Skip to content

Cytomegalovirus peptide vaccination in end-stage renal disease

Peptide vaccination against cytomegalovirus (CMV) in CMV seronegative end-stage renal disease patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11842403
Enrollment
10
Registered
2017-04-28
Start date
2015-02-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Renal failure Urological and Genital Diseases Renal failure

Interventions

Patients are stepwise enrolled in a 5+5 phase I study design. All patients will have 300 µg of CMVpp65-derived peptide vaccination subcutaneously four times every two weeks in the proximal upper leg.

Sponsors

Renal Center Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over 2. End-stage renal disease 3. CMV IgG seronegative 4. HLA-A2 expression positivity 5. Liver function tests below the threefold of the normal upper values 6. No active infection 7. Expected compliance 8. Provision of written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prednisolone therapy >25 mg/d 2. Planned vaccination of other indication within the study period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of adverse events due to CMV peptide vaccination within the study time of 56 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Serious adverse events classified as CTC (common toxicity criteria) within the study period of 56 days 2. Adverse events classified as CTC (common toxicity criteria) within the study period of 56 days 3. Immunological response, assessed by seroconversion of CMV IgG 4. Induction of a CMV specific immune response, assessed by: 4.1. CMV specific T cells (tetramer staining) 4.2. IFNy release (ELISPOT)

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026