This study is being done to find out how safe and effective a new combined vaccine candidate, called VXB-251, is for older adults. The vaccine candidate is designed to protect against three common viruses that can cause respiratory tract infections: * RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) * hMPV (human metapneumovirus) * PIV3 (parainfluenza virus type 3) Two components of this vaccine (RSV and hMPV) have already been tested in people before, as part of another study for a two-in-one vaccine. However, this is the first time that the PIV3 component and all three components together (RSV, hMPV, and PIV3) are being tested in people. The vaccine candidate will be given as a single intramuscular injection. The study will also test unlicensed comparator vaccines and a placebo (a substance that looks like the real vaccine but doesn't contain any active ingredients) that target none, one or two of these viruses to see whether combining all three components affects safety or how well the immune system responds.
This is a multicenter randomized, placebo- and comparator-controlled, dose-ranging study to be conducted in Australia in older adults, aged 60 to 83 years, to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a trivalent RSV/hMPV/PIV3 vaccine candidate, VXB-251. All investigational medicinal products (IMPs) will be administered as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection on day 1. Recruitment will be in 2 stages: Stage 1 (N=10). Two cohorts, each of 5 participants, will be sequentially enrolled at a 4:1 ratio to receive: * Cohort 1: either a medium dose of the vaccine candidate or the placebo control, * Cohort 2: either a high dose of the vaccine candidate or the placebo control At each enrolling site, at least 1 hour must elapse between IMP injection in the first sentinel and next IMP injection to monitor for hypersensitivity reactions and other fast-onset adverse events (AEs). The investigator or delegate will decide if and when the next sentinel can be vaccinated. A Safety Monitoring Committee (SMC) will make recommendations on escalation from 1 sequential cohort to the next and progress from Stage 1 to Stage 2 based on 1-week safety and reactogenicity available data from the prior cohort. Stage 2 (N=230). Participants will be concurrently assigned on day 1 (Visit 2) at an unequal ratio into 1 of 8 study groups and receive one of the following: * VXB-251 trivalent (RSV/hMPV/PIV3) vaccine candidate, low dose (N=30) * VXB-251 trivalent (RSV/hMPV/PIV3) vaccine candidate, medium dose (N=26) * VXB-251 trivalent (RSV/hMPV/PIV3) vaccine candidate, high dose (N=26) * VXB-241 bivalent (RSV/hMPV) unlicensed comparator (N=30) * VXB-213 monovalent (RSV) unlicensed comparator (N=30) * VXB-221 monovalent (hMPV) unlicensed comparator (N=30). * VXB-232 monovalent (PIV3) unlicensed comparator (N=30) * Placebo (N=28) In Stage 1, the study will be open-label across cohorts and observer-blind within each cohort. In Stage 2, the study will be observer-blind. The study duration for each participant will be 1 year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
240
VXB-251 low dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-251 medium dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-251 high dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-241 medium dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-213 medium dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-221 medium dose, single, IM injection.
VXB-232 medium dose, single, IM injection.
diluent, single, IM injection.
University of Sunshine Coast, South Bank
Brisbane, Australia
RECRUITINGEmeritus Research
Camberwell, Australia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMomentum Clinical Research
Darlinghurst, Australia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVeritus Research
Melbourne, Australia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Morayfield, Australia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs
Sippy Downs, Australia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGProportion of Participants With 1 or More Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs)
Time frame: 1 month after IMP injection
Proportion of Participants With 1 or More Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), AEs of Special Interest (AESIs), and Premature Discontinuation Associated AEs (PDAEs)
Time frame: 1 month after IMP injection
Proportion of Participants With 1 or More Solicited AEs
Time frame: 7 days after IMP injection
Proportion of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), AEs of Special Interest (AESIs), and Premature Discontinuation Associated AEs (PDAEs)
Time frame: 6 and 12 months after IMP injection
Proportion of Participants With 1 or More Severe Solicited AEs
Time frame: 7 days after IMP injection
Geometric Mean Fold Increase (GMFI) of RSV-A, RSV-B, hMPV-A, hMPV-B, and PIV3 Serum Neutralizing Antibody Titers
GMFI is defined as geometric mean of ratios of specific antibody titer/concentration at each post-injection time point over pre-injection baseline.
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months, after IMP injection
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of RSV-A, RSV-B, hMPV-A, hMPV-B, and PIV3 Serum Neutralizing Antibody Titers
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
Proportion of Participants with Sero-response Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 4-fold (SRR-4) and 8-fold (SRR-8) Increase from Baseline in Neutralizing Antibody Titers for RSV-A, RSV-B, hMPV-A, hMPV-B, and PIV3
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline up to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
GMFI of RSV PreF, hMPV PreF, and PIV3 PreF Serum Immunoglobulins G (IgG) Concentrations
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMC) of RSV PreF, hMPV PreF, and PIV3 PreF Serum IgG
Time frame: 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
Geometric Mean Ratios (GMRs) of Fold Increase of RSV-A and RSV-B Neutralizing Serum Antibody Titers Versus Fold Increase of RSV PreF Serum IgG Concentration
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
GMR of Fold Increase of hMPV-A and hMPV-B Neutralizing Serum Antibody Titers Versus Fold Increase of hMPV PreF Serum IgG Concentration
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
GMR of Fold Increase of PIV3 Neutralizing Serum Antibody Titers Versus Fold Increase PIV3 PreF Serum IgG Concentration
Time frame: Pre-injection baseline to 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after IMP injection
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