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Trial no.: PACTR202202526350870 Date of Approval: 01/02/2022
Trial Status: Registered in accordance with WHO and ICMJE standards
TRIAL DESCRIPTION
Public title A Phase I study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Safety, and Immunogenicity of a PIKA-Adjuvanted Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) Protein Subunit Vaccine in Healthy Adults
Official scientific title A Phase I study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Safety, and Immunogenicity of a PIKA-Adjuvanted Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) Protein Subunit Vaccine in Healthy Adults
Brief summary describing the background and objectives of the trial Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, as a beta-coronavirus which belongs to the family of Coronaviridae and is currently responsible for the third human coronavirus outbreak in the past 20 years after SARS (now often referred to SARS-CoV-1) in 2003 and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) in 2012. This COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented morbidity, mortality, and global economic instability. Per WHO report as of December 8, 2021, over 265 million cases of COVID-19 and 5 million deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 is highly pathogenic and is believed to spread mainly via respiratory droplets and aerosols. The best way to stop the pandemic is massive vaccination with safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19. More than two hundred candidate vaccines, consisting of multiple vaccine platforms are currently being investigated with more than 132 vaccines in the clinical stage. Vaccine platforms include recombinant subunit or virus-like particle vaccine with or without adjuvant, virus-vectored vaccine (human adenovirus type 5 and type 26, chimpanzee adenovirus), nucleic acid vaccine (DNA, mRNA), inactivated virus vaccine. Several vaccines based on mRNA, adenovirus vector, inactivated virus have been awarded emergency use authorization (EUA based on good interim safety efficacy data of late-stage Phase 3 efficacy trials. Per WHO, as of December 8, 2021, close to 8 billion doses of vaccine have been administered worldwide. Yisheng has been developing adjuvanted vaccines using PIKA adjuvant technology platform that enables the rapid and robust production of humoral and cellular immune responses. By leveraging PIKA adjuvant platform, Yisheng is developing a PIKA adjuvanted subunit vaccine using spike protein antigen to combat the current and future diseases and infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Type of trial CCT
Acronym (If the trial has an acronym then please provide)
Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied Respiratory
Sub-Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied
Purpose of the trial Prevention: Vaccines
Anticipated trial start date 15/02/2022
Actual trial start date
Anticipated date of last follow up 15/06/2023
Actual Last follow-up date
Anticipated target sample size (number of participants) 90
Actual target sample size (number of participants)
Recruitment status Not yet recruiting
Publication URL
Secondary Ids Issuing authority/Trial register
STUDY DESIGN
Intervention assignment Allocation to intervention If randomised, describe how the allocation sequence was generated Describe how the allocation sequence/code was concealed from the person allocating the participants to the intervention arms Masking If masking / blinding was used
Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study Non-randomised Numbered containers Open-label(Masking Not Used)
INTERVENTIONS
Intervention type Intervention name Dose Duration Intervention description Group size Nature of control
Experimental Group vaccine 5 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 5 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21 Age 18~59 15
Experimental Group vaccine 5 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 5 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21. Age ≥60 15
Experimental Group vaccine 10 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 10 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21 Age 18~59 15
Experimental Group vaccine 10 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 10 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21 Age ≥60 15
Experimental Group vaccine 20 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 20 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21 Age 18~59 15
Experimental Group vaccine 20 ug vaccine will be formulated pending on the dose cohort. Each vaccine will have varying amount S protein with fixed amount of PIKA adjuvant. 20 μg S protein/1mg PIKA given twice 2 doses 21 days apart In the study, there will be 6 groups with 3 dose levels and 2 age groups. A total of 90 subjects will be enrolled in this study. Eligible subjects will receive two doses of PIKA COVID-19 vaccine via intramuscular injection in alternative deltoid muscles on Days 0 and 21 Age ≥60 15
Control Group Not applicable since it is an open label study Not applicable since it is an open label study Not applicable since it is an open label study Not applicable since it is an open label study 0 Uncontrolled
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
List inclusion criteria List exclusion criteria Age Category Minimum age Maximum age Gender
1. Age ≥ 18 years on Study Day 0. 2. Judged by the investigator to be healthy on the basis of medical history, physical examination and vital signs performed at screening. 3. Able to provide informed consent form. 4. Able and willing to comply with all study procedures over follow-up period of approximately 14 months. 5. Axillary body temperature ≤ 37.0℃. 6. Sars-cov-2 test was negative for throat swabs by RT-PCR. 7. Female of non-pregnancy (negative pregnancy test), non-lactation. 8. For female subjects with childbearing potential: must agree to avoid pregnancy starting after screening until 90 days after receiving the last vaccination. Women physically capable of pregnancy (not sterilized and still menstruating or within 1 year of the last menses if menopausal) in sexual relationships with men must use an acceptable method of avoiding pregnancy during this period. Acceptable methods of avoiding pregnancy include a sterile sexual partner, sexual abstinence (not engaging in sexual intercourse), hormonal contraceptives (oral, injection, transdermal patch, or implant), vaginal ring, intrauterine device (IUD), or the combination of a condom or diaphragm with spermicide. 9. Male subjects who are sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and have not had vasectomy must agree to practice a highly effective form of contraception with their female partners of childbearing potential during the trial, starting after screening until 90 days after receiving the last vaccination. 