Status:

COMPLETED

Safety of and Immune Response to an HIV-1 Vaccine (VRC-HIVDNA016-00-VP) and a Vaccine Booster (VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP) in HIV Uninfected East African Adults

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the safety of and immune response to an investigational HIV vaccine, VRC-HIVDNA016-00-VP, and a vaccine booster, VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP, in HIV uninfected adults ...

Detailed Description

The worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic may only be controlled through development of a safe and effective vaccine that will prevent HIV infection. This study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Good general health
  • Willing to follow all the requirements of the study and available for follow-up for the duration of the study (14 to 16 months)
  • Able and willing to provide informed consent
  • Willing to undergo HIV testing and counseling and willing to receive HIV test results
  • Willing to not engage in high-risk behavior for HIV infection during the study
  • Willing to provide location and be visited at home
  • Willing to be identified with picture identification for study purposes
  • Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception
  • Pregnant women and those with conditions which render phlebotomy volumes hazardous will be allowed to participate using a minimized phlebotomy schedule

Exclusion

  • HIV or HBV infection
  • HIV vaccines in prior HIV vaccine trial
  • Immunosuppressive or cytotoxic medications within the 6 months prior to study entry. Participants who have used corticosteroid nasal spray for allergic rhinitis or topical corticosteroids for acute uncomplicated dermatitis are not excluded.
  • Blood products within 120 days prior to study entry
  • Immunoglobulin within 60 days prior to study entry
  • Live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to first study vaccine administration
  • Medically indicated subunit or killed vaccines or allergy treatment with antigen injections within 14 days prior to first study vaccine administration
  • Investigational research agents within 30 days prior to first study vaccine administration
  • Current tuberculosis prophylaxis or therapy
  • Participated in high-risk behavior for HIV infection within 6 months prior to study entry. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
  • Serious adverse reactions to vaccines, such as anaphylaxis, hives, respiratory difficulty, angioedema, or abdominal pain
  • Autoimmune disease or immunodeficiency
  • Unstable asthma or asthma requiring emergent or urgent care, hospitalization, intubation, or oral or intravenous corticosteroids during the 2 years prior to study entry
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2. Patients with gestational diabetes are not excluded.
  • Thyroid disease, including removal of thyroid or disease requiring medication within 3 years prior to study entry
  • Serious angioedema within 3 years prior to study entry or disease requiring medication within 2 years prior to study entry
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Bleeding disorder
  • Active syphilis
  • Active cancer OR treated cancer that may recur during the duration of the study
  • Seizure disorder. Participants who have had fever-related seizures prior to age 2 are not excluded.
  • Absence of spleen OR partial or complete lack of splenic function
  • Psychiatric condition that may interfere with the study, including past or present psychoses, bipolar disorder, or suicidal attempts
  • Any medical, psychiatric, or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
  • Any occupational or other responsibility that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant
  • Any occupational or other responsibility that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
  • Incapacitating illness precluding clinic visits
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Prisoners will not be enrolled while incarcerated and if enrolled prior to incarceration, will not be followed while in confinement. Re-consent will not be required upon release from prison.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

326 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00123968

Start Date

May 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

November 9 2021

Active Locations (3)

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Kenya Med. Research Inst./Walter Reed Project, Clinical Research Centre, Off Hospital Road. Kericho

Kericho, Kenya, 20200

2

National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) - Mbeya Medical Research Center (MMRC) CRS

Mbeya, Tanzania, 025

3

Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Kampala, Uganda