Tuberculosis
Conditions
Keywords
Tuberculosis, Vaccine, Ag85B, ESAT-6, IC31
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety profile of an adjuvanted TB subunit vaccine administered at 0 and 2 months in healthy BCG-unvaccinated volunteers with no prior history of TB disease or known prior exposure to TB
Interventions
0.5 mL suspension for injection x 2 with 2 months interval
0.5 mL suspension for injection x 2 with 2 months interval
0.5 mL suspension for injection x 2 with 2 months interval
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Male * Healthy based on medical examination/history at the inclusion * Age between 18 and 55 years * Signed informed consent * Prepared to grant authorized persons access to the medical records * The volunteer is likely to comply with instructions
Exclusion criteria
* Known exposure to TB before (or expected during) the trial * Prior BCG vaccination * Granulomatous disease (by chest X-ray, autoimmune screen) * Vaccinated with live vaccine 3 months before first vaccination * Administration of immune modulating drugs (steroids, immunosuppressive drugs or immunoglobulins) 3 months before the first vaccination * HBV, HCV or HIV sero-positive (HBsAg, HBsAb, HBc total and IgM ab and HCV, HIV-1 and HIV2 ab) * Participation in other clinical trials * Positive Mantoux or QuantiFERON-TB Gold * Known hypersensitivity to any of the vaccine components * Laboratory parameters outside of normal ranges considered clinically relevant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical examination. Local adverse events. Systemic adverse events. Laboratory safety tests including urine safety tests. | From the first vaccination until 8 months after the first vaccination |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Detection by ELISPOT of IFN gamma spot-forming cells in PBMC. Detection by ELISA of IFN gamma production in supernatants of PBMC. Detection of humoral response (IgG) by ELISA. | From first vaccination until 36 months after first vaccination |
Countries
Netherlands