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Follow-up of People at Risk of Monkeypox Infection: a Prospective Cohort Study

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Monkey Diseases
Monkey Pox
Interventions
Biological: Vaccination with MVA vaccine ( IMVANEX® and JYNNEOS®)
Registration Number
NCT05438953
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Since one month (first case confirmed the 05/06/2022), some cases of non-imported were reported by Portuguese and British authorities then in several Europeans countries, the US and the Canada. The 05/19/2022, a first case of Monkeypox was confirmed in France. The 06/01/2022, "Santé Publique France" (SPF) declared 33 confirmed cases of Monkeypox without a direct interaction with people returning from endemic area. No deaths are currently recorded.

Currently, data on efficiency of modified vaccinia Ankara virus (MVA) used in post-exposure prophylaxis are few. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) consider that 2 doses of MVA vaccine used in post-exposure vaccination do not prevent totally the infection but consider that one rapid vaccination of high-risk contacts could reduce the severity of symptoms.

In order to clarify clinical impact and safety of PEV, it is proposed to set up a national cohort including people at risk of Monkeypox infectionfalling within the indications for vaccination, i.e. seen within 14 days of last contact for post-exposition (PEP) cases and also in prevention :pre-exposition ( PrEP)cases.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the failure rate of the vaccinationby the VMA vaccine in PEP or PrEP administration in people at risk of Monkeypox infection after one dose.

Detailed Description

Indication for Post-Exposure vaccination (PEP) :

PEP has demonstrated its interest in different situations, in particular rabies, tetanus or hepatitis B, as recalled in the report "Guide for post-exposure immunization: vaccination and immunoglobulin" of the High Committee for Public Health in 2016.

For Monkeypox, the PEV was used in 2018 and 2019 in UK, when several import cases were discovered. In 2018, 3 cases were diagnosed and 154 contact cases identified (including 147 healthcare professionals). In total, 131 people have accepted the PEV (including 126 healthcare professionals) and 1 single case among healthcare professionals, having been exposed for 6 to 7 days. In 2019, following an imported case, 17/18 contacts (including children) accepted EPV. No secondary cases or serious adverse effects have been reported.

Several countries have recommended EPV as part of Monkeypox.

Indication for Pre-Exposure vaccination (PrEP):

Since 2022/07/07, in addition to PEP vaccination, HAS recommends vaccination (PrEP) to people at very high risk of infection:

* Men who have sex with men (MSM) reporting multiple partners and trans people reporting multiple sexual partners

* People in prostitution

* Professionals in places of sexual consumption, regardless of the status of these places.

In France, the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) recommends that pre-exposure vaccination with 3rd generation MVA-BN vaccines (Imvanex and Jynneos) be offered to female partners who are occasional or who share the same living environment as people at very high risk of exposure, including MSM reporting multiple sexual partners and trans people reporting multiple sexual partners, people in a situation of prostitution and professionals in places of sexual consumption, regardless of the status of these places.

HAS also recommends the implementation of a reactive vaccine strategy with the 3rd generation vaccine administered in 2 doses spaced 28 days apart. For people who received smallpox vaccination with a 1st generation vaccine before 1980, only one dose of MVA vaccine should be administered. For immunocompromised subjects, regardless of their vaccination status, a three-dose schedule, each 28 days apart, is recommended. In post-exposure (PEP) the first dose being ideally administered within 4 days after the risky contact and at most 14 days after the risky contact.

Currently, data on the efficacy of the MVA vaccine used in post-exposure prophylaxis are few. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers it unlikely that 2 doses of MVA vaccine used in PEV will completely prevent infection but believes that rapid vaccination of at-risk contacts could reduce the severity of symptoms.

In France, the definitions for identifying contact persons are :

1. Contact at risk:

* Anyone who has had unprotected direct physical contact, i.e. without wearing surgical masks and FFP2, without using hygiaphones and vis-à-vis direct physical contact, without wearing waterproof gloves (latex, nitrile, rubber) with damaged skin or biological fluids of a probable or confirmed symptomatic case, whatever the circumstances, including acts of medical or paramedical care, or sharing of toilet utensils, or contact with textiles (clothing , bath linen, bedding) or dirty dishes used by the probable or confirmed symptomatic case.

