Phase One, Open Label, Assessment of a Dengue-4-Virus-Live Virus Human Challenge - (DENV-4-LVHC) Virus Strain in Healthy U.S. Adults
The purpose of this research study is to test a weakened form of an experimental dengue virus challenge at different doses to test if participants develop symptoms or circulating virus in the blood (called viremia). When volunteers are exposed to dengue on purpose, it is called a challenge or Dengue Human Infection Model (DHIM). The research team is collecting information about the safety of the challenge and the best dose to use. The information may help us to make a dengue challenge (a DHIM) that will test vaccines to protect people from dengue.
• Male or non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding female between 18 and 50 years of age (inclusive) at the time of consent
• Volunteers must be able to provide written informed consent.
• Volunteers must be healthy as established by medical history and clinical examination at study entry
• Volunteers must pass a comprehension test and be able to comply with all study requirements.
• Female volunteers of non-childbearing potential (non-childbearing potential is defined as having had one of the following: a tubal ligation at least 3 months prior to enrollment, a hysterectomy, an ovariectomy, or is post-menopausal).
• Female volunteers of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if all the following apply:
• Practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to challenge
• Has a negative urine pregnancy test on the day of DHIM
• Agrees to continue adequate contraception until two months after completion of the DHIM