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Phase II clinical trial, controlled, randomized, double-blind to assess the immunogenicity of live attenuated vaccine candidate against cholera CV638 .

Phase II clinical trial, controlled, randomized, double-blind to assess the immunogenicity of the live vaccine candidate against cholera of the attenuated 638 Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa (CV638), in Cuban volunteers from 5 to 65 years old.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
RPCEC
Registry ID
RPCEC00000188
Enrollment
410
Registered
2014-11-06
Start date
2014-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-10

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

Conditions

Cholera infection

Interventions

Group 1 (Study): Vaccine Candidate 638 (CV638). A dose of CV638 will administer orally the day 0 and a dose of placebo will administer the day 14 by oral route. Group 2 (Control): Vaccine Shanchol®. 2

Sponsors

Finlay Institute, Center for Research Developing and Productions of Vaccines
Lead Sponsor
National Center for Scientific Research (CNIC)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Volunteer of whatever sex, apparently healthy from 5 to 45 years old, whose health condition has been established by medical criteria by mean of anamnesis and physical examination before the beginning of the study. 2.Expressed willfulness by mean of written informed consent signed by the adult subjet (from 18 or more years old). 3.Expressed willfulness by mean of written informed consent signed by the adolescent or child subject´s father, mother or legal tutor from 5 to 17 years old. 4.Expressed willfulness by mean of the signed assent by the adolescent subject from 10 to 17 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Volunteers with serum vibriocidal antibodies titer major or equal to 320, five days before the administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 2. Seropositive volunteer to IgG cholera antitoxin by mean the ELISA test, five days before the administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 3. Acute disease detected in the previous week to the administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 4. Axillary temperature like or higher than 37.5 ° C immediately before the administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 5. Personal history of chronic disease. 6. Personal history of immunosuppressive treatment (systemic steroids, cytostatics, etc.) or immunostimulants medicines (interferons, transfer factor, gamma globulins, levamisole, etc.) in the 30 days prior, excluding steroids given topicaly or by inhalation. 7. History of therapy with immunoglobulin or blood derived products, during the 6 months prior to administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 8. History of antibiotic therapy, current or during the 10 days prior to the administration of CV638 or Shanchol® vaccine. 9. History of cholera infection in the last 3 years. 10. Previous history of immunization with cholera vaccine. 11. To be a food handler. 12. Childcare workers of children under 5 years old. 13. History of allergy reactions to any component of the investigational product or antacid and intolerance to milk or lactose. 14. History of allergic reactions to formaldehyde or thiomersal. 15. Positive pregnancy test in women, adolescents and post menstruant girls. 16. Pregnancy. 17. Breastfeeding.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Vibriocidal serum antibodies titles against Vibrio cholerae Ogawa serotype (title value). Measuring time: 14 days.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety during the first 28 days. 1. Occurrence of Serious Adverse Events (yes/no). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 2. Description of Serious Adverse Events (Name of the Adverse Event). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 3. Causality relationship (related, unrelated). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 4. Result (recovered, recovered with sequelae, remains to finish the study, death, unknown). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. Reactogenicity during the first 28 days. 1. Solicited Adverse events (fever, headache, malaise, abdominal pain, meteorims, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration) (yes/no). Measuring time: 7 days after the first dose,3 three days after the second dose. 2. Other adverse events. (yes/no). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 3. Description of the reported Adverse Event (Adverse Event name). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 4. Causality relationship (related, unrelated). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 5. Intensity (mild, moderate, severe). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 6. Beginning of the Adverse Events (beginning day). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. 7. Duration (difference between Adverse Event´s beginning and ending dates). Measuring time: 28 days after the first dose. Immunogenicity 1.Vibriocidal serum antibodies title against V. Cholera Ogawa serotype. (title´s value). Measuring time: at baseline, 14 and 28 days after the first dose. Vibrio Cholera 638 strain fecal excretion during the first 14 days 1. Detection of Vibrio cholerae 638 strain in vaccinated subject feces (yes/no). Measuring time: days 3, 7, 9 and 14 after the first dose. Transmissibility of Vibrio cholerae 638 during the first 14 days 1. Detection of Vibrio cholerae 638 strain in the subject cohabitant feces (yes / no). Measuring time: days 3, 7, 9 and 14 the first dose. 2. Subject cohabitant vibriocidal serum antibodies title (title´s value). Measurement tim

Countries

Cuba

Contacts

Public ContactRodrigo Valera Fernandez

Clinical Trials Department at the Finlay Institute Center for Research, Development and Production of Vaccines

rvalera@finlay.edu.cu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: RPCEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 15, 2026