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Study of the Plasmodium Vivax Transmission-blocking Vaccine Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M to Assess Safety, Immunogenicity, and Transmission-blocking Activity in Healthy Malaria-naive Adults

NCT05913973 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2025-12-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical countries around the world. It can cause symptoms like fever, body aches, and weakness. More than half a million people worldwide died of malaria in 2021, mostly children. Researchers want to find ways to prevent the spread of this disease.

Objective:

To test the effects of a new malaria vaccine. (Volunteers will not be exposed to malaria.)

Eligibility:

Healthy adults aged 18 to 50 years.

Design:

Volunteers will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will take a short quiz to make sure they understand the study.

Volunteers will have 3 visits to receive the vaccine. These visits will be about 1 month apart. The vaccine will be injected into the muscle of the upper arm.

Volunteers will have 12 additional clinic visits. These will start after the first vaccine visit and continue for 8 months. The visits may include a physical exam and blood tests. There will also be 7 follow-up phone calls. These will occur the day after each vaccine visit and then continue for another 12 months. Participants will be asked how they are doing and whether they have had any changes in their health.

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Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pvs230D1-EPA/Matrix-M

Pvs230 domain 1 (Pvs230D1) is a recombinant protein consisting of subdomain 1 of native Pvs230 (Val-226 to Gly-427, Figure 2) produced in Pichia pastoris. The synthetic gene sequence was optimized for P. pastoris expression and cloned into the expression vector pPICZ(alpha)A, which also encodes a pre-prosecretory alpha-factor sequence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Joel A Goldberg, M.D. · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-04
Primary Completion
2025-11-12
Completion
2025-11-12
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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