10. Men must be willing to refrain from sperm donation, starting after screening until 90 days after receiving the last vaccination. 1. Abnormal vital sign or laboratory test prior to D0 judged as clinically significant by investigator. 2. Known allergic, hypersensitive, or intolerant to the test vaccine (including any excipients). 3. History of severe allergies to any drugs, foods or vaccines, such as anaphylactic shock, allergic laryngeal edema, allergic dyspnea, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, local allergic necrosis reaction (Arthus reaction), etc. 4. Diagnosed with any serious disease, or chronic disease, or congenital malformation, that may influence the compliance with the study including but not limited to respiratory disease such as asthma or chronic bronchitis, serious cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, autoimmune disease, thalassemia, malignant tumor, hereditary allergy, etc. 5. History or family history of convulsions, seizures, encephalopathy, and mental illness. 6. History of narcolepsy. 7. Known substance abuse and addiction through medical history. 8. Uninterrupted use of systemic immunosuppressants or other immunomodulators within 30 days prior to D0. 9. Use of blood or blood-related products (e.g., blood transfusion, human albumin, human immunoglobulin, etc.) within 30 days prior to D0. 10. Blood loss > 400 mL within 28 days prior to D0 (e.g., donated blood or blood products or injury), or planned to donate blood or plasma before D49 of the study. 11. Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and/or antiallergic drugs within 3 days prior to D0. 12. Have symptoms of COVID-19, such as respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and dyspnea. 13. Contraindications to intramuscular injection, such as thrombocytopenia, any clotting disorder, or treatment with anticoagulants. 14. Any abnormalities or permanent body art (such as tattoos) at the injection site that may influence the investigator to observe the local reactions of the injection site. 15. Received any vaccines within 28 days prior to D0 or disagree to avoid receiving any vaccines before D49 of 80 and over: 80+ Year,Adult: 19 Year-44 Year,Aged: 65+ Year(s),Middle Aged: 45 Year(s)-64 Year(s) 18 Year(s) 100 Year(s) Both
ETHICS APPROVAL
Has the study received appropriate ethics committee approval Date the study will be submitted for approval Date of approval Name of the ethics committee
No 01/02/2022 Navrongo Health Research centre IRB
Ethics Committee Address
Street address City Postal code Country
Navrongo Health Research Centre, P.O BOX 114, Navrongo U/E Region, Ghana Navrongo 114 Ghana
OUTCOMES
Type of outcome Outcome Timepoint(s) at which outcome measured
Primary Outcome Number and percentage of subjects with solicited local and systemic adverse events (AEs) 7 days after each vaccination.
Primary Outcome Number and percentage of subjects with AEs from first dose to 28 days after the second dose
Secondary Outcome The incidence of all AEs in subjects from 28 days to 12 months after the second dose
Secondary Outcome Geometric mean titer (GMT) of neutralizing antibody against original SARS-CoV-2 virus at baseline and pre-defined post-vaccination time points.
Secondary Outcome Seroconversion rate of neutralizing antibody 4 fold increase from baseline
Secondary Outcome Geometric mean fold increase of neutralizing antibody titer from baseline
Secondary Outcome GMT of serum IgG antibody against SARS-CoV-2 by ELISA after the second dose
Secondary Outcome Seroconversion rate of serum IgG antibody 4 fold increase from baseline
RECRUITMENT CENTRES
Name of recruitment centre Street address City Postal code Country
Navrongo health Research Centre Navrongo Health Research Centre, P.O BOX 114, Navrongo U/E Region, Ghana Navrongo 114 Ghana
FUNDING SOURCES
Name of source Street address City Postal code Country
Yisheng Biopharma Si Co ltd 20 Maxwell Road Maxwell house Singapore 069113 Singapore
SPONSORS
Sponsor level Name Street address City Postal code Country Nature of sponsor
Primary Sponsor Yisheng Biopharma Singapore Co Ltd 20 Maxwell Road, Maxwell house Singapore 069113 Singapore Commercial Sector/Industry
COLLABORATORS
Name Street address City Postal code Country
CONTACT PEOPLE
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Principal Investigator Patrick ansah sa@gmail.com +233245279984 Navrongo Health research Centre
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Navrongo 114 Ghana Public Health Specialist
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Public Enquiries Ahmad Halima ahmed.halima@pdc-cro.com +966507011440 PDC, Dubai Science Park, United Arab Emirates
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Dubai 500767 United Arab Emirates Project manager
Role Name Email Phone Street address
Scientific Enquiries Renshu Li renshu.li@yishengbio.com 008613821210455 20 Maxwell Road, Maxwell house
City Postal code Country Position/Affiliation
Singapore 069113 Singapore project manager
REPORTING
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Yes Subject participation in this study will involve the collection of Personal Data. “Personal Data” means data about you which makes him/her identifiable (i) from such data or (ii) from that data and other information which an organisation has or likely to have access. Examples of personal data include name, national registration identity card, nationality, passport information, date of birth, and telephone number. Personal Data collected for this study will be kept confidential. the study records and medical records, to the extent required by the applicable laws and regulations, will not be made publicly available. Only the study team will have access to the personal data being collected. In the event of any publication regarding this study, Subject's identity will remain confidential. All trial documents will be maintained at a secure location for at least 15 years after completion or discontinuation of the trial. The Sponsoring company, Yisheng Biopharma (Singapore) Co. Ltd, and its delegated representatives, Regulatory Agencies, representatives from Navrongot Health Research Centre Institutional Review Board, Ghana Health Services and Ghana FDA will be granted direct access to the original medical records to check study procedures and data, without making any of the information public. No personal /confidential or identifying data will be shared with the study sponsor. All data collected in this study are the property of Yisheng Biopharma (Singapore) Co. Ltd. The data will be used for the purpose of this research study only. Data collected and entered into the electronic Case Report Form are coded and are the property of Yisheng Biopharma (Singapore) Co. Ltd. Informed Consent Form,Study Protocol 2023 sponsor, CRO and PI and their delegates/representatives
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