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VRC 322/DMID 21-0016: A Phase I, Dose Escalation, Open-Label Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of a Nipah Virus (NiV) mRNA Vaccine, mRNA-1215, in Healthy Adults

This study is NOT currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number

000687-I

Sponsoring Institute

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Recruitment Detail

Type: No longer recruiting/follow-up only
Gender: Male & Female
Min Age: 18 Years
Max Age: 60 Years

Referral Letter Required

No

Population Exclusion(s)

Children

Keywords

Rna Vaccine;
Pandemic Threat;
First in Human;
Zoonotic Transmission;
Protective Immunity

Recruitment Keyword(s)

None

Condition(s)

Nipah Virus Infection

Investigational Drug(s)

NiV mRNA-1215 vaccine

Investigational Device(s)

None

Intervention(s)

Biological/Vaccine: mRNA -1215

Supporting Site

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesModerna TX, Inc

Background:

Nipah virus (NiV) is transmitted from animals to humans, from humans to humans, and through contaminated food. Infected people may have a cough and trouble breathing. Some people may develop serious symptoms, such as brain inflammation, that can lead to death. There are no drugs or vaccines to treat or prevent NiV infection.

Objective:

To test the safety of an experimental vaccine (mRNA-1215) for NiV. Researchers will also evaluate how participants bodies respond to the vaccine.

Eligibility:

Healthy, nonpregnant adults aged 18 to 60 years.

Design:

Participants will visit the NIH clinic 13 to 15 times over 14 to 16 months.

Participants will get 2 doses of the experimental vaccine during this study at either 1 month or 4 months apart. The vaccine will be given as a shot into the muscle of the upper arm. Participants will stay in the clinic at least 30 minutes after each vaccination.

Participants will be given a diary card and a thermometer. They will record their temperature and any other symptoms for 7 days after each vaccination.

During each follow-up visit, 3 to 14 tubes of blood will be drawn for research.

Participants may undergo an optional procedure called apheresis. A needle will be placed into a vein in each arm. Blood will be removed through one needle. The blood will pass through a machine that separates some of the blood cells. The rest of the blood will return to the body through the other needle.

The study vaccine cannot cause NiV infection.

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Eligibility

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

A subject must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Healthy adults between the ages of 18-60 years inclusive.

2. Based on history and physical examination, in good general health and without history of any of the conditions listed in the exclusion criteria.

3. Able and willing to complete the informed consent process.

4. Available for clinic visits for 52 weeks after last product administration.

5. Able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process.

6. Physical examination and laboratory results without clinically significant findings and a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18 to 35 within the 56 days before enrollment.

Laboratory Criteria within 56 days before enrollment:

7. White blood cells (WBC) and differential within institutional normal range or accompanied by the site Principal Investigator (PI) or designee approval.

8. Total lymphocyte count >= 800 cells/microL.

9. Platelets = 125,000 - 500,000 cells/microL.

10. Hemoglobin within institutional normal range or accompanied by the PI or designee approval.

11. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <= 1.25 X institutional upper limit of normal (ULN).

12. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <= 1.25 X institutional ULN.

13. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) <1.1 X institutional ULN.

14. Total bilirubin within institutional normal range or accompanied by the PI or designee approval.

15. Serum creatinine <= 1.1 X institutional ULN.

16. Negative for HIV infection by an FDA-approved method of detection

Criteria applicable to women of childbearing potential:

17. Negative beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (Beta-HCG) pregnancy test (urine or serum) on the day of enrollment.

18. Agrees to use an effective means of birth control from at least 21 days prior to enrollment through the end of the study.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

A subject will be excluded if one or more of the following conditions apply:

1. Breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during the study.

2. More than 10 days of systemic immunosuppressive medications or cytotoxic medications within the 4 weeks prior to enrollment or any within the 14 days prior to enrollment.

3. Blood products within 16 weeks prior to enrollment.

4. Any vaccine, including COVID-19 vaccines, received within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.

5. Investigational research agents within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or planning to receive investigational products while on the study

6. Current allergy treatment with allergen immunotherapy with antigen injections, unless on maintenance schedule.

7. Current anti-TB prophylaxis or therapy.

8. Known immediate hypersensitivity to any component of the study product, including polyethylene glycol (PEG).

9. Confirmed past NiV infection, prior residence in (>6 months), or planned travel for any length of time during the study to countries where NiV infection is endemic, eg. Bangladesh, India, Philippines.

Subject has a history of any of the following clinically significant conditions:

10. Serious reactions to vaccines that preclude receipt of the study vaccination, including allergic reaction (anaphylaxis, urticaria or allergic reaction requiring medical intervention) to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines, as determined by the investigator

11. History of myocarditis and/or pericarditis

12. Hereditary angioedema, acquired angioedema, or idiopathic forms of angioedema

13. Asthma that is not well controlled

14. Diabetes mellitus (type I or II), with the exception of gestational diabetes

15. Thyroid disease that is not well controlled

16. Idiopathic urticaria within the past year

17. Autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency

18. Hypertension that is not well controlled

19. Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g. factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions) or significant bruising or bleeding difficulties with IM injections or blood draws

20. Malignancy that is active or history of malignancy that is likely to recur during the period of the study

21. Seizure disorder other than 1) febrile seizures, 2) seizures secondary to alcohol withdrawal more than 3 years ago, or 3) seizures that have not required treatment within the last 3 years.

22. Asplenia, functional asplenia or any condition resulting in the absence or removal of the spleen

23. Guillain-Barre Syndrome

24. Any medical, psychiatric, social condition, occupational reason or other responsibility that, in the judgment of the investigator, is a contraindication to protocol participation or impairs a subject s ability to give informed consent, including but not limited to clinically significant forms of: infectious diseases, drug or alcohol abuse, autoimmune diseases, psychiatric disorders, or heart disease.


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Citations:

Zelnik N, Leshinsky E, Kolodny EH. Familial spastic paraparesis. Is it a mitochondrial disorder? Pediatr Neurosurg. 1995;23(4):225-6. doi: 10.1159/000120963. PMID: 8835214.

Loomis RJ, Stewart-Jones GBE, Tsybovsky Y, Caringal RT, Morabito KM, McLellan JS, Chamberlain AL, Nugent ST, Hutchinson GB, Kueltzo LA, Mascola JR, Graham BS. Structure-Based Design of Nipah Virus Vaccines: A Generalizable Approach to Paramyxovirus Immunogen Development. Front Immunol. 2020 Jun 11;11:842. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00842. PMID: 32595632; PMCID: PMC7300195.

Loomis RJ, DiPiazza AT, Falcone S, Ruckwardt TJ, Morabito KM, Abiona OM, Chang LA, Caringal RT, Presnyak V, Narayanan E, Tsybovsky Y, Nair D, Hutchinson GB, Stewart-Jones GBE, Kueltzo LA, Himansu S, Mascola JR, Carfi A, Graham BS. Chimeric Fusion (F) and Attachment (G) Glycoprotein Antigen Delivery by mRNA as a Candidate Nipah Vaccine. Front Immunol. 2021 Dec 8;12:772864. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.772864. PMID: 34956199; PMCID: PMC8692728.

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator

Referral Contact

For more information:

Lesia K. Dropulic, M.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)



VRC Clinic
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Vaccine Research Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 451-8715
vaccines@nih.gov

VRC Clinic
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Vaccine Research Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, MD 20892

(301) 451-8715
vaccines@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT05398796

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