Smallpox Vaccine for Mpox Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Cluster RCT

ConditionMonkeypox
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2+
SponsorMcMaster University

About this trial

A cluster randomized controlled trial to determine if smallpox vaccine reduces secondary cases and symptom severity in persons exposed to mpox.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Household member of person with laboratory confirmed mpox

Age ≥ 2 years

Within 14 days of onset of illness in mpox index case

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy

Breastfeeding

Past serious allergic reaction to study vaccine components

Previous smallpox vaccination

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Bavarian Nordic smallpox vaccine
  • Typhoid VI Polysaccharide Vaccine Injectable Solution

Treatment groups

3,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators