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Vaccination for Recovered Inpatients With COVID-19 (VATICO)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Covid19
Interventions
Biological: Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine
Biological: Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine
Registration Number
NCT04969250
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Brief Summary

In this Phase 4, open-label trial, participants of the ACTIV-3/TICO clinical trial at selected sites who received certain pre-specified blinded investigational agents or placebo as part of that trial, and who have since achieved sustained recovery, and who are still \[TICO assignment\] blinded and who are still within 28 to 90 days after initial TICO randomization, will be randomized in this 2x2 factorial design to one of four groups: (i) immediate versus 12 week deferral of first dose administration and also (ii) one dose only, versus two doses to be given 4 weeks apart of the Moderna mRNA-1273 or the Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine (mRNA vaccines).

Choice of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine is determined based on availability at the site. The choice is individual, although participants vaccinated twice should receive the same type of vaccine for both injections. The primary objectives of this 2x2 factorial design are (i) to estimate the difference in neutralizing antibody (NAb) response to the mRNA vaccine from baseline to Week 48 among participants vaccinated early versus deferred, and (ii) to estimate the difference in NAb response to this vaccine among participants vaccinated once versus twice. The primary analyses will be carried out in participants randomized to placebo in TICO. Analyses will also be carried out for those who receive the investigational agent(s) studied in TICO.

A key secondary objective is to ascertain the effect, if any, of SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies, and other interventions that have been studied in hospitalized COVID-19 subjects, on natural and vaccine-induced immunity.

Participants will remain blinded to the interventions received in the ACTIV-3/TICO study, however allocation to the timing of vaccination and to one or two vaccinations in this (VATICO) study is not blinded.

Detailed Description

In this Phase 4 trial, participants in the TICO master protocol who received certain pre-specified blinded investigational agents or matched placebos will be offered enrollment, with the understanding that this will require 2X2 randomized assignment of the timing and of the number of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations to be received, via publicly-available mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination sites or via other routes, in keeping with the 4 specified study arm assignments.

This will address the objective of evaluating if the vaccine is best administered early or deferred after recovery, and whether one injection provides comparable immune response to a two-injection course of vaccination. Participants (as well as the protocol team) will remain blinded to the interventions studied in TICO. Allocation to timing of vaccination and to one or two vaccinations is not blinded. Participants will be offered enrollment in this protocol at the Day 28 or Day 90 visits in TICO, or anytime between these visits.

Participants will have blood collected for research purposes at the time of enrollment and at Weeks 12, 24, and 48.

The study vaccine and regimen will not be blinded; there will be be no 'dummy/placebo' vaccine administered. Vaccines are expected to be made available either through the study directly, or through a reliable public vaccination program using vaccine available per the local regulatory mechanism (e.g., currently under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the United States) or via other routes in case such local mechanisms are not available.

Participants will be equally allocated to 4 groups to inform each of two vaccine strategies:

* One injection versus two (for the immediate and deferred groups)

* Immediate versus deferred (for one and two vaccinations)

Hence, the outcome of the randomization will lead to one of the four following vaccination strategies for each study participant:

I1 - Immediate, one dose: vaccination at study entry only I2 - Immediate, two doses: vaccination at study entry and Week 4 D1 - Deferred, one dose: vaccination at Week 12 only D2 - Deferred, two doses: vaccination at Week 12 and Week 16

Randomization will be stratified by study site and by randomization assignment in TICO for certain pre-specified investigational agents or their matching placebo.

When addressing the two co-primary objectives, the following groups are combined:

* Immediate vs deferred vaccine: groups I1 and I2 versus D1 and D2

* One versus two vaccinations: groups I1 and D1 versus I2 and D2

Similar comparisons will be made separately for each of the two principal TICO arms, i.e., for those assigned to one of the investigational agents and for those assigned to the matching placebo. Both of these comparisons are protected by the randomization in the present study.

Given the factorial design, whether there is an interaction of one factor (timing of vaccination) with the other factor (number of doses) will need to be assessed although the study is not fully powered for this evaluation.

A key secondary objective is to address whether the investigational agent studied in TICO (versus matching placebo) is affecting the primary outcome in this protocol. Of note, this comparison may not always be protected by randomization, as there may be differential inclusion in this protocol between those receiving the investigational agent in TICO and those receiving its matching placebo. This is more likely to be the case if the investigational agent is demonstrated to affect the chance of achieving sustained recovery.

