent through 90 days post-vaccination.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: V181 High-Potency Level Group; Participants will receive a single 0.5mL subcutaneous (SC) dose of V181 High-Potency vaccine.	Biological: V181 High-Potency Level; 0.5 mL SC dose of V181 High-Potency vaccine
Experimental: V181 Mid-Potency Level Group; Participants will receive a single 0.5mL SC dose of V181 Mid-Potency vaccine.	Biological: V181 Mid-Potency Level; 0.5 mL SC dose of V181 Mid-Potency vaccine
Experimental: V181 Low-Potency Level Group; Participants will receive a single 0.5mL SC dose of V181 Low-Potency vaccine.	Biological: V181 Low-Potency Level; 0.5 mL SC dose of V181 Low-Potency vaccine
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Participants will receive a single SC 0.5 mL dose of placebo.	Biological: Placebo; 0.5 mL SC dose of placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Dengue Virus-Neutralizing Antibody Titers, as Measured by Virus Reduction Neutralization Test (VRNT)	A dengue VRNT will be conducted to assess neutralizing antibody GMTs for each of the 4 dengue vaccine serotypes (DENV1, DENV2, DENV3, and DENV4) in specimens collected from participants on Day 28 post-vaccination.	Day 28 post-vaccination
Percentage of Participants With Vaccine-Related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	An SAE is an AE that results in death, is life-threatening, requires or prolongs an existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or is another important medical event deemed such by medical or scientific judgment. Relatedness of an SAE to the study vaccine will be determined by the investigator.	Up to 28 days post-vaccination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Solicited Injection-Site Adverse Events (AEs)	An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. Solicited injection-site AEs will include pain, erythema (redness), and swelling.	Up to 5 days post-vaccination
Percentage of Participants With Solicited Systemic AEs	An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. Solicited systemic AEs will include rash, headache, fatigue (tiredness), myalgia (muscle pain), and arthralgia (joint pain).	Up to 28 days post-vaccination

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
• Investigators: Study Director: Medical Director, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Merck Clinical Trials Information

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 7, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 5, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 6, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 8, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 15, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Arbovirus Infections; Vector Borne Diseases; Flavivirus Infections; Flaviviridae Infections; Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral; Mosquito-Borne Diseases; Dengue
• Other Study ID Numbers: V181-003 (Other Identifier: Merck); 2020-004501-30 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

Drug and device information, study documents

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