A Study to Test Experimental Blood Stage Malaria Vaccine in Burkina Faso.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-17
SponsorUniversity of Oxford

About this trial

This is a Phase IIb randomised controlled trial of the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of the blood-stage malaria vaccine candidates RH5.1 in Matrix-MTM and RH5.2-VLP in Matrix-MTM in infants aged 5-17 months in Burkina Faso

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy infant aged 5-17 months at the time of first study vaccination

Parent/guardian provides signed/thumb-printed informed consent

Infant and parent/guardian resident in the study area villages and anticipated to be available for vaccination and follow-up for 12 months following last dose of vaccination.

Disqualifiers

Clinically significant congenital abnormalities as judged by the PI or other delegated individual.

Clinically significant skin disorder (psoriasis, contact dermatitis etc.), cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disorder, liver disease, renal disease, gastrointestinal disease, neurological illness as judged by the PI or other delegated individual.

Weight-for-age Z score of less than -3 or other clinical signs of malnutrition.

History of allergic reaction, significant IgE-mediated event, or anaphylaxis to immunization.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Rabies vaccine
  • RH5.1 10μg adjuvated with 50μg Matrix-M
  • RH5.2 5μg adjuvated with 50μg Matrix-M

Treatment groups

480 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Oxford

Lead sponsor

Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso

Collaborator

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)

Collaborator

Wellcome Trust

Collaborator