The purpose of this study is to determine if the vaccine called Group B Meningococcal 44/76 MOS NOMV 5D Vaccine is safe and free from side effects and if it will protect people from meningitis. This study will vaccinate three groups of people. In the first 2 groups, the study will be double-blinded. This means that neither the volunteer or the medical team will know which formulation of the vaccine was administered. The third group of volunteers and the medical team will know that they are receiving the higher dose of the vaccine.
Meningococcal disease is a contagious bacterial disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis that can kill children and young adults very quickly. Meningococci are divided into distinct sergroups based on their polysaccharide outer capsule, which is the usual target antigen for vaccines. Serogroup A is the main cause of epidemics in Africa and in the United States, sergroups B, C and Y predominate. In the United States, no vaccine is yet available to offer protection against serogroup B which currently accounts for 32% of all meningococcal disease in the United States. This study serves as a proof of concept for our new NOMV Group B single strain monovalent vaccine model which is obtained from a genetically modified parent. If successful we plan to develop a multivalent Group B vaccine for routine use for military recruits at the beginning of basic training, for college students, particularly those who live in dormitories, and for use by travelers to countries recognized as having hyperendemic disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
34
The study was conducted as a phase 1, outpatient, dose-escalating study for the Meningococcal 44/76 MOS NOMV 5D Vaccine (lot number 1119). 25µg with and without adjuvant were administered. Vaccinations were given intramuscularly at 0, 6, and 24 weeks.
The study was conducted as a phase 1, outpatient, dose-escalating study for the Meningococcal 44/76 MOS NOMV 5D Vaccine (lot number 1119). 50µg without adjuvant was administered. Vaccinations were given intramuscularly at 0, 6, and 24 weeks.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Clinical Trials Center
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Safety: Severity Summary of Solicited and Unsolicited Adverse Events
Solicited and unsolicited summary of severity of adverse events (AEs) during the 7 day follow-up period after each vaccination
Time frame: 7 day f/u period after each vaccination
Safety: Adverse Event Type Summarized by Dose
Adverse events summarized by type and dose
Time frame: 7 days after each vaccination
Weeks to Serconversion
Weeks to seroconversion evaluated by serum bactericidal assay. Immunogenicity was determined by assessing the number of subjects, in each cohort, who seroconverted. Seroconversion was defined as a 4-fold or greater increase in serum bactericidal antibodies against the vaccine strain. The geometric mean bactericidal titer (GMT) for each group was determined prior to vaccination and at 2 weeks after each vaccination. For each group, the GMT ratio relative to baseline and after 1, 2, or 3 vaccinations and the 95% 2-sided confidence interval was determined. A seroconversion of ≥50% of the subjects after 2 or more doses would meet the criteria for further vaccine development.
Time frame: 26 weeks
Percentage of Subjects With 2-fold and 4-fold Increase IgG Antibody Conversion
Percentage of subjects with ELISA 2-fold and 4-fold increase from baseline IgG antibody Conversion
Time frame: 26 weeks
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