A Phase 1 Study to Assess an Escalating Dose, Multi-prime Vaccination Schedule of R21/Matrix-M™

NCT06320535 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-04-13

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Summary

This is a phase I clinical study that aims to assess the safety and immunogenicity of a novel, escalating dose regimen of R21/Matrix-M™ in healthy, malaria-naïve adults.

Conditions

  • Malaria,Falciparum

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

R21/Matrix M™ (Group 1)

* 0.50 mcg R21 in 2.75 mcg Matrix-M™ (D0) * 0.75 mcg R21 in 3.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D3) * 1.25 mcg R21 in 6.25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D7) * 2.5 mcg R21 in 12.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D10) * 5 mcg R21 in 25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D14) * 10 mcg R21 in 50 mcg Matrix-M™ (D56)

BIOLOGICAL

R21/Matrix M™ (Group 2)

Group 2A: * 0.50 mcg R21 in 2.75 mcg Matrix-M™ (D0) * 0.75 mcg R21 in 3.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D3) * 1.25 mcg R21 in 6.25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D7) * 2.5 mcg R21 in 12.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D10) * 5 mcg R21 in 25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D14) * 10 mcg R21 in 50 mcg Matrix-M™(D168) Group 2B: * 0.50 mcg R21 in 2.75 mcg Matrix-M™ (D0) * 0.75 mcg R21 in 3.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D3) * 1.25 mcg R21 in 6.25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D7) * 2.5 mcg R21 in 12.5 mcg Matrix-M™ (D10) * 5 mcg R21 in 25 mcg Matrix-M™ (D14) * 10 mcg R21 in 50 mcg Matrix-M™(D280)

BIOLOGICAL

R21/Matrix M™ (Group 3)

* 10 mcg R21 in 50 mcg Matrix-M™ (D0) * 10 mcg R21 in 50 mcg Matrix-M™ (D56)

PROCEDURE

Fine needle aspiration (FNA)

Participants in all groups will undergo fine needle aspiration (FNA) of axillary lymph nodes draining vaccination site on Day 77 and Day 105 after initial vaccination.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Oxford

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susanne Hodgson, DPhil FRCP · Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford

  • Rajeka Lazarus, DPhil FRCP · University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-25
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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