Vivax Malaria Human Infection Studies in Thailand

NCT04083508 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

This study is a human challenge study to assess the feasibility and safety of controlled human malaria infection (via P. vivax sporozites) in healthy volunteers, and to develop a bank of P. vivax-infected blood for use in future controlled human P. vivax malaria infection studies. Additional objectives are to obtain data on host immune response to P. vivax infection and pre-treatment gametocytaemia.

This study is funded by the UK Wellcome Trust. The grant reference number are Oxford/MORU: 212336/Z/18/Z and 212336/Z/18/A, and Mahidol University: 212336/A/18/Z and 212336/A/18/A.

Conditions

  • Plasmodium Vivax Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Mosquito bites

Successful feeding of 5 infected P. vivax mosquitoes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Oxford

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicholas Day, MD · University of Oxford

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-05
Primary Completion
2026-04-30
Completion
2026-04-30

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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