This clinical trial aims to learn about the safety and immunogenicity of the blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate SUM-101 in infants and children, paving the way for its incorporation into a multi-stage malaria vaccine. This will be the first time SUM-101 will be evaluated for safety and immunogenicity in infants and children. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Are the 3 doses of full-length MSP1/GLA-SE (SUM-101) in young children and infants safe? * Do the 3 doses of full-length MSP1/GLA-SE (SUM-101) in young children and infants produce any reactogenicity? * How is the immunogenicity in young children and infants generated by the 3 doses of full-length MSP1/GLA-SE (SUM-101)? * What is the optimal dose of the full-length MSP1/GLA-SE (SUM-101) in young children and infants? The study will be divided into two arms with 5 groups conducted at a single centre. In total, 69 healthy malaria-pre-exposed infants and children aged 5 months to 5 years will be enrolled in this study. Participants will be included in one of the following groups: * Arm 1\_Group 1 (open-label design): This will be the first cohort enrolled to assess safety in children (18 months - 5 years) before the vaccination of infants commences. Therefore, all participants in Arm 1 will receive three doses of SUM-101 vaccine (25µg MSP1 + 5µg GLA-SE) on D0, D28 and D56. * Arm 2\_Group 2-5 (randomised, controlled, double-blind design): This will be the second cohort enrolled to assess safety in the target population (infants aged 5-17 months). Infants will be assigned to Groups 2-5 to enable evaluation of two doses of MSP1 (25µg and 10µg) and two doses of GLA-SE (5µg and 2.5µg). The infants in each group will be randomised into A) a vaccine arm (12 participants) and B) a control arm (3 participants). All participants in Groups 2-5 will receive three doses of either SUM-101 vaccine or Verorab® (Rabies vaccine) on D0, D28 and D56. Participants will visit the clinic for screening and once selected for enrolment. No later than 28 days after selection participants will receive the 1st vaccination (Visit Day 0) and 2nd and 3rd Vaccination on Day 28 and Day 56. On Day 1 to 6 days post each vaccination (Day 1-6, Day 29-34 and Day 57-62) each participant will be visited at home daily by a field worker for assessment and recording of any solicited and unsolicited AEs (Reactogenicity visits).
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Local and systemic solicited adverse events (AEs) at least possibly related to the SUM-101.
Timeframe: After each vaccination (done on Day0, Day28 and Day56) up to 7 days after.
Local and systemic unsolicited reactogenicity adverse events (AEs).
Timeframe: Recorder after each vaccination (done on Day0, Day28 and Day56) up to 28 days later.
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by safety laboratory measures of haematology and biochemistry.
Timeframe: Between baseline (Day 0 before 1st vaccination) to 28 days after each vaccination.
Any serious adverse events (SAE) occurring during the whole study duration.
Timeframe: Recorded after signature of informed consent until the participant's last visit (Day 140)