* Anyone who has had unprotected contact at less than 2 meters for 3 hours with a probable or confirmed symptomatic case (e.g. close or intimate friend, transport neighbour, office neighbour, people sharing the same living space with no intimate ties, act of care or hygiene, school and university environment, sports club, etc.). "

2. Confirmed case:

* A positive qPCR or RT-PCR result specific for the MKPXV virus

* A positive result in generic qPCR of the genus Orthopoxvirus, in a person presenting recent risks of exposure to the MKPXV virus in the 3 weeks preceding the onset of the signs (returning from a trip to an endemic zone or where the virus is circulating or at-risk contact of a person returning from a trip to an endemic zone or where the virus is circulating, contact person at risk of a probable or confirmed case).

In order to specify the clinical interest and the safety of MVA vaccination administered in PEP or PrEP in people at risk of infection, it is proposed to set up a national cohort including contact cases falling within the indications for vaccination, i.e. seen within 14 days after the last contact but also people vaccinated with PrEP representing the majority of vaccinations currently.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
164
Inclusion Criteria
  • PEP group : Be a contact at risk of exposure to the Monkeypox virus as recommended by the HAS within at less 14 days and not vaccinated OR Be a contact at risk of exposure to the Monkeypox virus as recommended by the HAS within at less 14 days and who received the first injection of PEV less than 28 days ago

  • PrEP group : Be identified as belonging to the groups most exposed to MPXV, as defined by HAS, but not be a contact person at risk and not have received an MVA vaccine

  • Signature of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria
  • Be under guardianship or curatorship
  • No covered by social security
  • Subject to a legal protection measure
  • Have a contraindication to Monkeypox vaccination
  • Have a known or suspected allergy to one of the components of the vaccine- Diagnosis of Monkeypox

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PEP VaccinatedVaccination with MVA vaccine ( IMVANEX® and JYNNEOS®)-
PrEP VaccinatedVaccination with MVA vaccine ( IMVANEX® and JYNNEOS®)-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of failure of MVA vaccineD28 after the first injection for PEP and between 14 days and 3 month for PrEP

Positive PCR MKPXV

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infectionsDay 0

Seropositivity HIV, VHA (IgM), VHB (Ac-Hbs positive + Ac-Hbc positive), HCV, Syphilis

Effectiveness of MVA vaccination (PEP vs PrEP)Day 0, Day 7; Day 14, Day 28, Month 1, 43 Days and 3 Months

Comparison of the number of infections in PEP vaccinated versus PrEP

Assess early vaccine humoral immunogenicityDay 0, Day 7; Day 14 after the first injection (Day 0)

Poxvirus antibody titer serological and neutralizing

Estimate long-term vaccine failure rate (among PrEP or PEP participants)up to 1 year after the first injection

Cumulative incidence of probable cases or confirmed cases occurring at least 14 days and up to 1 year after the 1 redose of vaccine in participants vaccinated with PEP or PrEP

Assess the transmissibility of asymptomatic formsD0, D7, D14, D28, D43 , M3, M6 and M12 after the first injection (D0)

Detection of monkeypox virus in biological samples, Monkeypox PCR

Effectiveness of MVAvaccination (PEP and PrEP)D0, D7; D14, D28, Month 1, 43 Days et 3 Months

Comparison of the number of infections in PEP and PrEP vaccinated and the number of infections in unvaccinated

Estimate the short-term vaccine failure rate after a risky contact28 days after the first injection

Cumulative incidence of probable cases or confirmed cases within 28 days after the 1st dose of vaccine: among participants vaccinated in PEP

Evaluate the proportion of failures and their clinical presentations according to the time between exposure and vaccinationDay 0, Day 7, Day 14, Day 28, 1 month, Day 43 and 3 months

Proportion of failure and clinical presentation in vaccinated group \<4days after exposure, 4 to 14 days and \>14 days

Assess the acceptability of post-exposure vaccinationDay 0 (inclusion)

Proportion of people accepting vaccination and reasons for non-acceptance

Titre of antibodies directed against the Monkeypox virusD7, D14, D28, D43 and M3 after the first injection (D0)

Study the humoral immunogenicity of the vaccine and the factors associated with the humoral immune response

Cellular immunity to PEP and PrEP vaccinationD0, D10, M3 after the first injection (D0)

Study of cellular immunity to MVA vaccination

Assess vaccine reactogenicity after each dose of vaccinesup to 1 year after the first injection of PEV

Any adverse effects, local and systemic reactions occurring

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CIC Cochin-Pasteur

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Paris, France

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