A Double-Blind Placebo-Control Dose Escalating Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of dmLT by Oral, Sublingual and Intradermal Vaccination in Adults Residing in an Endemic Area

Summary

This is a trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of double mutant heat-labile toxin LTR192G/L211A (dmLT) from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) by oral, sublingual, or intradermal vaccination in approximately 135 healthy adult volunteers, age 18-45 years. Study duration is approximately 2.5 years, with each participant duration for up to 9 months depending on the route of dmLT administered. There is no specific hypothesis being tested in this study. The primary objective of this study is to assess the reactogenicity, safety, and tolerability of dmLT when administered in three sequential doses, over a range of dosages by oral, sublingual, or intradermal routes.

Conditions

• Gastroenteritis Escherichia Coli
• Immunisation

Interventions

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

BIOLOGICAL

Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

BIOLOGICAL

Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

BIOLOGICAL

Recombinant Double Mutant Heat-Labile Toxin LT(R192G/L211A) (dmLT) Oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) Vaccine

LT(R192G/L211A), or dmLT is a derivative of wild-type enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin that has been genetically modified by replacing the arginine at amino acid position 192 with glycine and the leucine at amino acid position 211 with alanine. These two amino acid substitutions take place in proteolytic cleavage sites which are critical for activation of the secreted toxin molecules.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  lead NIH

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-03-10

Primary Completion

2020-12-31

Completion

2020-12-31

FDA Drug

Yes

Countries

• United States
• Bangladesh

Study Locations