The primary endpoint, immune response specific to the vaccination received, will be assessed at Week 48. Participants will have blood collected at time of enrollment, and at Weeks 12, 24 and 48 after study entry. Approximately 640 participants will be recruited. The total sample size will depend on how many investigational agents/placebo are evaluated in ACTIV-3/TICO.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participating in the ACTIV-3/TICO trial and received a selected blinded investigational agent, or placebo for that agent, at selected sites.
  • Willingness to strictly adhere to the randomly allocated dosage number and schedule for vaccine administration.
  • Participant is between Day 28 and Day 90 TICO visits inclusive at time of randomization.
  • At time of screening for this study, has experienced sustained recovery (i.e., the primary endpoint in TICO) for at least two consecutive weeks, i.e. having returned uninterrupted to the person's premorbid living facility (or equivalent) for at least 2 consecutive weeks.
  • Ability and willingness of participant (or legally authorized representative) to provide informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Receipt of a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine after enrollment into TICO. Participants who received a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine prior to enrollment in TICO may be enrolled in this study.
  • Known allergy to any component of the study eligible vaccine(s).
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group I2Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccineImmediate, two doses. Vaccination at study entry and Week 4
Group D2Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccineDeferred, two doses. Vaccination at Week 12 and Week 16
Group I1Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccineImmediate, one dose. Vaccination at study entry
Group I2Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineImmediate, two doses. Vaccination at study entry and Week 4
Group D1Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccineDeferred, one dose. Vaccination at Week 12 only
Group D1Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineDeferred, one dose. Vaccination at Week 12 only
Group I1Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineImmediate, one dose. Vaccination at study entry
Group D2Pfizer BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineDeferred, two doses. Vaccination at Week 12 and Week 16
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ratio of 48-Week to Baseline Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) LevelsPre-vaccination baseline and 48 weeks post-vaccination

Change in antibody level as measured by ratio of follow-up to baseline level

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ratio of 12-Week to Baseline Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) LevelsPre-vaccination baseline and 12 weeks post-vaccination

Change in antibody level as measured by ratio of follow-up to baseline level

Ratio of 24-Week to Baseline Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) LevelsPre-vaccination baseline and 24 weeks post-vaccination

Change in antibody level as measured by ratio of follow-up to baseline level

Number of DeathsThrough Week 24 after enrollment

Count of Deaths

Number of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Through Week 24

Count of SAEs

Number of Patients Non-adherent to 2nd DoseSecond vaccine doses were due at 4 and 16 weeks after randomization in Arm 2 and 4, respectively

Number of participants assigned a 2nd vaccine dose who did not receive it for any reason

Number of Patients Non-adherent to Assigned Treatment StrategyVaccine doses were due through 16-weeks post-randomization; participants were followed for vaccination status through 48 weeks post-randomization

Number of participants who received more or less vaccine than assigned, or who received vaccines at different time points than assigned

Percent of Patients With >=4-fold Difference in NAbPre-vaccination baseline and 48 weeks post-vaccination

Percentage of participants with \>=4-fold change in NAb from baseline to 48 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (30)

Lira Regional Referral Hospital (Site 634-605), Plot 9/19, 21-41 Ngetta Road Police Road

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Lira, Uganda

The Miriam Hospital (Site 080-039), 164 Summit Ave.

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

San Francisco VAMC (Site 074-002), 4150 Clement Street

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San Francisco, California, United States

Hillsborough County Health Department, University of South Florida (Site 032-001), 1105 E. Kennedy Blvd.

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Public Health Institute at Denver Health (Site 017-004), 660 Bannock Street

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Washington DC VA Medical Center (Site 009-004), 50 Irving Street, NW.

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Stanford University Hospitals & Clinics (Site 203-003), Stanford University, School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., Grant Bldg, Room S011

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Stanford, California, United States

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Site 066-002), 1124 W. Carson St., CDCRC

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Torrance, California, United States

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Site 612-201), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng

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Singapore, Singapore

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Site 626-001), Servicio de Inmunología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Dr. Esquerdo, 46

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Madrid, Spain

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Site 208-002), 8700 Beverly Blvd

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Site 105-001), 1 Veterans Drive

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Parkland Health and Hospital Systems (Site 084-002), James Aston Ambulatory Care Center - Clinical Research Unit, 5303 Harry Hines Blvd., Ste U-9.300

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Duke University Hospital (Site 301-006), 2301 Erwin Road

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

UT Southwestern Medical Center (Site 084-001), 1936 Amelia Court, 2nd Floor

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Dallas, Texas, United States

St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya (Site 634-607), Nsambya Road Nsambya Hill, P.O. Box 7146

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Kampala, Uganda

Masaka Regional Referral Hospital (Site 634-606), MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Plot 6 Circle Road, PO Box 556

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Masaka, Uganda

MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit (Site 634-601), Plot 51-59 Nakiwogo Road, P.O. Box 49

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Entebbe, Uganda

Makerere University Lung Institute (634-604), Mulago National Referral Hospital

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Kampala, Uganda

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (Site 634-603), P.O. Box 160

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Gulu, Uganda

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (Site 626-004), Carrer de Villaroel 170

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Barcelona, Spain

Rhode Island Hospital (Site 080-036), 593 Eddy St.

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Salem VA Medical Center (Site 074-014), 1970 Roanoke Blvd.

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Salem, Virginia, United States

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (Site 626-033), Passeig Vall Hebron, 119-129

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova (Site 026-035), Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, Av. Rovira Roure, 80

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Lleida, Spain

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (Site 626-003) Carretera de Canyet, s/n

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Barcelona, Spain

CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Hospital (Site 080-001), 600 Elizabeth Street

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Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria (Site 612-601), International Research Center of Excellence, Cadastral Zone COO Plot 62, after BAZE University, off CITEC Road

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Abuja, Nigeria

University Hospital Zurich (Site 621-201), Raemistrasse 100

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Zürich, Switzerland

Wake Forest Baptist Health (Site 210-001), Medical Center Boulevard

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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