Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Efficacy Study of 4CMenB (Bexsero®) to Prevent Gonorrhoea Infection in Gay and Bisexual Men

Lead Sponsor:

Kirby Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Griffith University

Conditions:

Neisseria Gonorrheae Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 3, double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled, multi-centred trial evaluating the efficacy of the four-component meningococcal B vaccine, 4CMenB (Bexsero®), in the prevention of Nei...

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 3, double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled, multi-centred trial evaluating the efficacy of the four-component meningococcal B vaccine, 4CMenB (Bexsero®), in the prevention of Nei...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Between 18 to ≤ 50 years of age
  • Men (cis and trans), trans women and non-binary people who have had sex with at least one man in the last 6 months
  • Diagnosis of gonorrhoea or infectious syphilis in the last 18 months
  • Committed not to take doxycycline as prophylaxis for the duration of the trial
  • Able to understand spoken and written English
  • Willing and likely to comply with the trial procedures for 2 years
  • Agree to be contacted via short message service (SMS)/phone/ email by the study team
  • AND EITHER
  • HIV-negative (with an HIV negative antibody test within 4 months of screening) and taking HIV PrEP (daily PrEP or on-demand PrEP) within the last 4 months at the time of enrolment or
  • HIV-positive and on an antiviral regimen, with an undetectable virus level of \<200 copies/ml and a CD4 count \>350 cells/cmm (to optimise the immune response to vaccine) within 12 months of screening

Exclusion

  • Have a previous history of vaccination for meningococcal B with 4CMenB
  • Have contraindications to receiving the meningococcal B vaccine which include:
  • Anaphylaxis following a previous dose of any meningococcal vaccine
  • Anaphylaxis following any vaccine component
  • Are participating in biomedical prevention strategies for bacterial STIs (participation in diagnostic or treatment studies is not an exclusion)
  • Are taking long-term (\> 4 weeks) antibiotic for prophylaxis or treatment for acne, malaria, syphilis or other bacterial condition(s)
  • Have defects in, or deficiency of, complement components, including factor H, factor D or properdin deficiency
  • Are taking or will receive complement inhibitors such as eculizumab (a monoclonal antibody directed against complement component C5) or ravulizumab
  • Have functional or anatomical asplenia, including sickle cell disease or other haemoglobinopathies, and congenital or acquired asplenia
  • Have had a haematopoietic stem cell transplant
  • Have any major unstable medical condition or therapy that may cause immune compromise (e.g. chemotherapy, radiation, corticosteroids \[prednisone \>5mg/day\] within 14 days prior to screening)
  • Documented allergy to latex and/or kanamycin
  • Have prior known meningococcal disease
  • Positive pregnancy test at screening

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 8 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

650 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04415424

Start Date

July 8 2021

End Date

October 30 2025

Last Update

March 24 2025

Active Locations (7)

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Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 2150

2

Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

3

Taylor Square Private Clinic

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2010

4

RPA Sexual Health

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2050

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