Immunogenicity and safety study of Rabies G protein Vaccine administered as a simulated post-exposure immunization in healthy volunteers
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/08/007137
- Lead Sponsor
- Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 800
•Healthy human volunteers of 18 to 65 years.
•Volunteers with seronegative status for Rabies Virus Neutralizing Antibody (RVNA) titers at screening (by ELISA method)
•Volunteers who are in good health at the time of entry into the study as determined by medical history, physical examination and clinical judgment of the investigator.
•Volunteers willing to comply with the requirements of protocol (willing to be available for all study visits as well blood drawing).
•Volunteer who has signed Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed consent form (ICF)
•Documented negative test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1/2), HBsAg or HCV.
•Negative urine pregnancy test for female volunteer of child-bearing potential.
•Female volunteer of child bearing potential or sexually active male volunteer with partners of childbearing potential must practice acceptable barrier contraception (e.g., condoms, intrauterine contraceptive devices, or sterilization) during treatment and at least 2 months after the last dose of vaccine.
•History of potential rabies exposure or receipt of rabies vaccination (active/passive).
•History of known hypersensitivity/allergy to egg proteins, animal cell product, insect proteins or NP9 (The VLP vaccine to be used in this study does not contain egg proteins, but comparators in randomized trials may) or any excipients of vaccine formulation.
•Receipt of any other vaccines within 1 month prior to enrollment.
•Body temperature >=38.0°C (>= 100.4° F) prior to first vaccination.
•Volunteer with any acute infectious disease at the time of enrollment.
•Volunteer with any chronic illness.
•Administration of immunomodulating agents within six months prior to administration of study medications.
•Volunteers on concomitant anti-malarials or treatment with an anti-malarial drug, up to two months prior to the study.
•History or current use of drugs of abuse or alcohol.
•Volunteer with deficiency of IgG, IgM & IgA.
•Volunteer with abnormal clinical chemistry, hematology or urinalysis results that are considered clinically significant by the investigator or the sponsor.
•Pregnant or lactating female volunteer or planning to become pregnant during the projected duration of the clinical trial, or who cannot provide a credible history of reliable contraceptive practices.
•Participation in another clinical trial in the past 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Subjects with seroprotection at 14 days post 1st dose of study vaccineTimepoint: 14 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety by monitoring subjects with adverse events <br/ ><br>Time frame 0 to 180 days <br/ ><br>Subjects with seroprotection at day 42 post 1st dose of study vaccine <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>An exploratory analysis will be done to compare seroprotection rate at day 90 and 180 <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 42,90 and 180 days