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A multicenter, single-arm trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vaccinia immune globulin therapy for patients with mpox or smallpox.

A multicenter, single-arm trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vaccinia immune globulin therapy for patients with mpox or smallpox.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031220744
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-03-30
Start date
2023-09-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

mpox or smallpox

Interventions

Vaccinia immunoglobulin intravenous formulation is administered intravenously.

Sponsors

Morioka Shinichiro
Lead Sponsor
Ohmagari Norio
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All 1)-3) must be satisfied. However, in the case of mpox, 4) and 5)must be also be satisfied. 1) Persons who have given written consent to participate in the research. 2) Persons who are at least 18 years old and less than 65 years old at the time of obtaining consent. 3) Persons diagnosed with Mpox or smallpox. However, smallpox shall be diagnosed when the pathogen is detected from a specimen such as a blister, pustule, crust, pharyngeal swab, or blood, and Mpox from a skin or mucosal lesion, blister content fluid, nasopharyngeal swab, pharyngeal swab, anorectal swab, other mucosal swab, blood, urine, or other materials appropriate for the test method, by the following methods, respectively The diagnosis is made when pathogens are detected in the following ways : Direct observation of virus particles by electron microscopy Detection of pathogens by separation and identification Detection of pathogen antigens by fluorescentantibody method Detection of pathogen genes by PCR 4) Those who will be treated with Tecovirimat in A multicenter, open-label, double-arm trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral tecovirimat therapy for patients with mpox or smallpox . (hereafter referred to as the Tecopox study:jRCTs031220169). 5) Patients with severe mpox or severe high-risk mpox

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients with a history of anaphylaxis or severe systemic reactions to human immunoglobulin products in the past 2 Persons with a history of selective IgA deficiency and the presence of anti-IgA antibodies 3 Persons with localized vaccinia keratitis 4 Persons who are deemed inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the principal investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients with a Ct value of 40 or higher on skin sample PCR testing at the site of the skin rash 14 days after study inclusion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-Virus mortality at 14 and 30 days after entry into the study -Virus levels in blood, throat wipes, skin, and urine at 14, 21, 30, 60, and 120 days after inclusion However, when multiple courses of VIGIV are administered, virus levels in blood, throat wipes, skin, and urine are not evaluated. -Duration of fever of 37.5 or higher after entry into the study -Adverse events since study entry -General condition (bedridden, briefly bedridden, or completely bedridden) at study entry, 14 days, and 30 days after entry

Contacts

Public ContactSho Saito

Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS)

saito.s@jihs.go.jp+81-3-3202-7181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026