Safety and Immunogenicity of the LEISH-F2 + MPL-SE Vaccine With SSG for Patients With PKDL (NCT00982774) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 1
Safety and Immunogenicity of the LEISH-F2 + MPL-SE Vaccine With SSG for Patients With PKDL
Sudan42 participantsStarted 2009-04
Plain-language summary
A phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of three injections of 10 µg LEISH-F2 + 25 µg MPL-SE given at 14-day intervals as an adjunct to standard chemotherapy with sodium stibogluconate (20 mg/kg/day for 40 days) in patients with PKDL.
Who can participate
Age range7 Years – 40 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Males and females = 7 years and \< 40 years of age.
* Must have a skin rash of \> 6 months duration compatible with a diagnosis of PKDL following a history of successful treatment of VL, and histopathology consistent with PKDL (Section 6.1).
* Female patients of child bearing age must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, a negative urine pregnancy test within 24 hours before study injection, must not be breast-feeding, and are required to use adequate contraception through Day 59 of the study. These precautions are necessary due to unknown effects that LEISH-F2 + MPL-SE might have in a fetus or newborn infant.
* The following laboratory blood tests must have values within the normal ranges at screening (Appendix 3): sodium, potassium, urea, total bilirubin, glucose, creatinine, hemoglobin and platelet count. ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, and total WBC count values (commonly elevated in PKDL patients) must be below grade 2 at screening (Appendix 3).
* The following serology tests must be negative at screening: HIV 1/2 (in patients \>14 years of age), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody. All patients (or their parents) will receive HIV-related counseling prior to testing. Patients with positive HIV test results will receive counseling at the University and will be referred to the national AIDS control program for treatment if appropriate.
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What they're measuring
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Evaluate the safety of the vaccine given as 3 sc injections every 14 days in combination with standard SSG therapy in patients with persistent PKDL.